1667] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. lOl with their officers, from which 1 diswaded them, that the Emperour

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

1667] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. lOl

with their officers, from which 1 diswaded them, that the Emperour haveing
dissmissed so many officers who had served and were acquainted in the
countrey, it was not lykely that he would accept of new, seeing, by the
peace with Polland, there was Htle to do. And, with much trouble, I got
them perswaded to stay so long untill I should returne them an answer
from Mosko, if they could be accepted or not ; to which purpose they gave
me a memoriall subscrived with their hands.

I was entertained in the English house. March 2

I did writt to Dantzick to Mr. John Gellentin. March i

I did writt to Collonell More in Buxtehude, and the next day received March 3
answer.

I confessed, and received the blessed sacrament in Altenaw. March 3

Being resolved to go to Lubeck, 1 tooke my leave of ffiiends, as of April i.
Field Marshall Wurtz, Collonell Malyson, and the English merchants, and ^^'^^^
last of all, of Collonell Gordon Steelhand.

I borrowed one hundred dollers of Mr. Cambridge, giveing a bill upon April 2.
Mr. Herman Becker to pay to Mr. Benjamin Ayloffe, with a letter of advise
to Herman Becker. This same evening I tooke my leave of the Queen of
Sweden, who was very gracious to me. Received letters from Sir John
Hebden, dated Peckham, the first of March.

I went for Lubeck, lodging by the way, the innes where wee should April 3.
have breakfasted being in the night burn'd off, wee breakfasted in a
house by the same landlord, to whom we contributed largely upon the
account of his losse. By the way, a merchant in the coach shott the
master of the coach through the legg, holding a pistoll negligently in his
hand.

Writt to Steelhand. April 6.

Writt to Hendry Poorten, and the twelfth to him also. April 8.

Received a letter from Hendry Poorten, dated Hamborg, the tenth of
April, and from Steelhand, dated Hamborg, the thirteenth of April.

I did writt to Collonell Malyson, thanking him for his civilityes. April 18.

I was entertained in the Ratsheer Keller.

At a feast by Jost Poorten.

By Johan van Goren, entertained liberally.

Writt to my wyfe and her mother, in a coverto to Mr. Bryan. I was April 20.
in Grinaw, with Mr. Van Sweden.