1651-53] DIARY OF TATRICK GORDON. 7 the citty, whltlicr wee arrived at iioone, and lodg-cd in a Scotsman's house

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

1651-53] DIARY OF TATRICK GORDON. 7

the citty, whltlicr wee arrived at iioone, and lodg-cd in a Scotsman's house in
the Holy Ghost street, our landlord being called John Donaldsonc. Here
I stayed eight dayes.

On Friday, with a gentleman Thomas Menezes, and three other Dutcii
men, wee bespoke the ordinary coach for Konigsbei-g ; and Mr. ]\renczcs and
I payed each for our share to Brawnsberg a doUer and a halfc. On
Saturnday at eight acloak wee tooke our jorney, and came the same night to
Elving, being nyne miles, and the next day timely to Frawensberg, fyve
miles ; where meeting with our good friend Mr. Robert BLickhall, who was
priest and vicar to one of the chanons there, by his perswasion wee let our
coach go, and stayed all night.

This townc lyeth on the lake called the Frish HafFe, being every where
open, and all along the foot of an hill, whereon the Dume standeth, wherein ^lere Copemi-
ar, as I remember, eight Channons, who have most pleasant houses and wwkii! "^"^
orchards towards the fields. The next day, being well entertained by ]\[r.
Blackball, and hireing an open waggon, with Father Blackball and Mr.
]\Ienezes, I rode to Brawnsberg, being a mile, most of the way being
through a wood.

Brawnsberg lyeth. in the bishoprick of Yermia, on the river Passarg,
which a mile from thence falleth in the Frish HafFe. Over the river is the
new towne, which is divided in two streets, one towards Konigsberg, the
other along the river upwards. The townes are joined by a bridge, the old
towne walled, the new open every where. Here wee tooke up our
lodging by Mr. Menezes his brother, who was a priest called Alexander
^lichal Menezes, whose charge was a small church in the new towne.

Here being at my studies in the CoUedge of the Jesuits, albeit I wanted
not for any thing, the Jesuits alwayes bestowing extraordinary paines, and
takeing great care in educateing youth, yet could not my humor endure
such a still and strict way of liveing.

[A.D. 1653.]
Wherefor takeing my leave, I resolved to returne home againe, and on
a Tuesday, about ten acloak, I took my joraey on foot to save expences, for
1 had no mor money left but seven reichs dollers and a halfe, and one suit
of cloaths which I had on. So takeing my eloake and a litle ba"-gc
wliercin were my linnens and some bookes, with a staffe in hand I pilgrim'd
it away all alone. I had not learned any Dutch, by reason of our speaking