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Title: The Archaeological journal
Year: 1844 (1840s)
Authors: British Archaeological Association. Central Committee Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. Central Committee Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. Central Committee Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. Council Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland Royal Archaeological Institute (Great Britain)
Subjects: Archaeology -- Periodicals Middle Ages -- History Periodicals Great Britain -- Antiquities Periodicals
Publisher: (London : Longman, Rrown,(sic) Green, and Longman
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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token ofthe strength of the city they had taken. The earthworksat Lexden appear to have been more considerable inMorants time,^ and much in past times has been takenaway for the sake of the giavel, of which the mounds arecomposed. This is greatly to be regretted, as they shouldbe allowed to remain as historical monuments. The mounds,however, in Lexden Park are now carefully preserved, andform a very interesting feature in that beautiful residence.The city of Boadicea seems to have been of great extent, asthe circuit can be traced at intervals over a large area,but the want of an accurate map in which each portionof earthwork is noted down, renders it very difficult toobtain a correct idea of the whole extent. The forthcomingOrdnance Survey, in which it is stated that every vestigewill be noted, may afford to future antiquaries a means ofascertaining accurately what was the actual circuit of BritishCamulodunura. ^ Vol. ii.,p. 128; also Journ. of Brit. Arch. Assoc, 18G3, p. 276. ^%r5)^
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VARIATIONS IN THE PETRE ARMS. 13y S. TUCKER, Esq. (Rouge Croix). I SHoui.D have no excuse for intruding so unimportantand generally uninteresting a subject as the variation in thearmorial bearings of a particular family, but for the fact thatthe Petres have been for more than three centuries intimatelyconnected with the county of Essex, and that the heraldicdifferences to which I shall call your attention are to be metwith on tombs and other memorials in this count) as else-where, and that some trouble may be saved, to futureenquirers by my note of explanation. If these alterationswei-e the caprice of the present lawless and fanciful days ofheraldry, when most persons bear arms because they havebeen borne by others of the same name, or having no suchquasi title, assume a coat of their own device, or belongingto some one else, I should not have thought it worth while tonotice them, for my fear and my hope are equalized thathistorians hereafter will have to place no reliance on theunive

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