Volume 2

A journey through England. In familiar letters from a gentleman here [i.e. J. Macky], to his friend abroad. [A journey through Scotland ... being the third volume] / [John Macky].

  • Macky, John, -1726
Date:
1722-1723
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A journey through England. In familiar letters from a gentleman here [i.e. J. Macky], to his friend abroad. [A journey through Scotland ... being the third volume] / [John Macky]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    George’t Accejjlon to the Throne, took up fo much the Attention of Mankind, that the Author could not then be fuppofed to be at Leifure to make his Obfervations j and the Year after, a flagrant Rebellion breaking out in moll Parts of the Kingdom, made travelling both fufpicious and dangerous, as have fince the Attempts of the late King of Sneden, and the Chevalier himfelf from Spain. But what prompted the Author moll to finifli th is Second Volume, was the coming out of a certain Book, called Mif- joids Obfervations through England, fluffed with the greateft Abfurdities imaginable. The French are certainly the unfitted: People in the World to write Defcriptions of Countries * for if they don’t mix fomething Ro- mantick in their Accounts, it’s