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which_o signify_v among_o the_o gaul_n a_o fane_n in_o elder_a time_n this_o place_n they_o term_v by_o the_o name_n of_o vernomet_n which_o sound_v in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o gaul_n as_o much_o as_o a_o temple_n great_a thus_o far_o the_o diligence_n and_o the_o great_a ornament_n of_o his_o country_n william_n burton_n esquire_n of_o linley_n who_o though_o now_o with_o god_n have_v leave_v the_o heir_n of_o his_o virtue_n as_o well_o as_o other_o fortune_n cassibbelaun_n burton_n esquire_n margidunum_n m._n p._n xiii_o where_o lincolnshire_n border_n upon_o liecestershire_n there_o stand_v beâ—…vior_n or_o beauvior_n castle_n not_o far_o from_o whence_o as_o our_o great_a antiquary_n think_v stand_v the_o roman_a station_n margidunum_n in_o old_a time_n in_o a_o most_o pleasant_a and_o fruitful_a soyl._n this_o the_o distance_n from_o vernometum_n to_o which_o it_o stand_v next_o in_o antoninus_n have_v admetus_n pontem_n or_o
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writer_n only_o thus_o much_o that_o this_o itinerary_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v write_v by_o some_o learned_a measurer_n of_o land_n well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o place_n but_o afterward_o who_o by_o the_o command_n of_o some_o emperor_n it_o be_v likely_a after_o marcus_n aurelius_n antoninus_n pius_n for_o good_a luck_v sake_n retain_v the_o surname_n and_o public_o take_v the_o name_n and_o authority_n of_o antoninus_n augustus_n although_o most_o old_a book_n have_v antonius_fw-la perhaps_o by_o the_o usual_a fault_n of_o the_o transcriber_n whereby_o they_o often_o confound_v constantius_n and_o constantinus_n jerome_n surita_n a_o very_a learned_a spaniard_n prefer_v this_o work_n to_o antoninus_n the_o son_n of_o severus_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o mention_n of_o certain_a place_n of_o britain_n but_o critic_n contend_v and_o the_o strife_n be_v still_o before_o the_o judge_n now_o it_o appear_v that_o such_o a_o itinerary_n be_v compose_v for_o the_o captain_n and_o soldier_n with_o the_o proconsull_n and_o praetor_n march_v into_o the_o province_n lest_o they_o shall_v mistake_v their_o way_n and_o fall_v into_o ambush_n mistake_v the_o right_a way_n how_o necessary_a these_o itineraries_n be_v fl._n vegetius_n be_v the_o author_n and_o st._n ambrose_n in_o his_o sermon_n upon_o the_o cxviii_o psalm_n now_o the_o way_n do_v not_o always_o lead_v straight_o as_o at_o this_o day_n but_o wheel_v about_o yet_o more_o beat_v and_o safe_a which_o be_v call_v by_o ammianus_n the_o king_n highway_n and_o the_o soldier_n way_n and_o wont_a journey_n concern_v highway_n galen_n the_o prince_n of_o physician_n be_v to_o be_v see_v lib._n ix_o cap._n viii_o methodius_n &_o procopius_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o second_o book_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la persico_n he_o write_v i_o believe_v that_o the_o city_n strata_n be_v so_o call_v by_o the_o roman_n from_o the_o military_a way_n which_o they_o call_v strata_n it_o remain_v that_o the_o account_n of_o my_o undertake_n may_v appear_v for_o this_o be_v principal_o intend_v while_o i_o search_v forth_o the_o note_n of_o jerome_n surita_n a_o learned_a man_n upon_o the_o itinerary_n of_o place_n augustus_n which_o lie_v hide_v in_o the_o dark_a out_o of_o john_n annius_n of_o viterbium_n antoninus_n pius_n caesar_n augustus_n write_v a_o itinerary_n now_o the_o itineraty_n which_o we_o have_v now_o be_v not_o antoninus_n but_o collect_v perhaps_o out_o of_o some_o fragment_n of_o some_o former_a to_o which_o many_o thing_n add_v many_o thing_n diminish_v more_o thing_n change_v a_o argument_n whereof_o you_o have_v book_n two_o fragment_n for_o the_o first_o fragment_n it_o belong_v to_o the_o preface_n but_o to_o this_o which_o we_o have_v in_o our_o hand_n belong_v no_o preface_n beside_o the_o common_a one_o use_v no_o mile_n which_o the_o italian_n alone_o do_v use_v again_o the_o common_a one_o make_v use_n of_o the_o succession_n of_o town_n