P important, to live in peace among themselves, not each other in times of distress, to remember the to bear any grudge against one another, to assist family, and to have pity on the poor, and under favourable conditions to pay off his debts, if there should be any.' fund should be created), in aid of unsuccessful to remember him with joy, and, what is most or impecunious Yiddish writers. Should the net receipts exceed that amount in any given year, then 10 per cent must be remitted to the fund, of which, it would seem, these gifts are intended to form the future nucleus. Par. 8 refers to his son's grave in Copenhagen. În par. 9 he advises his heirs, executors, and assigns to endeavour by every means possible to retain all the copyrights of his various works. He does not, however, bind them down to carry out this part of the will, but grants them permission to sell outright, for a large sum down, all or part of the documentary rights at their disposal. The Literary Fund's interest is not overlooked. In par. 10 he enjoins upon his children, "as his last wish and request, to take every care of their mother, to make her life pleasant, to heal her broken heart, not to weep for him, but rather And he concludes this excellent address to his children in true Hebraic fashion : "Children! bear my Jewish name-to sustain which I laboured very hard-with honour, and our God who is in Heaven will help you. Amen." The full text of this will is printed in The Jewish Exponent of Philadelphia for May 19, where also a short and interesting outline of Rabinowitz's life will be found. Some of his merriest tales would well repay translation into English, but this would need to be undertaken by a person of fine discretion, judgment, and taste, who would be able to eliminate some of the crudities that mar the flavour of the wine. M. L. R. BRESLAR. AN ENGLISH ARMY LIST OF 1740. (See ante, pp. 3, 43.) THE other regiment is "General Wade's Regiment of Horse," formed in 1685. The regiment is now the "3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards." 1) He commanded the regiment from 1717 to 1748, and was promoted to the rank of FieldMarshal in 1743 ('D.N.B.'). (2) Third son of John, 2nd Lord Bellenden. Father of 4th Duke of Roxburghe. (3) Second son of Horatio, 1st Viscount Townshend. 4)" Rushie" in MS. interleaf. Possibly should be " Ruishe." (5) Fourth son of Charles, 4th Baron Cornwallis. There follow (pp. 8 to 11) eight regiments of Dragoons, each with the same establishment of officers as the two preceding regiments. The word "dragoon" (French dragon) originally meant a musket or carbine. Later it was applied to musketeers, mounted and armed with a dragoon. Dragoons were, in fact, a species of mounted infantry, serving sometimes on foot and sometimes on horseback. The first of these eight regiments is the "Duke of Marlborough's Regiment of Dragoons." It was formed in 1661 as a Troop of Horse for service in Tangier. By 1683 its establishment had been increased, and it was in that year named the "Royal Regiment of Dragoons." Its present title is the "1st (Royal) Dragoons," generally spoken of as the “ Royals." (1) Charles Spencer, 5th Earl of Sunderland, and 3rd Duke of Marlborough. He died in 1758. See D.N.B.' (2) In MS. interleaf spelt "Elias Brevet." (3) Became Major in the regiment on 1 Dec., 1754. His name is in the Army List of 1758, spelled Gallatin, but not in that of 1759. (1) Of Lawers, third son of James, 2nd Earl of Loudoun. He was Governor of Edinburgh Castle; M.P. for Ayrshire; and was killed at the battle of Fontenoy in 1745. See D.N.B.' (2) Of Linplum, 2nd Baronet. Died in December, 1751, when the baronetcy became extinct. (3) Of Alderston, 2nd Baronet. (4) He was Lieut.-Col. of this regiment from 1757 to 1770, when he was appointed to the Colonelcy of the 17th Light Dragoons. In 1782 he returned to his old regiment, being appointed Colonel, and died in 1785. ; important, to live in peace among themselves, not each other in times of distress, to remember the to bear any grudge against one another, to assist family, and to have pity on the poor, and under favourable conditions to pay off his debts, if there should be any." fund should be created), in aid of unsuccessful to remember him with joy, and, what is most or impecunious Yiddish writers. Should the net receipts exceed that amount in any given year, then 10 per cent must be remitted to the fund, of which, it would seem, these gifts are intended to form the future nucleus. Par. 8 refers to his son's grave in Copenhagen. In par. 9 he advises his heirs, executors, and assigns to endeavour by every means possible to retain all the copyrights of his various works. He does not, however, bind them down to carry out this part of the will, but grants them permission to sell outright, for a large sum down, all or part of the documentary rights at their disposal. The Literary Fund's interest is not overlooked. 