The
'Huguenots' (the origin of the term is obscure) were French Protestants
of the Presbyterian kind who followed the teachings of John Calvin
(1509-64). The majority of the Huguenots, some 700,000, remained
in France and most of these became nominal converts. More
than 200,000, however, risked imprisonment or the galleys by going
abroad. The largest number fled to Holland , many
to Switzerland and Germany , some to
Denmark . Forty to fifty thousand escaped to England , where
they joined those who had settled there earlier. About 10,000 came
to Ireland . They were not the first. Some of those who had
left France in earlier years were already settled here,
though the numbers were small.
In
the 1660s, indeed, special inducements to encourage immigrants were
offered in Ireland that did not apply in England .
Charles II 's lord lieutenant, the Duke of Ormonde, in 1662 sponsored
an act of parliament that made it easy for 'Protestant strangers' to
become naturalized citizens and freemen of towns and guilds; and grants
of land were made to them. Ormonde himself established a colony of
Huguenot linen weavers at Chape1izod near Dublin and groups
of wool workers at Clonmel and Carrick-on-Suir. Most of those who came
in Charles II's reign, however, settled in Dublin , where two
French congregations were established.
Under
James II the act of 1662 was annulled and the pastor of the
congregation attached to St Patrick's cathedral was imprisoned. None of
the Protestants in Ireland more devoutly wished for the
victory of William of Orange and his French allies than the Huguenots.
That victory and the restoration of easy naturalization made
Ireland an attractive place of refuge, especially when an act of 1692
granted the newcomers a degree of religious toleration greater than
that enjoyed by Catholics and Protestant Dissenters.
Of
the 10,000 or so who settled in Ireland , some came directly
from France but many more had escaped first to
England or Holland before moving on. One group of 600
families that arrived in 1690 came from Holland ;
so too did the families that Louis Crommelin brought later to
Lisburn.
A
significant part in William's victory in Ireland - and in many a later
campaign against the armies of Louis XIV and his allies-was played by
Huguenot soldiers. The best known of them was his commander in Ireland,
Frederick Duke of Schomberg, once a Marshal of France, who was killed
at the Boyne. Two years later the commander-in-chief in Ireland was
another Huguenot, Henri de Massue de Ruvigny, whose brother had been
killed at the Boyne and who himself had commanded the victorious
cavalry at Aughrim. William created him Earl of Galway and rewarded him
with a large grant of confiscated land at Portarlington, where he
established a colony of French officers. This aristocratic and military
settlement retained its French character longer than any of the others
in Ireland; its French church did not close till 1841. Other French
soldiers settled at Youghal in Co. Cork, but the colony was not a large
one and its members either moved away or became assimilated during the
following century. Some of the rank and file of Schomberg’s
army settled at Belfast but since, unlike the Huguenots at Lisburn,
they never had a separate congregation or meeting-place, they have no
distinct history.
Apart
from those who were ex-soldiers, most of the Huguenot refugees who
settled in Ireland were merchants or craftsmen. The Lisburn colony of
linen weavers, from which the cambric manufacture at Lurgan and later
enterprises at Dundalk and Waterford derived, is dealt with in more
detail elsewhere. A later venture of a similar kind was the attempt by
Thomas Adderley to establish the manufacture of silk on his estate at
Innishannon in Co. Cork in the 1760s. Sixty families of refugees
arrived in Cork from France in 1765 at his invitation, fleeing from
renewed persecution (the last of their ministers to die for the faith
was hanged in 1762).
Merchants
and traders were attracted to the ports on the southern coast of
Ireland that had long had direct trading links with France. Waterford
had a numerous colony with a flourishing congregation and church for
most of the eighteenth century; there, Huguenots were especially
prominent in the linen trade and the manufacture of sailcloth. There
was a smaller settlement at Wexford, which at one time had its own
minister but no separate church; all trace of it had gone by the later
eighteenth century, however. Much more important than either of these
was the settlement at Cork where a congregation was established which
lasted until 1813. Huguenots were involved in the growing manufacture
and trade of Cork in the eighteenth century to such an extent that much
of the wealth of the city was in their hands.
Inland
in south Leinster, there was a settlement at Kilkenny (where there were
even plans at one time for a French university) and another at Carlow.
Both had congregations and clergy for the first generation or so, but
both appear to have become assimilated rapidly thereafter. Still less
is known about the history of small groups at Enniscorthy and Wicklow,
and about others at Bandon and Tullow in Co.Cork. In the north, there
was a short-lived agricultural settlement at Castleblayney in Co.
Monaghan and mention of an early colony at Killeshandra in Co. Cavan.
Above
all, the Huguenot refugees in Ireland settled in Dublin. In the early
years of the eighteenth century there were for a time no fewer than
four congregations in the capital, two of them conforming to the
established church, the other two retaining their Calvinist form of
worship. It was estimated at one time that nearly 2,000 members of the
professions in Dublin were Huguenots - many of them among the clergy of
the Church of Ireland and in the legal profession. The nonconforming
Huguenots maintained a separate church in Dublin until 1814. Three
years later, the church attached to St. Patrick's
cathedral also closed. By that time, the descendants of the refugees
BY
REV. DAVID C. A. AGNEW
CHAPTER
XVII. (pp. 181-191)
The
French
Regiments
The
French
Refugee officers and soldiers enlisted with all their hearts in the
army of William and Mary ; several effective regiments were formed. Some
accounts, however, exaggerate the number. There was one regiment of cavalry,
also one of dragoons, and three infantry regiments. These were disbanded at the
Peace of Ryswick. They were re-organised in 1706-7 under different Colonels; and, as in
those days each regiment \vas named after its Colonel, the mistake arose that
these re-formed regiments were new and additional regiments. I begin by
giving an account of the regiments as originally raised.*
.
1. SCHOMBERG's HORSE AFTERWARDS RUVIGNY’s (EARL OF GALWAY's) (pp. 181-183).
Frederick,
1st Duke of Schomberg, raised this regiment in England.
Dumont de Bostaquet gives
a list of its officers, as raised in July 1689 (he omits their
Christian
names). The Colonel-in-chief was the Duke. The field-officers next to
him were
Colonel de Romaignac, Colonel de Louvigny, Major de la Bastide, Major
le
Chevalier de Sainte-Hermine. Each company had four officers in
permanent
full-pay, a captain, lieutenant, cornet, and quarter master. The
full-pay
officers in the Coinpagnic Colonclle were Captain d Avene, Lieutenant
Dallons,
Cornet le Comte de Paulin, and Quartermaster Vilmisson.) The other
officers
were styled officiers incorpons ; they seemed to have received a good
sum of
money as bounty (in gratification] on being enrolled, but not to have
drawn any
pay except when on active duty. The names of the captains having the
command of
companies were D Avene (or D Avesnes), De Casaubon, De Belcastel, De la
Eontan,
De Moliens, De Cussy, De Tugny, and De Varengues. De Bostaquet was an
older
captain ; but having come to us from the Dutch service, he was passed
over in
the distribution of commands. He says as to the above-named captains, "
The officers coming direct from the service of France
have been preferred to
others, who had quitted her service at an earlier date. This occasions
some
jealousies and murmurs; but I try to rise above such vexations, as I
left my
country in quest, not of my fortune, but of liberty of conscience." The
other captains were regimental subalterns with the rank of captain in
the army.
They were Captains Darenes, Bernaste, Montault, Ea Roche, Ea Milliere,
De
Maricourt, Brasselaye, Des Eoires, Ea Coudri<Te, Valsery, De
Hubac, Ea
Fabreque, Vesian, Boncour (sen.), Vesanc6, Petit, Des Moulins, Eouvigny
(jun.),
Dolon, Questebrune, D Antragues, Montargis, Bostaquet, Ea Crangerie,
Saint-Tenac, De Passy, Hautcharmois, Ea Roquiere, Bondou, Champaign,
De
Saint-Cyr Soumain, De ETsle, Monpas, Deppe, Jonquiere, D Escury,
Vivens, Baron
De Neufville, and Brugieres.
The
names
of the lieutenants, cornets, and quartermasters on permanent full-pay
were
Lieutenants Dallons, Mazures, De Salles, Coulombieres, Le Cailletiere
(sen.),
Maisonncuve,
*
I have
already mentioned that / /.w;-V regiment was an English infantry
regiment. I
may add, that what Dumont de Bostaquet calls " Le regiment de I
Anii-," must have been the English regiment of cavalry commanded by Sir
folin l.anier.
Bra<det
and La Lande. Comets, Le Comte cle Paulin, Maleragues, D Hours, Le
Marquis de
la Barre, Vervillon, Couterne, Bancelin, and Dumay. Quartermasters,
Vilmisson,
Thomas, Verny, Pineau, Samson, Ricard, La Roque, and Chapelle.
The
other
officers were, Lieutenants Maillerays, Clervaux, Rochernont, Blanzac,
Boudinot,
I ondi-my DCS Ouches, La Bouchelit-re, De I/Isle, Le Blanc, Tessoniere,
Lentillac, Duvivier, Pinsun, Dumarest, La Casterie, Boisribeau,
Liverne,
Mercier, Fontane, Rumigny, Pascal, La Bessede, Chabrieres, Pineau,
Fremont, La
Cloche, Moncornet, La Boissonnade, Du Buy, Deserre Liscour, Boncour
(jun.),
Cailletiere (jun.), Dalbey, Gourdonnel, Bernard, Sisolles, La Batie,
Fontanie,
Boisraolet, Esclielberghe, Augeard, Rouse, Beraud clu Pont, La Boulaye,
Deschamps,
La Pirosse-Fortin, Cassel, Dornan, Tournier, La . Serre, Chateauneuf,
La
Malquiere, Guiraud Rouviere, Lavit, Rozet du Causse, SoK-gre, and
Tobie-Rossat.
Cornets, Boisragon,
Rochemont (sen.), Pore de Fontenelles, Blan/ac
(jun.),
Lizardiere, Moncal, D Kricq, Rivery, Lacour, Laserre, Gaubert,
Duchesne, La Bastide Barbu,
La Rouviere, La C:oste, Dolon (jun.), Lubirres. Dupuy, Loulin, Boncour
(jun.),
Lassau, Constantin (sen.), Feron. Constantm (jun.), La Basoche, Soumain
de
Valliere, La Loubiere, De Lamy, Grenier, Arabin de Barcelle, Le Roux,
Duval,
Duchessoy, Lameryes, Theron, La Roque, Beaujeu, Fongrave, Laume,
Cambes, Du
Lac, and La Balanderie.
Schomberg’s
Regiment of Horse arrived in Ireland
after the surrender of Carnckfergus, and proved itself to be an
admirable
corps. Some of the officers were victims of the sickly season at
Dundalk. Captain De Brugii;re
and Cornet Bancelin died in
the camp. The Chevalier De Sainte-Hermine obtained sick leave, and went
homeward, but did not get beyond Chester,
where he died. Captain Brasselaye also sailed from the same cause, and
died at Windsor.
Lieutenant
Maillerays was killed in a skirmish with King James's outposts. Colonel
De Lou-
vigny died in winter-quarters, as also did Captain La Grangerie, who
served in
De Moliens company along with Dumont de Bostaquet.
At
the
Boyne Lieutenant-Colonel De Belcastel, who, at the time of the
enrolment of the
regiment, had the military rank of Major, and had been made captain of
a
company, commanded a squadron of cavalry; he made a brilliant charge,
in which
he was severely wounded; and he afterwards died of his wounds. Captain
Montargis, of De Moliens company, was with Schomberg, and warned him
against
exposing himself so much. Captains D Avene and Montault and Cornet
Vervillon
were killed. Captain (1 .revet Lt.-Col.) De Casaubon, Captains De
Varengues,
Hubac, Bernaste, Montault, and Des Loires, and other officers, were
wounded.
