the Hollanders was beat, that his father was slain,[65] he and his sunk away we know not whither.  That ranconter that happened betuixt him and Sandwichs Viceadmiral of England sone coming from Italy (which the Mr. of Ogilvy getting wit of from the Germans came runing to my chamber and told me) is very remarkable.  The first bruit that came to our ears of that battle was that the Englishes had lost, the Duc of York was slain.  When the true news came the Hollanders sneered at it, boasting that they would equippe a better fleet ere a 4 night.  The French added also the pace, vilifieng and extenuating the victory as much as they could, knowing that it was not their interest nor concernment that the King of England sould grow to great.  It was fought in the channel eagerly for 3 dayes; and tho at a good distance from Calice, yet the noice of their canon mad it al to shake.

    [65] Admiral Opdam was blown up with his ship in the battle near
        Lowestoft, when the Dutch fleet was defeated by the English,
        commanded by the Duke of York, 4th June 1665.

Some weeks that I was heir the heat was so great that afternoon (for then it was greatest) I would not have knowen what to have done.  It occasioned also several tymes great thunders and such lightenings that sometymes ye would have thought this syde of the heavens sometymes that, sometymes al on a fire.

During my staying heir I have learned a lesson which may be of use to me in the rest of our travels, to wit, to beware of keiping familiar company wt gentlemens servants, for such a man sal never get respect from the Mrs.[66]; to beware also of discoursing homly with anie servants.  We sould keip both their for at a prudent distance.  The Mr. of Ogilvy and I ware wery great.  I know not what for a man he’el prove, but I have heard him speak wery fat nonsense whiles.

    [66] i.e.  Masters.

About 20 dayes ere I left Johns house the Mr. of Lour (Earle of Ethie’s sone)[67] wt his governour David Scot, Scotstorvets nephew, came to Orleans; the Mr. the very day after took the tertian ague or axes....[68]

    [67] Apparently David, afterwards third earl.  The title was changed
        from Ethie to Northesk after the Restoration.  The Master was
        grandson to the first earl, who died in 1667.

    [68] Seven lines erased in MS.

That Globe that stands on the top of S. Croix is spoken to be of so large a periphaeria and circumference that 20 men may sit wt in about a round table.

One day as I was going to my Mr. of Institutes as I was entring in a lane (about the martroy) I meit in the teeth the priests carrieng the Sacrament (as they call it) with a crosse to some sick person:  my conscience not suffering me to lift of my hat to it, I turned back as fast as I could and betook me selfe to another street wheir I thought I might be safe:  it followed me to that same very street, only fortunately I got a trumpket[69] wheir I sheltred myselfe til it passed by.