72 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1G66 Lippstadt, on the river Llppe

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

72 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1G66

Lippstadt, on the river Llppe. Tins, with Minden, and all the coimtrey
wee had passed from thence, belong-eth to the Elector of Brandeborg'.

Here I Avas In great perplexity which way to take, for, at my going from
Hamborg, ifriends had advised me to passe the river Rhyne at Collen, or
lower, and so through tlie land of Luick, into the Spanish dominions, so to
avoyd going through Holland, according to my instructions. But hearing
here that the pest was in every towne on the Rhyne, and that all passing
that way must keep the quarantaine in the land of Liege or Luick, which
hinderance was very grievous to me, so that, at last, I resolved to go with
the company I was in to Wescl, and then there resolve on my farther

jorney.

About ten aclock, wee went from Lippestadt, and passed by Hoffestadt,
belonging to the Frey Herr von der Heyden, being three howres, then to Ham,
fyve howres, where wee refreshed our selves and horses. In this towne, a
beer called kuit is brewed, which is carryed to diverse places, and even as
farr as Hamborg. From hence, wee rode to Luuen, a litle towne, six
howres, where wee crossed the river Lippe, haveing rested all night. The
river Lippe is thus farr navigable.
St 16. Riseing early, wee came to Olphen, a litle towne belonging to the Bishop
of Munster, three howres, near which wee crossed a litle river called Sieve.
Wee came to a towne called Halteren, all destroyed by the late warr. Wee
advanced further, and came to a milne called Wolfen, where wee dyned,
and stayed a long tyme, carowsing in Rhenish wyne and Spa water, this
being three howres from Halteren. From hence wee rode to Shramburg,
or Shermbeck, three miles, and towards evening to Wesel, three howres.
Wee were questioned at the gate, and a souldier sent with us to the maine
guard on the market place, where the Lievetennant CoUonell and the rest
being knowne, I was the less taken notice of; so, haveing told where wee
were to lodge, they let us go, and immediately sent a writer to write up our
names. I had promised the master of the post waggon drink money to con-
ceale me, telling him only that I was a Scotsman, and was afrayed of being
detained, upon the account of the warr with the King ; so, when the scrivener
came, I went back to the stables untill he was gone, and the postmaster
gave me a name and office, what he pleased. Here wee were very well
entertained, haveing abundance of good wyne, and lodged, paying for all
halfe a reichs doUer a piece, and for our servants ten stuivers each.