1661] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 33 sence of the King

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

1661] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON.



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sence of the King, the collours being cariyed bcfor, and throwne downe on
the floore at tli^ Kings feet. They were ordered to do their reverence to
the King as they used to do to the Tzaar, which they refused, especially the
Kniaz Gregory Affonasseovits Koslofsky, who also openly upbraided them
with breach of the capitulation. But he was silenced, and reconducted to
the quarters allotted them. These collours were afterwards, on Corpus
Christi day, caryed in procession to the new towne, to the church dedicated
to the Blessed Margin, with great solemnity.

The Swedish ambassadour, GrafFe Steno Bielke, received satisfaction ;
for albeit the peace had been allowed by a convocation of the estates the
yeare befor, yet it was now fully ratifyed and confirmed.

The newes from the Ukraina, of the confederacy of the armyes, was the
greatest perplexity ; and Lubomirskij, being disgusted, though best able,
yet contributed least to the composeing of this mischieffe, and most because
his method and counsells were not allowed nor followed. And surely no-
thing proceeded from him which did please the court, he being suspected to
act against its interest ; and, even now, they suspected him to be the hote-
feau of the armyes confederacy, whereof at this tyme, he was, without
doubt, guiltles. But, if hereafter, when he was forced into a foreigne
countrey, he fomented the dissension or division betwixt the King and
army, as it is said, I cannot tell : only I say this, which 1 had great reason
and occasion to know, haveing been, in a manner, his domestick, and con-
stantly present at table, and many private discourses, and likewise being
very intimate with his secretaryes and chieffe servants for the space of two
yeares and a halfe, that I never heard, nor could perceive any thing from
him, but setled and constant resolutions to adhere to the setled constitutions
of the realme, a hatred against innovations, a great zeale for the preserva-
tion of the libertyes and priviledges of the people. /. n-i truly he was by na-
ture a great lover of vertue and vertuous persons, and as great a hater of
vice; a good sojour ; a great politician as to the understanding of state
effaires, but no good practicioner, as the event showed ; very prudent and
just in all his private actions. This, in short, I do in verity affirme of this
noble prince.

The Prince Bogoslaw Radziewill went away from the parliament dis-
gusted ; his former behaviour, in the late warrs, being objected to him in
parliament by some of the senatours ; he being forbidd also to let his chap-
laine preach in his lodging, because it belonged to the church, he haveing