This is a most curious catalogue of matters hitherto we were ignorant of; what British cities were _municipia_, what Roman colonies, what free of Rome, what stipendiary. Colonies lived under the Roman laws; _municipia_, under their own. Ninnius and Gildas name twenty-eight most famous Roman cities in Britain, which the excellent archbishop Usher has commented upon; but the catalogue is quite different from ours: yet therein our author is confirmed in calling Verulam a _municipium_. In Ninnius it is called Caer, _municip_. From ours we learn, in the early time of the empire, where the Roman legions were quartered: the _legio gemina Martia victrix_ was the XIVth, here said to be at _Camulodunum_, Colchester; it was left here in Claudius’s time: this legion vanquished Boadicia; was called out of Britain early by Vespasian. Here then we see our author’s manuscript was prior to that time, viz. A. D. 70. I mean _that_ from whence he extracted his work; the original manuscript: for we are to understand of it, as we do of that called _Antonini Itinerarium_, that it was a parchment roll made for the use of the emperor and his generals; which being transmitted down from one general to another, and frequently copied and transcribed, received from time to time several additions and interpolations of cities new built; and likewise others struck out, which were then in ruins. The _legio Claudia_, quartered at Gloucester, was the VIIth _Aug._ This legion came over into Britain with Julius Cæsar; he calls it _veterrima legio_; it was named _Claudia_ from the emperor, and called _pia fidelis_ by the Roman senate. Hence Gloucester was called _Claudio cestria_, from its residence here: and that it resided here, we learn from our author, who says he has it from writers of most ancient Roman times. It remained here in Carausius’s time. The _legio Cretica_, quartered at Westchester, was the XX. V. V. they were in Britain in Nero’s time; settled here by Agricola, A. D. 84. From our author only, we learn this title of _Cretica_, as having been originally levied in _Crete_. This was here in Carausius’s time. _Legio_ II. _Aug._ quartered at Caerleon in Wales, came into Britain in the reign of Claudius, under the command of Vespasian. This legion was stationed at Canterbury in some later times, according to our author, C. VI. whence we gather, he compiled his work out of old writers of different ages. The _legio_ VI. came into Britain with Hadrian, settled at York; by Mr. Gale thought to be called _Gordiana_. York was made a colony of that legion. Antoninus Pius made it a _municipium_, and continued this legion there: it was concerned in perfecting the Carsdike navigation to Peterborough.