1666] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 61 Majestie was pleased to give order to my satisfaction...

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

1666] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 61

Majestie was pleased to give order to my satisfaction. Then he asked me,
why I tooke the child with me, and whose son he was. I answered that he
was Collonel Philip Albertus von Bockhoven his son, and that it was his
mothers will, he should go along to see his fFriends. His Majestie com-
manded me to have a great care of him, and bring him back with me, which
I promised to do. Then his Majestie called the chancellour, and spoke to
him ; who, turning to me, told me that his Majestie had graced me with a
hundred rubles for equipping me, a hundred rubles for my jorney, and a
hundred rubles of my pay in advance, and so dismissed me.

I waited in the office, till the chancellour came downe ; who, being come,
ordered mandates to be sent to the treasury for money, and arave that petition
for the two months to me, with an order on it to receive for these two months
full pay ; and, notwithstanding I insisted to have an order on the other
petition for settleing my pay for the future, I could obtaine nothing of the
cross-grain'd old crabbed fellow, but that, when I returned, I should gett a
full order. So that there being no possibility of makeing any address to his
Majesty immediately, and our Boyar being sick, no other would medle in it,
I was forced to be content with that they gave me.

I made ready for my jorney, and bought diverse necessary es, and in June 26.
some places tooke my leave.

The money was brought to me, with his Majesties letters and instruc- June 27.
tions. After noone I was in towne, ordered some business, and tooke my
leave there.

I rode to Kuntzow, and tooke my leave of the Boyar, Elia Danielowitz, June 28.
and his lady, who, with others there, were very kind to me. When I came
home, it was told me, that a writer had been there from the ambassy office,
with orders to be gone the next day without fail ; so I went the same even-
ing, and tooke my leave of my neerest ffrieuds.

The podwodes* being come in the morning, I made all ready, and have- June 29.
Ing dined, most of the fclobodish cavaliers and many merchants came and
convoyed me to a bush or wood, within sight of the high way or road to
Twere, where wee stayed neer two howres, takeing hon valet with numerous
cups. The fFriends retm-ning, some of my countreymen as Malor Langdales
and Ruitmaster Kieth, and others, who had gone aside, and now came on

* [That is, posthorses ]