Nixt day came to Glasco.  That night our horses were arrested and pressed because of the rumor that ther was a randevouz to be at Loudon hill.  Saw old Robert Cambell and young Robert with their wifes, James Cambel, John Bell with his wyfe, Barbara Cambel, Colin Maclucas, Daniel Broun, Collonel Meiren, Sergeant Lauder.  Went out and saw Blayswoode,[507] Woodsyde and Montbodo its house wheir stayes my fathers old landlady.  Saw his quarry, his corne milnes, and his wack[508] milnes.  If that of Monbodo wer once irredimeably his he will have above 50 chalders of wictuall lying their all togither.  On the south of the bridge stands the Gorbbells wheir is the castle of the Gorbels:  in it dwels at present Sir James Turner.

    [507] Now Blythswood.

    [508] For wauk.

We took horse at the Gallogate to go for Hamiltoun 8 miles from Glascow; saw Wackingshaw, Kelving Water, the Castle of Bothwell, ruinous, belonging to the Marquis of Douglas on the Clyde.  Over on the other syde stands the Craig of Blantyre, my Lord Blantyres residence:  he has another house called Cardonald near Renfrew.  Then ye come to Bothuel toune, on halfe belonging to the Marquis and the other to the Duc of Hamilton; then ye come to Bothuel bridge—­six pennies of custome a horseman payes; then a mile from it stands Hamilton, first the nether toune, then the upper.  Many of the gentlemen of Cliddesdail was their that day at the Duc, as Silvertounhil, Hages, Master of Carmichaell, Hamilton, Torrance, Stewart Hills, Castlemilk, Rouchsoles, my Lord Lee which[509] standes within 2 mile of Lanerk.  Lanark is 8 from Hamilton.  Went and saw the yards:[510] great abondance of as good wines,[511] peaches, apricoats, figs, walnuts, chaistins,[512] philberts, etc., in it as in any part of France; excellent bon Crestien pears, brave palissades of firs, sundry fisch ponds.  The wals are built of brick, which conduces much to the ripening of the fruits:  their be 20 ackers of land within the yeardes.  Their’s a fair bouling graine before the Palace gate.  Then went to the wood, which is of a wast bounds; much wood of it is felled:  their be many great oakes in it yet:  rode thorough the lenth of it, it is thought to be 5 miles about.  Saw great droves of heart and hinde with the young roes and faunes in companies of 100 and 60 togither.

    [509] Which, i.e. Lee.  Sir James Lockhart Lord Lee’s house.

    [510] Yards, enclosed gardens, orchards.

    [511] Vines.

    [512] Chestnuts.  Fr., Chatains.

Nixt day on for Edenburgh, 24 miles from Hamilton.  Rode crost the Clyde at a furd about 5 miles from Hamilton, came in to the muire way for Glasco:  wery ill way.  Came to the Kirk of the Shots; then to Neidle eye wheir ye go of to Bathcat; then to Swynish Abbey[513]; then to Blaickburne belonging to the Laird of Binny, 12 miles from Edenburgh.  Baited their, then came to Long Levinstone a mile furder; then to the pile of Levinstone Murray:  the house [Toures][514] was destroyed by the English.  Saw on our right hand Calder, my Lord Torphichens residence; then entered unto that moor, Drumshorling Moore; then came to Amont Water:  rode within a bow shot of Clifton hall and within halfe a mile of Eleiston; then to Gogar stone and Gogar toune; then to Corstorphin, and so home, being the 15 of August 1668....[515]