Historical Record of the Tenth, or the North Lincolnshire, Regiment of Foot,: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of its Subsequent Services to 1847Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Tenth, or the North Lincolnshire, Regiment of Foot,: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of its Subsequent Services to 1847
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot
The following statement of the numbers and rates of pay is copied
from the establishment of the army, under the sign manual, dated
the 1st of January, 1686.
+----------------------------------------------+---------------+
| The Earl of Bath's Regiment. | Pay per day. |
+----------------------------------------------+---------------+
| Staff. | £. _s. d._ |
| | |
| 1 Colonel, _as Colonel_ | 0 12 0 |
| 1 Lieut.-Colonel, _as Lieut.-Colonel_ | 0 7 0 |
| 1 Major, _as Major_ | 0 5 0 |
| 1 Chaplain | 0 6 8 |
| 1 Chirurgeon, iv_s._ 1 Mate, ii_s._ v_id._ | 0 6 6 |
| 1 Adjutant | 0 4 0 |
| 1 Quarter-Master and Marshal | 0 4 0 |
| +---------------+
| Total for Staff | 2 5 2 |
| +===============+
| The Colonel's Company. | |
| | |
| The Colonel, as Captain | 0 8 0 |
| 1 Lieutenant | 0 4 0 |
| 1 Ensign | 0 3 0 |
| 2 Serjeants, xviii_d._ each | 0 3 0 |
| 3 Corporals, i_s._ each | 0 3 0 |
| 1 Drummer | 0 1 0 |
| 50 Private Soldiers, at viii_d._ each | 1 13 4 |
| +---------------+
| Total for one Company | 2 15 4 |
| +---------------+
| Nine Companies more | 24 18 0 |
| +---------------+
| Total | 29 18 6 |
| | |
| Per Annum, £10,922 12_s._ 6_d._ | |
+----------------------------------------------+---------------+
Leaving Plymouth in March, 1686, the regiment occupied quarters at
Guildford and Godalming until the 24th of May, when it pitched
its tents on Hounslow-heath, where a numerous body of troops was
assembled for exercise and review. At this camp the regiment had
an independent company of grenadiers attached to it, and after the
reviews it marched into garrison at Portsmouth.
[Sidenote: 1687]
In 1687, the following officers were holding commissions in the
regiment:--
_Captains._ _Lieutenants._ _Ensigns._
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