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NOTES AND QUERIES. 12 s. n. JULY is, wie.

Lieutenants

Royal Regiment of Horse Guards (continued). Captain Lieutenant Charles Shipman

'Thomas Taylor Richard Wenman John Lloyd John Guy Theodore Hoste (4) Henry Miget Robert Ramsden (5)

.John Mercer

John Powlett John Fitzwilliams John Needham. . William Campbell Thomas Sweetenham Hugh Forbes George Eyres Henry Rolt . O'Carroll.

Cornets

<4) Of Ingoldisthorpe Hall, Norfolk. His grandson was Admiral Sir (5) Fourth son of Sir William Ramsden, 2nd Baronet.

Dates of their present commissions. 18 July 1737.

14 Jan. 1720-1.

9 Sept, 1720.

12 Dec. 1728.

29 Jan. 1733-4.

7 May 1734.

18 July 1737.

18 July 1737.

9 July 173Q.

2 Oct. 1731. 20 April 1732. ID May 1732. 29 Jan. 1733-4.

17 May 1736.

18 July 1737.

ditto.

12 Aug. 1737. 9 July 1739.

William Hoste, 1st Baronet.

The rank of Captain- Lieutenant was given -to the senior Lieutenant in a regiment, but carried no extra pay with it. See the note on it by MB. R. PIEBPOINT at 11 S. xi. 187. The word " Cornet," meaning a rank in the Army, is derived from " cornet," the standard of a troop of cavalry. In early days the Captain of every troop of cavalry had his own cornet or standard, which was carried by the junior officer of the troop, who was hence called Cornet.

The analogy is much the same as the " drums and fifes " of a regiment, really meaning the drummers and fifers, or " cover " at cricket, for the man who is fielding at cover-point.

" The King's own Regiment of Horse," which comes next (p. 6), with the same establishment of officers as the preceding regiment, was formed in 1685, and is now designated the " 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards."

The officers were :

The King's own Regiment of Horse.

Colonel

Lieutenant Colonel Major

Earl of Pembroke (1) John Brown Martin Madan. .

Captains

Captain Lieutenant

Lieutenants

Dates of their present commissions.

22 June 1733.

. . .. 30 June 1737.

14 June 1734.

11 Sept. 1721. 7 May 1734. 19 May 1736. 21 Dec. 1738. ditto.

{George Furnese Timothy Carr Robert "Watts .. Nathaniel Smith Henry Harvey . . . . . . (2)

Charles Bembow 21 Dec. 1738.

(Thomas Strudwick 10 Feb. 1721-2.

Richard Jones 18 Nov. 1729.

Thomas Merriden. . . . . . 25 Dec. 1734.

William Thompson 20 Jan. 1735-6.

William Lacombe 19 May 1736.

Charles Shrimpton Boothby. . . . 7 July 1737.

George Harvey 21 Dec. 1738.

iHenry Devic 5 Mar. 1738-9.

/Edward Draper 2 Aug. 1734.

William Fitzwilliams 25 Dec. 1734.

William Page 20 Jan. 1735-6.

John Boscawin. . . . . . . . 17 May 1736.

Philip Browne 7 July 1737.

Thomas Wallis 21 Mar. 1737-8.

James Wharton 21 Dec. 1738.

George Allcroft 5 Mar. 1738-9.

William Lightfoot .. ... .. 1 Nov. 1739.

(1) Henry, 9th Earl of Pembroke, and 6th Earl of Montgomery.

(2) One captaincy is vacant.

Cornets