Chapter XXXVII: Appendix: No. 3

CHAP. VII.—Page 81.

ROYAL WARRANT for the establishment of two Companies of Artillery,
dated 26th May, 1716. These companies were never reduced, and
represent the infancy of the Royal Regiment of Artillery.

_GEORGE R._

Whereas Our Right Trusty and Right entirely beloved Cousin and Councillor John Duke of Marlborough Master General of Our Ordnance hath laid before Us a representation of Our Principal Officers of Our Ordnance setting forth the inconveniences and defects of the present Establishment of the Military Branch of Our said Office amounting to 16,829_l._ 11_s._ 3_d._ and therewith a scheme showing that a greater number of Gunners Engineers and other proper Officers may be maintained for less than the present expense. And whereas by Our Warrants of the 27th November 1715 two Companies of Gunners and Mattrosses were raised for the service of Our Artillery sent upon the late Expedition to North Britain and having been found always necessary that a sufficient number of Gunners with proper Officers should be maintained and kept ready for Our Service. And whereas it has been represented unto Us by Our said Master General of Our Ordnance that there are several salaries now vacant of the present old Establishment which are not useful and that other savings may be made by which part of the two said Companies may at present be maintained. It is our will and pleasure that the said vacancies and savings be immediately applied for the payment and maintenance of one Sergeant three Corporals thirty Gunners and thirty- two Mattrosses being such as have served well abroad during the late Wars and are not otherwise provided for and as other salaries shall become vacant in the said military branch that you apply the same to complete the pay of the rest of the Officers and others according to the annexed list, which with their respective pays We do hereby approve and establish and for so doing this shall be as well to you as to the Auditors of Our Imprest and all other Officers concerned a sufficient Warrant. Given at Our Court of St. James's this 26th day of May 1716 in the second year of Our reign.

By His Majesty's Commands
(Signed) JAMES STANHOPE.

_To Our Right Trusty and Right
Entirely beloved Cousin and
Councillor_ JOHN DUKE OF
MARLBOROUGH, _Master-General of
Ordnance._

Establishment for two Companies of Artillery with their respective pays and employments:—

Per diem. Per annum.
Captain 10_s._ £182 10 0
First Lieutenant 6_s._ 109 10 0
Second Lieutenant 5_s._ 91 5 0
Third Lieutenant and Fireworkers 4_s._ 73 0 0
Fourth do. and Fireworkers 3_s._ 54 15 0
3 Sergeants, each 2_s._ 109 10 0
3 Corporals, each 1_s._ 8_d._ 91 5 0
3 Bombardiers, each 1_s._ 8_d._ 91 5 0
30 Gunners, each 1_s._ 4_d._ 730 0 0
50 Mattrosses 1_s._ 912 10 0
One Company more, same rate 2,445 10 0
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Total £4,891 0 0