ACCOUNT OF THE DERBYSHIRE REGIMENT IN 1 7 45. 41 



" And he drew near unto Derby and said unto the rulers 

 thereof and to the mighty men of the neighbouring villages, 

 ' Draw near unto me all ye that are loyal and true of heart, and 

 hearken to my voice. For Issachar, the Pretender, is approach- 

 ing : he hath taken the capital of Caledonia, he threateneth to 

 bring us to bondage, to put a yoke upon our necks, and make 

 us bow down to idols. Now, therefore, be ye steadfast and 

 unmovable : gird every man his sword upon his thigh, and let 

 us behave ourselves valiantly, that George, the King, may know 

 that the men of Derby are good and true.' Moreover, he said 

 unto them, ' Unstring all your purses that we may raise "us • a 

 regiment, and I will contribute largely thereto : my son 'also 

 shall lay on an helping hand.' 



" And he began to collect, albeit many who had large pos- 

 sessions were poor in spirit : and the sum collected amounted 

 to six thousand talents. 



" And he began to appoint Captains over Tens, and Captains 

 over Fifties, Lieutenants and Standard Bearers appointed He. 



" Moreover, at the request of Nathan, were men appointed, 

 not men of valour, serving only for pay : and this grieved Devon- 

 shire sorely, for he said, ' Surely we shall become a scorn and 

 derision to our enemies.' 



" And the number of the Regiment was six hundred men. 



" And they were arrayed in blue according to the tradition 

 of Samuel the scribe, albeit it was a colour of no repute, for 

 the men of that garb had fled before their enemies in Germany. 

 . " Now there was among the Captains a man named Lowe, 

 of the tribe of H — 1 — d ; * he was a mighty hunter, and he said 

 to his company, ' Verily, Issachar and his men are rebels, there- 

 fore will we pursue them unto the uttermost corners of the land 

 until we have destroyed them ' ; for he said in his heart They 

 will flee before us even as the timorous hare fleeth. 



" And he made a great boasting among his kin.sfolk and 

 acquaintance saying, ' My men will follow me wherever I go.' 



" And Devonshire sent letters unto the several oflScers saying, 

 ' Gather yourselves together, both you and your men, that I may 

 review you.' 



* Hazlewood. 



