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
1. We learn hence, mankind at that time, which was but about forty
years before the vulgar Christian _æra_, had the same notion of the
Romans, as I have enlarged upon in chap. 1. of the Medallic History
of Carausius. The Romans, for their valour, virtue, fortitude and
temperance, were the nation chosen by divine Providence to conquer,
polish, and set free, all the world, to prepare for the advent of
Messiah.
2. These Phrygians were a colony of the defendants of ABRAHAM by
Keturah. At Pergamus the ancient and famous physician Æsculapius had
a shop, and practised physic, as Lucian testifies. Midian, the father
of Phryxus, APHER, was a great physician, and no other than the Greek
Chiron; as I have shown elsewhere: so our Druids, the people of APHER,
were famous for medicine. The Genius of physic remained at the place:
the famous Galen was born here.
3. These people assert, what they say is written in their public
records; so that they had an early use of letters, from the Abrahamic
family: our Druids likewise had the use of letters from the same
fountain.
4. What they say is confirmed by the Lacedemonians claiming like
kindred to the Jews; as we read in Maccabees, xii. 19. 23. and
Josephus, xii. 4. 10. Mr. Whiston mentions, on this occasion, the
testimony of the Armenian writer, Moses Chorenensis; affirming that
Arsaces, founder of the Parthian empire, was of the seed of ABRAHAM,
by Keturah: and thus we find this posterity of the great patriarch,
from Britain by sea, to Parthia by land; the extent of the habitable
world: and Josephus often mentions his countrymen the Jews exceeding
numerous, in after-times, in every country and city throughout the
habitable world; which is true to this very day, both in respect to
Jews, properly speaking, by Sarah, as well as the Arabians by Hagar,
and Keturah: for by these latter all Asia and Africa are at this day
peopled: the signal favour of God to the greatest of all men, ABRAHAM.
Return we to the city of _Trinobantum_. I shall mark out the original
form, which we may conceive it to have been of, in the time we are
writing of. If we look on the plan of London, which I engraved long
ago in my _Itiner. Cur._ we discern, the original ground-plot of the
oldest part of the city is comprehended, in length, from Ludgate
to the present Walbroke; in breadth, from Maiden-lane, Lad-lane,
Cateaton-street, to the Thames. This makes an oblong square, in
proportion as 2 to 3: I have there made it to be composed of two
principal streets, crossing two other principal streets; which makes
nine principal quadrangular spaces, for the habitations, _area_’s, and
public buildings.
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