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ET.STATVAM. 
Some Peafants about the fame time, digging in 
the Plain between the Hills near the Bo, difcovered the 
Veftiges of an ancient Fabrick,with fome Medals ; and, 
in the Middle of the following February , found the 
Traces of a large Room, other Medals, and fome 
Pieces of wrought Brafs ; and in March they difco- 
vered this Plate and Tripos. Our Authors mention 
alfo the Difcovery of many Medals, a mofaic Pave- 
ment, the Remains of an ancient Temple, Bajjo - 
Relievo s, little Images, Ruins of Edifices, and In- 
fcriptions found here ; and give two Paflages from 
Bhny, one whereof is (a), Ab altero ( Apenn'mi ) 
latere , ad Badum amnern Italic ditijjlmum , omnia 
nobilibus oppidis nitent ■, Libarnia, Dertonia, Colonia , 
Jria } Bardarate , Industria : In the other his Words 
are, (b) Metrodorus dicit , quoniam circa fontem 
arbor midta jit pice a, qu<e Fades G allice vocetur , 
Badum hoc nomen accepijje s Ligurum quidem lingua 
amnem ipfum Bodincum vocari, quod Jignijicet funda 
carentem. Cui argumenio adeft op fudimlvimj stria, 
vetujto nomine Bodincomagum , ubi pracipita altitudo 
incipit. 
In the firft of thefe Quotations the City Induftria 
is fpokcn of, as one of the noble Cities that flou- 
rifhed in its Time along the Banks of the River Bo , 
a little 
(a) Pliny lib- a • Mp- 5- 
(< b ) Ibid. lib. 3. cap. 16. 
