PREFACE. xi 



to Downing; from whence he again fets 

 out, and takes not a regular rout over the 

 remainder of North Wales. I by no means 

 mention this circumftance as a derogation 

 from the intrinfic merits of his work, it is 

 only done to fhew it's inconvenience as a 

 guide to the tourift. It contains much 

 matter, and many long diflertations on fub- 

 je&s of antiquity, (particularly an excellent 

 life of the Wel{h hero, Owen Glyndwr, 

 which alone occupies about 70 pages) 

 thefe, though well calculated both to in- 

 ftrucl: and amufe in the clofet, are too long 

 and uninterefting for the generality of per- 

 fons when upon their journey. And to 

 conclude the whole, it has been out of print 

 for fome time. 



The literary world has been much in- 

 debted to the induflry and abilities of Mr. 

 Pennant, for his accurate examinations and 

 defcriptions of Wales, Scotland, and feveral 

 parts of England, in which he has evinced 



a depth 