At
the
Royal review on the Qth July (o.s.), the strength of the regiment was
reported
to be 395 men. They were next employed in the first siege of Limerick.
A redoubt, which was a troublesome outwork, was taken with the
co-operation of
a detachment of the regiment, but almost every man was either killed or
wounded, or his horse instead of him. Captains La Roche, Hautcharmois
et La
Roquiore, were killed ; Cornet Couterne, a very handsome man, was
disabled by a
wound, and his wounded horse having rolled over him, and having died,
he lay
for three days and three nights on the ground ; when he was relieved he
could
not rally, but died on the night of his removal to the camp.
The
Marquis De Ruvigny, who was made Colonel of this regiment on the death
of Schom
berg, joined it in Ireland
in the campaign of 1691. The Marquis commanded a division of the army
as a
Major-General, and we have already seen how, at the battle of Aughrim,
he contributed
to the great and decisive victory. Ruvigny s Regiment here began to
earn its
celebrity; it was commanded at Aughrim by Lieutenant-Colonel De
Casaubon, who
did his duty nobly.
It was in
Lieutenant-General De Schravemor s division. Victory was
gained at
the cost to Ruvig/iys of two captains, nine lieutenants, nine cornets,
forty
troopers, and twenty-six horses killed ; and the following were wounded
: two
captains, one lieutenant, one cornet, and forty- five horses. At the
battle of
Landen, in 1693, Lord Galwafs (as it was then called) was led by King
William
in person, and also by Galway
himself.
The
Earl
of Galways Horse was disbanded in 1690. Its senior half-pay officers in
1719
were Colonel Daubussargues and Lieutenant-Colonel Verangle. Its
half-pay in
1719 amounted to .2263, and in 1722 to 2294.
Some
of
the officers came into notice in the reign of Queen Anne, viz., the
Comte De
Paulin, Messieurs Montargis, La Bouchetiere, &c. De Bostaquet
says that
Cornet I)u Teron became an audit lord ; probably he held a responsible
post in
the Exchequer or Audit Office of Ireland. Lieutenant La Boulay became a
proprietor in Carlow parish of ten acres, which in parochial
assessments were
called Captain Labully s fields granted by the Trustees of Forfeited
Estates on
June lyth, 1703, to "Charles La Bouleey, of Carlow, gent." The
surviving half-pay officers of this and the other French registers are
named in
the Pamphlet entitled " Hiberniae Notitia," published in 1723; but
the names are so incorrectly spelt, that I have not ventured to make
much use
of those lists.
2
LA
MELONNIERE S (OR LAMELLONIER's) FOOT (pp. 183, 184).
Isaac
De
Monceau, Sieur De La Melonniere, was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment
of
Anjou. He married in 1679 Anne Addee, daughter of Louis, Sieur De Petit
Val et
Grand Champ. As a Huguenot he was under the surveillance of the police
at the
period of the Revocation, and was officially reported to be " an old
and
meritorious officer and a handsome man, but of the pretended reformed
religion,
and extremely opinionative (ancien officier de merite et bien fait,
mais de la
R. P. R. et fort
opinionatre).
In
attempting to emigrate he had reached the frontier, but was apprehended
and
made a prisoner. To avoid the galleys he professed to be ready to
receive
instruction. The priests who took him in hand were pleased with their
veteran
catechumen, and regarded him as a zealous pupil. Whether he pretended
to be a convert
is not known. Happily he soon made a more successful attempt at flight.
He
found his way to Holland,
through the help of God.
William,
Prince of Orange, gave him the rank of Colonel in his army, and made
him his
aide- de-camp. At that date he had three children Louis Isaac, born in
1680;
Susan Anne, bom in 1683 ; Marianne, born in 1685.
Colonel
De
La Melonniere enrolled the Huguenot infantry, both officers and
privates, who
presented themselves at the Hague
to join in the
Prince of Orange's descent upon England,
Colonel D Estang doing the same duty for the cavalry. In 1689
Lamelloniere, or
Lamellonier (such are the English forms of his name) was colonel of one
of the
foot regiments raised by Schomberg and Ruvigny. The former he
accompanied to Ireland,
and during the Irish campaigns he held the local rank of Brigadier; he
was
inserted as such in a list given to King William
on the 18th June 1690; Story calls him La Millioniere.
On the day of the
victory at the
Boyne, Lameloniere was sent by King William with ?ooo horse and some
foot to
summon the town of Drogheda.
The governor, having a good store of ammunition and provisions, and a
garrison
of 1300, received the summons with contempt. The king, however, sent
him word
that if he should be forced to bring cannon before the town, no quarter
would
be given. The summons was then obeyed, and the garrison marched out. On
the
2oth September, La Meloniere accompanied the Duke of Wirteraberg, with
4000
men, to reinforce the Earl of Marlborough for the siege of Cork.
He had charge of some Dutch and French
infantry, and arrived before Cork,
Sept. 26 ; the town capitulated on the 28th. " Wirtemberg and
Marlborough
being both lieutenant-generals, a warm dispute arose between them about
the
chief command, each claiming it in right of his rank. Marlborough
was the senior officer, and led
the troops of his own nation, whereas Wirtemberg was only at the head
of
foreign auxiliaries. Lameloniere interposed, and persuaded Marlborough
to share the command with
Wirtemberg, lest the King s service should be retarded by their
disagreement.
Accordingly the Earl com manded on the first day, and gave the word
Wirtemberg;
and the Duke commanded the next day, and gave the word Marlborough.
"
It
was
resolved to open the campaign of 1691 with the siege of Athlone, and
the troops
rendezvoused at Mullingar on May 31st. The sudden attack and storming
of
Athlone on the ist of July is notorious; Famelonirre took part in the
perilous
fording of the Shannon,
under Major-General
Mackay, and was honourably mentioned ; one of his captains, the Sieur
de
Blachon, was killed. He received the substantive rank of Brigadier in
July
1692. He after wards served in Flanders,
and
rose to be a Major-General. In July 1697 he was tried by Court- Martial
in Flanders, being
accused by several officers of illegal
practices in his regiment ; he was honourably acquitted. The senior
officers in
1719 were Colonel Solomon de Loche, and Brigadier and Colonel Josias
Vimare (or
Veymar). Its half-pay in 1719 amounted to 1925, and in 1722 to 2182.
Its most
celebrated officer was Captain St Sauveur, of the grenadier company. In
1689
Colonel Russel, with some cavalry, Colonel Floyd, with the
Enniskilleners, and
the refugee captain, were in Sligo.
The two
former drew off on the approach of General Sarsfield ; but St. Sauveur
carried
some provisions into a fort, and held out. The nights being dark, he
dipped
some fir deals in tar, and by the light these gave when set on fire, he
per
ceived the enemy advancing towards the fort with an engine called by
the Irish
a sow. This engine was rendered proof against musket-balls by a
fourfold
covering of hides and sheepskins; it consisted of strong timbers bound
together
with iron hoops, enclosing a hollow space. The back part was left open
for
besiegers to go in ; the machine was fixed on an iron axle-tree, and
was forced
under the wall ; then the men within opened a door in front. Captain
St.
Sauveur, by killing the engineer and one or two more, obliged the rest
to
retreat, and then he burned the sow. At break of day he forced the
Irish to
quit a small field-piece which they had planted in the street, and
immediately
afterwards sallied out and killed many of them. But his provisions
were
consumed, and there was no water in the fort. He therefore surrendered
on
honour able terms. As the intrepid Huguenots marched over the bridge,
Sarsfield
stood with a purse of gold in his hand, and offered every man of them
who would
engage in King James service five guineas, with a horse and arms. They
all,
however, except one, replied that they would never fight for Papists ;
and that
one, deserting next day, with his gold, his arms, and his horse, got
safely to
Schomberg's head-quarters. Captain St Sauveur died of fever in Fisburn.
As
to
Major-General Fameloniere, his pension on the Irish establishment was
-303,
158. per annum, and he died probably in 1715. Anne de la Meloniere,
residing in
Fondon, had an Irish pension of 91, 5s. ; Captain Florence Fa Melonu-re
had in
1719, as half-pay, 91, 5s., and in 1723, 155, 2s. 6d. Anthony
Lameloniere was
Major in the Grenadier Guards in 1736. In July 1737, a
Fieutenant-Colonel
Fameloniere was promoted, and in 1745 was wounded at the battle of
Fontenoy.
There died in Fondon, i3th Nov. 1761, Fieutenant- Colonel Fameloniere
of the
first troop of Horse Guards.
3.
CAMBON's FOOT AFTERWARDS MARTON's (EARL OF LIFFORD S) pp. 184-186.
Colonel
Cambon, or Du Cambon, received the colonelcy of one of the Huguenot
foot regiments
in 1689. He was also an Engineer; but in Ireland
he was indisposed to do
duty in that department, and displayed ill-temper and insubordination
when the
Duke of Schomberg projected some military engineering employment for
him. The
Duke then intimated to him that he had power to dispense with his
services as
Colonel of Infantry also. Goulon, reputed to be a great engineer, did
not
conduct himself well in Ireland
; and he and Du Cambon were perpetually quarrelling. Schomberg
privately
reported to the King this distracting feud, as well as Du Cambon's
insubordination;
but, if Dalrymple s translation were right, Cambon would have been
petrified on
the spot on being dubbed with the ugly and incomprehensible
designation, "
a mathematical chicaner ! " I believe the expression which Schomberg
used
meant only "a wrangler over his mathematics " (chicanier sur ses
mathematiques).* Cambon profited by Schomberg's hint and promptly
returned to
subordination and decorum: so that the very next day he was made
Quarter-Master-General. At a later date Schomberg defended him from
the
injurious accusation that his regiment had not 150 men. " I can assure
your Majesty," wrote Schomberg, loth February 1690, " that though,
since they came into winter quarters, many of Cambon's regiment have
died, yet
468 healthy men have survived, and a good recruit of 70 men, who were
levied in
Switzerland,
arrived within these eight days."* One of the officers who died was Le
Sieur de Maisonrouge, a captain. At the blockade of Charlemont this
regiment
and La Caillernotte s did their duty well ; and at the Battle
of the Boyne both
regiments were much exposed
and fought with conspicuous bravery. Mr Story gives us a specimen of
Cambon's
temper, though he seems to have overlooked the fact that the Colonel
was also
Quarter-Master-General. The time of the anecdote is the day after the
victory
of the Boyne, when
the regiments were forming
into a camp. " Monsieur Cambon had almost set his own and my Lord
Drogheda's regiment by the ears, by ordering a detachment of his men to take
away by
force the grass from the rear of the other regiment. The matter came so
high
that both regiments were charging their pieces. But my Lord Drogheda
ordered
his men to their tents, and Lieut-General Douglas ordered Monsieur
Cambon to
desist from his pretensions. This might have been of dangerous
consequence ;
and yet my Lord was so kind to Monsieur Cambon as not to acquaint the
King with
it." In 1691 Cambon is mentioned among the officers who advised the
storming of Athlone. Samuel de Boisr.ond was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of
Cambon's on 12th September 1690 (he was at the head of the half-pay list
in 1719
and 1722, with a pension of 219). At Aughrim this regiment lost one
captain,
one lieutenant, one ensign, and ten soldiers: the wounded consisted of
four
captains, four lieutenants, four ensigns, and thirty-five soldiers.
