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Prospect of Hedington. 18 July 1723.

Verlvcio

Stukeley del.

ITER XIII.
Ab Isca Callevam M. P. CXXXIX. sic

Isca leg. II. Aug. Caerleon
Burrium Usk

IX
Blescium Old town

XI
Ariconium Kenchester

XI
Glevum colonia Glocester

XXXV
Durocorinium Cirencester

XIV
Cunetio Marlborough XIX
Spinas Newberry

XV
Vindoma Silchester X
Caleva Atrebatum Farnham

XV.

 toto CXXXIX.

In the copies the sum total is set down CIX. miles; when, if you cast up the particulars, it amounts to no more than XC. so that no less than nineteen in the original is lost: this shows plainly that some station is dropped out, and geography itself indispensably demonstrates it. Mr. Fulk was sensible of some deficiency, by his adding Gobannium, though thereby he hit not the white: in truth, both stations and numbers are wanting; for it is notorious that the distance between Ariconium and Glevum, places sufficiently known, and about which we have no contest, is much too little, when set down only XV. mile; and XX. must unavoidably be added. Though I am as cautious as any man living in laying hand upon these venerable remains, and altering them; yet, where nature and reason absolutely require it, I have not the least fear in adding two stations, which are quite slipped out from the original: between Cirencester and Newberry it is evident Cunetio must be interposed, or the distance heightened to twice as much: the truth is, one station is intermitted, Cunetio: and the like between Spinas and Calleva; for Vindoma, or Silchester, must be added, beyond which is our Calleva, or Farnham; all in a strait line, and upon a Roman road from Aricomum. Cast up the whole account, it comes to CXXXIX. instead of CIX. then all the difficulties that have hitherto obscured this journey, vanish: they that compare William Harrison’s first copy with the others of this journey, will not be surprised at the effects of negligent transcribers, when, out of seven names in other books, he has missed two; and so frequently in other journeys. In the next place I offer this as the true reading of the fourteenth journey of Antoninus.

ITER XIIII.
Alio itinere ab Isca Callevam M. P. CIII. sic

Isca leg. II. Aug. Caerleon
Venta silurum Caerguent

IX
Trajectus Old-bury

IX
Abone Henbury

IX
Aquæ solis Bath

VI
Verlucio Hedington

XX
Cunetio Malboro

X
Spinas Newberry

XV
Vindoma Silchester X.
Caleva Atrebatum Farnham

XV

 toto CIII.