Excerpt from The History and Description of Colchester, Vol. 1: The Camulodunum of the Britans, and the First Roman Colony in Britain,; With an Account of the Antiquities of That Most Ancient Borough<br><br>Ihare. But that this mutt have been a fitua tion confiderable to the Roman people, if not to the Britifh, is clearly evident: for the earth daily brings forth the molt incontefiable proofs of its antient inhabitants. Urns, pavements and coins are hourly turned Up by the plough or fpade, wherever the eye is di reé'ted Rome prefents itfclf, and the ramparts and valt intrenchments which extend even to the fea, bear unfeigned tel'timony of antient grandeur: The habitations of men, during the early ages of pal'toral fimplicity, were chofe where the few wants of nature could be molt abun dantly fupplied. Hence they wandered where ever the beauty of the fcene caught their eye, and the lhelter of the wood and drynefs of the foil made comfortable their temporary dwellings. Having no other enemy than the elements, or any dangers to fear, but what might arife from the incurfions ofwild beafts.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.