Luttrell
has an entry, headed Deal, Feb. 1693 "Colonel Cambon was petitioned
against by his inferior officers for mismanagement, and stopping their
pay, and
the King has discharged him." Poor Cambon seems to have been seized
with
fatal illness upon this sad catastrophe, and, as a mark of sympathy,
the formal
appointment of a successor was postponed during the remaining months of
his
life. This we infer from observing that Colonel Cambon died on August
9th, and
that the date of the commission of the Comte de Marton as his
successor, is
August loth 1693. The Roll of this Regiment, as at 4th February 1698,
is
preserved at Carrowdore
Castle ;
the officers
names were the following :
Colonel
Friderick Guilhaume, Comte de Marton, . 10th Aug. 1693.
Lieutenant-
Colonel Samuel de Boisrond, . 12th Sept. 1690.
Lieutenant-Colonel
Francois de Montandre (acting), 15th Feb. 1693.
Major
Nicollas de La Cherois, . . 1st Aug. 1694.
Aide-Major
Jean Pepin, . 22nd Nov. 1696.
Chaplain
Jean Jeard, . . . 1st Aug. 1689.
Surgeon-Major
Andn Dupont, . . 1st May 1693.
Captains
Jeremie de Bancous, Paul de Gualy, Louis de Pelissier, Jacques
La Rinbiliere,
Constantin de Magny, Francois Cabrol, Gabriel de Malbois,Marchais,
Cosme de Miuret, La Merze, . 1st Apr. 1689.
Captains
Theophile La Cour Desbrisay, Aubin, Isaac de L Aigle, 1st July
1689.
Captain
Pierre de Brusse, ist April 1690.
Captains
Daniel de Virasel, Thomas de St Leger, Alexandre du Loral, Joseph St
Gruy (or
St Puy?), Paul de Jages, Jean Pepin, Jacob de Graveron, Jacques de
Melher, .
25th"june 1690.
Captains
Delandes (gth Sept 1690), Andre de Moncal (7th Oct. 1691), Guilhaume de
Poncet
(ist Aug. 1694), Jacob de Graveron (291)1 June 1696).
Lieutenant
Daniel de Calvairac, ...... 18th Feb. 1689.
Lieutenants
Jean Pepin, Jean La Bussade, Pierre de Combebrune, Isaac La Salle, Jean
Vestien, Alcide de Menandue, Jean Charles de Tarrot, Girard de St 1
eau, . ist
Apr. 1689.
Lieutenant
Jacques Foissac, ...... 1st Apr. 1690.
Lieutenants
Louis de Rivals, Pierre
de St Felice, Daniel La Cherois, Joseph Durban, Louis de Passy, . ....
15111
June 1690.
Lieutenants
Isaac de Bancous (ist July 1691), Ephraim de Falaize (i5th Aug. 1691),
Dalbis
(do.), Noel des Claux (ist Feb. 1693), Gabriel de la Motte 27th Apr.
1693),
Jean de Faryon (3151 May 1693), Ren6 cle Lestablere ( i st Oct. 1693),
Dumas
(1693-4?), Louis de la Viverie (ist Apr. 1694), Paul de la
Billiere (2oth Apr. 1696), Simon de Chabert (nth Aug. 1696).
Louis de Gineste, Francois Maury Despcron, Louis de Vigneul, Jean
Francois de
Chamard, Louis Royer de Paris, Jacques de la Misegle, Jean de la Galle,
Estienne de Riols, . . 1st Apr. 1689.
Ensigns
Jean Louis Nauranne (i8th Aug. 1689), Jean de Boissobre (25th June
1690),
Gilbert de Pages (4th Feb. 1691), Jacques clu Crozat (7th July 1691),
Samuel de
Prades (20th July 1691), Daniel Joly de Aernac (25th Oct. 1693), Isaac
De Prat
(3d May 1693), Jean de Joye (1st Apr. 1694), Henri Domerque (Apr.
1694), Pierre
La Pilliere (15th April 1695), Gran^ay. [Captain Brule,
grenadiers.
The
Colonel, Comte de Marton, became Karl of Lifford in 1698 and his
regiment has
since been known as Li/fnrtfs. The half-pay of its officers amounted in
1719 to
1483, and in 1722 to 1925.
4.
LA
CALLEMOTTE S FOOT AFTERWARDS BELCASTEL S (pp. [86, 187).
La
Caillemotte, younger son of the old Marquis de Ruvigny, was the first
colonel
of this regiment ; and his valiant services in Ireland
were done at its head. Of
its officers Major De Lavard was killed in 1690 in a skirmish before
Charlemont. Captain Dumont, brother of the Sieur Desmahis, De Bostaquet's
relation, died at Lurgan. The Colonel (as my readers know) was killed
at the Boyne. His
successor was Pierre Belcastel, a brave
soldier and an able officer. The family of Belcastel (of Montvaillant,
Castanet, and Prudelles) was a noble one, according to genealogy, and
was also
eminent for zeal and courage in the Protestant cause. It is believed
that the
refugee Belcastel belonged to it, though the connection is not
authenticated.
Belcastel took a prominent part in the Irish campaign, and was wounded.
He
opened the siege at Limerick
in 1690. In 1691
his regiment lost at Athlone Captains Duprey de Grassy and Monnier, and
Lieutenants Madaillon and La Yille Dieu ; and at Aughrim its wounded
consisted
of the colonel, the lieutenant-colonel, 9 captains, 6 lieutenants, 5
ensigns,
and 54 privates, while 1 lieutenant and 21 privates were killed. At
Flanders, in June 1696, His
Majesty made Belcastel a
Brigadier. On the Irish Establishment, there was a " Grant to Brigadier
Peter Belcastell and his assigns of^5oo per annum for twenty-one
years,"
dated 8th January 1701. (The half-pay of his regiment in 1719 amounted
10^857,
and in 1722 10^999.)
The
French
regiments being disbanded, Belcastel turned his eyes towards Holland.
Luttrell says, 1st Nov. 1701, "
Holland
letters
say that the king has given Colonel Belcastel a regiment of French
refugees." On the death of King William, Belcastel formally quitted the
English service : he was made a Major-General in the Dutch army, his
commission
bearing date, "The
Hague,
28th April 1704." He was appointed to command the allied troops
collected
for the invasion of France
and the succour of the Cevenols. But that expedition being nipped in
the bud by
untoward events, he obtained the command of the Dutch contingent in the
Duke of
Savoy
s
forces. Marlborough
says of him, " He is a very good officer, and I am glad he stands so
well
with the Duke of Savoy." In 1709 he was with his men in Spain ; he
earned his
share in the glory of the
victory at Saragossa,
but was killed at the battle of Villa Viciosa, loth Dec, 1710.
5.
MIREMONT's DRAGOONS (p. 187).
There
is
reason to believe that this was not originally a French regiment, but
that
refugee officers and men were gradually incorporated into it. The name
of
Captain Add6e occurs in 1695. At the time of its disbandment it was
altogether
Huguenot. Its senior officer on half-pay in 1719 was Lieut.-Colonel
John de
Savary. Its half-pay in that year amounted to ,605, and in 1722 10^597.
ANALYSIS
OF VOLUME SECOND. 181
These
five
regiments represent the bulk of the French military refugees. They were
dis
banded in 1699; but in the wars of Queen Anne they reappeared under new
Colonels, rein forced by subalterns of a younger generation. From an
old
pamphlet I extract a tabular view of the strength of each regiment in
1698 :
No
of
Non-Commissioned Companies.
Officers. Officers. Privates. Total.
Galway's
Horse, 9
113 45 53 r 68 9
Miremont
s
Dragoons, 8 74 144 480 698
Marton
s
Foot, 13 83 104 780 967
La
Meloniere s do., 13 83 104 780 967
Belcastel
s do., 13 83 104 780 967
43
6 5i
335 1
An
English
list spells the names of the regiments thus :
Lord
Galloway's, Mermon's, Martoon's, Lamellioneer's, and Belcastle's.
H
Hernia
Notitia calls them Gallway's, Moliniere's, Liffor' s, Belcastle's and
Miremont's.
6.
OFFICERS WHO SERVED IN PIEDMONT
(p. 187).
RUVIGNY,
Earl of Galway (then Viscount Galway), had from 1693 to 1696 a
regiment, known
as Lord Galway's Regiment in Piedmont.
Jacques
Saurin (born Jan. 1677, died Dec. 1730), the celebrated pulpit orator,
was a
student in Geneva
about the time of Galway's
appointment to his command in Piedmont.
The
young refugee scholar, though he had dedicated his life to the use of
the
spiritual sword, was determined to have one rap at the French dragoons
with
carnal weapons. He accordingly served as a subaltern in the above-named
regiment, and when the peace had been arranged, he returned to his
studies.
Cornet
Yilas, of Galway's regiment, son of a medical practitioner in Saint
Hypolite,
was a prominent agent in a plot to surprise Nismes and Montpellier, and
to
carry off, to the Anglo- Dutch fleet, Basville, the Duke of Berwick,
and other
officers of the highest rank, along with the judges and bishops of the
two
towns Basville to be executed, the rest to be detained as hostages. The
conspiracy failed. Vilas was broken on the wheel, and died with the
greatest
fortitude, 23d April 1705. A storm that dispersed the fleet was the
immediate
occasion of the failure. Two French refugee officers, who were
shipwrecked,
fell into the hands of their great enemy ; Pierre Martin, captain in
the
English service, was hanged, and Charles de Goulaine holding a Dutch
commission, was beheaded.
In
1740
Captain Lacan, late of Lord Galway's regiment of foot in Piedmont, gave
information
of some Jacobite plots prepared in Holland
by Sir George Maxwell, Captain Levingston, and others.
Officers
from Piedmont, whose names a committee had struck out of the Irish
Establishment,
were reinstated in their half-pay to the amount of ^"1012, by the King
s
letter, dated 1 2th August 1718.
7.
OBSERVATIONS ON THE HUGUENOT SOLDIERS AS A BODY (p. 1 88).
Old
Schomberg
wrote from Dundalk, 12th Oct. 1689, "When we arrived [in Ireland],
I had not more than 6000 men, no equipages, and the officers of the
army not
one horse. I was happy that the troops found horses to buy ; these did
not
answer our necessities. Among those who took some horses there are
Frenchmen :
and, I believe, people are very glad in the letters that they write
from hence
to lay the blame upon them. I do not take a side either way. Others can
inform
Your Majesty that the three regiments of French infantry, and their
regiment of
cavalry, do their duty better than the others.
Two
hundred and fifty Papists had contrived to enrol themselves in those
regiments
; but a conspiracy having been discovered at Dundalk
to promote desertion, they were detected and cashiered. Their
ringleader,
Captain Du Plessis, and five of the traitors, were tried and executed.
The rest
were sent prisoners to England,
and transported thence to Holland,
where they were set at liberty.
It
was not
from dread of Popery in disguise, that the refugee officers were
unpopular with
some politicians. It was the French refugees honest and immutable
attachment to
King William that led to the ultimately successful proposal to disband
their
regiments. And a new stroke of vindictiveness was attempted in 1701 by
the Earl
of Rochester, the Semi-Jacobite Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland : " That
which
gave the greatest disgust in his administration there," says Burnet,
" was his usage of the reduced officers who were on half-pay, a fund
being
settled for that by Act of Parliament, and they being ordered to live
in
Ireland, and to be ready for service there. The Earl of Rochester
called them
before him, and required them to express under their hands their
readiness to
go and serve in the West Indies.
They did not
comply with this ; so he set them a day for their final answer, and
threatened
that they should have no more appointments if they stood out beyond
that time.
