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vern the province, marched firft againft the Ordo~ 
vices, a people of North Wales, by whom a body of 
Roman foldiers, Rationed near them, had lately been 
almoft intirely cut off; in return for which, having 
given them a total defeat, he destroyed in a manner 
the whole nation ( i x). After this his view was to 
reduce the file of Anglefey, which upon his approach 
furrendered to him (12). And winter then coming 
on, he applied himfelf to redrefs the greivances of 
the inhabitants, and particularly the unjuft exactions 
made upon them by the officers of the revenue, in 
order to prevent any future difturbances. At the 
approach of fummer he drew out his army, and gave 
the enemy no reft, by making fudden inroads upon 
them, and wafting their country. And when he had 
fufficiently terrified them, he defifted, and fhewed them 
the allurements of peace ; by which many ftates fub- 
mited, gave hoftages, received garrifons, and per- 
mited the building of forts. The winter following 
was fpent in Themes to foften and poiifh this rude 
and uncultivated people, by incouraging and afiifting 
them to Buhd temples (13), places of public refort, 
(11) Ibid. cap. 1 8. (12) Ibid. (13) The iargeft 
and moft beautiful mofaic pavement, which has hitheito appeared 
in Britain, was difcovered fome years fince in Littlecote park, near 
Ramfbury in Wiltlhire, and now pofiefTed by Edward Popham, 
efquire. It feems, by the form and fize of it, to have been the 
area of a heathen temple, confuting of two parts, as thofe buil- 
dings ufually did, namely, a templujn and facrarium. And from 
fome coins of Vefpafian, which Were found with it, that temple 
might not improbably have been one of thofe, which were eredied 
here, while Agriuola governed in Britain. A print of this curious 
remain of Roman antiquity was lately ingraved by Mr, George 
Vertue. 
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