116 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1686 a third, on the way to Konigsberg

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

116 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1686

a third, on the way to Konigsberg, being wearying of tossing upon a
waggon. I payed here, for dyet, wine, and feeding the sojors, twelve
florens, includeing Yury Powlson. I gave to the maid fyfteen pence, and
bought ane amber crosse, a charke, and three bracelets, for four and a half
dollers.

This Memell is a very strong place, especially the castle, which is to be
fortifyed yet better, according to a draught which the Commendant did
show me, most of the materialls being already provided. The souldiers
have duly allowance of six florens a moneth, for two whereof they are pro-
vided of bread ; two ar given them to buy beer, kitchin meat, and extra-
ordinaries ; and two is preserved by their officers for furnishing them with
sliooes, stockings, shirts, and other necessaries. A captaine hath thirty two
dollers a month ; a liewtennant, eighteen ; and an ensignie, twelve.

Haveing hired a coach, at the rate of a reichs doller a day, I rode in it
to Scotland Syde, and, in the Jesuits Church, heard devotion. In the after-
noone, the Rector of the Jesuits Colledge gave me a visitt, to whom I de-
clared my resolution of takeing my son along with me ; for, perceiveing
that they had here infected him with Calvinisme, I was afrayed he should be
altogether subverted. I repayed the visitt to Mr. Browne and Mr. Forbes,
and consulted with the Doctor concerning the boy Daniell.

Being invited, I dined by Mr. James Browne, where, with many of our
countreymen, I was very kindly entertained. I did writt to my wyfe, son
in law, and Collonell Leviston, in Kyow ; to the Boyar, Kniaz Vasily
Vasilivits ;* Mr. Vinius ; to Lievetennant Collonell Kruger, in Memell ; and
Mr. Georg Gray, in Konigsberg ; the former in a coverto to Mr. Georg Fraser,
in Riga. I hired a shease, with three horses, to Stetin, for eighty florens.

Haveing been at devotion by the Jesuits in Scotland Syde, and taken
leave of them, I dined by Mr. Forbes, and was very well entertained

I made preparations to be gone, haveing gott medicines for Daniell, the
ifriends sending me wyne and provisions on the way in abundance. I went
and tooke my leave of Mr. Browne, Mr. Forbes, and others. I changed
here forty ducats for currant money. Money disbursed in Dantzick : For
two paire of shooes, 5 florens ; for a clock to my son, 9 dollers 2 florens ;
for dyet and wine, 10 dollers 2 florens 10 pence ; drink money to the

* [Golizyn ]