[501] Now Partick.

    [502] Now Gryfe.

    [503] Now Cart.

Went up to Pasley by the Knock:  its 2 mile from the Ranfield, a most pleasant place with a pretty litle toune.  In former tymes it belonged to my Lord Abercorn.  Now my Lord Cochrane hath it, who sold to the toune for 4000 merks the right he had of the election of their Magistrates, which he sore repents now, for since the toune cares not for him.  It hes bein a most magnificent Abbaye, much of it ruined now.  Ye enter into the court by a great pend[504] most curiously built.  The wals of the yard may almost passe for a miracle because of their curious workmanship and extent.  The yards are no wayes keipt in order.  My Lord hes enclosed a wast peice of ground for a park.

    [504] Arched passage.

Nixt morning we went for Dumbarton, having crossed the river 5 long miles from the Ranfield and 10 from Glasco.  Saw on the way Rowlan on our right hand, Bischopton, Brisbane, Erskin belonging to Hamilton of Orbiston, both on the other syde of the river.  Came throught Kirkpatrick, which is the great mercat toune of the Hyland kyne; saw Castle Pottage; then by Dunglasse a ruined castle standing on a litle rock in the Clyde belonging to Sir John Colquhon of Luz[505]; then by the craig called Dunbuc came to Dumbarton toune, wheir meet with Walter Watsone, provest of Dumbritton.  Stayed at his brothers:  went over to the rock, a most impregnable place as any part of the world can show.  Was so fortunat that Major George Grant was not their.  The gunner went alongs with us and shewed us the cannons, some Scotes peices, some English, some French, some Flemish, one braze[506] of 34 pound bal taken up out of that ship of the invincible armado which was cast away on the north of Scotland in the 88.  Their was 2 also iron peices carrieing 32 pound ball, a peice casten in King James the 4’t his tyme, carried with him to Floudoun, and taken then and keipt ay to Charles the I., his tyme.  They call them demy canons, some of one lb, some of 8, some of 14 lb ball, etc.  They have excellent springs of water in many places of the rock:  their ammunition house is almost on the top of it.  Of it we saw my Lord Glencairnes house of residence, also Newwark, and under it the bay wheir Glasco is building their Port Glasco.  Neir to Dumbarton stands Fulwood belonging to the Sempills.  The Levin comes in to the Clyde heir.  The provest heir related to me that merrie passage betuixt Thomas Calderwood and him.  Its a most debaucht hole.  Came back that night to the Ranfield.

    [505] Now Luss.

    [506] Brass.