Archaic England, an essay in deciphering prehistory from megalithic monuments, earthworks, customs, coins, placenames, and faeric superstitions (1919)
Bayley, Harold · London : Chapman & Hall ltd. · leaf 529
whence the modern Good Friday bunhas descended. It was a prevalent notion among our earliest historiansthat In such estimation was Britain held by its inhabi-tants, that they made in it four roads from end to end,which were placed under the Kings protection to the in-tent that no one should dare to… … Fig. 312,—Roman roads. From A Neiv Description of Ettgland and Wales. (Anon. 1724). tx.] brides bairns 5lt the time of King Belinus, and supposedly running from seato sea, were probably mythical, but in view of the sanctityof public highways and the Kings Peace which was en-forced thereon, it is…
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