Billeting Act 1679

XXIV. Officers and Soldiers of the Regiments herein mentioned to be paid and disbanded.

And for the more certaine speedy and effectuall disbanding of all the said Forces raised or brought over from forreigne parts into this Kingdome since the Twenty nineth of September One thousand six hundred seaventy and seaven Bee it enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid That the severall Officers and Soldiers of the Regiment of Horse and [X1 of] the Regiment of Foote now or late of James Duke of Monmouth The severall Officers and Soldiers of the Regiment of Dragoons now or late of His Highnesse Prince Rupert Duke of Cumberland, Of the Regiment of Dragoons X2 of Lewis alias Louis Earle of Feversham otherwise called The Royall Regiment, Of the Regiment of Dragoons now or late of Sir John Talbot Knight The severall Officers and [X3 Soldies] of the severall and respective Regiments of Foote now or late of William Lord Allington of the Kingdome of Ireland Collonell Henry Sidney Sir Thomas Slingsby Sir Lionell Walden Sir Charles Wheeler Collonell George Legg consisting of Eight Companies and Collonell Thomas Stradling The two Foote Companyes now or late commanded by Captaine John Wharton and Captaine Thomas Denton being part of the late Regiment of Edward Lord Morpeth Sonne and Heire apparent of the Earle of Carlisle The two Foote Companies now or late of Sir Henry Goodricke and Sir Jonathan Jennings being part of the late Regiment of the said Sir Henry Goodrick, The two Companies now or late commanded by Captaine John Shaftoe and Captaine William Collingwood being part of the late Regiment of Sir John Fenwicke The two Foote Companies now or late commanded by Major Henry Collier and Captaine Henry Jeyne being part of the late Regiment of Collonell Edward Villers The two Companies now or late commanded by Captaine John Boys and Captaine John Cox being part of the late Regiment of Henry late Lord O Bryen of the Kingdome of Ireland The severall Officers and Souldiers of the severall and respective Troops of Granadeers now or late commanded by Captaine Henry Carr Captaine John Staples and Captaine Thomas Row The severall Officers and Soldiers of the Six Foote Companies of Granadeers now or late commanded by Captaine John Daniell Captaine William Rigg Captaine John Gibbs Captaine John Bristow Captaine George Wingfeild and Captaine Charles O-hara The additionall Adjutant and Twenty fower Serjeants of the Regiment now or late commanded by Collonell John Russell, The additionall Adjutant and the severall Officers and Soldiers of the Eight additionall Companies in the Regiment of Foote of the Earle of Craven now or late commanded by Captaine Thomas Talmash Captaine Robert Saincleere Captaine Thomas Sillyard Captaine Simon Parry Captaine Robert Brett Captaine Humphrey Okeover Captaine David Ogleby and Captaine Francis Newport And alsoe the Twelve additionall Serjeants and Fower hundred and eighty Soldiers raised and distributed into the other Twelve Companies of the same Regiment videlicet One Serjeant and Forty Soldiers in each Company since the Nine and twentyeth of September One thousand six hundred seaventy and seaven The additionall Adjutant and the severall Officers and Souldiers of the Eight additionall Companies in the Regiment of Foote now or late of Sir Charles Litleton Knight commonly called The Regiment of His Royall Highnesse The Duke of Yorke now or late commanded by Captaine Thomas Whally Captaine James Fortry Captaine Charles Herbert Captaine Charles Churchill Captaine Francis Iszard Captaine Edward Harris Captaine John Parker and Captaine Samuell Scudamore And alsoe the Twelve additionall Serjeants Twelve Drummers and Five hundred and seaventy Soldiers raised and distributed into the other Twelve Companies of the said Regiment viz^t One Serjeant One Drummer and Fifty Souldiers for each Company excepting Major Darrells Company to whome there were Twenty onely added raised since the Nine and twentyeth of September One thousand six hundred seaventy and seaven The additionall Adjutant and the severall Officers and Souldiers of the Eight additionall Companies in the Regiment of Foote now or late of The Earle of