1686] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 153 our kind Scots

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

1686] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 153

our kind Scots ffriends. Wee lioysed saile, and, with a moderate gale,
came so farr as the road of Copcuhaven, where, being a great calme, wee
anchored. This shipp, called the Paradis ; the skipper, William Buck, be-
longing to Yarmouth.

By day light, wee weighed anchors and set forward, and with a ordinary July 2
wind passed by the illands Amach and . . . being in company with
some other ships, who were bound to diverse places. Befor evening, wee
passed by Falsterboom.

Haveing a pretty gale, wee passed by the illands Borne and Erdholme ;
but in the evening, the wind proveing easterly, wee were forced to hold
over to the Pomers coast, and so continued some dayes, laboreing too and
agaiue without any memorable accident, untill the . . . when wee had July 2ti
a sight of land which, by calculation, wee judged to be the sands by east of
the Memell, and the place called Pologna and Heiligen Aa.

Wee labored up along the coast of Churland, without being certaine July 27
how farr wee were.

Wee had a sight of land which wee thought to be Wendaw, but towards July ■>&
night found it to have been Libaw.

Wee passed by the Wendaw, and so in by the Domesness, with a good July 29
gale, haveing Oesel on our left hand, and so holding within the Riffe, wee
unadvisedly turned of to the right hand, and so in a bought of land were
becalmed all the next day. July 30

With a slow wind wee made towards the road, and about one a clock August
gott into the harbour within the river. Wee went ashoar, and gave
account what wee were, which was needles, and better wee should have
exspccted aboard their asking of us. Wee went along up the river with a
slow gale, and, in the evenmg, anchored within a large halfe mile of Riga.

At sunriseing, wee tooke boate, and landed at Riga, going in at the August.
Water Gate. I came to my former lodging without being questioned by
the watch, which was, I think, because my servants had the same livery,
blew and yellow, as the Sweds have. With halfe an houre, an officer came
to my quarters enqulreing what I was, and what gate I came in, whereof
haveing received satisfaction, he departed. I payed for dyet and victualls
to the skipper at the rate of twenty shillings sterling for each person,
masters and servants.

I did writt to the Earle of Perth and Viscount ]Mclfort in a coverto to August 4