1667] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 99 I went to Altenaw and heard devotion

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

1667] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 99

I went to Altenaw and heard devotion. Being returned, Collonell March lo.
Maljson sent an officer to welcome me, excuseing that he himself was
bedsick, telling mc, that hearing I was come in a private way, he desired
me to make use of his coach and servants, which he would take for a
singular courtesy, and that dureing my stay there. I rendred many thanks,
and promised how soone I could to returne his kind visitt. I dined with
Steelhand, whither in the afternoone came Feltmarshall Wurtz,* who,
hearing of my being come to the citty, came of purpose to gett Steelhand
to go along with him, to give me a visitt. I gave him many thanks,
telling his Excellency that I tooke It for a singular favour, and his good
intention for a visitt. The same evening I went and visitted Collonell
Malyson, who was sick and under phisick. He made us very welcome, and
pressed me to accept of his coach and servants dureing my stay, seeing he
could not himself ; which I promised to do. Here I gott notice of my old
master, the noble Lubomirsky, his death, who dyed the second of February,
in Breslaw.

Feltmarshall Wurts gave me .a visitt, and stayed, discoursing together Jiarch 12.
of old and mooerne stories, two howrcs. The same day, many other
cavaUers came and gave me visitts. I had notice of the thii'teen yeares
truce betwixt the Emperour of Russia and the King of PoUand.

Finding my lodging unfitt for me, for many reasons, I removed to the
new towne, and lodged in the signe of the White Horse, where 1 had
better convenience in every thing.

I did writt to Russia to my wyfe, mother in law, Mr. Bryan, and Ahnais March 15.
Ivanovits ; as also to England, to Sir John Hebden and his son, to Mr.
Andrew Hay ; to Scotland, to my father, to Generall Dalyell, and Lieve-
tennent Generall Drummond ; to Mr. Glauville in Bruges, and Mrs. Plowden
in Ghent ; to Doktor Dawison in Varsso ; to Mr. Gellentin in Dantzick to
whom I sent the letter from His Majestic of Great Brittaine to the King of
PoUand, in favour of Collonell Bockhoven, as also the letter from Prince
Rupert to Duke Boguslaw Radzivil, recommended to him. Writt also to
Lievetennent Collonell Bruce, who was commendant in Magdeborg, re-
commending to him the letter from Prince Rupert to the Elector of

* [Paul, haron de Wurtz, a native of the Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, King Christian
dutchy of ^"Icswig. He served successively IV. of Denmark, and the United Provinces of
under the Emperor Ferdinand II., King Holland. He died in 1676.]