1667] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 95 After breakfast, I went to Greenwich, Sir John [Hebden]

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

1667] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 95

After breakfast, I went to Greenwich, Sir John [Hebden], with his whole January 29.
family, convoying me, whither came also all the Russia merchants and other
fFriends, where wee supped, and were exceeding merry.

At one after midnight, tiie tyde serving, I tooke leave of our kind January 30.
friends, and tooke boate. Comeing by day light to Gravesend, where
breakfasting, I hired horses, and, towards night, came to Sandwich, where I
lodged.

I came to Deale, and immediately caused enquire for the ketches to January si.
whom I had orders, but could not gett notice of them.

Sir John Kempthornc lying in the Downes at anchor with his squadron, February 1.
I went aboard of him, and shewed him my order. He told me that these ^ ^^ ^^
ketches might have been here and gone, for any thing he knew, they
not belonging to him, and that, without express orders from the Lord High
Admirall, he could not affoord me any vessell. Being returned to my
lodging, I immediately did writt by post to Sir WilUam Coventry, in-
forming him that there were no such ketches in the Downes as he had
given me order to ; who, the next day, returned me answer that, the wind
serving, the ketches, it seemes, had followed their former orders, and that he
could not forsee any occasion whereby I could be served in hast. So I re-
solved to go to Dover, and take the packet boat.

The great Field Generall and Crowne Marshall of Polland, George Se- February 2.
bastian Lubomirsky, dyed in Bresslaw.

I rode to Dover, being rainy, unpleasant weater, and lodged by Mr. February 4.
Tours, at the signe of the Prince of Orange.

I passed the tyme in viewing from the high ground the coast of France, February 5.
which, albeit a darkish day, wee could plainly discerne.

About midnight, we were told to make ready to go aboard, which, have-
ing payd dear for naughty entertainment and sweet musick, wee did, about
two aclock in the morning. Wee were tossed hither and thither the whole February «.
day betwixt Calais and Graveling, and the next night too, and had enough
to do the next day to gett to Newport late, I haveing been extremly seasick
all the tyme.

Wee went by boat to Bruges, and tooke up my old lodging ; afterwards February «.
went with the English resident, Mr. Glanvile, to the Vrie, and, with other
ffriends, were merry till midnight.

Haveing heard masse at the Nunnery after the Princes Pallace, and takei^ February s»