1666] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 67 Mosco, the fyfth of July

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

1666] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 67

Mosco, the fyfth of July, [16] 66 ; another dated the twenty ninth of June,
tlie first per post, and the last per fFriend 5 a letter also from Doktor Colins,
dated the fyfth of July.

My old acquaintance the governour, Lievetennant General Fabian dc -Tuiy 21.
Fersen, sent an officer to welcome me, and told me he was very desirous to
speake with me, invitcing me to his lodgings. I rendrcd thankes, and bid
tell him, that I would pay my respects to him in the aftcrnoone.

Haveing dined, I sent for Mr. AylofFe, and desired him to accompany
me to the governour ; whither being come, he received me with a great deale
of kindnes, and after much discourse of old passages, he began to insinuate
the great inclination they * had to preserve the peace, and seemed to doubt
of the lyke sincerity in us; and among other things told me, how that some
dayes ago, a party of ours had come to the borders, and in a manner of
bravado had made a great noise with sounding of trumpets and shooting,
and thereby had put the countrey in a great feare and alarum. Which I
considering, told him that possibly it might be a mistake, and that it might
arise from my comeing to the borders, whither some ffriends from Plesko
had convoyed me, and at parting had, in mirth, shott some shotts, and
sounded trumpets. Wherewith he was satisfyed, and partly ashamed, that,
without ground, they should be so soone alarumed. Afterwards wee began
to pass the tyme with hearty cups. Parting, he sent me home to my
lodgings, in a coach, with servants and lacqueyes convoying me. At my
comeing to my lodging, I gave to each of the better sort who had convoyed
me, a ducat, and to the other, a reichs doller, a piece ; which was by farr too

much. I writt to Mr Bryan.

I dined at home with some ffriends, and in the afteruoone was merry juiy 22.

with them.

I exchanged a hundred rubles for reichs dollers, giveing fyfty eight copikes juiy 2.3.

for a reichs doller, most whereof Hollands, which was no good bargaine.
Mr. AylofFe hired my passage in a vessel to Lubeck for twelve reichs

dollers for my self and people, and I to have the cabinet, and promissed to

provide all sort of provisions for me. 1 dismissed the fuirmenf which I had

from Plesko, and wrott with them to ffriends there, and by the sotnik to the

governour, thanking him for his kindnes.

* [That is, the Swedes.] f [Postillions.]