. A description of England and Wales, containing a particular account of each county, with its antiquities, curiosities, situation, figure, extent, climate, rivers, lakes, mineral waters, soils, fossils, caverns, plants and minerals, agriculture, civil and ecclesiastical divisions, cities, towns, palaces, seats, corporations, markets, fairs, manufactures, trade, sieges, battles, and the lives of the illustrious men each county has produced : embellished with two hundred and forty copper plates, of palaces, castles, cathedrals, the ruins of Roman and Saxon buildings, and of abbeys, monasteries,
. A description of England and Wales, containing a particular account of each county, with its antiquities, curiosities, situation, figure, extent, climate, rivers, lakes, mineral waters, soils, fossils, caverns, plants and minerals, agriculture, civil and ecclesiastical divisions, cities, towns, palaces, seats, corporations, markets, fairs, manufactures, trade, sieges, battles, and the lives of the illustrious men each county has produced : embellished with two hundred and forty copper plates, of palaces, castles, cathedrals, the ruins of Roman and Saxon buildings, and of abbeys, monasteries, and other religious houses, besides a variety of cuts of urns, inscriptions, and other antiquities .. . ythe Romans, though it does not feem to have anyrefemblance to their flyle of architedure ; and be-fides, almoft all the Roman cities,, or fortSy affordeither Roman infcriptions, ftatues, bricks, coins,arms, or other utenfils ; but it does not appearthat any fuch things were ever difcovered have indeed been two coins found in this*caftle, one of which was filver, and the other brafs ;-but neither of them are either Roman or Englifh,.and therefore are probably Welch. That of fil-ver is as broad, but thinner than a fix-pence, andexhibits on one ftde the image of our Saviour,with a Latin infcription, which fignifies, Glory be-to thee. On the other fide the legend probablymeans, the money of the country of Gwynedh,.that is, North Wales. The brafs coin is like theFrench pieces of the middle age. On a mountain not far from Caerphyly, is monument, known by the name of YMaen Kir -, this is a rude ftone pillar, of a kindpf quadrangular form, about eight feet high. It is. GLAMORGANSHIRE. S^ is not ere6l, but fomewhat inclining, and clofe toits bottom, there is a fmall bank or intrenchment,inclofing the fpace of fix yards, and in the midftof it is a fquare area. 1 here is an infcription onthe pillar in Welfh, which fignifies, Mayft thouawake; from whence it is t
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