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TO OWEN BRERETON Esq I owe the loan of the curious antiquities found in his estate near Flint, which are engraven in the plates viii. THOMAS MOSTYN Esq of the house of Trelacre.I look up to my friends for history and anecdote latent among their papers or references to our writers, least any facts lodged in books might escape my memory.ĪMONG the gentlemen I am chiefly indebted to for information respecting the present work, I cannot pass unthanked: My frequent journies through them, render me a tolerable master of their topography. They will see, that great part of Denbighshire, and all parts of the four remaining counties of our principality, are still to be described. I implore the aid of my countrymen to assist me in the attempt and to favor me with the necessary materials. To this will be added an Appendix, containing the subjects referred to in this volume, with variety of other matter. In a future volume, the wild and romantic scenery will be presented, intermixed with the rich vallies so frequently interspersed. THESE make of themselves a complete tour of the tamer parts of our country. The world justly loves the reality therefore, this is mentioned to satisfy the public, that they are not formed out of tours undertaken at different periods. THESE home-travels are the first part of an account of my own country and were actually performed in the year mentioned in the title page.
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