May it pleis your Greis of ever mois humble servant
T. Dalyell.
In the Record Office under the date 30th October, 1684, is the following order, which is of particular interest as incidentally illustrating that the Dragoon was neither Cavalry nor Infantry, but the chosen hero of modern story—the Mounted Infantryman.
For the preventing of all disputes that might arise concerning the Rank of our Royall Regiment of Dragoons or of any other Regiment of Dragoons that shall be employed in our Service; Wee have thought fit hereby to declare Our Pleasure—
That our own Royall Regiment of Dragoons, and all other Regiments of Dragoons to be employed in our Service shall have precedency both as horse and Foot as well in Guarrison an in the Field as in all Counsells of Warr and other Military occasions; and the Colonells and Officers of the said Regiments of Dragoons shall command as Officers of Horse and Foot according to the nature of the place where they shall be (that is to say) that in the Field the said Regiments shall take place as Regiments of Horse, according to the date of their commissions; and that in Guarison they command as Foot Officers, and their Regiments take place amongst the Foot according to their respective seniorities from the time they were raised.
An Account of Moneys disburst for the Ld Tiviots Regt of Dragns on their March from Scotland to Deptford & Greenwich to embark for Flanders in March 1693/4 and on their March from Harwich where they landed again from Flanders in Decr 97, to Berwick upon Tweed in their way to Scotland.
| £ s d | ||
|---|---|---|
| Feb 93/4 | For 4 wagons for the Regt from Harwich to Southwark, being one wagon to two troops—300 miles at 8d a mile for each waggon comes to | 40:0:0 |
| 27 Apr 94 | For 1 Waggon for 2 Troop from S'wark to Gravesend. 20 miles | 0:13:4 |
| For 1 waggon for a Troop from do. to Dartford and Crayford 14 | 0: 9:4 | |
| For 1 wagn for 2 Troops from do. to Croydon & Bromley 10 | 0: 6:8 | |
| For 1 wagn for two troops from do. to Putney & Wandsworth 5. | 0: 3:4 | |
| For wagons from the several places above mentioned to Deptford & Greenwich for Flanders | 2: 0:0 | |
| For fire and candle on their March from 8 Feb 93-4 to the last of March following | 15: 6:0 | |
| 58:18:8 | ||
| Andrew Agnew | Major & Capt |
| Patt: Robinson | Lieut |
| William Crawfoord | Cornet |
| James Douglas | Qr Mr |
| Thos: Taitt | Sarjants |
| And: Ffordyce | |
| John Vanmorgan | Hoyboyes |
| Henrick Bastine | |
| William Pattan | Drummers |
| David Jolly | |
| Walter Graham | Corpll |
| William Murray | Corpll |
| Robert Douglas | Corpll |
| Tho: Agnew | |
| James Agnew | |
| Anthony Alisone | |
| James Alexander | |
| Duncan Blair | |
| Halbert Broun | |
| John Blackburn | |
| James Bannerman | |
| George Cannon | |
| John Craig | |
| John Campbell | |
| Alexander Gordon | |
| Nathaniell Gordon | |
| Samuell Gordon | |
| Walter Graham | |
| Thomas Graham | |
| James Gray | |
| John Halling | |
| John Hunter | |
| William Hartley | |
| Andrew Hartley | |
| William Johnstoune | |
| David Kennedy | |
| David Kiddy | |
| Alexander Lawsone | |
| James Murdoch | |
| Thomas Manwell | |
| Andrew Mcffadrick | |
| John McMichan | |
| James Mcdonald | |
| Stephen Oliphantt | |
| John Portteous | |
| Quintine Robisone | |
| Thomas Ronnan | |
| John Simpsone | |
| John Smith | |
| James Stewartt | |
| Robertt Stewartt | |
| William Shirilaw | |
| William Simpsone | |
| George Steill | |
| John Taylor | |
| James Tellfoord | |
| John Weir | |
| George Wrightt | |
| George Duncan | |
| Archibald ffleming | |
| James fforbes | |
| James Knox | |
| John Lawrence | |
| John Moore | |
| John Buchanan | |
| John Thomsone | |
| William Stewartt |
Att Tyell y 1st of Dec 1702
Mustered in in Major Andrew Agnews Troop in her Majesties Royall Regiment of Scots Dragoons Commanded by the Right Honorable the Viscount of Teviott ye Capt, Lieut, Cornett and Qr Mr with their led horses two sarjants three Corplls two Hauttboyes two drummers with fifty four private dragoons Mounted. These comenceing the first of Decr to ye last of Janry both inclusive being sixty two daies.