1686] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 117 maides, 1 doller 1 floren 14 pence

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

1686] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 117

maides, 1 doller 1 floren 14 pence ; coach hire, 4 dollers ; drink money to
the coachman, 2 florens ; to the inspector, 3 dollers 16 pence ; linnen
washing', 1 floren 13 pence ; to Mr. Brownes maid, 12 pence ; to the doctor,
1 doller ; medicines, 4 dollers ; apothecary, 1 floren 4 pence ; postage of
letters, 14 pence.

My father* came to Dantzick. Wee began our journy. We ware con- March 9.
woyed by the cheif Scotsmen in Dantzick to Harmans, and was interteaned
their by them, being the pleasant place, from Dantzick a half myle, and
lodged in Sagorski, two myll and a half from Putsky ; and haveing past
through Oliwa, wee left the Carthusiane monastery the left hand. Payed
for fyve and a half stoup of bear, sixteen and a half grosse ; for beddeng,
six grosse ; for brandie, wyn, and wages, three gross and a half.

Through a litle towne called Neu Stat, a myll. This is a little open March lo.
towne, with many churches and holy places ; and, two mylles further, baited
in a crue ; then two mylles further to the towne of Lawenburg, which is the
judiciall city of this country. It hath a brick wall, furnished with many
quadrat and round toures, and a river running on the wast syde of it, which
could be brought round the towne, hot the hill on the east near it, hinders
it from being any considerable fortrese. It, with the whole destrict, be-
longeth in former tymes to the croune of Polland ; hot, by the treatie of
Ohva,t it came to the Elector of Brandiburg, whose territors begin two myll
and a half eastward of this towne. Wee rod two mylles further, and lodged
in a crue belonging to the Generall



All this and yesterdayes journy being through a low walley, barran March ii.
sande, and stony ground, with hills on both sydes, cloathed with firre,
oaken, and other trees, yet, on the left hand, better furnished. Wee crossed
only two or three hills which interrupted the walley passage. Given out at
midday, nine grosse for three stoup of bear, and three grosse by the way
for bear. Lodged by the river Lupon, in the new red crue, belonging to
Cornall Grunku, being four my lis from Stolpa. Payed here, for bear, cages
and bedding, twenty two gross and a half.

By day light, tooke journy to the river Russa, where a gentlemans Marcii 12.
house, willage, and myll, one myll and a half ; and dyued in Stolpa, by a

* [This, and a few other pages of the
Diary, were obviously written by Gordon's son, t [23 April, i GGO ]

at his father's dictation.]