Strange adventures of Lewis Gordon

la
ness, then Duke off York, wher his Hynees
was aoompined with two other men of
war, three yeachts and severall other n er-
chant ships. The very nixt morning,
being Saturday the sixt of May [1682]
about three or four in morning, being
misty, the ship did strik upon the utmost
pairt of the bank of Limron or was
desaintly done by ane English pylot or
pylots to drown the Duke of York his,
Royell Hynos and all the quality with him ;
and the Duke off York at that tyme aiffter
he ordered the wrate [great?] guns to be
fyred he made a short speech to the quality,
which was a great number ther_, to be the
last man to goe out of the ship himself,
which was ane heroick expression at such
ocation. Ther was last the Earle of
Roxbroeh, Hoptown, Captain Livestown,
my lord Obraion with many good gentle-
men. I was miracosslie preserved myself
upon a fowlls coop. I could git it mor
large, but rome wanting.
Upon Monday I went into Leith in the
Kitchein yeacht. The Duke his Royell
Hynes went to the Aby the Sabcth night
before. The Lady Anne, Hir Majsty now
with his duiches was there. The nixt
Saterday theiraffter His Royell Heinoys
Duke of York did take shippen for London
with his daughter the Lady Ann, now hir
Hajestie (the Lord preserve hir) and his
dutches allongs with them. There it was
the last that ever they wer in Scotland.
In Jun following I contracted a feaver and
egoe, [ague] being in such danger at sea,
it was a wearing of untill the letter end cf
August. Then I went north from Edin-
burgh witli Sir Robert Gordon to Muray.
I went to Invernes, throu Rcss to Suther-
land again to Disnroben. I stayed amongest
the gentlemen in that couritrie untill
C'ri>smes or tlierby.
Then I cam back tbroui Morou again
and went to Edinburgh and stayed untill