100 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1667 Brandeburg. Writt also to Mr. AylofFe in Riga

Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"

100 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1667

Brandeburg. Writt also to Mr. AylofFe in Riga, and to his care letters to
Collonells Forrat and Odovern.

I delivered Steelhands writeing;s and passes to him, but received no
money, he remaining, upon this account, due to me fifteen punds sterling.
I gave visitt to Field Marshall Wurtz, and to some others who had
visitted me.

Queen Christina being here, and I finding it fitt to pay my duty to Her
Majestic, gave notice of my desire to kiss Her Majesties hands, which she
very readily granted. So I went thither with Steelhand, and, haveing given
notice, I was introducted by an Italian Marquesse to a large roorae, where
the Queen was standing at the upper end of the roome. How soone she
saw me, and, that after my first reverence, I advanced, she made hast to
meet me ; and, notwithstanding my dilligence, she did meet me near halfe
the roome, and, pulling of her glove, she presented me her hand, which,
bowing, I kissed ; then spoke in High Dutch to Her Majestic a very short
oration. She haveing thanked me, invited me, as it were, to go up and
downe the roome with her, which I did, a litle backward, discoursing with
Her ]\Iajestie about halfe an howre. Then haveing heard a very short
masse in the same roome, I tooke my leave, being convoyed down staires to
my coach by a gentleman.

Hearing that Mr. Johan van Sweden, with his family, was come to
Lubeck, and going for Russia, I went to Lubeck to consult with him about
our passage. I lodged a night by the way, and the next day, about noone,
came thither. So wee resolved to take our passage from Lubeck by sea ;
and, by his perswasion, I resolved to come and stay in his lodging, and take
my dyet and chamber here, being mor quiet, and farr lesse expensive live-
ing, as at Hamborg. So the next day I went for Hamborg againe.

Writt to my wyfe and mother in law, in a coverto to Mr, Bryan, and to
Doktor Collins, and to Mr. Joseph Williamson. I received eighty reichs
doUers, in specy, from Henry Poorten, upon a bill of exchange from Sir John
Hebden. Received letters from Mr. Benjamin Glanville, one dated Bruges,
the fourteenth of February, the other dated Ostend, the sixteenth of
February, with a full power to persue and recover his debts ft'om Henry
Krevett in Russia

I was by Mr. Zelmer, and see his horses, at the Bremer house.

Two collonells, Shults and Olefelt, would needs be going for Russia