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The Legend Of The Introduction Of Masons Into England.
" with buildings and fortified it with walls . * A Tower of London is ye " mentioned as a place of confinement at a later datef and in the reign of King Lud £ it is stated that " he becomes famous for the building of cities , and for rebuilding the walls of Trinovantum , which he also surrounded Avith innumerable towers . He likewise commanded the
citizens to build houses § and all other kinds of structures in it , so that no city in all foreign countries to a great distance round could show more beautiful palaces . " Cossar is recorded to have built a tower of refuge , at a place called Odnea , before his second expedition to Britain || and Claudius commands the citof Gloucester to be
y built . ^ f In the Welsh version ( pp 83-4 ) , Claudius Caesar is said to have built Avails of " stone and mortar " when attacking Caer Peris . Walls , including the one so often referred to as having been built by the Romans , fortifications , churches , & c , & c , are mentioned
as having been built or restored ** at various times . A statue of CadAvalla , it is recorded , ff was made life size of bronze , and set upon a brazen horse over the west gate of London . When Vortigern , JJ not knowing how to act against the Saxons , §§ built by the advice of magicians a very strong tower for his own safety , on Mount Erir
" where he assembled workmen [ masons ]| jj | from several countries , and ordered them to build the Tower . The builders [ stonecutters ] therefore , began to lay the foundation , & c . " Again ^ f ^ f Avhen Aurelius
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Legend Of The Introduction Of Masons Into England.
" with buildings and fortified it with walls . * A Tower of London is ye " mentioned as a place of confinement at a later datef and in the reign of King Lud £ it is stated that " he becomes famous for the building of cities , and for rebuilding the walls of Trinovantum , which he also surrounded Avith innumerable towers . He likewise commanded the
citizens to build houses § and all other kinds of structures in it , so that no city in all foreign countries to a great distance round could show more beautiful palaces . " Cossar is recorded to have built a tower of refuge , at a place called Odnea , before his second expedition to Britain || and Claudius commands the citof Gloucester to be
y built . ^ f In the Welsh version ( pp 83-4 ) , Claudius Caesar is said to have built Avails of " stone and mortar " when attacking Caer Peris . Walls , including the one so often referred to as having been built by the Romans , fortifications , churches , & c , & c , are mentioned
as having been built or restored ** at various times . A statue of CadAvalla , it is recorded , ff was made life size of bronze , and set upon a brazen horse over the west gate of London . When Vortigern , JJ not knowing how to act against the Saxons , §§ built by the advice of magicians a very strong tower for his own safety , on Mount Erir
" where he assembled workmen [ masons ]| jj | from several countries , and ordered them to build the Tower . The builders [ stonecutters ] therefore , began to lay the foundation , & c . " Again ^ f ^ f Avhen Aurelius