This was represented to the King as a great hardship put on them, and
as done
on design to leave Ireland
destitute of the service that might be done by so many gallant
officers, who
were all known to be well affected to the present government. So the
King
ordered a stop to be put to it." (II. 291.)
These
officers did afterwards tender their services for an expedition to the
West Indies to be commanded by
the Earl of Peterborough.
Some progress had been made in organising a regiment before the
withdrawal of
that Earl s commission.
8.
LORD
RIVERS BRIGADE (pp. iSS, 190).
The
refugee officers were offered congenial employment. Britain
and Holland
planned a descent upon France in 1706, the Earl of Rivers to command in
chief.
The Protestants in France
were to be invited to rise, and to furnish the principal strength of
six
regiments, the frame-work of which was to be manned by the refugees. A
translation of Lord Rivers pre amble to his proposed manifesto shews
the spirit
of the undertaking " Whereas (as is known to everybody) there has for
several years past, appeared in the management of the councils of
France an
ambitious and restless spirit which has manifested itself by the most
outrageous violences against her neighbours without the least
provocation on
their side ; and treaties of peace which had been sworn in the most
solemn
manner, have been violated with design to usurp a universal monarchy in
Europe,
the French king being first made absolute master at home : Whereas, in
the
accomplishment of this design the liberties and privileges of the
French nation
have been totally overthrown, the ancient rights of the States-General,
Parlia
ments, and Courts of Judicature have been suppressed, the immunities of
provinces, cities, towns, clergy, princes, nobility, and people have
been
abolished, and a great number of innocent persons have been sent to the
galleys, or reduced to the hard necessity of abandoning their country,
and
seeking sanctuary elsewhere : And, whereas, in the train of all these
vio
lences at home, use has been made of the sunk subjects of France to
carry like
desolation into other countries, THEREFORE, the Queen of Great Britain,
the
Lords of the States-General, &c., &c., were obliged to
enter into
engagements for the preservation of their own dominions, and for
stopping the
encroachments of so encroaching and so dreadful a Potentate." The
project
is thus described : " Because the High Allies ardently wish, that the
French who at present are reduced to the extremest misery, may not
henceforward
serve as instruments in enslaving both their countrymen and their
neighbours,
but may reap the opposite fruit and advantage, Her Britannic Majesty
and the
States-General have sent a considerable military force and a strong
fleet to
put arms into their hands ... to restore the States-General, the
Parliaments of
France and the ancient rights of all cities, provinces, clergy,
princes,
nobility, and people, and to secure for those of the Reformed Religion
the
enjoyment of the privileges stipulated by the Edict of Nantes." The
manifesto was dated London,
2 5th July 1706.
The
six
regiments raised in Britain
were to form a Brigade, and to have as Colonels, the Earl of Lifford,
the Comte
de Paulin, Count Francis of Nassau
(youngest son of Monsieur Auverquerque), Colonel Sibourg, Colonel
Montargis,
and Colonel de la Barthe. On its being announced that the Marquis de
Guiscard
was to command this Huguenot Brigade, Lifford, Paulin, and Montargis
declined
to serve, and were succeeded by Brigadier Josias Vimare (or Veymar),
Colonel
Fonsjuliane, and Colonel Blosset. I copy from a contemporary printed
list the
names which formed the skeletons of six regiments :
1.
Colonel
Josias Vimare, Brigadier. Lieut.-Col.
Jeremiah Bancous, Major Peter Bruse, Rev.
Peter
De Seure, Chaplain.
2.
Colonel
Louis Fontjuliane. Lieit.-Col.
John Trapaud, Major Anthoine La Maria, Rev.
Charles La Roche, Chaplain.
3.
Colonel
Paul Blossett, Lieut.-Col. Pierre De Puy, Major Paul Gually, Rev.
John
Rogue, Cliaplain.
4.
Colonel
Frederic Sibourg.* Lieut.-Col. Balthazar U Albon, Major Francis Vignoles, Rev.
Bernard Richon, Chaplain.
5.
Colonel
Count Francis de Nassau d Auverquerque. Lieut.-Col. La Bastide, Major Constantine Magny, Rev.
John
Majon, Chaplain.
6.
Colonel
John Thomas La Barthe, Lieut-Col.
John Brasselay, Major Cideon La Maria, Rev.
Isaac
1 Fscott, Chaplain.
The
descent upon France
was not made. Unfavourable winds prevented the junction of the English
and
Dutch fleets in sufficient time, and the project was abandoned. But,
for the
reinforcements required for Spain,
one dragoon regiment commanded by Count Nassau, and two of infantry
under
Colonels Sibourg and Blosset, were fully equipped and sent out.
As
to Nassau's Dragoons, we know
only the names of officers included among the casualties of the battle
of
Ahnanza (1707). The killed were Captain de Coursel, Lieutenants Ripere
and
Nollett ; wounded prisoners, Major Labatie, Captain Desodes,
Lieutenants
Sellaries, Rocheblave, Verdchamp, and Du Fan ; other prisoners,
Captains Le
Barry, St Maurice, Gignons, Beaufort, and La Ravalirre ; Lieutenants
Santiliie,
Compan, Osmond, Lestry, Lostall, and Lescure. Blossefs and Sibourg's
were not
present at that Battle,
but were in garrison at Alicant.
Of
Blosscf's foot, as finally enrolled, no officer's name is preserved,
except the
Colonel's. His descendants seem to have held landed property in the
county
of Dublin.
Towards the end of last century,
Miss Blosset [" descended from an ancient French family long settled in
Touraine, who, being expatriated at the revocation of the Edict of
Nantes, and
seeking an asylum in Ireland, settled in the county of Dublin, where
the family
estates lie,"] married Rev. Dr Henry Peckwell, Chaplain to the
Marchioness
of Lothian, and Rector of Bloxham- cum-Digby, who died iSth August
1787, aged
40. Mrs Peckwell survived till 28th Nov. 1816. Her only son was the
late Sir
Robert Henry Peckwell, knight, and her only daughter was Selina Mary,
wife of
George Grote, sen., and mother of the historian, George Grote,
*
Two
brothers, Frederic and Charles Sibourg, were reputed to be illegitimate
sons of
Charles, 2nd Duke of Schomberg. Of Frederic we shall speak in the text.
Charles
was Lieut. -Colonel of Mainhardt, Duke of Schomberg s Horse till 1711,
and was
Colonel of that regiment from 1713 to 1720. He was made Governor of
Fort-William in Scotland
; he rose to the rank of Lieutenant-General, and died 25th January
1733,
leaving a widow, a son, a daughter, and the reputation of being worth
^80,000.
His wealth, however, consisted chiefly of South Sea Scock, and neither
his
widow nor Charles his son administered to it. It was not till 8th May
1758,
that his daughter Catherine, wife of Richard Reade, Esq., came forward,
and was
sworn to administer. formerly M P for the city of London.
Sir Robert (who died unmarried in
1828), assumed the name of Blosset, and had for many years a highly
respectable
forensic reputation as Mr Servant Blosset, author of "Reports of Cases
on
Controverted Elections," 2 vols., 1804. "He was afterwards Lord
Chief-Justice of Bengal,
where he afforded his
countenance in the support and encouragement of Christian
missionaries."
(See Lady Huntingdon s Life and Times," vol. ii., page 200).
Sibonrjs
Foot were quartered in Alicant during the memorable siege. The
garrison of the
Castle
of Alicant
was besieged by the French and
Spaniards in 1708, and held out all winter. The enemy undermined part
of the
fortress and gave warning to the garrison, that, if afraid, they might
surrender ; and two British Engineers were allowed to come out and
examine the
mine On their report a council of war resolved to hold out still. The
enemy
then sprang the mine, and as far as the demolition of the castle was
concerned,
it proved a failure. But Major-General Richards and Colonel Sibourg,
out of
curiosity, had approached too near, and other officers followed them to
avoid
the imputation of fear. The consequence was that they were blown up and
buried
in the ruins of the one bastion that was hurt. Thus died, on March 4
1709
Colonel Sibourg, Major Vignoles, and above thirty officers and
soldiers. The
senior surviving officer, Lieut. -Colonel D Albon, continued to hold
out till
the i8th April, when a capitulation was agreed to ; the garrison
marched out
with two pieces of cannon and every mark of honour, and were conveyed
by the
British fleet to Minorca.
Most
of
the officers of Xassaiis, Siboiug s and Blossefs, were entitled to the
original
half- pay fund. The rest were provided for, as appears in the List of
Half-pay
officers in 171 8, " Under Lord Rivers, ^346, 155."
9.
DRAGOON
REGIMENTS IN PORTUGAL
(pp. 1 90, 191).
Lord
Galway (as was told before) raised six regiments of Portuguese
dragoons, all in
British pay, and entirely commanded by British and refugee officers.
Luttrell
says, " Aug. 9, 1709 Letters from Lisbon
of the 4th (x.s.) say that Generals Ogilvy and Wade had pre sented to
the king
several English and French officers in order to command his horse, who
made
objections, saying he never intended his regiments should be commanded
by all
foreigners, but that each should have half Portuguese officers to which
Lord
Galway answered, that ours and his would be always disagreeing, and
thereby
hinder the operations of the campaign." The regiments were disbanded in
1711. Their Colonels were Major- General Foissac, Lieutenant-Gen eral
Desbordes, Major-General Paul de Gually, Colonel La BouchetK re,
Colonel Magny,
and Colonel Sarlande.
Several
of
these names have already appeared in our lists. The military rank
prefixed to
the first three names is the rank the officers attained to before their
death.
Balthazar Riyas de Foissac followed John Cavalier in the lists as
Brigadier in
December 1735 and Major- General in July 1739. According to Beatson,
Paul de
Gually became a Brigadier izth March 1707 ; he is Major-General in the
list of
December 1735. John Peter Desbordes survived all his comrades, he
became
Brigadier in 1727, Major-General in 1735, and Lieutenant-General in
July 1739.
The only officer as to whom any biographical information has been
preserved is
Colonel La Bouchetiere. He was a Lieutenant in De Casaubon s company in
Schombergs in the Irish campaigns. His memory was long extolled in
Waterford by the heads of two
distinguished Refugee
families, who had been in his regiment in Portugal,
namely, Captain
Francquefort and the Chaplain, the Rev. Philip Amaury Fleury. In 1719
he was in
France
as a diplomatist. M. Charles Coquerel, in his " Eglises du Desert chez
les
Protestants de France" (vol. i., page 91), mentions that Cardinal
Alberoni, being bent upon obtaining the post of Regent of France for
Philip V.
of Spain,
intrigued with the
Protestants of the Cevennes
and the Lower Languedoc,
stirring them up to
rise in rebellion against the Duke of Orleans, in 1719. Monsieur de la
Bouchetiere, colonel de caralerie ait service de la Grande Bretagnc,
was
despatched to Poitou,
his native province, to
dissuade the inhabitants from encouraging the
Spanish plot. He reported that the Huguenots were patriotic on
principle, and
would not rise at the instigation of any foreigner; that there was no
danger
except from driving them to desperation by fanatical and persecuting
edicts ;
and that before his visit they had packed off the Cardinal's
emissaries.
Besides
the officers of French regiments there were many others enrolled in the
other
corps of the British army. Some notice of these officers I shall insert
in
another chapter. Skelton said truly concerning the French Protestant
refugees,
" They have shown themselves brave and faithful in the army, just and
impartial in the magistracy. For the truth of the former assertion, the
noble
carriage of Sir John Ligonier is a sufficient voucher ; and for that of
the
latter the mayoralty of Alderman Porter."
NOTES.
