1666] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 73 Haveing breakfasted early, and given the postmaster

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

1666] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 73

Haveing breakfasted early, and given the postmaster his morning draught, \ ngust 17.
and a reichs doller for his kindnes, I caused bring mj baggage to the boat
without beins: questioned. Wee went now by water, haveing the towne
Santen on our left hand, to Rees, four howres, where wee stayed about two
howres ; then went further in the sight of Cleve, the chiefFe towne of the
Dukedome of Olivia, in the possession of the Elector of Brandeburg, where
he also sometymes resideth. Towards evening we came to Emmerick three
howres, which, with the two former, are in the Dukedome of Cleve, and the
Hollanders have their garrisons in them. Here I lodged all night, and the
next morning went to the Jesuits church, and heard devotion. The Paters Aunuet «.
were but lately returned, haveing been forced to remove, when the warr
began with the Bishop of Munster.

Haveing breakfasted, wee sailed downe to Shenkenshants, two howres
where the Rhine divides, and wee stayed an howre ; in which tyme I went
a shore, and tooke a view of the fort, which, both by nature and art, is well
fortifycd. Towards evening wee w^ent downe the [Waal] and came to
Nimwegen, and lodged in the Toelass, being foure howres, which, in all the
Netherlands and Westphalen, they reckon being halfe a Dutch myle. A
lievtennant lodged with me, and, albeit vvee had nothing extraordinary, yet
wee had a pretty dear reckoning the next day.

About six aclock wee went to the boat, and sailed to Tiel, six howres Au-ust v).
where wee stayed about an howre, and refreshed our selves, where wee gott
another cavalier in company, and two yong wenches. Wee sailed bv the
fort Saint Andrewes, two howres, and to Bommel, two howres, where wee
stayed about halfe an howre, and then passing by the house of Lowenstein
and Workum, betwixt which the river Maes falleth into the Waal, in jjoing
by, I see Sir Georg Aiscue, one of the English admirals, who had been
taken prisoner in the engagement the beginning of June.* Wee came to
Gorkum, on the other side, being two howres from Brommell, where we
stayed but halfe an howre ; and, going two howres farther, the cavaliers,
who had bargained it seems with the wenches, haveing bribed or perswaded
the skipper to stay there all night, wee could not by any meapes gett him to

* [Sir Georcre Aysoue, knight, admiral of the off the coast of Sussex, on the first of June

white, had his flag on board of the Royal 166G, when his vessel, being di-^abled ran on

I'rnice, then reputed the finest ship in the the Galloper sand bank, and was burned him-

world. He sijniaJised himself in the sea-fight self and his crew being made prisoners ]