"Given at Our Court at Windsor this 21st day of August 1686.

"By His Majesty's command,

"To Our Trusty and well-beloved }
Cousin and Councillor Richard }
Earl of Ranelagh, Our Pay- } "W. Blathwayt."
master-General, }
&c. &c. &c. }

[11]

Third troop of life guards; disbanded in 1746.
Queen's horse; now first dragoon guards.
M. G. Warden's horse; disbanded in 1690.
Queen's dragoons; now third light dragoons.
Royals; now first foot.
Queen Dowager's; now second foot.
Queen Consort's; now fourth foot.

[12] The following corps were sent to England on this occasion:—

First troop of life guards; now first regiment of life guards.
Count De Schomberg's horse; now seventh dragoon guards.
Royal Dragoons; now first, or royal dragoons.
The Queen's regiment of foot; now fourth, or King's Own.
Hastings'; now thirteenth foot.

[13] The Earl of Marlborough's force consisted of the following corps:—

The Queen's regiment; now fourth, or King's Own.
Royal fusiliers; now seventh foot.
Princess Anne's; now eighth foot.
Hastings'; now thirteenth foot.
Hales's, afterwards disbanded.
Sir David Collier's, ditto.
Fitz-patrick's, ditto.
100 men of the Duke of Bolton's, ditto.
200 of the Earl of Monmouth's, ditto.
Lord Torrington's marine regiment, ditto.
Lord Pembroke's, ditto.

[14] On the accession of Queen Anne, the eighth foot, which had been designated the Princess Anne's regiment from the time of its formation in 1685, obtained the title of the Queen's regiment, the Fourth also continued to be distinguished by the same title; and during this reign two regiments were designated Queen's regiments.