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Th'macfs of the Stone fhews, that it could not be 
Past of an Altar, it might probably belong to fome 
public Bitilding erected to his Honour at this Place. 
Mr. Stair, as Dr. Collet informs me, has drawn a 
Plan of the antient Town, the Traces of which are 
fome times vifible in Summer; as likewife the Ruins 
of an Amphitheatre, without the Wall, not far from 
the Eaflcrn Gate. This would have led me to imagine, 
that this Stone might formerly have been removed from 
thence; but that I cannot meet with any Inftance of an 
Amphitheatre dedicated to Hercules , tho many Tem- 
ples and other Buildings were created in Honour of 
him, as may be feen in Gruter .. 
The Word SEGON. in the fecond Line, mud, 1 
think, be read SEGONTIACORUM, as referring to 
the Name of the People Segontiaci. Thus we have 
in Mr. Horjley DEAE NYMPHAE BR1GANTVM 
{^),and MOGVNTI CADENORVM (^);and in Mr. 
Camden DEO MOVNO CADENORVM (V); de- 
noting the topical Deities of thofe People. For as 
to the Town Scgontium, notwithflanding the Affinity 
of its Name with the Segontiaci , it was at a great 
Diifance from them, as appears by Antorimes Itine- 
rary ( d ), being fituated on the Weftern Coaft over 
againft the IQe of Angle fea, where Caernarven now 
Hands; and therefore it could have no Relation to 
this Infcription. 
The three following Lines contain the Names of 
the two Perfons, who caufed this Dedication to be 
made 
(a) Pag. 2 6p, 315. ( b ) NortTumb. ?ium. lxxx. 
p. 663, edij. 1607. (d) per xr. 
(f) Brits 
