174 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1692 be restored. As for Harie Gordon

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

174 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1692

be restored. As for Harie Gordon,* he is in Varsow in Polland, exspecting
my advice, which I have sent him by this post. 1 have showne him the
conveniencles and inconveniencyesof thisconntrey,so that, if he resolve to come
in hither, I shall not be wanting in any thing that lyes in my power to do
for him. By our change at court, I am in a better condition as formerly
to help myself and others, haveing the favour of the yongest Czaar in a large
measure, and dayly accesse to hira. Here is an internuncius from the Roman
Emperour, sent hither to move us to divert the Tartars, but lyke to prevail
litle, wee neither being in a capacity, nor resolved, to do any more as in-
tended befor his comeing, which is to defend oure borders.

I shall, from my heart, wish to hear of hopes of his Sacred Majesties re-
stauration, and that your Grace may enjoy your owne in tranquillity, to the
which, if I knew a way to contribute any thing, I would most willingly
hazard my lyfe and fortunes. I long to hear if your Grace approve of what
I wrote in my former. In the meane tyme, I confort my self very much
with the thoughts that your Grace is pleased to give me a place in your
remembrance and favour, the continuance whereof I humbly crave, and shall,
as in duty obliged, remauie

Your Graces most humble and totally devoted servant
whilst I breath,

P. GORDON.

[Gordon's son-in-law, Colonel Strasburg, after repeated injuries from the Czar's fireworks, of
which he seems to have taken the chief charge, was, in January of this year, burned almost to
death by an explosion which killed three others outright. He lingered on till December, when
becoming worse, the Czar visited him nearly every day until his death on the fourth of January,
1692. His widow received a pension of three hundred rubles.

A.D. 1692.

The beginning of this year found Gordon occupied with settlements of his Scotch affairs, for
the approaching marriage of his eldest sou with Elizabeth Grant, eldest daughter of the Laird
of Crichie.]

♦[Probably the gentleman of the same oflBcer writes in his Diary on the eighth of No-
name who, two years before, served under the vember, 1694: 'This afternoon took place the
Duke of Gordon as one of the garrison of betrothaloiMajorHarryGordonwiththesecond
Edinburgh Castle.— (Siege of the Castle of daughter of the late Colonel Koonaer. I lent
Edinburgh in 1689, pp. 36, 58, CO, 75.) the Colonel's widow 7^ rubles. Major Koouaer

The German editors inform us that Captain paid me 3 rubles, 20 alten, and remained still

Harry Gordon arrived at Moscow in the year 2 rubles in my debt.' Harry Gordon is last

1691, and was well received, being promoted to heard of at Archangel, in the year 1698, when

the rankof major in the following year, through he was in correspondence with General Patrick

theintluenceofGenei'al Patrick Gordon. That Gordon.]