By the late F. A. Carrington, Esq. 



263 



The Mustek,. 



On the 10th of April, 1644, the army of King Charles I. mustered 

 on Aldbourne Chace, and Captain Richard Symonds (Symonds, 

 p. 3), an officer of the King's army, who was present, gives an 

 account of the regiments there assembled, the names of officers, 

 and, in many instances, the devices on their flags (Harl. MS., in 

 the Brit. Mus., No. 986). The same MS. book also contains 

 similar information respecting a muster of the Trained bands of the 

 Metropolis in Moor Fields, on the z6th of September, 1643. From 

 this it appears that each field-officer and each captain had a flag, 

 with a difference in each, of which the flags of the Blue Regiment 

 of the train bands are an example : — 



Colonel ... A plain blue flag. 



Lieut. -Col. ... Ditto, with a canton gules, bearing St. 



George's cross, argent. 



Sergeant-Major ... The like, with a plate in centre of the flag, 



1st Capt. ... The like, with two plates. 



2nd Capt. ... three plates. 



3rd Capt. ... four plates. 



The King's army being over-officered, had fewer companies in 

 each regiment than were in the Trained bands. 



The following is extracted from Capt. Symonds' account of the 

 muster : — 



" These Regiments of Horse and Foot were at the Rendezvouz neare Awborne 

 Wednesday, April y e Tenth. 1644. 



" Foot. 



"1st Reg. — The Kings liefe guard comanded by y c Earle of Lindsey 



[4 flags, no device on any except the 2nd— party per pale arg. and gu. — on the 

 dexter a cross gu.] 



" 2 Regim 1 was the Lord Hopton's blew coats 

 [5 flags gu. with mullets arg. for difference] 



¥ 3 d Reg. Colonel Apsley Red Coates 



| 6 flags. 1 sable. 2 sable with canton arg. and cross gu. 3 gu. with canton 

 and cross and issuing from the cross a pile or. 4 gyrony of 4 sa. and arg. with 

 canton and cross and 5 the like but with gyrony of 6. 6 the like but gyrony 

 of 8] 



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