The annals of Kendal: being a historical and descriptive account of Kendal and the neighbourhood: with biographical sketches of many eminent personages connected with the town . estor designatus legionis vicessimae Valentis victricis vixit annos et Publius Rivatus liberti et Hero mile legionis sextae victricis faciendum curaruntSiquis in hoc sepulcruni alium mortuum in-tulerit inferet fisco. dominorum nostrorum This monument, I think, has been erected by the care ororder of two freedmen of Publius Bassus (one of whose namesis lost with a part of the stone), and by a soldier in thesixth legion,
The annals of Kendal: being a historical and descriptive account of Kendal and the neighbourhood: with biographical sketches of many eminent personages connected with the town . estor designatus legionis vicessimae Valentis victricis vixit annos et Publius Rivatus liberti et Hero mile legionis sextae victricis faciendum curaruntSiquis in hoc sepulcruni alium mortuum in-tulerit inferet fisco. dominorum nostrorum This monument, I think, has been erected by the care ororder of two freedmen of Publius Bassus (one of whose namesis lost with a part of the stone), and by a soldier in thesixth legion, part of whose name is also broken off; whatremains looks like Heron, a name which occurs in anotherinscription in our collection. (Cumberland, No. LII.)The latter part of the inscription I believe has containeda penalty against any who should presume to depositanother dead person in this sepulchre ; obliging them to paya fine into the Emperors exchequer. The last line, which isimperfect, should express the fine. 2. A remarkable altar without inscription. It has afestoon with clusters of grapes above it, on each side, whichmade me suspect it might be erected to Bacchus :. 3. A small altar within the house. The word dece is THE STATION, CONCANGIUM. 15 sufficiently clear and distinct: from which I thought of DeceNympha with reference to the river. But from a characterpartly resembling an m which follows it, (DEEY) Mr. Wardthinks it is rather for Minerva. 4. A description of Urn, which I found lying in thekitchen garden. It is exactly of the same size and shapewith that in Mr. Gilpins collection at Scaleby. Mr. issaid to have had a cover to it, but I did not hear of any suchthing belonging to this at Water Crook. (Vide Horsley, p. 192.) 5. An imperfect statue, designed very probably eitherfor Silenus or Bacchus. If for the latter, as I rather think,it confirms my conjecture that the altar (2,) was consecratedto this deity. The corolla (of which he has given a draught),w
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