Over and above these articles the Light Dragoon received a pair of high knee-boots, a pair of boot-stockings, a pair of gloves, a comb, a watering or forage cap, a helmet, and a stable frock. Pleased as the recruit must have been to find himself in possession of smart clothes, it must have been a little discouraging for him to learn that his coat, waistcoat, and breeches were to last him for two, and his helmet, boots, and cloak for four years. But this was not all. He was required to supply out of an annual wage of £13: 14: 10 the following articles at his own expense:-- 4 shirts at 6s. 10d. £1 7 4 4 pairs stockings at 2s. 10d. 0 11 4 2 pairs shoes at 6s. 0 12 0 A black stock 0 0 8 Stock-buckle 0 0 6 1 pair leather breeches 1 5 0 1 pair knee-buckles 0 0 8 2 pairs short black gaiters 0 7 4 1 black ball (the old substitute for blacking) 0 1 0 3 shoe-brushes 0 1 3 --------- £4 7 1 ========= Nor was even this all, for we find (though without mention of their price) that a pair of checked sleeves for every man, and a powder bag with two puffs for every two men had likewise to be supplied from the same slender pittance. Turning next from the man himself to his horse, his arms, and accoutrements, we discover yet further charges against his purse, thus-- Horse-picker and turnscrew £0 0 2 Worm and oil-bottle 0 0 3½ Goatskin holster tops 0 1 6 Curry-comb and brush 0 2 3 Mane comb and sponge 0 0 8 Horse-cloth 0 4 9 Snaffle watering bridle 0 2 0 ------------- £0 11 7½ ============= Also a pair of saddle-bags, a turn-key, and an awl. All these various items were paid for, “according to King’s regulation and custom,” out of the soldier’s “arrears and grass money.” For his pay was made up of three items--