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are defired to be prefent at a Meeting of the Philofophical Society, in the College of Edinburgh, Thursday 20. Day of Dee next, Four o' Clock in the Afternoon,

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OR, A

JOURNEY

Thro' most of the COUNTIES of

SCOTLAND,

And Thofe in the

NORTH of ENGLAND.

In Two P ARTS.

PART I. Containing an Account of all the MONUMENTS of
ROMAN ANTIQUITY, found and collected in that Journey, and exhibited
in order to illuftrate the Roman Hiftory in those Parts of Britain, from the first
Invafion by Julius Cæfar, till Julius Agricola's March into Caledonia, in the Reign of
Vefpafian. And thence more fully to their last abandoning the Island, in the Reign of
Theodofius Junior. With a particular Defcription of the ROMAN WALLS in
Cumberland, Northumberland, and Scotland; Their different Stations, Watch-
Towers, Turrets, Exploratory Caftles, Height, Breadth, and all their other
Dimensions; taken by an actual Geometrical Survey from Sea to Sea: with all
the Altars and Infcriptions found on them: As alfo a View of the feveral Places
of Encampment, made by the Romans, their Caftles, Military Ways, &c.
PART II. An Account of the DANISH INVASIONS on
SCOTLAND, and of the Monuments erected there, on the different Defeats of
that People. With other curious REMAINS of ANTIQUITY; Never before
communicated to the Publick.

The Whole Illuftrated with Sixty-fix Copper Plates.

By ALEXANDER GORDON, A. M.

Quanta Caledonios attollet Gloria Campos,
Cum tibi longavus referet trucis Incola Terra,
Hic fuetus dare jura Parens, hoc Cefpite Turmas
Affari; nitidas Speculas, Caftellaque longè

Afpicis: Ille dedit, cinxitque hac Mania Foffa.
Belligeris hac Dona Deis, hac Tela dicavit.

Cernis adhuc Titulos, hunc Ipfe vacantibus Armis
Induit, hunc Regi rapuit Thoraca Britanno.

LONDON:

Printed for the AUTHOR;

Statius ad Crifpinum.

And fold by G. STRAHAN, at the Golden-Ball, in Cornhill; J. WOODMAN, in
Ruffel ftreet, Covent Garden; W. and J. INNYS, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and
T. WOODWARD, at the Half-Moon, near Temple Bar. M.DCC.XXVI.

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To HIS GRACE

CHARLES,

DUKE of

QUEENSBERRY and DOVER, &c.

My LORD,

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S the Monuments of Antiquity, exhibited in the following Sheets, are chiefly intended to illuftrate the Roman Actions in Scotland, and, of confequence, the Atchievements

of its Ancient Inhabitants; Your Grace will here perceive, from uncontested Authorities, how great the Struggle has been, in the One for Conqueft, the Other, for Liberty to their Country.

This being the general Scope of the prefent Effay, there is none to whom I can fo naturally have recourfe for Protection, and Countenance, as Your Grace; whofe illuftrious Ancestors have, for Ages, been fo eminent in defending and establishing their Nation's Honour and Liberty; and certain it is, the Name of DOUGLAS, is too highly exalted in the Annals of Europe, to bring this in Doubt. What Pleasure must I then receive, in finding Patronage from one who Poffeffes, as by Hereditary Right, the many fhining Qualities

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