70 DIARY OF PATKICK GORDON. [1666 ist 9. I sent such things as 1 had not occasion for on my jorney

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

70 DIARY OF PATKICK GORDON. [1666

ist 9. I sent such things as 1 had not occasion for on my jorney to Mr. Cam-

bridge, to be sent to Riga, resolving to go as light as I could,
astio 1 did writt to my wyfe and mother in law, to Doktor Colius, I\Ir. Bryan,

and to the Dumny Chancellour Almais.
St 11. My fFrieuds convoying me, I tooke leave of them, and went by boat to
Harborgh, two miles ; where, with others, takeing the post waggon, wee
came in the evening to Sarnsdorffe, foure miles, where, refreshing our selves
and horses, wee set forward, and came in the morning to Witsendorffe, foure
ist 12. miles ; where wee dined, and came in the evening to Zell, foure miles. This
is a pretty towne by the river Aire, where the Duke of Luneburg hath his
residence. He is called Georg William, and is of the Lutheran perswasion,
being a branch of the house of Brunswick. Here is a very magnificent
pallace, where the Duke resides. Wee were strictly examined at the gate
of the towne, and all our names written up. Haveing supped, and gott
fresh horses, wee went forward in the evening ; and, travelling the whole
night, wee came befor day to Hannover, and tooke up our lodging in a inne
befor the towne.
list 13. This towne is fyve miles from Zell. The river Line runneth by it. It
hath faire buildings, and a large pallace, where residcth Johan Friderick,
Duke of Hannover and Luneburgh, being of the Roman Catholik rehgion,
and another branch of the house of Brunswick. Here wee hired a covered
large waggon, being in company the Baron von Lottrum, Lievetennant
Collonell Schwerin, a burgess of Worsel, with his wyfe, and myself, with
our servants ; and, about eight aclock, takeing jorney, crossing the river,
wee had, on our left hand, a village called Ronnenberg, and a parke on the
right on a hill, and halfe the descent thereof. Wee came to the borders of
Schawenberg, being two miles from Hannover, where wee saw Neystadt, a
pretty towne belonging to the Duke of Luneburgh on our right hand ; then
through Great Brinnendorffe and Horest, then betwixt Lowen Hoffe on the
right, and Reymene Hoffe on the left hand, belonging to a gentleman called
Munichhausen, to Stadthagen, two miles. Here wee dined, and gott fresh
horses. Wee rode forward, haveing on our left hand Oberkerchen, belong-
ing to the Landgraffe of Hessen, to Bickeburg ; where wee lodged, paying
dear the next morning for our carowsing in Hames kuite.* This is the



* [Humes hate, that is luite or beer brewed in the town of Hamm in Westphalia. See

below, p. 72.]