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ROCHESTER CASTLE.

Romans, and many Roman remains have been dug up here. In the Castle gardens and its vicinity, abundance of coins have been found, principally of the emperors Vespasian, Trajan, Adrian, Antonius Pius, Marcus, Aurelius, Constantius, and Constantine the Great: even within the walls of the keep Roman coins of Vespasian, Trajan, and of the lower empire, have been met with. In the present ruined walls of the cathedral precinct, Roman bricks have been worked up; various Roman antiquities were also found, about seventy years ago, in levelling a part of a large artificial mount, called Bully Hill, which is situated at a small distance, southward, from the Castle. These consisted of vessels of glazed earthenware, as urns, jugs, paterae, &c. The largest urn was of a lead colour, in height thirteen inches, and in circumference two feet seven inches: in the widest part, it contained ashes and human bones: the paterae were of fine red earth, and of different sizes and shapes.

The corporation of Rochester consists of a mayor, twelve aldermen (of which latter the mayor was to be one), twelve assistants, or common-council, a recorder, a town-clerk, two chamberlains, a principal serjeant at mace, a water-bailiff, and other inferior officers. The present seal of the corporation is of considerable antiquity; on one side is St. Andrew. on the cross, and on

ROCHESTER CASTLE.

are the words SIGILLUM COMMUNE CIVITATIS ROFFENSIS, and round the latter, SIGILLUM CIVIUM ROFFENSIS.

In the year 1783, an act was passed for the recovery of small debts in the city of Rochester and the adjoining parishes.

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Stone Font, Snape Church, Suffolk.

Published for the Proprietors, by W. Clarke, New Bond Street and Carpenter, Old Bond Street, Jan.

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