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over into Britain in the reign of Claudius. But in all 
the Britifh infcriptions hitherto publiflied, where the 
reading is certain, the titles ‘ualens <uiaHx denoted 
by the initial letters V. V. are added to the name of 
this legion ( i ). And how they came to be omited 
here, unlefs thro negledl of the workman, may be 
difficult to apprehend. For to imagine this infcri- 
ption was made, before the legion received thofe titles, 
would be mere conjedure, without any authority to 
fupport It. The laid line but one has been read be- 
nejiaarius legionis praefiBi. And we find indeed 
the title prapjeBus legtonis in fome of Gruter’s in- 
icriptions; but this feems not to have been introduced 
till pretty late, when each legion had its legatus, who 
IS fometimes alfo called praefeBus (2). But if that 
was to be taken here for the genuine reading it 
would bring this infcription too low for the form of 
the letters, which feems very well to agree with the 
times of the higher empire. I have therefore given 
another reading of it above, which was propofSl by 
a learned freind, namely, benejiciarius legati p?'in- 
cip^lis ■ imcc m am of Gruter’s (3) infcriptions we 
meet with prtficipalis beneficiarhis tribuni, writen in 
words at length. 
2. As to A umber II, the human face, with two 
makes under it, might probably be defigned to repre- 
fent Hecate.^ a name given to Diaiia.^ as a deitv of 
the infernal regions. A figure fomewhat like this. 
(i) Sec Brit Rom.Northum. Ixxviii. Chejh. i. and Somerf. m 
where the reading is uncertain. 
1 2) See Mont. Tom. iv. p. 13. and Snpplem. Tom. v. p. 02 . 
is) Pag. dli . 3. ^ ^ • 
but 
