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II. An Attempt by John Ward, Rhet. c Prof. 
Grefh. & F. R. S. to explain fome Remahts 
of Antiquity lately found in Hertford (hire ; 
and communicated to the Royal Society by 
William Freeman Ffquire , one of their 
Members , February the 14, 1745. 
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April 4 
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Y the Account, which that Gentle* 
man delivered in with them, they 
are faid to have been found in a Chalk Pit, near the 
Side of Rooky JVood, in the Parish of Barkveay in 
Hertfordshire. A Farmer’s Man diging Chalk there 
about two Years fince brought them with the Chalk 
into his Mailer’s Yard, and taking no Notice of them 
mixed them with the Dung. But very lately on 
throwing up the Dung in that Yard they were difco- 
vered by Mr. Raymond, Steward to George Jennings 
Efquire, Lord of the Manor. Upon which at the 
Defireof Rutter Forefter Efquire, an ingenious Gen- 
tleman in that Neighbourhood, they were (hewn to 
him 5 who had the Curiofity to delineate thofe two 
Plates, which have Infcriptions upon them, and fent 
the Draughts to Mr. Freeman. And he foon after 
receiving the Originals from Mr. Jennings laid them, 
together with the two Drawings, before this Society? 
when the Form of the Plates, and Novelty of the 
Work, occafioning the Aflembly then prefent to 
think they might deferve fome further Confideration, 
it was their Pleafure to defire me to give them my 
Opinion, both as to the Reading, and Defign of them. 
This I have indeavoured to do, in the bed Manner I 
Y y could ; 
