13·2d. over the Quire door in Castor chh.
Prospect of Castor, Durobrivis. 11. July. 1724.
Stukeley delin.
E. Kirkall sculp.
They know of many such: particularly at Mr. Wright’s, and in the landlord’s garden, is an intire one untouched. Roman coins are found in great abundance: I have before me a long and particular catalogue of many I have seen of all times, from the consular to the later emperors, in brass and silver, but think it a nauseous formality to print them: a few I will repeat of the silver.
| M. poblic | ℞ | — nus imp. |
| Ant. III. vir | leg. VI. | |
| Sabin | l. titur. the rape of the Sabins. | |
| Augustus divi fil. | imp x act. | |
| Cæsar Augustus pater patriæ. | Augusti f. cos. design. princ. juvent. [exergue] Cl. Cæsaris | |
| Augustus Cæsar | a comet. idus jun. | |
| Cæsar | l. juli l. f. a chariot drawn by cupids. | |
| Hadrian Cos. III. | Ægyptos, a recumbent figure with the sistrum. | |
| Theodosius | virtus romanorum tr. p. s. | |
| Silanus | l. f. roma. | |
These among more are in the possession of Monsieur Baillardeau.[66] In the ploughed fields between the town and the river, toward Ford-green, they are often found, with earthen pipes, bricks, and all sorts of antiquities: in that field is a tract running quite through, whereon corn grows very poorly, which is nothing but a street or road laid with a deep bed of gravel: the vulgar have a foolish story about it, as at other places, and say that lady Kyneburg cursed it; by whom they mean the abbess that built a religious house here, which stood eastward of the church: some part of it is still left. This meadow is called Norman-gate field, or more properly Dorman-gate, some corrupted memorial of the ancient name of the town, which extended itself hither; and foundations are found all about here, and innumerable coins, which they call Dorman pence: part of this is Berrysted, where antiquities are dug up every day. Higher up toward Peterborough is Mill-field: Mosaic pavements are there dug up, and other things; and seems to have been a little citadel belonging to the town. Part of the church is of an ancient fabric, but new modelled: there is a curious inscription upon a stone over the choir door thus: (the letters are raised.)
XVo. KLs MAI. DEDICATIO HVIs ECLEs A. D. M.o CXIIII.