L.L. (libentissime) M[ERITO]
To the God Apol-
lo and the other deities,
The left wing of guides
Commanded by Sulpicius,
In discharge of a vow
Most willingly and deservedly.
It is believed that this is the only inscription to Apollo yet discovered in England, though one at least has been found in Scotland. The Roman soldiers in Britain were probably not much given to the study of the belles lettres, which were under the peculiar patronage of the god of the silver bow.
The next is an inscription of unusual importance.
Ultima Cumaei venit jam carminis aetas;