A book prepared for entries relating to the tenth or North Lincolnshire regiment of Foot; but containing only a few coats of arms and regimental insignia, neatly painted

Title

A book prepared for entries relating to the tenth or North Lincolnshire regiment of Foot; but containing only a few coats of arms and regimental insignia, neatly painted

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. B. 96

Summary

Nearly all the leaves are blank.

On the first page is the title, "Regimental book of record;" beneath, a representation of Mars bearing a sword with the motto, "Ad utrumque paratus" and Britannia with a shield containing the white horse of Brunswick (marked "C. F. C. fecit"); at the foot, "Sterling in North Britain, 1726."

On fol. 2. (marked "Officers" on a vellum label projecting from the book) are the royal arms, followed on fols. 3, 12, 13. by twenty-four other coats, chiefly in colours, with a few in trick. There are besides many vacant shields.

On fol. 29 (labelled, "Court Mart.") are the arms of col. Henry Grove, colonel of the regiment from 1715 to 1736, of Francis Columbine, lieut. col. from about 1725, and of S. Duroure, major, surmounted by flags. At fol. 99 is a label marked "Death." On fol. 101 (labelled "Quart.") are three shields with the arms of Great Britain, France and Ireland, and Brunswick and Lunenburgh.

Date

18th century

Language

English

Physical facet

On paper, in folio

Physical extent

129 Leaves

Custodial history

In tegmine interiori sunt insignia gentilitia Francisci Columbine, "Lieut. gen. of all his majesty's forces and col. of a regiment."