46 In par. 10 he enjoins upon his children, as his last wish and request, to take every care of their mother, to make her life pleasant, to heal her broken heart, not to weep for him, but rather And he concludes this excellent address to his children in true Hebraic fashion : "Children! bear my Jewish name-to sustain which I laboured very hard with honour, and Amen." our God who is in Heaven will help you. The full text of this will is printed in The Jewish Exponent of Philadelphia for May 19, where also a short and interesting outline of Rabinowitz's life will be found. Some of his merriest tales would well repay translation into English, but this would need to be undertaken by a person of fine discretion, judgment, and taste, who would be able to eliminate some of the crudities that mar the flavour of the wine. M. L. R. BRESLAR. AN ENGLISH ARMY LIST OF 1740. (See ante, pp. 3, 43.) THE other regiment is “General Wade's Regiment of Horse," formed in 1685. The regiment is now the "3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards." 1) He commanded the regiment from 1717 to 1748, and was promoted to the rank of FieldMarshal in 1743 ('D.N.B."). (2) Third son of John, 2nd Lord Bellenden. Father of 4th Duke of Roxburghe. (3) Second son of Horatio, 1st Viscount Townshend. 4)" Rushie" in MS. interleaf. Possibly should be "Ruishe." (5) Fourth son of Charles, 4th Baron Cornwallis. There follow (pp. 8 to 11) eight regiments of Dragoons, each with the same establishment of officers as the two preceding regiments. The word "dragoon" (French dragon) originally meant a musket or carbine. Later it was applied to musketeers, mounted and armed with a dragoon. Dragoons were, in fact, a species of mounted infantry, serving sometimes on foot and sometimes on horseback. The first of these eight regiments is the "Duke of Marlborough's Regiment of Dragoons.” It was formed in 1661 as a Troop of Horse for service in Tangier. By 1683 its establishment had been increased, and it was in that year named the "Royal Regiment of Dragoons." Its present title is the "1st (Royal) Dragoons," generally spoken of as the "Royals." (1) Charles Spencer, 5th Earl of Sunderland, and 3rd Duke of Marlborough. He died in 1758. See D.N.B.' (2) In MS. interleaf spelt "Elias Brevet." (3) Became Major in the regiment on 1 Dec., 1754. His name is in the Army List of 1758, spelled Gallatin, but not in that of 1759. (1) Of Lawers, third son of James, 2nd Earl of Loudoun. He was Governor of Edinburgh Castle; M.P. for Ayrshire; and was killed at the battle of Fontenoy in 1745. See D.N.B. (2) Of Linplum, 2nd Baronet. Died in December, 1751, when the baronetcy became extinct. (3) Of Alderston, 2nd Baronet. (4) He was Lieut.-Col. of this regiment from 1757 to 1770, when he was appointed to the Colonelcy of the 17th Light Dragoons. In 1782 he returned to his old regiment, being appointed Colonel, and died in 1785. 66 "The King's Regiment of Dragoons to "The King's Own Regiment of Dragoons," was raised in 1685, being then styled but in the list of 1740 the word Own The Queen Consort's Regiment of is not given. At the present time the Dragoons." This designation was changed regiment is called the "3rd (King's Own) in 1714 (Cannon's Historical Records') Hussars.” The King's Regiment of Dragoons. Dates of their present commissions. 11 April 1712. 23 Dec. 1712. 12 July 1739. 20 April 1738. 14 Mar. 1733-4. 1 Feb. 1737-8. (1) Was appointed to the Colonelcy of the "King's Own Regiment of Horse" in 1743, in which year also he was made K.B. (2) Query" Ogle." (3) Third son of Richard. 1st Earl of Tylney of Castlemaine (peerage of Ireland). The title became extinct in 1784. (1) Fourth Baronet. Sir Robert Rich (1) Ralph Scurrah William Benson Samuel Browne Forrester.. Archibald Douglass Samuel Horsey Dates of their present commissions. 13 May 1735. 30 June 1737. 13 Aug. 1739. Became Field-Marshal in 1757, and died in 1768. (2) Third son of Sir Edward Leighton, 1st Baronet. 4 Feb. 1722-3. 25 Mar. 1731. 7 Nov. 1739. 24 Feb. 1728-9. 23 April 1736. 12 July 1739. 16 ditto. 13 Aug. 1739. 7 Nov. 1739. Further information about any of these officers would be welcome. J. H. LESLIE, Major, R.A. (Retired List). (To be continued.) |