122 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1686 flesh was torren out of their armes

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

122 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1686

flesh was torren out of their armes, and from thence ware carted to the place
of justice without the towne, and there broken and layed on wheeles. This
evening, I was plentifully feasted by Mr. Nathanael Cambridge, where was
the EngUsh resident, and the principalle merchants of the English company.
Haveing bespok a coach, at the rate of a doller a day, I took coach and
rod to Altenaw, and from thence to the river syde, and went aboard of an
Enghsh ship which was bound for London. I gave to bring me aboard, a
mark Lips ; and to the seamen drink money, a half a doller, I received
letters from my son m law and Mr. Vinius, the first dated from Kyow, and
the other, the seventh February, from Mosko. The English resident came
after noone and gave me a visitt.

Being invited, I supped with the English resident, where ware the prin-
cipalle merchants of the EngUsh company, and ware plentifully entertained.
Mr, Cambridge agreed with the skipper, for fraught, meat, drink, and use
of his cabbcu, for me and three persons, to London, for ten pund sterling.

Being Annunciation Day, I went by coach to Altenaw, and heard de-
votion,

I did writt to Mosko by post, to the Boyar, Kniaz Vasily Vasiliovltz, to
Mr, Vinius, to Mr. Hartman, CoUonell von Mengden, and to my wyfe, all
under the coverto of Mr, von Sowme, addressed to Mr, Vinius. Wrott also
to Madame Crawfuird, in a coverto to Mr. Gray, addressed to Mr. Adie,* to
Dantzick,

I supped by Mr. Robert Jolly, and was very kyndly entertained.
Being invited, I was at a christning feast by Mr, Foster, where were
the English resident and the principalle English men and women. Here
was plenty and variety.

Being impatient to stay for a faire wind, I resolved to travel by land,
and tooke boat in a wery stormy day ; and not being able to go downe the
river to Blankness, wee went to Harborg, being reckoned a large mylle,
and haveing Mr. Jolly in company. I payed to the ferrymen four mark
Lipses. Wee hired a waggon to Buckstehude, being three my lies, paying
for each mylle a halfe a doller, according to the ordainance in those places,
for a vaggon withe two, three, or four, or five persons. This Harburgh
is an open towne, yet hath a decayed wall from the land syde, a castle being

* [Probably the Alexander Aidy, who had in 1670. See the Miscellany of the Spalding
a birth brieve from the baillies of Aberdeen, Club, vol. v. p. 348.]