Rawlinson was a Captain of horse in Colonel Dodding's Regiment. The 4 documents recorded here were extracted from Henry Swainson Cowper's "History and Antiquities of Hawkshead" and give an interesting synopsis of his military career until Feb. 1648. Rawlinson survived the war and avoided punishment at the Restoration due to influential Royalist relatives. a). The account of Captaine Will'm Rawlinson Captn of a troope of voluntiers, consistinge of 70 horse raised without being Chardge to the State about the 2nd of October 1643 being from thenceforth kept in redines for the service of the King and Parliament onely in actuall service these tymes followinge |
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When Baronett Curwen with share of cumbrlands fforces advanced into Millom being on the bordrs of Lanc we were then commanded to Kirkby and lay there 4 dayes till they retreated |
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About the 1th of Januarie on Saturday we were comanded to Lancr when it was noised that Sr Jo. Girlington and Sr Wm. Bradshaw being then in Yorkshire were upon the march towards Lancr with force of - - - and staid ther till Wednesday. |
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Three dayes attendance at Braythay bridge beinge a passage upon the bordrs of Westmrland, when Sr - - Lorthr, with Cumbrland's fforces marc'ed that way to Kendall |
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When we were comanded to Manchestr the xvijth of May 1644 Prince Rupert being broken into the County and retreated to Lanc and the service to Yorke till the xxix of Septembr followinge |
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5 |
Our service upon severall Alarms as when Collonell Gray toke Kendall and upon seuerallordrs from Coll Alexandr Rigby we went ou're sands when report was ffores to Chestr to raise the siedge & severall cominge othr Alarms to the numbr of 22 dayes or therabouts |
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When the Lord Digbye marched towards Scotland and retreated backe on service and conducting the prisonrs to Lanc that tyme xij dayes |
b). The accompt and arreare due from the State to Captaine Will'm Rollinson for his service as Capt of a Troope of horse in the Regimt of Colonell George Doddinge Cast upp and - - - - accordinge to ordnance of Parliamt By the Comr for the Countie of Lancr. |
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his service as Captaine of troop of horse in the Regimt of Coll George Doddinge as aforesaid from the 20th of Octobr 1643 untill the 13th of March 1645 being 873 daies at 0039s.? p diem untill 18th Aprill 1645 36s. untill the 13th of March 1645 |
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of wch to bee deducted ffor money rec'd from the said Collonell Doddinge in Westmrland and Lancr. |
13 |
06 |
08 |
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free quarter accordinge to ordnance of Parlmt |
541 |
04 |
04 |
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| In all | 554 | 11 | 00 | ||
Residue |
1078 |
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c). 73 horse and a half charged on Fornes and Cartmell |
Kirkby constablewicke |
4 Horse |
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Dunrdale and Seathat |
3 |
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Uluston wholl Townshipp |
15 |
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Penington |
02 |
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Aldingham townshipp |
05 |
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Urswicke Townshipp |
04 |
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Leece Townshipp |
03 |
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Dalton pish |
09 |
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hauxhead constablewicke |
06 |
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Colton constablewicke |
04 & a halfe |
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Broughton in Cartmell |
07 & a halfe |
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holker Townshipp |
06 |
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Alithwt Townshipp |
04 & a halfe |
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19 October 1648 |
d). It is orderedt that you cause the sev'all Troupps und'r yo'r comand to deliuer back againe the horses into the Kendall Towneshippe from whence they had them that they may be hereafter had when their shal be occasion for the safety of the country; and that you cause the money that was assessed for their pay to be collected and paid to the soldiers for the tyme they have serued Giuen und'r o'r hands at Uluston the day and yeare aboues'd Back to English Civil War Notes & Queries No. 9 Table of Contents Back to English Civil War Times List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1984 by Partizan Press This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. |