Having
been very comprehensively digested before, Chapter XVII. was capable of
but
little abridgement, and is re-edited in this volume, almost at full
length.
With regard to Rin igiifs (formerly Schomberg's) Horse, I now add that
it was a
very effective regiment in appearance as well as in action. Luttrell
notes,
under date 23d June 1692, "Yesterday Monsieur Ruvigny's regiment (now
Viscount Galway) of horse of French Protestants, drew up in Hyde Park,
bravely accoutred,
having tents by their horses side, and
sixty horses carrying their equipage, and after marched through the
city and
are gone for Essex." "July 5, yesterday Major-General Ruvigny's
regiment of horse embarked for Flanders."
The fact of their actual sailing is noted on the iQth. A correspondent
at the
seat of war mentions their arrival at King William's camp on the 2(1
August.
The
regiments of La Meloiuiilre, Cauiboii, and Bdcastd were, after the
pacification
of Ireland,
transferred to foreign service in the Duke of Leinster s expedition of
1692. By
the help of Captain Robert Parker s Military Memoirs (London,
1747), and D Auvergne s Campaigne in the Spanish Netherlands, A.D. 1692
(London,
1693), we can
follow the track of that expedition more accurately than other authors
have
done. " In the month of May 1692 (says Parker), Lord Galway embarked at
Waterford
with 23
regiments of foot, of which ours was one. We landed at Bristol,
from whence we marched to Southampton, and there embarked, in order to
make a
descent into France
under the command of the Duke of Leinster, second son to the old Duke
Schomberg. We had the grand Fleet of England and Holland to attend us;
but as
the famous sea-fight of La Hague, in which the naval force of France
was in a
great measure destroyed, had been fought but three weeks before, the
French
Court expected a descent, and had drawn a great number of the regular
troops
and militia to the sea-coast; and we found it so strongly guarded at
all parts,
that in a council of war, which was held on that occasion, neither
Admirals nor
Generals were for landing the troops. So when we had sailed along the
shore as
far as Ushant, we returned and came to an anchor in the Downs.
The King was then with the army in Flanders
;
here then we waited until the return of an Express, which the Queen had
sent to
know His Majesty s pleasure with respect to the troops on board. . . .
Upon the
return of the Express we sailed to Ostend,
where the troops landed, and marched from thence to Furness, and
Dixmuyde, the
enemy having quitted them on our approach. We continued there until we
had
fortified them and put them in a state of defence, leaving garrisons in
them."
D Auvergne informs us that on the 1st of September (N.S.) the Duke of
Leinster
arrived at Ostend,
bringing fifteen regiments, including La Melonniere's, Belcastle's, and
Cambon's
; and in a few days he was joined by a detachment under the command of
Lieut.
-General Talmash, consisting of six regiments sent by King William from
headquarters. The re-fortification of Fumes and Dixmuyde (the French
having,
before retreating, demolished the former fortifications), was conducted
by
Colonel Cambon. An adventure happened in a ditch at the bastion by
Ypres port
in Dix muyde : " The ordinary detachments of the Earl of Bath s
Regiment
and the Fusiliers, being at work in enlarging the ditch, found an old
hidden
treasure, which quickly stopped the soldiers working, who fell all a
scrambling
in a heap one upon another, some bringing off a very good booty, some
gold and
some silver, several Jacobus s and sovereigns being found by the
soldiers, and
a great many old pieces of silver of Henri II., Charles IX., Henri
III., Henri
IV s. coin, which are now hardly to be found in France.
The people of the town
suppose that this money belonged to one Klfort, a gentleman dead many
years
ago, who buried his treasure (when the Mareschal de Rantzau took the
town) m
the Bernardine Nuns garden (this ground where the money was found
having been
formerly in that garden), which Count de Monterey caused to be
demolished; and
they think that there might have been about 900 Pounds Groos, which
makes the
value of 450 guineas (English). This Elfort left it by Will to his
children,
and the marks where to find it, but his children could never discover
it."
The Huguenot infantry regiments remained in winter quarters, and served
till
the Peace of Ryswick in all the campaigns, as did Galway
s Horse and Miremont s Dragoons. So that Sir John Knight's malicious
assertion
that the naturalized foreigners were quartered in England,
while Englishmen were sent to fight and fall in Flanders,
had no foundation as far as the Huguenot refugees were concerned.
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Treasury Papers (London) Nov.4th 1689:
Royal warrant for establishing and incorporating the several French reformed officers as below into Regiments as below ; they having come over with the King into this kingdom and being now in service in Ireland and not yet incorporated in any Regiments. The rate of pay to be hereby 5s. per day for each Captain, 2s. 6d. per day for each Lieutenant and 2s. per day for each Ensign as from July 1 last, viz. :
In Col. De la Melonier's Regiment :
Captains :
La Seigne, Pierre de Vicouse, Centurion belau la Mote, Louis Chabranla, Martel van Dere, Louis de Rosoy, Paul la Risè, Abraham Courtelle, Jean du Rill de Villers, Josue Mechin, Claud Sarment, Louis la Pamiere, Isaac de la Clide L'Estrille, Pierre de la Roche, Louis Gauvry, Jaques Brabant, Joan [Jean] de la Clide, Char de Bures Betan Court.
Lieutenants : Francois de la Patt, Louis D'Andurant, Jaques Ricetier, Morne la Porte, Plessis Majou, Louis Tourounce, Francois du Bour, Jean Bigot, Jean Riou, Guy Alexa[ndre] Millery, Alexander Pellat, Pierre Unicenot, Pierre La Lane, Isaac Bressons, Michel de Buros Sailly, Francois Robt. La Lose, Pierre Fraisinet, Papin de Molange, Sebastian Darragan, Hector Boisbleau, Charles Pointelle, Leon L'Eveq[ue], — Terry.
Ensigns : La Cordre, Louis Malide, Benja. Manelair, Estienne Anchroches, Pierre Bourdales, Isaac Malerade, Samll. Du Forde, Jos. Du Forde.
Col. Du Cambon's Regiment :
Captains : Castillon, Thenies, Nolitoy, Lesgarde, De Lecgle, Du Gardin, Aubin, Simon, La Cour, Daunils, Tiberne, Lallache, Charrier, Vetron, Galij, Des Irois.
Lieutenants : Bellet, Gaulier, Carles, Masot, Dambois, Du Vignen, St. Thomas, La Chancellerie, Bourdin, Bancours, Luisne, Royere, St. Leger, Faure, Pegat, Melier, Chabanes.
Ensigns : Chabers, Pramesat, Bardon, Du Mas, Rials, La Cross, Baudoin, Brocas, Brocas, Belliote.
Col. De la Calimote's Regiment :
Captains : Ponterun, Pron, Massu de St. Pardon, Verdier, Jourtron l'Eveque, La Garde, Dufay, Mariogell, La Coste, Du verge de mon Roy, Montagnac, Du Mont, Liger, Le Cercler, Marescal, Sansaix.
Lieutenants : La Ferrier, Le gous de Lespois, Le Seuir de Barnay, Pommeau, Le Duc, Vialas, Pruer, Foncalta, La Fortelle, Descorviac, De Mestre, Du Long, Du Solvan, Morcier, Friar, La Brissonier, Lisle Du Roy, Vivains.
Ensigns : Mehery, Rapin, Gentiller, La Verniere, Martin, Geoffry, La Haunteville, Rousillon, Mathew La bae [? bal], Dapers.
List of Persons to be Pensioned [In Ireland].
These persons to be paid monthly or quarterly on appearance or sending certificates to shew they are alive, and not otherwise employed. Pensions to commence from 24 June, 1702.
| Daubusarques 10 0 |
Balandry 4 0 |
Molien 9 0 |
Des Loires 4 0 |
Verangle 8 0 |
Rouviere 4 0 |
Mazeres 7 0 |
| Fountaine 4 0 |
Chanquion 5 0 |
Cramathe 4 0 |
Barmetre 5 0 |
La Cailtiere 4 0 |
La Fabreque 5 0 |
La Coudriere 4 0 |
| La Milliere 5 0 |
La Malquiere 4 0 |
La Bouthetiere 5 0 |
Chabrieres 4 0 |
La Lande 5 0 |
Louvigny 4 0 |
Combe Crosse 3 0 |
| Valsery 4 0 |
Pinsun 3 0 |
Clervaux 4 0 |
Salles 3 0 |
Guerin 4 0 |
Maisonneuve 3 0 |
Dallons 4 0 |
| Coulombier 3 0 |
Arabin 4 0 |
Boisviban 3 0 |
Rousse 2 6 |
Dumay 3 0 |
Malleray 2 6 |
Lubieres 2 6 |
| Dufay 2 6 |
Dollon 2 6 |
Chapell 2 6 |
Vendières 2 6 |
St. Christol 2 6 |
D'Hours 2 6 |
Nicholas 2 6 |
| Anthony La Rogue 2 |
Comarques 2 6 |
Plafay 2 6 |
Dalez Soustelle 2 6 |
La Cailtiere 2 6 |
Druthou 2 6 |
La Milliere 2 6 |
| Theremin 2 6 |
Anthony Gassand 2 |
Desmareste 2 6 |
Guiraudet 1 6 |
Syol 2 6 |
Mallie 1 6 |
Du Chesne 2 6 |
| Boyer 1 6 |
Goubert 2 6 |
Farange 1 6 |
Constantine 2 6 |
Amatis 1 6 |
Therond 2 6 |
Pineau 1 6 |
| Signouniere 2 6 |
Chelar 1 6 |
Moncornet 2 6 |
Plessier 1 6 |
Du Marest 2 6 |
Saurin 1 6 |
Du Val 2 6 |
| Descury 5 0 |
Constantin, jun. 2 6 |
Goulane 4 0 |
La Rouviere 2 6 |
Liverne 4 0 |
Cambes 2 6 |
La Rogue 2 6 |
| La Salles 2 0 |
