Plate 1.8 Interactive Transcription and Translation n.56
Translation: Let the ruins of Verolamium not be entirely obliterated: The Roman remains in the once celebrated town can be drawn as much as possible from the ruins, like a cenotaph of the city. In the year 1721 William Stukeley dedicated himself to engraving it in copper at the expense of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
