1666] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 63 noise, the Russes being unwilling to disoblige tbe Hollanders

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

1666] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 63

noise, the Russes being unwilling to disoblige tbe Hollanders, whom my
business concerned most.

Hearing that Mr. Gcorg Gordon,* brother to the Laird of Haddo, was October ii.
in the citty, I sent to seeke him, and desire him to come to me, which he
did in the evening, with Mr. James Metcllane and John Kirkwood. Wee
mad meny, remembrmg tFriends, till neer midnight.

Received letters from Generall Dalyel, dated Lieth, the second of
October, and from Lieutenant Generall Drummond, Edinburgh, the ninth of
October. The Kings lock smith, by order, brought a key which opened
the doores to the parke, galleries, and other passages in tlic Court, to whom
I gave twenty shillings, and to his attendent fyve, my name bemg graved on it.

Being not well accommodated in the Strand, I removed to Hay Market

and lodged in Mr. Robert Ranyes, at the signe of the Two Blew Balls,

where 1 had exceeding good accommodation. I sent my brother in law

Charles to the dancing and writeing schoole.

Writt to my father and brother. ^ , ^ , ,

•' October 15

i had conference with my Lord Chancellourf in his house, he being October i6
sick of the gowt ; the substance whereof in my other booke of my relation.

Being Sunday, I hired a coach and rode to High Gate, and dined with October 21
the Earl of Lawderdale, and returned in the evening.

Writt to my father, and to Mistress Massy in Bruges, and to Mistress October 22
Plowden in Gent, per post.

I had another conference with my Lord Chancellor and Sir William October 23
Morice, the Secretary of State, at the Lord Chancellors house, which is insert
in my booke of relations. Received a letter from Generall Dalyel, dated Lieth,
the sixteenth of October.

Writt to Generall Dalyell and Lievetennant Generall Drummond per October 25
post. Received letters from my wyfe and mother in law, dated Mosko,

^ * [George Gordon, second son of Sir John sident of the Court of Session in October 168]

Gordon of Haddo, kniglit baronet, was born in and Lord Cliancellor of Scotland in Mav' IGS'^'

October, 1637. He studied in Kind's College at A few months afterwards he was made'Karl of

Aberdeen, from 1655 to 1659, when he took the Aberdeen. He ceased to be Lord Chancellor

degree of Master of Arts. He was immediately in May, 1684, and died at Kellie (now called

afterwards appomted a regent or professor, and Haddo House) in April, 17:^0. A memoir of

held this ofhce until .March. 1663, when he his life, from the graceful pen of the late Mr

went abroad to study law. He succeeded to John Dunn, is prefixed to the volume of letters

the fami.y estat e and title on the death of his addressed to him, printed for the Spalding Club

brother, Sir John Gordon, in .March, 1667. He in 1851.]

became au advocate at the Scotch bar in t [The Earl of Clarendon 1
February, 1668, a judge in June, 1680, Pre-