Le Blanc 2 6 |
Rigaudie 2 0 |
Olivere Malherbie 1 6 |
Jalaquier 2 0 |
Jean Boutherie 1 6 |
Des Fourneaux 2 |
| Jean Cailhot 1 6 |
Brunel 2 0 |
Isaac la Melionere 8 0 |
Des Isles 2 0 |
Vimar 6 0 |
Du Puy 2 0 |
Labalme 5 0 |
| La Chapelle 2 0 |
Papaut 2 0 |
Darques 2 0 |
La Bastide 3 0 |
D'Abbadie 2 0 |
Brasselay 3 0 |
Corbettes 2 0 |
| Vignoles 3 0 |
Du Chine 2 0 |
De la Court 3 0 |
Savounet 2 0 |
Deperay 3 0 |
Brugnier 2 0 |
Des Crosse 3 0 |
| Delisle 2 0 |
Montigny 3 0 |
Dubay 2 0 |
Rousset 3 0 |
Coulon 2 0 |
Sequeville 3 0 |
Armand, Marquis de Peter Bordenave 2 6 |
| Miremont 10 0 |
Fraissinet 2 0 |
Jean de Savory 7 |
Masillos 2 0 |
Charles Couteau 6 |
Coulon 2 0 |
Pierre Aurelle 4 0 |
| Brunville 2 0 |
Jaques Lestanguet 4 |
Berault 2 0 |
Francis Merivall 4 |
Bedora 2 0 |
D. Addée 4 0 |
Portal 2 0 |
| Monledier 4 0 |
Le Mot Grinder 2 0 |
Est. Guillhon 2 6 |
Bigos 2 0 |
Pierre Chalamel 2 |
Vignan 2 0 |
Pierre Monfort 2 6 |
| Fonronce 2 0 |
Pierre Dufossat 2 |
Longchamp 2 0 |
Joseph Davessem 2 |
Ferrand 2 0 |
Samuel Dussout 2 |
Brisac 1 6 |
| Marc Anthony de Mezerac De Rochblave 1 6 |
Gideon Castlefranc 2 |
Beaucourt 1 6 |
Pierre de Senegas 2 |
Dangilband 1 6 |
Rebout De Longpré 2 |
Glatigny 1 6 |
| Abel de Castlefranc 2 |
Delpy 1 6 |
Josue du Fay Dixodun Garipuy 1 0 |
Etienne Potitot 2 0 |
Du Faux 1 6 |
Jacques Limarest 2 |
Molie,senr. 1 6 |
| Pierre Ribot 1 6 |
De Loches 6 0 |
Jacques Michel 1 |
Rientor 5 0 |
Jacques Pontbisson 1 |
Dalbon 4 0 |
Bruniguel Dautevil 2 6 |
| St. Phillibert 12 6 |
Cresseron 2 6 |
Marechall 2 6 |
La Chercis 5 0 |
D' Hanus 2 6 |
Jean Pepin 2 0 |
St. Mesmin 2 6 |
| Jeremy de Bancons 3 0 |
La Mott Belleau 2 |
Paul de Gally 3 0 |
St. Hypolite 2 6 |
Louis de Pelissier 3 0 |
La Sauvagie 2 6 |
Rimbliere 3 0 |
| La Rice 2 6 |
Constantin de Magny 3 0 |
St. Jeme 2 6 |
Theodore de Brisay 3 0 |
La Bat 2 6 |
Pierre de Brusse 3 0 |
Bragard 2 6 |
| Joseph St. Leger 3 0 |
Ruynat 2 6 |
Guillaume de Poncet 3 0 |
Dubothet 2 6 |
Calvairac 2 0 |
Alesieu 2 6 |
Lestablere 2 0 |
| De Meney 2 6 |
Vestien 2 0 |
Beaulieu 2 6 |
La Vivarie 2 0 |
Laussar 2 6 |
Bancons 2 0 |
De Leuze 2 6 |
| La Beissade 2 0 |
Comte de la Muse 2 |
Combe Brune 2 0 |
La Coste 1 6 |
Falaise 2 0 |
Du Faux, junr. 1 6 |
Mainauduc 2 0 |
| Puychenin 1 6 |
La Motte Brocas 2 0 |
Castel Verdun 1 6 |
Desclaux 2 6 |
Mercier 1 6 |
Pagez 1 6 |
Pelat 1 6 |
| Paris 1 6 |
La Porte 1 6 |
Geneste 1 6 |
Papin 1 6 |
Langon 1 6 |
Valada 1 6 |
Vigneule 1 6 |
| Dambon 1 6 |
Tauranac 1 6 |
Dhuglas 1 6 |
Chamard 1 6 |
Villeneuve 1 6 |
Jernac 1 6 |
La Lauze 1 6 |
| Crossat 1 6 |
Masse 1 6 |
Sibourg 1 0 |
Trapaud 1 6 |
Bafiniac 1 6 |
Brugnieres 1 6 |
Du Puy 1 6 |
| Des Landes 2 6 |
Dassas 1 6 |
Moncal 2 6 |
La Rivaliere 1 6 |
Mimet 2 6 |
La Fitte 1 0 |
Melyer 2 6 |
| La Fonte 1 0 |
Du Torall 2 6 |
Brisac 1 0 |
Marchay 2 6 |
La Mecourt 1 0 |
La Merie 2 6 |
Molie, junr. 1 0 |
| St. Puy 2 6 |
D'Albenquie 1 0 |
Aubin 2 6 |
D'Appiliz 1 0 |
Cabrol 2 6 |
Duserre 1 0 |
De L'Aigle 2 6 |
| Desemblands 1 0 |
Leagar 2 6 |
Earl of Lifford 8 0 |
Ferott 2 6 |
Samuel de Boisrond 6 |
Desmarest 2 6 |
D. De Vizazel [Virazeil] La Bauve 2 6 |
| St. Maurice 2 6 |
La Brissoniere 2 6 |
La Coste 2 6 |
La Lande 2 6 |
Farjon 2 6 |
Terrison 2 6 |
Durban 1 6 |
| Brassard 2 6 |
Chabert 1 6 |
Faviere 2 6 |
St. Phelix 1 6 |
Valogne 2 6 |
Rivals 1 6 |
La Battie 2 6 |
| St. Pau 1 6 |
Du Barry 2 0 |
Dumas 1 6 |
La Nauze 2 6 |
Foissac 1 6 |
La Columbine 2 6 |
La Charroys, jun. 1 Courselles 2 6 |
| Passy 1 6 |
Foissac 2 6 |
La Billiere 1 6 |
Bremont 1 6 |
D'Alby 1 6 |
Du Homet 1 6 |
St. Martin 1 6 |
| Estanier 1 6 |
Martell 1 6 |
D'Esprandieu 1 6 |
Lantal 1 6 |
Vernous 1 6 |
La Salle 1 0 |
Rossillon 1 6 |
| Du Pratt 1 0 |
De Bette 1 6 |
Domerques 1 0 |
Bryan 1 6 |
Dejoye 1 0 |
La Touche 1 6 |
Navez 1 0 |
| La Groye 1 6 |
Dufie 1 0 |
La Coste 1 6 |
Grance 1 0 |
Desodes 1 6 |
Santel 1 0 |
Delorme 1 0 |
| De Guilhen 1 0 |
La Boissiere 1 0 |
Gatine 5 0 |
Nissole 1 0 |
La Maria 3 0 |
Boniface 1 6 |
Tharot 3 0 |
| Compaing 1 0 |
Pentereau 3 0 |
Lugandy 1 0 |
Bourdique 3 0 |
Fabre 1 0 |
La Bastide de Lon 3 |
Peter Clavier 0 6 |
| Du Puy 3 0 |
Terson 1 0 |
Caries 2 0 |
Belthazar Farinel 1 0 |
Simond 2 0 |
Mark Rigaudie 1 0 |
Girard 2 0 |
| Gaspar Pajeou 1 0 |
Dalmas 2 0 |
Charles Gallisian 1 0 |
Clavie 2 0 |
Beauchamp 1 0 |
Bernay 2 0 |
La Bauleray 1 0 |
| Grandry 1 6 |
Bessiere 1 0 |
Dupré 1 6 |
Peter Denis 1 0 |
La Tour 1 6 |
Odat 1 0 |
Celeriez 1 6 |
| Vialas 1 0 |
Pinchinat 1 6 |
Peter Dumas 1 0 |
Blosset 5 0 |
Louis Pajeou 1 0 |
Fonsuliane 2 6 |
Claussade 0 8 |
| Fontalba 2 6 |
La Grave 0 8 |
La Fortelle 2 6 |
Etienne Peirin 0 8 |
Vaury 2 6 |
David Masuel 0 8 |
Phil du Val 0 8 |
| Rosieres 2 6 |
Fred de Mesnil 0 8 |
Machenville 2 6 |
Louis St. Loup 0 8 |
Peter Grinder 0 6 |
Suzaz Thomas 0 8 |
Charles Quinsac 0 |
| Peter Verdier 0 6 |
Peter Barcus 0 6 |
La Garde 0 6 |
David Bellegarde 0 |
La Bastide 0 6 |
Jaque D'Alteirat 0 |
Royall 0 6 |
| Falquier 0 6 |
Mathew Bonnival 0 6 |
Peter Massot 0 6 |
Gout 0 6 |
Grenier 0 6 |
Gaubert 0 6 |
Peter Pelat 0 6 |
| Rouviere 0 6 |
Guisott 0 6 |
David Langlade 0 6 |
Vissouse 0 6 |
Chatine, sen. 0 6 |
St. Meard 0 6 |
Chatine, jun. 0 6 |
| Forfiquier 0 6 |
Chamflury 0 6 |
La Milliere, sen. 0 |
La Motte Cercler [?] 0 6 |
La Milliere, jun. 0 |
Hubert 0 6 |
|
Old pensioners as follows:—
| Marquis d'Arzeliers 6 |
Fontanier 3 0 |
Petit Bose 6 0 |
La Clide 3 0 |
La Faussille 6 0 |
St. Jermain 3 0 |
Bostaquet 5 0 |
| Labrousse 3 0 |
Desberbiers 5 0 |
Gauteron 3 0 |
Dampieres 5 0 |
Dertous [?] 3 0 |
La Coudriere 5 0 |
St. Maison 3 0 |
| Thenie 5 0 |
Bayse 3 0 |
Monginot 5 0 |
Bernard 3 0 |
Deppe 4 0 |
La Primaudaye 3 0 |
Pascal 4 0 |
| Fenovillet 3 0 |
De Sailly 4 0 |
Jacques la Motte 3 0 |
Silvie et Anne De St. Maurice 3 0 |
Montand 4 0 |
Guyon 3 0 |
D'Albenas 4 0 |
| De Pres 3 0 |
Henrard 4 0 |
La Motte 3 0 |
St. Cyr 4 0 |
Antonine La Maria 3 0 |
Marconay 4 0 |
D'Albenas, jun. 3 0 |
| Fonjuliane 4 0 |
Gally le Pere 2 6 |
La Boissonade 3 0 |
De Lorthes 2 6 |
Seve 2 6 |
Vignolas 2 6 |
Escurre 2 6 |
| Danny 2 6 |
Villemisson 2 6 |
Charrier 2 6 |
La Boulaye, sen. and jun. Gibern 2 6 |
Laine 1 6 |
La Bross Fertin 2 |
Montau 2 6 |
| Du Causse 2 6 |
Bernarden 2 6 |
Lentilhac 2 6 |
Pressac 2 6 |
Mercier 2 6 |
Monroy 2 6 |
Barbaut 2 6 |
| La Garde 2 6 |
Millery 2 6 |
Isarn 2 6 |
Verdelles 2 6 |
Du Perse 2 6 |
Brunevall 2 6 |
Liger 2 6 |
| Du Parc 2 6 |
Prou 2 6 |
Denrothes 2 6 |
Piozet 2 6 |
Lestrille 2 6 |
Bernard 2 6 |
Chabrolle 2 6 |
| La Mouline 2 6 |
Courteille 2 6 |
St. Sauveur 2 6 |
Ponthieu 2 6 |
Du Plessy 2 0 |
La Cost de St. Jour 2 |
Le Cocq 2 0 |
| La Basoche 2 0 |
Daussy 2 0 |
Bain 2 0 |
Lamerie 2 0 |
Rochmont 2 0 |
Ffloyd 2 0 |
Rivery 2 0 |
| La Moliere 2 0 |
La Bastide Barbut 2 |
De la Maugere 1 6 |
Goullin 2 0 |
St. Agnant 1 6 |
Gaume 2 0 |
Belorient 1 6 |
| Lasseere 2 0 |
St. Fauste 1 6 |
Lamy 2 0 |
Lange 1 6 |
Sailly 2 0 |
Baignoulx 1 6 |
La Rouviliere 2 0 |
| Fortenier 1 6 |
Boyer 2 0 |
Mestie 2 0 |
La Nalve 1 6 |
Lile Du Roy 2 0 |
Madme Daussebille 1 6 |
Faure 1 6 |
| Bourdin 1 6 |
Boisbeland 1 6 |
Le Petit 1 6 |
St. Feriol de la Touche 1 6 |
Laval 1 0 |
La Rissoles Falentin 1 |
St. Etienne 1 0 |
| D'Amboix 1 6 |
Guilhermin 1 0 |
Belet 1 6 |
Quinson 1 0 |
Le Brun 1 6 |
Chambrier 1 0 |
Mongaud 1 0 |
| Dumas 1 6 |
Garrison 1 0 |
La Mott Champy 1 |
Despiere 1 6 |
Rou 1 6 |
Maiguen 1 0 |
La Chancellerie 1 |
| Bryant 1 0 |
Vialas 1 6 |
La Pallise 1 0 |
Aldebert 1 6 |
Le Conte 1 0 |
Mercier 1 6 |
Bureau 1 0 |
| Lanfant 1 6 |
Guy 1 0 |
La Hauteville 1 6 |
De Neuville 5 0 |
Bontons 1 0 |
De Ollons 5 0 |
Du Vias 1 0 |
| De Travessy 3 0 |
Anna A. du Passy 4 |
Villeneuve 3 0 |
La Motte 2 6 |
De la Gardiolle 3 0 |
Gervaisot 1 6 |
De la Porte 3 0 |
| La Lande 2 0 |
Mery Lambert 3 0 |
Scaubergue 2 0 |
De La Baume 2 0 |
Columbier 2 0 |
De La Val 2 0 |
Gab. Barbier 4 0 |
| De Solignee 2 0 |
Du Buc 2 0 |
Du Lac 2 0 |
La Sautie 3 0 |
Clavier 2 0 |
Dagos 2 6 |
Begat 2 0 |
| Surville 1 6 |
Bancons 2 0 |
Beaufort 1 6 |
De Bolleroy 2 0 |
Melon 1 6 |
Monpinson 1 6 |
Sieur de Montaut 5 |
| Vasselot 1 6 |
Marquis de Leucourt 5 |
Pinet 1 6 |
Baron d'Autraques 5 |
De Sesrieres 1 6 |
Vague 1 6 |
Anthony St. Julien 1 0 |
| De la Soradiere 1 |
Du Laussac 5 0 |
De Membray 2 0 |
De La Mott 1 6 |
De la Plague 4 0 |
Darenne 6 0 |
Prat Laine 1 6 |
| Malherbe 1 3 |
Du Puy 1 6 |
La Cronisette 2 0 |
Bonneval 2 0 |
Galliardy 1 6 |
Pinneau 2 0 |
De Lisle 3 6 |
Warranty Books 1715: (for Ireland)
A List of French Pensioners: to be paid monthly upon their personal appearance; or, if absent, to be paid quarterly upon authentic certificates of their being alive and in no employment.
