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Chap. IV. O F M AN CHESTER. 93 " Horfeley p. 387, and others. — * Mr. PercivaTs Eflay in Phil.Tranf.V. XJLVII.p.aio, &c— 'Horfeley p.414..— - 4 Mr. Per- aval's Eflay. — ' Mr. Angierof Heton (Horfeley p. 413.) and Mr. Percival of Ryton. — ' Ogilby's Roads p. 4 1 . 1 69 8. and Horfeley p. 412. — r The name is vulgarly pronounced the Yeld Fields, as the neighbouring Ealand is popularly denominated Yelland, and asu fome Eald houies at Rulhulme near Manchefter are popularly called the Yeld houfes. — * The account of this road I received from the. rev. Mr. Watfon, who lately refided at Ripponden in the neighbourhood. — * See Phil. Tranf. V. XXI1L p* 1285*— ""Camden p. 322. Caefar p. 164. and Gruter p. 56.— And fee qlfb Montfaucon's Antiq. Expl. torn. I. p. 46. plate 1 7. Mrs Pegge on Cunobeline's coins p. 1 5. fuppofes Mars to have had different denominations among different tribes, Camulus among the Caflii or Trinovantes, Belatucadrus among the Brigantes, and Braciaca among the Coritani. But this is evidently a mif- take. Mars appears from the other name of Cambodunum to have been called Camulus among the Brigantes as well as among the Trinovantes or Caflii, And all the names without doubt were common to all parts of the ifland. — " Phil. Tranf. V. XL VII. p. 225. — 1% Stukeley's Stonehenge p. 45. — IJ See ch. L C 2. B. J.— ,+ Sec ch. v. f. 1. b. I.— ,J See b. I. ch. 8, £ 1. of this work. — "Sqe the Campodonum in Bede 1. ii. c. 14: and the B and the P are. frequently interchanged, as I fliall (hew here- after. Baiilicam cum tota eadem villa fuccenderunt. It was le- velled to the ground juft thirteen years after its lubmiffion to the Saxons. See b.ii. ch, a. f. 5., The antiquarian world has long called upon the incorporated antiquarians ,of London to publish the many ufeful diflertations that were known to be lodged in their archives. The work is at laft begun. And tfye public has been this winter obliged with the firft volume of the Antiquarian Tranfa&ions. This is a va- . luable prefent m kfelf. This is more valuable for its future- confequences. It now forms a vegutar and resectable repofi- tory, for the effufions of the antiquarian genius. It will pecu- liarly