Itinerarium curiosum (centuria II) : $b or, an account of the antiquities, and remarkable curiosities in nature or art, observed in travels through Great Britain. To which is added, the Itinerary of Richard of Cirencester, monk of Westminster. With an account of that author and his workStukeley, William
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Itinerarium curiosum (centuria II) : $b or, an account of the antiquities, and remarkable curiosities in nature or art, observed in travels through Great Britain. To which is added, the Itinerary of Richard of Cirencester, monk of Westminster. With an account of that author and his work
Stukeley, William
Great Britain -- Antiquities -- Early works to 1800; Great Britain -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
+Iter+ XV. à Londinio per Clausentum in Londinium sic: Caleba m. p.
XLIIII. Vindomi XV. Venta Belgarum XXI. ad Lapidem VI. Clausento IIII.
Portu Magno X. Regno X. ad Decimum X. Anderida portu m. p.............
... ad Lemanum m. p. XXV. Lemaniano portu X. Dubrisi X. Rhutupis colonia
X. Regulbio X. Contiopoli X. Durelevo XVIII. Mado XII. Vagnaca XVIII.
Novio Mago XVIII. Londinio XV.
+Iter+ XVI. à Londinio Ceniam usque sic: Venta Belgarum m. p. XC. Brige
XI. Sorbioduno VIII. Ventageladia XII. Durnovaria VIIII. Moriduno
XXXIII. Isca Damnon. XV.......................Durio amne m. p.........
............................ Tamara m. p..............................
..................Voluba m. p.........................................
..................Cenia m. p.........
+Iter+ XVII. ab Anderida [Eboracum] usque sic: Sylva Anderida m. p....
..... Noviomago m. p. .................... Londinio m. p. XV. ad Fines
m. p......... Durolisponte m. p............ Durnomago m. p. XXX.
Corisennis XXX. Lindo XXX. in Medio XV. ad Abum XV. unde transis in
Maximam ad Petuariam m. p. VI. deinde Eboraco, ut supra, m. p. XLVI.
+Iter+ XVIII. ab Eboraco per medium insulæ Clausentum usque sic:
Legiolio m. p. XXI. ad Fines XVIII.......m. p. XVI........... m. p.
XVI............ Derventione m. p. XVI. ad Trinovam XII. Etoceto XII.
Manduesuedo XVI. Benonnis XII. Tripontio XI. Isannavaria XII. Brinavis
XII. Ælia castra XVI. Dorocina XV. Tamesi VI. Vindomi XV. Clausento
XLVI.
Plurima insuper habebant Romani in Brittaniis castella, suis quæque
muris, turribus, portis & repagulis munita.
FINIS ITINERARIORUM.
Quod hactenus auribus, in hoc capite percipitur pene oculis
intuentibus, nam huic adjuncta est mappa Brittaniæ artificialiter
depicta, quæ omnia loca cet. evidenter exprimit, ut ex ea cunctarum
regionum incolas dignoscere detur.
† locus mappæ Brittaniæ †
_sed vide_ pag. 101.
CAPUT VIII.
Lustravimus jam Albionem, disitæ non procul inde Hyberniæ, eadem, quâ
hactenus usi fuimus brevitate, descriptionem daturi.
II. Hybernia omnium, post Albionem dictam nuper, maxumè est ad
occidentem quidem sita, sed, sicut contra Septemtriones ea brevior,
ita in meridiem sese trans illius fines plurimum protendens, usque
contra Hispaniæ Tarraconensis septentrionalia, quamvis magno æquore
interjacente, pervenit.
III. Mare, quod Brittaniam & Hyberniam interfluit, undosum & inquietum
est, toto, ut author est Solinus, anno, non nisi æstivis pauculis
diebus, navigabile. in medio inter ambas insula est, quæ olim
appellabatur Monœda, nunc autem Manavia.
IV. Hybernia autem, & sui status conditione, & salubritate ac
serenitate aëris, multum Brittaniæ præstat, ut opinatur Beda, ita, ut
rarò ibi nix plus quam triduaria remaneat, nemo propter hiemem aut fœna
secet aut stabula fabricet jumentis.
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