The Pennyles Pilgrimage is a Religious book. These Travels of mine into Scotland, were not undertaken neither in imitation or emulation of any man, but only devised by myself on purpose to make trial of my friends both in this Kingdom of England, and that of Scotland, and because I would be an eye-witness of divers things which I had heard of that Country ; and whereas many shallow-brained Critics, cb lay an aspersion on me, that I was set on by others, or that I did undergo this project, either in malice, or mockage of Master Benjamin, I vow by the faith of a Christian, that their imaginations are all wide, for he is a gentleman, to whom I am so much obliged for many undeserved courtesies that I have received from him, and from others by his favour, that I durst never to be so impudent or ungrateful, as either to suffer any maris persuasions, or mine own instigation, to incite me^ to make so bcul a requital, for so much goodness formerly received; so much for that, and now.
