1666] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 69 evening, wee sailed by it, and Bornholme

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

1666] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 69

evening, wee sailed by it, and Bornholme, three miles distant from it. These
belong to the King of Denmarke.

Wee sailed towards the Pomers coast, and came in the view of the illand August 2.
Rugia, which ha'h tiirce hookes or nesses called Wittemund, DIasmund, and
Darnbush, which is divided from the illand. This illand is distant from August 3.
Bornholme fourteen, and from Lubeck twenty six leagues ; and, keeping our
course south west, wee had in our view Stralsund, and, towards evening
the promontory Dass, which is the confines of Pomeren and Mechlenburg.
Wee sailed by Rebnits, Rostock, and Wismar, which is fyve miles from August 4.
Lubeck ; and, sailing by the points called Great and Little Cluisemunde
towards evening, wee came into the river, where the fortress Travemunde *
and with a great deale of worke, all the night, wee winded the ship up the
river, and, about fyve aclock in the morning, came to anker just under the August 5.
towne, being by water foure, and by land but two, miles from the mouth of
the river. I tooke up my lodging at the signe of the Red Lyon, and sent
the amber cabinet, which Mr. Bryan desired me to bring hither, to Just
Poorten with the letter concerning it.

Haveing, with others, hired a waggon, about foure aclock, wee went
from Lubeck ; and, feeding the horses about midnight at halfe way, wee
arrived at Hamborg about midday. I tooke up my lodging in the Stone August c.
street, at the signe of the Towne Revall, where I had choice company of
cavaliers, only a litle more ranting as was fitting for my humour. I sent
immediately for Mr. Nathaniell Cambridge, to whom I had letters of
recommendation ; with whom, being come, I consulted about my jorney
further. By sea was exceeding dangerous and uncertaine, and by land
tedious and expensive, neither without hazard. He promised to ask the
advice of other ffriends, and give me his and their opinions, proffering me
withall all the kindness in his power. Mr. ver Poorten came to me after-
wards, to whom I had also letters, who also very kindly offered me all
assistance.

I went in the morning to Altonaw, and heard devotion. After noone, August 7.
one Mr. Kenedy came to me, who, at his going from Mosko, had taken
letters from us all to Scotland, but lost them all at Riga, he haveing had a
fitt of a frensy there.

My ffrlends came to me, being very irresolute of giveing their advice. August 8.
However, 1 resolved to travell by land, as the most pleasant and secure, by
reason of the warr.