Strange adventures of Lewis Gordon

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King Jeams did come from Sooatland be
sea the saim moneth and landed at Year-
moth, from hence to New Marcat to his
brother. He haid meet with a great
storm at sea at the aaime tyme. Lyck-
wayes the Moioeayes imbassodar did oome
there. There habett that all the courteors
did wear at that tyme was a velvit cape,
with their haire in a pook, a wheit small
belt, a pair of wheit glovs with a wheip in
thair hand, a pair of jockie butts, without
sword or cloak, because at the plahouse as
I wae informed a vilun ther haid stobet a
whinger throu a wall [at] King Charlls
back (the Lord preserve his memorie).
After the hons reassing was over the King
with the. Court came to London, myself
with them. The Lord Hado, who was
presedent, was made Ohanslor of Scoat-
land, the Marouss of Queensberry Heigh
Treassorer, the Earle of Middletown con-
joined Secretarie with the Earle of Muirra,
the Earle of Peirth Lord Justice Generall.
And I went to Wimser, stayed two dayes
there and then I did oome back to London.
The Duke of Munmunth was banisht by
King Ohairlsi for favoring the phinatick
partie in Scotland that first murdered the
Prymit of Scotland, Bishop Sharp, nixt
raise in rebellion against the King. Mun-
month haid the eomand of the Scots forceis
at that tyme. One the third of May I
came from London, in Dunbartons bairg
to Graives End. The Earl of Dunbarton
was with me, the Earle of Aberdain, the
Earle of Pearth. I chambert at Blew-
posts in Pell Mell Street.
I entert into the Kings Yeaght at Graves
End, wher ther was three in company.
The Duke of Yourg within ane hour affter
did come abord of the saim yeaght, with
many Scots and English quality. From
Gravs End we came to Yearmouth, where
we all went in to the Glossester
[Gloucester] to accompany his Eoyell High-