1686] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 131 Htle way, and being four, wee hired a coach

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

1686] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 131

Htle way, and being four, wee hired a coach for eight shillings to Graves-
end, where, after supper, wee haveinaj hired a boat for six shillings, to
London. Expended this day, at Shirncss, for the boat, fyve shillings ; for
breakfast in Chattam, eighteen pence ; coach hire to Gravesend, two shil-
lings ; where wee tookc coach, six pence ; supper in Gravesend, two shillings ;
oares to London, eighteen pence.

It being a great storme on the river, wee gott to London about four April 28.
a clock in- the morning. I went immediately to bed, and riseing about nine
a clock, went to Court, and waited on the King at Privy Staires, who came
in his barge, and landed about eleven a clock. I dined with my ordinary
company, and expended this day, for dinner, two shillings two pence ; to
Sonne and servants, with the tyme I had been away, seven shillings ; for
a booke, two shillings ; for makeing of some kravats, lace to ruffles, ten
shillings ; for a kravat, seventeen shillings ; for three travelUng kravats,
nine shillings ; for washing of my sonnes linnens, three shillintis. I payed
also the taylors bill, being twenty six pund ; for house meale^^ by him, six
shillings ; for stockens to the page, two shilling ; for shooes to him, three
shillings. 1 sent a paire of sables to my Lady Melfort.

1 went by water to Loudon, and haveing done my business upon the Ex- April 29.
change, I returned about eight a clock at night, and Avent to Court ; and,
about ten a clock, meeting with Mr. Marr,t he told me that the shipp wherein
my Sonne should go to Dunkirk in was gone dowue to Gravesend, and that,
by four a clock next morning, he must be gone. So that, tfce tyme being
pressing, I came home, and, albeit late, I bought some linnens for him, and
made all things ready. Expended this day, for oares to London, six pence;
for wyne there, two shillings two pence ; for a ken,| with hand, nine shillings ;
for coach hire to returne, eighteen pence ; for sonne and servants, two shil-
lings ; for two shirts to my sonne, seven shillings.

About four a clock, haveing sent for Mr. Marr, wee went and tooke April so,

*[Houserent. Gordon hadhired the tailor's rood in November, 1686, and became Rector

lodging for two or three days. See above, pp. ol tlie Scotch College at Douity, alter the

126, 127.] Kevolution of 16S« See Dr Oliver's l.iogra-

t [A friend, to whose intimate knowledge phical Aleuioirs of the Society of Jesus, pp 21,

of the history of his church in Scotland 1 107 ; Letters of Janie.-;, Karl of I'crth, to his

have been nio-e than once indebted the sister, the (^'uiite-s ot Krr, I. p li4
Kevcrend Geoifrc A. GriflSn of New Abbey, i\Ir. eirilfin adds tliat, neither the names of

informs me that "Mr. Marr" was but Gordons suns, John and James, ni<r the oame

another name for Father James Forbes, a of his cousin, Alexander, are to be foun^l in

raeml)er of the society of Jesus, who was su- the roll of students at Douay.]
perior of its Scottish mission in 1679, was ap- t [A cane ]

pointed one of the King's chaplains at Holy-