D E D I C A T I O N .
The xvith century received luftre from the numbers o f
generous volunteers of rank and fortune, who diitin-
guilhing themfelves by the contempt of riches, eafe, and
luxury, made the moil hazardous voyages, like yourfelf,
animated by-the love of true glory.
In reward, the name of B a n k s will ever exiil with
thofe of C l i f f o r d , R a l e i g h and W i l l u g h b y , on the
rolls of fame, celebrated initances o f great and enter-
prizing ipirits : and the arttic S o l a n d e r muil remain
a fine proof that no climate can prevent the feeds of
knowlege from vegetating in the breaft of innate ability.
You have had juitly a full triumph decreed to you by
your country. May your laurels for ever remain unblighted
1 and if ihe has deigned to twine for me a
civic wreath, return to me the fame good wiih.
I am, with every due acknowlegement,
D e a r S i r ,
Your obliged, and
D o w n in g ,
M a rc h i , 1774. i , , , _
moil obedient humble Servant,
T H O M A S P E N N A N T .
a d v e r t i s e m e n t .
THIS journey was undertaken in the fummer o f 1772, in order
to render more complete, my preceding tour ; and to allay
that fpecies o f reftleffnefs that infefts many minds, on leaving
any attempt unfinifhed. Confcious o f my deficiency in feveral re-
fpefts, I prevaled on two gentlemen to favor me with their
company, and to fupply by their knowlege what I found wanting
in' myfelf.
T o the Rev. Mr. John Lightfoot, lefturer of Uxbridge, I am
obliged for all the botanical remarks fcattered over the following
pages. But it gives me great pleafure to fay that he means to
extend his favors, by foon giving to the public a F lor a S c o t ic a ,
an ample enumeration and hiftory of the plants obferved by him
in the fev.eral places we vifited. T o Mr. Lightfoot, I muft join
in my acknowlegements, the Rev. Mr. John Stuart of Killin, fora
variety o f hints, relating to cuftoms o f the natives o f the highlands,
and of the iflands, which by reafon o f my ignorance of the Erfi
ox Galic language, mult-have efcaped my notice. T o both I was
indebted for all the comforts that arife from the fociety of
agreeable and worthy companions.
I muft not omit my thanks to the feveral gentlemen who favored
me at different times with accounts and little hiftories o f the places
o f their refidence, or their environs. T o begin with the moil
ibuthern, my belt acknowlegements are due to
Mr. Aikin, Surgeon, for the account o f Warrington.
a 2 .Mr,