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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13485	The pennyles pilgrimage, or The money-lesse perambulation, of Iohn Taylor, alias the Kings Majesties water-poet How he trauailed on foot from London to Edenborough in Scotland, not carrying any money to or fro, neither begging, borrowing, or asking meate, drinke or lodging. With his description of his entertainment in all places of his iourney, and a true report of the vnmatchable hunting in the brea of Marre and Badenoch in Scotland. With other obseruations, some serious and worthy of memory, and some merry and not hurtfull to be remembred. Lastly that (which is rare in a trauailer) all is true.	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.	1618 (1618)	STC 23784; ESTC S118255	31,268	54

THE PENNYLES PILGRIMAGE OR The Money-lesse perambulation of IOHN TAYLOR Alias the Kings Majesties Water-Poet HOW HE TRAVAILED ON FOOT from London to Edenborough in Scotland not carrying any Money to or fro neither Begging Borrowing or Asking Meate drinke or Lodging With his Description of his Entertainment in all places of his Iourney and a true Report of the vnmatchable Hunting in the Brea of Marre and Badenoch in Scotland With other Obseruations some serious and worthy of Memory and some merry and not hurtfull to be Remembred Lastly that which is Rare in a Trauailer all is true LONDON Printed by Edw All de at the charges of the Author 1618. TO THE TRVLY NOBLE AND RIGHT Honorable Lord GEORGE Marquesse of Buckingham Viscount VILLEIRS Baron of Whaddon Iustice in Eyre of all his Maiesties Forrests Parkes and Chases beyond Trout Master of the Horse to his Maiesty and one of the Gentlemen of his Highnesse Royall Bed-Chamber Knight of the most Noble order of the Garter and one of his Majesties most Honorable Priuie Councell of both the Kingdomes of England and Scotland RIght Honorable and worthy honour'd Lord as in my Trauailes I was Entertain'd welcom'd and relieu'd by many Honourable Lords Worshipfull Knights Esquires Gentlemen and others both in England Scotland So now your Lordships Inclination hath incited or inuited my poore Muse to shelter herselfe vnder the shadow of your Honourable Patronage not that there is any worth at all in my sterill inuention but in all Humilitie I acknowledge that it is onely your Lordships acceptance that is able to make this nothing something and withall engage me euer Your Honours in all obseruance IOHN TAYLOR To all my louing Aduenturers by what name or title so euer my generall salutation REader these Trauailes of mine into Scotland were not vndertaken neither in imitation or emulation of any man but onely deuised by my selfe on purpose to make triall of my friends both in this Kingdome of England and that of Scotland and because I would be an eye witnesse of diuers things which I had heard of that Country and whereas many shallow-brain'd Critickes doe lay an aspersion on me that I was set on by others or that I did vndergoe this project either in malice or mockage of Maister Beniamin Ionson 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 vndeserued courtesies that I haue receiued from him and from others by his fauour that I durst neuer to be so impudent or ingratefull as either to suffer any mans perswasions or mine owne instigation to incite me to make so bad a requitall for so much goodnesse formerly receiued so much for that and now Reader if you expect That I should write of Cities scituations Or that of Countries I should make relations Of brooks crooks nooks of riuers boorns and rills Of mountaines fountaines Castles Towers hills Of Shieres and Pieres and memorable things Of liues and deaths of great commanding Kings I touch not those they not belong to mee But if such things as these you long to see Lay downe my Booke and but vouchsafe to reede The learned Camden or laborious Speede. And so God speede you and me whilst I rest yours in all thankfulnes IOHN TAYLOR TAYLORS PENNILESSE PILGRIMAGE LIst Lordings list if you haue lust to list I write not here a tale of had I wist But you shall heare of trauels and relations Descriptions of strange yet English fashions And he that not beleeues what here is writ Let him as I haue done make proofe of it The yeare of grace accounted as I weene One thousand twice three hundred and eighteene And to relate all things in order duly 'T was Tuesday last the fourteenth day of Iuly Saint Reuels day the Almanacke will tell ye The signe in Virgo was or neere the belly The Moone full three dayes old the winde full South At these times I began this trick of youth I speake not of the Tide for vnderstand My legges I made my Oares and rowed by land Though in the morning I began to goe Good fellowes trooping flock'd me so That make what hast I could the Sunne was set E're from the gates of London I could get At last I tooke my latest leaue thus late At the Bell Inne that 's extra Aldersgate There stoode a horse that my prouant should carie From that place to the end of my fegarie My Horse no Horse or Mare but guelded Nagge That with good vnderstanding bore my bagge And of good cariage he himselfe did show These things are ex'lent in a beast you know There in my Knapsack to pay hungers fees I had good Bacon Bisket Neates-tongue Cheese With Roses Barbaries of each Conserues And Mithridate that vigrous health preserues And I entreate you take these words for no-lyes I had good Aqua vita Rosa so-lies With sweet Ambrosia the Gods owne drinke Most ex'lent geere for mortalls as I thinke Besides I had both vineger and oyle That could a daring sawcie stomack foyle This foresaid Tuesday night 'twixt eight and nine Well rigg'd and ballac'd both with Beere and Wine I stumbling forward thus my iaunt begun And went that night as farre as Islington There did I finde I dare affirme it bold A Maydenhead of twenty fiue yeeres old But surely it was painted like a whore And for a signe or wonder hang'd at ' dore Which shewe a Maidenhead that 's kept so long May be hang'd vp and yet sustaine no wrong There did my louing friendly Host begin To entertaine me freely to his Inne And there my friends and good associates Each one to mirth himselfe accommodates At Well head both for welcome and for cheere Hauing a good New tonne of good stale Beere There did we Trundle downe health after health Which oftentimes impaires both health and wealth Till euery one had fill'd his mortall Trunke And onely Nobody was three parts drunke The morrow next Wednesday Saint Swithins day From ancient Islington I tooke my way At Hollywell I was inforc'd carrowse Ale high and mightie at the Blinde-mans house But ther 's a helpe to make amends for all That though the Ale be great the Pots be small At High-gate hill to a strange house I went And saw the people were to eating bent I neither Borrow'd Crau'd Ask'd Begg'd or Bought But most laborious with my teeth I wrought I did not this cause meate or drinke was scant But I did practise thus before my want Like to a Tilter that would winne the prize Before the day hee 'le often excercise So I began to put in vre at first These principles 'gainst hunger and 'gainst thirst Close to the Gate their dwelt a worthy man That well could take his whiffe and quaffe his Canne Right Robin Good-fellow but humors euill Doe call him Robin Pluto or the Deuill But finding him a Deuill freely harted With friendly farewels I