Mulgrave now or late commanded by Captaine Charles Hillyard Captaine Charles Mannering Captaine John Richardson Captaine Ralph Delavall Captaine Gilbert Cornwall Captaine William Wheeler Captaine Francis Collingwood and Captaine Edward Fitz Patrick And alsoe Twelve additionall Serjeants Twelve Drummers and Six hundred Souldiers raised and distributed in the other Twelve Companies of the same Regiment viz^t One Serjeant One Drummer and Fifty Souldiers in each Company since the said Nine and twentyeth of September One thousand six hundred seaventy and seaven The severall Officers and Souldiers of the Troope of Horse now or late commanded by Captaine Will Wind now or late in the Island of Jersey The severall Officers and Souldiers of the Six Foote Companies now or late of John Lord Fretchville Sir John [X4 Rereby] Sir Robert Hilliard Sir Ralph Wharton Captaine William Godolphin and Captaine Robert Pollard The Adjutant Provost Marshall Chaplaine Chirurgions Mate and Eightie Souldiers raised and distributed into the Regiment of Horse now or late of Awbrey de Vere Earle of Oxford viz^t Ten Souldiers to each of the Troops in the said Regiment since the Nine and twentyeth of September One thousand six hundred seaventy and seaven The additionall Two and twenty Serjeants Two and twenty Drummers and Eleaven hundred Soldiers raised and distributed since the Nine and twentyeth of September One thousand six hundred seaventy and seaven into the Two and twenty Non-regimented Garrison Companies of Foote hereafter mentioned That is to say Into the Company now or late of Edward Lord Morpeth aforesaid in Carlisle, The Company now or late of Sir Francis Leake at Gravesend The two Companies now or late of Christopher Lord Hatton and Captaine William Sheldon at Guernsey The two Companies now or late of James Duke of Monmouth and Collonell Anthony Gilby at Hull The Companies now or late of Sir Thomas Morgan Knight and Baronet and Captaine Thomas Germain at Jersey The Company now or late of Richard Lord Arundell of Trerice at Pendennis The Companies now or late of Collonell George Legg Captaine Oliver Nicholas Captaine John Lee Captaine George Howston and Sir Roger Strickland at Portsmouth The two Companies now or late of John Earle of Bath and Sir Hugh Piper at Plymouth The Company now or late of Collonell Edward Villers at Tinmouth The three Companies now or late of Sir John Robinson Sir Thomas Chichley and Collonell David Walter in the Tower of London The two Companies now or late of Sir Robert Holmes and Lieutenant.[X5 Collonell] James Halsell in the Isle of Wight videlicet One Serjeant and one Drummer and Fiftie Souldiers in each Company The additionall Towne Major Chaplaine Chirurgion and Marshall to the Garrison of Plymouth The additionall Chirurgion to the said Isle of Wight The additionall Chirurgion to the Garrison of Hull The additionall Chirurgion in the Isle of Guernsey The additionall Chaplaine for the Garrison of Shernesse and The additionall Chaplaine and Chirurgion for the Island of Jersey raised and added since the Nine and twentyeth of September One thousand six hundred seaventy and seaven And all other His Majestyes Regiments Forces Troops and Companies or parts of Regiments Troops and Companies Officers and Souldiers whatsoever whether in Garrison or out of Garrison within the Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales or Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede and the Isles of Guernsey or Jersey which have beene raised listed or mustred within this Realme or the Places aforesaid since the said Nine and twentieth of September One thousand six hundred seaventy and seaven or since that time brought over into this Realme from Forraigne Parts be forthwith paid off disbanded and discharged.

Editorial Information

X1 O. Omits.

X2 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: now or late O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]

X3 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: Souldiers O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]

X4 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: Reresby O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]

X5 interlined on the Roll.