Scots Greys Document.
Account of the money given out by Andrew Ross of Muick, Quarter Master to the Scotts Regiment of Dragoones for the use of the said Regiment by the Earl of Dunmore's order after they came to England, being in October, 1688.
| Imprs. to James Irwin in ye Coll.'s Troop to buy a horse | £05:10:00 |
| To George Robinson in ye Leivt. Coll.'s troop | 06:00:00 |
| At York for twelve ells of blew cloth 8/p. ell. | 04:16:00 |
| The exchange of 20 logg dollars gave half to the bot that went to | 00:03:05 |
| A snatch of red cloth for the Regt. | 00:03:00 |
| To William Irwin in the Lievt. Coll.'s troop to buy a horse | 07:00:00 |
| For 3 poste horses with ye Major from Richmond to Yorke 34 miles | 01:05:06 |
| To the poste Boy those three stages | 00:03:00 |
| For 5 doz. of hat cloths @ 10/6 p. doz. | 02:12:06 |
| Given to Capt. Bruce for boots to his troop | 06:08:00 |
| To the Lievt. Coll. for boots to his troop | 06:08:00 |
| To Capt. Pat. Blair for boots to his troop | 03:04:00 |
| To Capt. Livingstone for boots to his troop | 03:12:00 |
| To General Adam Blair for boots to his troop. | 01:04:00 |
| For the Guard Fire at Southwark | 00:12:00 |
| For 2 teams from Southwark to Chester | 00:15:00 |
| For 2 teams from then to Ffarnham | 00:10:00 |
| From thence to Winchester | 01:01:00 |
| From thence to Donkton | 00:17:00 |
| From thence to Stockbridge | 00:12:00 |
| From thence to Odium | 01:01:00 |
| From thence to Reading | 00:12:00 |
| From thence to Wickham | 00:14:00 |
| From thence to London | 01:09:00 |
| To quarter Master Murray for going twice poste from Dunton to Salisbury upon the Regiment's accompt | 02:10:00 |
| To lievt. Murray to get 2 horses back which were taken from 2 dragoons by some of the Dutch Officers | 02:00:00 |
| To the Quarter Master for riding poste from Royston to London upon the Regts. accompt being 33 miles | 00:10:02 |
| To Edward Murray Quarter Master for coming poste from his quarters near Chester to London upon the Regiment's accompt | 09:10:00 |
| £71:03:07 |
The above written accompt of seventy one pounds three shillings and sevenpence Sterling being justly given out by Andrew Ross Quarter Master, for the use of the said Regiment conforms to my order since they came to England. Therefore these give the said Quartermaster full power and warrant to detayne and keep in his owne hand the like sum of seventy one pounds three shillings and sevenpence for his own payment out of the money belonging to the Regiment since they came to this country.
At London the 8th day of January, 1689.
The Detention money from the Scotts Regiment of Dragoons from the month of October 1686 and all preceedings being fully discharged by Colls. Lievt. and Captain all detayned from them since being from the 1st. November 1686 to the 1st. November 1688, being two yeares is disposed of as follows—
| Scotts.
£ s. d. |
|---|
| Imprs. 5½ ells red cloth 2s. Scots pr. ell | 11:00:00 |
| 6 ells blew serge for lyneing at 1 p. ell | 6:00:00 |
| Half ell green canvass for bindings | 00:04:00 |
| 10 dozen tin buttons at 5s. p. doz. | 02:10:00 |
| 10 drab weight red silk at 18d. p. drab | 00:15:00 |
| 3 ounces red thread at 3s. p. ounce | 00:09:00 |
| For ... to drabb on the buttons | 00:02:00 |
| For making the coat | 02:00:00 |
| 23:00:00 |
| Conforme to whch. accot. the expenses of 283 coats
amounts to 6509 £s Scots which in English
money is | £542:08:04 |
| The expense of 283 belts to Serjeants, Corporals,
Drummers, Sentinels with the exchange | 100:00:00 |
| The expense of 283 swords with bayonets and cartridges
boxes | 200:00:00 |
| The expenses of 12 drums with the contingent charges
of making boxes and chests for the swords, belts,
baionets and cartridge boxes and put all aboard in
England | 017:00:00 |
| To the Quartermaster for his expenses and trouble in
bringing all from severall seaports to Edinburgh
and for hiring room for keeping them more than
one year | 020:00:00 |
| For boots to the Regt. @ 8s. a pair | 108:00:00 |
| Since they came to England given for their coats, caps
and other necessaries | 590:02:00 |
| When they were in Scotland given back of the cloathing
money by Geo. Drummonds order and Liev.
Colonel Rattray to severall Dragoons that were
reduced 120 logg dollars | 028:00:00 |
| Sums of the Discharge | 1,605:10:04 |