| Daniel du Petit bose |
Abraham Mazeres |
John de Savery |
Solomon de Loches |
Samuel de Boisrond |
Josias Vimar |
Francis Darene |
| James Daubussarques and Farmer de Neuville |
Peter D'Pagez |
Jasper la Balme |
Francis de Soligny |
Gaston St. Germain |
Hector de Cramache |
Richard Desherbiers |
| John de Varangle and Paul de Blosset |
Charles D'Albenas |
Daniel Bernatre |
Isaac Chabrieres |
Charles la Caltiere |
Anne de la Meloniere |
Peter Balawdrie |
| John de la Condriere [Coudriere] |
William Rientor |
Stephen Dampier |
Lewis La Malquire |
Joshua Des Loires |
John Fountaine |
Peter Durand |
| Renatus de la Fancille [Faucille] |
William la Coudriere |
Florence la Milliere |
Alexr. Dallons |
Gideon Fonjuliane |
Samuel Marconny |
Elizabeth La Plaigne |
| James Moutont [Montaut] |
James Fountaine |
Philip Morel |
Francis Menivall |
Dr. Philip Lloyd |
Charles de Sailly |
Elizabeth Le Conte |
| Jane and Mary de Lansac |
Lewis Fonjuliane |
John La Barthe |
Benjamin Pascall |
Paul Montigny |
Peter Pinsun |
Albertine Du Pasey |
| John la Ronviere [Rouviere] |
John Monledier |
John de Meny |
Margaret Combecrose |
Daniel Du Collombier |
Anto. La Bastide |
Guy de la Court |
| Esther de Clervault and Diana de Fountanier and Esther her daughter |
Henry La Lande |
Jacob La Motte |
Peter Lavall |
Anto. Lamaria |
Mary D'Arilliers |
| Silvia and Anne Montant |
Lewis de Rosset |
John la Clide |
Mare St. Maurice |
Jean Thomas |
John Brasselay |
Daniel D'La Force |
| Charles de Cresserons and Peter Des Maizeux |
James La Rimbliere |
John la Brouse |
Lewis de Prez |
Francis Du Rouze |
William Poucet |
John Fontanier |
| Francis Pontrean [Pontreau] |
Theophs. Desbrisay |
John Dortoux |
Mene Lambert |
William Despierres |
Charles Duroches |
John Bayse |
| Samuel la Boissonade |
Mary De Bruse |
Daniel de Virazel |
Paul La Porte |
Anne la Perrine |
Judith De Contierr |
David Daripe |
| John La Rouviere |
Gabriel Tharot |
James Fenovillet |
John Chardeloup |
Jeremy Bancons |
Charlotte De Laspoise |
Janzes Bernard |
| Peter la Mongontiere |
William Guion |
Anto. La Santier |
Charles de Quinsac |
Isaac Croses |
Isaac Belloc |
Luke Tevigar |
| Theodorus la Cailtiere |
Charles Vaudiere |
Anto. la Roque |
Claudius Playfay |
Isaac Malleray |
James Rousse |
Simon Du Fay |
| Stephen St. Mesmim |
John Constantine |
Henry Drulhon |
Peter Sisol |
Philip Constantine |
Peter Du Chesne |
Durand Therond |
| Centn. la Motte Belland |
David Moncornet |
Charles du Marest |
Augustus Duvall |
John La Roque |
Stephen de Guilhon |
Peter Monfort |
| Samuel Comte la Musse |
Jacob Vincent |
James St. Philibert |
Lewis D'Hannus |
Abraham Sandor |
Alberte Delande |
Alexander Dutoral |
| Hannibal Du Causse |
John Terrott |
John Rossieres |
Abell Machinville |
Francis La Lande |
Anne Thonars |
Charles la Boulay |
| Arnold Pron [Prou] |
Alexr. Millery |
Charles Vignolles |
Isaac Charrier |
John Giberne |
Lewis Du Perce |
Solomon Liger |
| Peter la Brisonniere |
Susan Thenie |
Abraham Courteil |
Elizabeth Foucault |
George Piozett |
Anto. Bernard |
Margt. Najac |
| David Lame Court |
Lewis St. Laurens |
John De Prades |
Cosmo De Mimet |
Andrew Labat |
Joseph St. Puy |
Lewis Fontalba |
| Charles Brueys De Bezut |
Cæsar Meslier |
John Larger |
Thomas Terson |
Anto. Valogne |
Francs.Cabroll |
Andrew Moncal |
| Alexr. Des Tourneaux |
Cæsar la Fortelle |
John Vaury |
John Dagor |
William Maret |
Mary O'Hara |
Mary la Mouline |
| Francs. Bastidebarbut |
Martha Mercier |
Isaac De Lorthe |
John Jalaquier |
Michael Du Chesne |
Anto. De Mezerat |
James Limarest |
| Paul Pinean [Pineau] |
James Villemison |
Thomas Favier |
Lewis Darques |
James Brunyer |
Gideon Castelfranc |
John Papot |
| Gabrielle La Mottebrocas |
Fra. Du Parc |
Isaac Lesbrille |
Daniel Dabbadie |
Daniel Conlom [Coulom] |
Charles De Lonpre |
Peter Portall |
| Stephen La Molliere |
John Bigos |
Nicholas Ferrand |
David Calvairat |
Noah Desclaux |
John Clavier |
James Rochemont |
| Samuel La Motte Grindor |
Peter Goullin |
Ben. Ganme |
John Lesserre |
Peter Lamy |
John Boyer |
John Le Mestre |
| John James Conlom [Coulomb] |
Vincent Leymerie |
Balthazar du lac |
Charles de Begat |
John Bancons |
Charles Bosleroy |
Peter Maimbre |
| Varania de St. De Lis D'Hencour |
Mary Lambermont |
Henry La Lande |
Peter Vignan |
Isaac Bancons |
Meide Mainanduc |
Mary La Chappelle |
| William La Grange |
Anto. Bonneval |
Paul Longchamp |
Renatus Lestablere |
John La Beissude |
Mary Brunneval |
Abel Amatis |
| Elizabeth de St. De Lis D'Hencour |
Mariana Sermant |
John Massilos |
John Pepin |
Peter Fraissinet |
Theophs. Dandré |
Martha La Garde |
| Henrietta Constance Boyle, widow and Mary her daughter |
Michael Brunville |
John Vestien |
Philip Girard |
Mary Brugiere |
Mary de Lisle |
| Peter La Rousseliere |
Lewisa Petitot |
Francs. Sarter |
Susan Bonabel |
John Surville |
Peter Malie |
Joseph Valada |
| Magdalen de St. De Lis D'Hencour |
Phillip Bosoche |
Abraham Franquefort |
Margaret Sabatier |
Martell Monpinson |
Japhet Puychenin |
Francis Massee |
| Francis Paul—Chamier |
Paul Randon |
Jasper Pandin |
John La Motte |
Claudius Guirandet |
Lewis Papin |
Josias Villineuve |
| Lewis Gallardy, junr |
John Boucherie |
John Boyer |
John Tauranac |
Gerard St. Pan |
John Grandey |
Daniel Forteniere |
| Michael La Mangere |
Gabriel Farrange |
John Cailhott |
Joly Ternac |
Cha. Dumas |
Matthew Briant |
Bertrand Laisné |
| John La Motte Champy |
Peter Chelar |
Saml. Du Fan |
James Croizat |
John Dalby |
Abr. St. Agnan |
John Faure |
| John La Chancellerie |
James Michael |
Alexr. Pellat |
David Farjon |
Theodorus Lantal |
John Belorient |
Lewis Le Petit |
| Marquise De Pechells |
Francis Damboix |
Solomon Roux |
Claudius Belet |
Magdalen Dosseville |
Judith Le Coursey |
Francs. Garripuy |
| Charlotte Massuquier |
Lea De Belland |
Anto. De Loche |
Cha. La Touche |
Nicholas Cassell |
Alexr. Lenfant |
Lewis Passy |
| Joseph la Plaigne |
John Monpinson |
Olimpia La Motte |
John La Coste |
Adam Glatigny |
Moses Vernoux |
Daniel La Cherrois |
| Anto. St. Juliane |
Lewis Geneste |
John La Salle |
Lewis Rivalls |
Simon Chabert |
Isaac Estannié |
Lewis Vigneul |
| James la Fort |
James Du Homet |
Paul Baignoulx |
Jonas Pavillard |
James Melon |
Francis Couron |
Isaac La Capelle |
| Carolina de Laspois |
Paul Caladon |
Elizabeth Beaucours |
Henrietta De Bette |
James Danger |
Magdalen Brisac |
Elizabeth Brisac |
| Albertus la Cour |
Joseph Langé |
Peter Merciere |
John Aldebert |
Peter Boaton |
Francs. Malherbe |
James Beauchamp |
| Armand la Font |
Martha Molie |
John Grance |
Balthazar Farinel |
Charles Gallissian |
Margaret Davessein |
Magdalen Davessein |
| Catherine Jane de Laspois |
Gidida Davessein |
James Grenié |
Elizabeth Vebron |
John Bessieres |
Peter Denis |
Gideon Briant |
| Mark la Motte Cercler |
David Laval |
James Mongand |
Elizabeth Falquier |
John Joye |
Ant. Garrisson |
John la Fitte |
| Stephen Ganbert |
Lewis Payzant |
Centurion Angier |
Francis Vigne |
Lewis Armand |
Abraham Roux |
Paul Ville |
| Mart. Champlaurier |
David Bellegardé |
Henrietta Rabault |
Ann Thermin |
Michael David |
Peter Guilhermin |
John Du Cross |
| Maryanne Davessein |
Peter Dumas |
James Guizot |
Peter Burean |
Mary Dagar |
John Darassus |
James Barry |
| James la Bruleray |
Peter Clavier |
James Dalterat |
Jane Rabault |
Stephen Nissole |
James Bontoux |
John Teissier |
| Frederick Du Mesnil and Charles Gaspar |
John Andat |
John Vialars |
Jane Pellissier |
Peter Massot |
David Langlade |
Treasury Books, 1717:
A List of such French Pensioners as are continued upon the present Establishment distinguished under the following heads, by which will appear upon what considerations their pensions were given them, the rest of the French pensioners who were upon the last Establishment being respited till their pretensions are better known: “as appears by our [royal] warrant inserted at the end of this Establishment”.
