Notes #94

Officers in Garrison: Glocester

by John Wood


THE NAMES OF THE SUPERIOUR OFFICERS OF BOTH REGIMENTS THAT NOW LYE IN GARRISON IN THE CITIE OF GLOCESTER.

Henry Earle of Stamford, Colonel
Henry Stephens, Colonel
Edward Massie, Lieutenant-colonel and Governour of Glocester
Humph. Matthewes, Lieutenant-colonel
Constance Ferrer, Major of the town, and Serjeant-major to this regiment
Isaac Dobson, Serjeant-major
Edward Grey
William Sinlrleton
Charles Blunt
Thomas Pury, senior
Peter Crisp
Luke Nurse
Edward Cotton, Captaines
John Nelme, Captaines
William White
John Evans
Robert Malery
Thomas Pury, junior
George Massie
John Read, Captain Lieutenant
Robert Stevenson Capt. Lieutenant

There was likewise a broken regiment of dragoones of about one hundred men under the command of Col. Forbes, that Ulmll the taking of Bristoll came from Berkley Castle hither. But the other two regiments do properly belong to this garrison.

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