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The Friars Auftins, fays Tanner, were fettled at Norwich be- tween the parimes of St. Peter, Permonter-gate, and St. Michael

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in Conisford, before the i8th of Edward I. Speed makes one of the bifhops of Norwich founder. Stowe afcribes the foundation to one Remigius, others to Roger Minioth. After the dhTolution the lite of this priory was granted 2, Ed. VI. to fir Thomas Herineage, and was within the walled piece of ground popularly known by the name of " My Lord's Gardens." PL XXVI. fig. 3. reprefents an impreffion from the matrix of a feal lately found in a garden near the remains of the Houfe belong- ing to the Black Friars in the parifh of St. Ebbe in the fouth fub- urbs of the city of Oxford. The feal is in the poiTeffion of Mr. Henry Hinton, Ironmonger of Oxford. JExtrafi of a Letter from the Rev. Francis Lee, A. M. to Mark Mafterman Sykes, Efq. F. A. S. Read March 16, 1797. " The annexed reprefentation (fee PL XXVI. fig. i.) is a fac- fimile of a Roman altar lately found at Lancafter. It was dug up in clearing tiway fome earth for improving and enlarging the caftle. This antique relick lay concealed at a little diftance with- out the old wall between Adrian's a round tower and the great fquare one of Saxon architecture. a] So called, and the lower part of the tower is evidently of Roman workmanfhip. VOL. XIII. 3 F The