C 345 3 
Words fua pecunia , fua impenfa , or fuo fumptu , in the 
inscriptions prefixed to them, for the fake of p rpe- 
ating their own memory. There are, it feems, no 
traces of the word fua now remaining; but on the 
contrary, as Mr. Hoare fais, the ftone is remarkably 
fraooth in that part : which makes me fufpett, there 
has been an erafement ; tho when, or for what rea- 
fon it was made, would now be in vain to inquire at 
fo great a diftance of time. Nor is this a fingle in- 
flance of that kind. I lhall therefore only obferve 
further, that the letter g is no objection againft the 
word pecunia being there intended. For as the two 
letters c and g had a great affinity in their found, fo 
they were often writen one for the other. Rcinefu s 
has collected a large catalogue of both thefe changes 
from antient authorities. Among the latter fort, with 
which we are concerned, are Progne for Procne , leg- 
tus for leflus, Tutigia for Puticia , and carruga for 
carruca (i) • to which I ffiall only add Gaefari for 
Caefari , from another of our Britiffi inferiptions (2). 
6. There are no points in the whole infeription, 
except one in the third line, after the word infolmtiam ^ 
which may be fuppofed to have come there rather 
by chance, than delign, as it can be of no lignifi- 
cancy. 
7. After the Romans had abandoned this ill and, 
their monuments of all kinds were left as fpoils to 
the inhabitants ; who either deftroyed or converted 
them to their own ufe, as they pleafed. And many< 
of 
fl ) Reinef clafs. i. num. 2. p. 4. 
(2) Brit,. Rom. Norihumb. lxxvii,- 
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