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BRITANNIARUM. ITER. VI. Editio.
Aldina. | Suritana. | Simleriana. |
ITER A LONDINIO | ||
LINDUM M. P. CLVI. sic; | ||
Verolani. | VEROLAMUM M. P. XXI. | Verolami. |
Durocobrius. | DUROCOBRIUM. M. P. XII. | Duro-Cobrius. |
MAGIOVINIUM. M. P. XII. | ||
LACTODORUM. M. P. XVI. | ||
ISANNAVATIA. M. P. XII. | Isannavantia. Isan∣navaria. | |
TRIPONTIUM. M. P. XII. | ||
Venonis. | VENNONIM. M. P. IX. | Venonis. |
Ratas. | RATIS. M. P. XII. | Ratas. |
VEROMETUM. M. P. XIII. | ||
12. | MARGIDUNUM. M. P. XIII. | Margindun. 12. |
Ad Pontum. | AD PONTEM. M. P. VII. | |
Croco. Cal. | CROCOCALANUM. M. P. VII. | Crorolana. |
LINDUM. M. P. XII. |
THese five first Stations here, even to * 1.1 Isannavatia (which is altogether the same with Bennavenna.) you have before explained in the second Journey, but converso Itinere, the way ly∣ing there backward. Here at Vennonis there is a diversion from the publick way, which they call Watling-street. See Talbot in VENNONIS. But whereas in this Journey between Isannava∣tia, or Bennavenna, and Vennonis, you see Tripontium put between, that indeed is done as Camden thinks, loco non suo, out of its right place. But see also Talbot in BENNAVENNA.
ISANNAVATIA. M. P. XII.] Go to BENNAVENNA, which seems to be the very same Station or City with it.
TRIPONTIUM. M. P. XII.] Hierom Surita shews himself a stranger indeed to our affairs, when he makes but so much as a doubt, whether a 1.2 Ptolemies 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, an ancient City of the Sel∣govae here, had any thing to do in this place. Camden supposeth it to be that which now we call Torcester: and that he hath remain∣ing for it such arguments, as are not languidae fidei. For saith he, if Trimontium a City of Thrace had its name, à tribus montibus; if Triturrita of Hetruria, à tribus turribus: if Tripolis, à tri∣bus urbibus: then this Tripontium without doubt is denominated à tribus pontibus; as it may plainly be seen also to this day: here may also be seen the Praetorian, or Military High-way, which