Note 11 — PREFATORY CHAPTER.
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Far be it from me to disparage the information or undervalue the exertions of this most estimable lady, to turn the precious time of my all-seeing countrymen to the best account: on the contrary, I can with perfect truth and from much personal experience say, that I never met with a better General Itinerary than that she has given to the public: and though, as regards Spain, the amount of information is scanty, yet it is nevertheless far more correct than that contained in works I have met with, devoted exclusively to the description of that country.