68 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1666 24. I did wrltt to Mosko, to my wyfe and mother in law

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

68 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1666

24. I did wrltt to Mosko, to my wyfe and mother in law, to Mr. Bryan,
Doktor Colins, and to Almos Ivanovitz, the Dumny Chancellour.*

25. The sliip being gone downe the river, I sent my baggage to the boat
which lay at the wharfe waiting for us. Here these of the custome house
stopped my baggage, exacting four reichs dollers for land toll, and as much for
going out, of the hundred reichs dollers of sable tippes ; which Mr. Ayloife
payed for me, and I repayed him at breakfast In the towne.

About ten aclock wee went in the boat downe the river, and at Dune-
munde skonce or fort, made a halt, where I spoke with Captain John
Gordon. Then going to the shipp, wee made forward, haveing pilots to
shew us the way. The ship belonged to Lubeck, the masters name Durick
Ebler.

26. Haveing sailed all night, about ten aclock wee passed by Dumes Ness,
haveing the illand Oesel on our right hand. This ness is eighteen miles
from the mouth of the river Dwina, and very dangerous, by reason of the
sands and flatts, so that seldome a yeare but some suifer ship wrack here.
Toward evening, with a pretty gale, wee passed by Sllversoort, nyne miles,
and Vendaw, three miles. Then, quitting the Curish coast, wee steered our
course more to the north west towards Gothland, whereof wee gott a sight

J 27. the next day in the evening. This Illand is eighteen miles long, and Is said

to have at every miles end a church.
1 28. By contrary winds, wee were forced to lie here two dayes. Then the

7 29. wind proveing more favorable, wee sailed forward to the Illand Oeland,
J 30. which is distant from Gothland seven miles. The south end of Oeland Is

distant from Vendow forty leagues, and from Bornholm twenty one. Both
r 31. these Illauds, by the treaty of Bromsebro, 1645, belong to the Sweds. Wee

sailed by Oeland, which is also eighteen miles long, and towards evening

lost sight hereof. Wee had ugly unpleasant weather.
;ust 1. Wee sailed by Erdholme, which hath a small harbour for necessity. No

body dwelleth here ; only fishers come from Bornholme, and stay. Towards

* [Dumny Chancellor, or Dumny Dyach, — that dome or neuer called to any publique consul-
is, Lord Chancellor, or rather Lord Secretary of tation. They which are of his spcciall and
State, ' The Emperours of Kussia,' says Giles priuie counsell indeed (whom hee vsetli daily
Fletcher, 'giue tlie name of counsellour to and ordinarily for ail publique matters pertcin-
diucrsofthcirchiefenohilitie, rather for honors iufr to the state) haue the addition of Dumnoy,
sake, then for any vse they make of them and are named Z^wmno;/ /Wwrcra, or Lords of the
about their matters of state. These are called Counsell. Foure of these are called Dumnoy
BoiurenSy without any addition, and may bee (fewAe?/, or Lord Secretaries'— (The Kvssc Corn-
called counsellors at large. For they are sel- mon Wealth, If. 34-36, Lend. 1591.) ]