because_o you_o have_v describe_v all_o the_o journey_n of_o the_o world_n in_o all_o nation_n which_o succession_n of_o town_n be_v without_o mile_n whence_o it_o appear_v that_o book_n florence_n be_v not_o in_o the_o time_n of_o antoninus_n by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o these_o vulgar_a book_n be_v not_o all_o of_o antoninus_n but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a corruption_n of_o the_o book_n by_o man_n in_o after_o time_n through_o addition_n and_o diminution_n procure_v by_o private_a man_n do_n out_o of_o john_n leland_n antiquary_n under_o henry_n the_o eight_o antoninus_n live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a for_o he_o mention_n constantinopolis_n dioclesianopolis_n maximinopolis_n so_o unlikely_a it_o be_v that_o antoninus_n the_o emperor_n write_v the_o itinerary_n which_o go_v about_o common_o in_o his_o name_n out_o of_o the_o excellent_a doctor_n usher_n in_o his_o learned_a book_n which_o he_o have_v entitle_v de_fw-fr britannicarum_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la primordiis_fw-la pag._n 78._o hence_o also_o in_o the_o itinerary_n to_o which_o the_o ordinary_a book_n give_v the_o title_n of_o antoninus_n thomas_n flodoardus_n of_o aethicus_n but_o the_o old_a ms._n of_o scotus_n roma_fw-it romani_fw-la hence_o come_v those_o word_n romans_n russian_a rumney_n use_v by_o the_o old_a britain_n and_o other_o 60._o tantum_n aevi_fw-la longinqua_fw-la valet_fw-la mutare_fw-la vetustas_fw-la great_a alteration_n grow_v by_o length_n of_o time_n out_o of_o william_n harrison_n second_o edition_n in_o the_o same_o place_n a_o limit_v id_fw-la est_fw-la a_o vallo_n praetorio_fw-la usque_fw-la m._n p._n clvi_o sic_fw-la abramenio_n corstopitum_fw-la m._n p._n xx._n vindomora_n m_o p._n ix_o 5._o viconia_n m._n p._n xix_o vinovia_n vinovium_n cataractoni_n m._n p._n xxii_o isurium_n m._n p._n xxiv_o 8._o eburacum_n legio_fw-la vi_o victrix_n m._n p._n xvii_o derventione_n m._n p._n vii_o delgovitia_n m._n p._n xiii_o praetorio_fw-la m._n p._n xxv_o item_n a_o vallo_n ad_fw-la portum_fw-la ritupis_fw-la m._n p._n cccc_o lxxxi_o 491._o sic_fw-la ablato_fw-la bulgio_fw-la castra_fw-la exploratorum_fw-la m._n p._n x._o 15._o alias_o a_o blato_fw-la luguvallo_a m._n p._n xii_o alias_o a_o luguvalio_a cairletl_n voreda_n m._n p._n fourteen_o wrderad_n brovonacis_fw-la m._n p._n xiii_o bravoniacis_n burgham_n verteris_fw-la m._n p._n xx._n 13._o wharton_n lavatris_fw-la m._n p._n fourteen_o lowthier_n cataractone_n m._n p._n xvi_o caturractonium_n grynton_n gritobrioge_n isuriam_fw-la m._n p._n xxiv_o isoriam_fw-la eburacum_n m._n p._n xviii_o eboracum_n calcaria_n m._n p._n ix_o cacaria_n helcaster_n camboduno_n m._n p._n xx._n camborough_n mammuncio_n m._n p._n xviii_o manucio_n standish_n condate_n m._n p._n xviii_o 39_o deva_n legio_fw-la xxiii_o ci._n m._n p._n xx._n bovio_n m._n p._n x._o 44._o bonio_n mediolano_n m._n p._n xx._n rutunio_n m._n p._n xii_o urio_fw-la conio_n m._n p._n xi_o viroconium_n uxacona_n m._n p._n xi_o penno-crucio_a m._n p._n xii_o etoceto_o m._n p._n xii_o utoxeter_n utceter_n touceter_fw-la mandue_v sedo_fw-la m_o p._n xvi_o mansfield_n venonis_n m._n p._n xii_o colewestford_n bever_n wansford_n benna_n venta_fw-la m._n p._n xvii_o banna_n venta_fw-la lactorodo_n m._n p._n xii_o lactodoro_n maginto_fw-it m._n p._n xvii_o 12._o magiovintum_n stonystratford_n duro-cobrivis_a m._n p._n xii_o dunstable_n verolamio_a m_n p._n xii_o s._n alban_n sullomacis_n m._n p._n ix_o barnet_n shelney_n between_o s._n stephens_n and_o ilshe_n longidinio_n m._n p._n xii_o londini_fw-la london_n noviomago_fw-la m._n p._n x._o leusham_n vagniacis_n m._n p._n xviii_o maidston_n durobrovis_n m._n p._n ix_o duroprovis_n rochester_n durolevo_n m._n p._n xvi_o 13._o sittingborne_n talb._n durorverno_a m_n p._n xii_o droverno_n duroverno_n durarvenno_n darverno_n ad_fw-la portum_fw-la ritupis_fw-la m._n p._n xii_o item_n a_o londinio_n ad_fw-la portum_fw-la dubris_n m._n p._n lvi_o 66._o sic_fw-la dubobrus_n m._n p._n xxvii_o durobrovis_n durobrius_n 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