Officers of the Regiments of Galway, Melonière, Lifford and Belcastle who after having served in the Reduction of Ireland went with the Regiments into Flanders and were Officers when those Regiments returned into Ireland after the peace of Ryswick and were broke there.
Galway's Regiment:
| Col. James Daubussarques |
Lieut. Col. John Verangle |
Capt. Florence la Milliere |
Capt. Joshua Desloires |
Capt. John Fontanne |
Capt. Lewis La Malquire |
| Capt. Hector de Cramalié |
Capt. Isaac Chabriers |
Capt. Charles la Cailtiere |
Capt. John Rouviere |
Capt. John La Coudriere |
Capt. Lieut. Henry La Lande |
| Lieut. Daniel du Colombier |
Lieut. Peter Pinsun |
Lieut. James Rousse |
Lieut. Simon du Faij |
Lieut. Henry Drulhon |
Lieut. Durand Therond |
| Lieut. David Moncornet |
Lieut. August Duval |
Lieut. John la Roque |
Lieut. Peter du Chesne |
Lieut. Isaac Malleray |
Lieut. John Constantin |
| Lieut. Philip Constantin |
Lieut. Charles du Marest |
Lieut. Paul Pineau |
Cornet Daniel Dabbadie |
Cornet Daniel Coulom |
Cornet Alexr. des Fourneaux |
| Cornet Charles de Vandiere |
Cornet Anthony La Roque |
Cornet Claudius Plafay |
Cornet Theodorus la Cailtiere |
Cornet John Jaluquier |
Cornet James Brunyer |
| Cornet Lewis Darques |
Cornet Michel Duchesne |
Quarter Master Claudius Guyraudet |
Quarter Master Peter Chelar |
Quarter Master Gabriel Farange |
| Quarter Master John Boyer |
Quarter Master Abel Amatis |
Quarter Master Peter Malié |
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Melonière's Regiment:
| Brigadier and Colonel Solomos de Loches |
Col. Josias Vimar |
Major Jasper la Balme |
Major William Rieutor |
Capt. Paul Montigney |
| Capt. Charles de Cresserons |
Capt. Centn. la Motte Belleau |
Capt. Anthony la Bastide |
Capt. John Brassalay |
Capt. Guy de la Court |
Capt. Lewis de Rosset |
| Capt. Samuel Comte de la Musse |
Capt. Nicholas Ferand |
Capt. James St. Philbert |
Capt. Lewis de Hannus |
Capt. Stephen St. Mesmin |
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| Capt. Andrew Labat |
Capt. John Dumeny |
Lieut. Josias Villeneave |
Lieut. John Massilos |
Lieut. Michel Brunville |
Lieut. Paul Longchamp |
| Lieut. Samuel la Motte Grindor |
Lieut. Alexr. Pellat |
Lieut. John James Coulom |
Lieut. Peter Fraissinet |
Lieut. Peter Vigneau |
Lieut. Peter Portal |
| Lieut. Japhet Paychenin [Puychenin] |
Lieut. John Bigos |
Quarter Master John Papot |
Ensign Samuel du Fan |
Ensign Armaud la Font |
Ensign John la Fitte |
| Chaplain Anthony Bonneval |
Ensign David Lame Court |
Ensign Adam Clatigny |
Ensign Francis Garripuy |
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Lifford's Regiment:
| Lieut. Col. Samuel de Boisrond |
Capt. Jeremy Bancons |
Capt. James la Rimbliere |
Capt. Daniel de Virazel |
Capt. William Poncet |
Capt. Cosme de Mimet |
| Capt. Theophilus Desbrisay |
Capt. Francis Cabrol |
Capt. Albert de Landes |
Capt. Caesar Melyer |
Capt. Joseph St. Puy |
Capt. Andrew Moncal |
| Capt. John Lacyer |
Capt. John Dagoz |
Capt. John Ferrot |
Capt. Philip Morel la Bauve |
Lieut. John Pepin |
Lieut. David Calvairac |
| Lieut. Gabriel la Motte Brocas |
Lieut. Noah Desclaux |
Lieut. John Vestieu |
Lieut. Isaac Bancons |
Lieut. Alcide Mainandue |
Lieut. Daniel de la Cherois |
| Lieut. Renatus Lestablere |
Lieut. John Dalby |
Lieut. Lewis de Passy |
Lieut. Girard St. Pau |
Lieut. Charles Dumas |
Lieut. David Farjou |
Lieut. Theodorus Lautal
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Lieut. Lewis Rivals |
Lieut. Simon Chabert |
Ensign Peter de Pagez |
Ensign John Tauranac |
Ensign Lewis Geneste |
| Ensign Lewis Vigneul |
Ensign James Crozat |
Ensign Joly Jernac |
Ensign John La Salle |
Ensign John Joye |
Ensign John Grancié |
Belcastle's Regiment:
| Capt. Anthony la Maria |
Capt. Gabriel Tharot |
Capt. John Vaury |
Capt. Francis La Lande |
Capt. Thomas Terson |
Capt. Lewis Fontalba |
| Capt. Francis Pontreau |
Capt. Caesar la Fortelle |
Capt. John Rossieres |
Capt. Mare Anthony Valogne |
Lieut. John Clavier |
Lieut. Philip Girard |
| Lieut. Henry La Lande |
Lieut. Moses Carrier |
Lieut. James du Hornet |
Lieut. Moses Vernoux |
Lieut. Isaac Estannié |
Lieut. Mathew Brian |
| Lieut. John la Coste |
Ensign John Surville |
Ensign John Grandry |
Ensign Stephen Nissolle |
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Officers of the Regiment of Miremont who served in Flanders and were afterwards reduced in Ireland.
Miremont's Regiment:
| Lieut. Col. John de Savary |
Capt. Francis Menival |
Capt. Peter Belandrie |
Lieut. Stephen D'Eguilhon |
Lieut. Peter Montfort |
Cornet Charles de Lamprié |
| Cornet Gideon Castlefranc |
Cornet James Limarest |
Cornet Anthony de Mezerac |
Quarter Master James Michel |
Quarter Master John Boucherie |
Quarter Master John Cailhot |
| Frederick du Mesnil |
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Pensioners who have not served and Officers' widows on the foot of Charity:
| James Fontaine |
Jane and Mary du Laussac |
Margaret Najac |
Luke de Trevigar |
Charles de Sailly |
Elizabeth le Conte |
Elizabeth la Plaigne |
| Silvia and Ann Montaut |
Esther de Clervant and Diana de Fontannier and Esther her daughter |
Peter des Maizeaux |
Eliz[abeth] Vebron |
Mary de Bruze |
| Paul la Porte |
Margaret Combecrose |
Martha Mercier |
Ann la Perrine |
Judith de Coutiers |
Charlotte de Laspois |
Mary Darsilliers |
| Daniel de la Force |
Ann de la Melonniere |
Lewis St. Lawrens |
Jacob Vincent |
Susanna Thenie |
George Piozet |
Eliza[beth] Foucault |
| John de Prades |
Charlotte Louce Desgalesniere |
Thomas Favier |
Mary Lombermont |
Mary Brugiere |
Martha la Garde |
Francis Sarter |
| Lewis de Perce |
Charles de Bracys de Bezne |
Marianne Sermant |
Mary Bruneval |
Lewisa Petitot |
Philip Basoche |
Balthazar du Lac |
| Marquis de Pechels |
Henrietta Constance Boyle, widow, and Mary her daughter |
Mary la Chapelle |
Charles de Begat |
Charles Basleroy |
Susanna Bonnable |
| Mary la Mouline |
Eliza[beth] de St. Lis de Heucourt |
Francis Paul |
Jacob la Motte |
Le de Belleau |
Olimpia la Motte |
John Monpinson |
| Judith de Coursey |
Magdalend de St. Lis de Heucourt |
Daniel Chamier |
Elizabeth Beaucours |
Magdalena Brisac |
Martha Molié |
Guidida Davessein |
| Margaret Sabatiere |
Urania de St. Lis de Heucourt |
John la Motte |
Henriette de Bette |
Eliza[beth] Brisac |
Margaret Davessein |
Mariana Davessein |
| Majdalena Desseville |
Jackson Richard Desgalesniere |
Lewis Gallardy |
Peter Boiton |
Francis Malherbe |
Magdalena Davessein |
Joane Pellissier |
| Henrietta Rabault |
Anthony St. Juliane |
Mary Dugar |
Albert La Cour |
Carolina Laspois |
Peter Bureau |
Anthony Garrison |
| Joane Rabault |
Catherine Jane Laspois |
Ann Thermin |
Eliz[abeth] Falquier |
Lewis Payzant |
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No payment is to be made on any the foregoing pensions unless the recipent actually reside in Ireland or be absent by leave of the King or the Lord Lieutenant.
Appendix of Respited Half Pay Officers
The King hereby authorises the Lord Lieutenant to examine into the respective circumstances and pretensions of the following persons and where he shall find any of them justly and regularly entitled to the King's favour and bounty, there he is to represent the same to the Treasury Lords in order to the laying before the King the cases and the allowances to be made to them for the King's pleasure thereupon: the said persons being respited from the aforegoing lists until such enquiry as above can be made: they being Officers who served in the Regiments of Galway, Melonier, Lifford and Belcastle at the reduction of Ireland and at the end of that war quitted the service and went not with their respective Regiments into Flanders.
Galway's Regiment:
| Capt. Francis Darene |
Lieut. Hannibal du Cause |
Lieut. Saml. la Boissonade |
Lieut. James Bernarde |
Lieut. John Fontanniere |
Cornet James Rochemont |
| Cornet Peter Lamy |
Cornet Benja[min] Gaume |
Cornet Francis la Bastide Barbut |
Cornet Vincent Leymerie |
Cornet John La Serre |
Belthazar Farinel |
| Quarter Master James Vellemesson [Villemesson] |
James Beauchamp |
James le Bruleray |
John Bessieres |
Peter Denis |
| John Audat |
Peter Dumas |
Charles Gallisian |
John Vialars |
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Melonier's Regiment:
| Capt. John La Clide |
Capt. Isaac la Clide Lestrille |
Capt. Abraham Courteil |
Capt. Francis du Pare |
Capt. John Bayse |
| Capt. Alexander Millery |
Lieut. Michel Lamaugere |
Lieut. John Belorient |
Lieut. Peter Mercier |
Lieut. Paul Baignoulx |
| Lieut. Alexander L'Enfant |
Ensign Peter Maimbre |
Peter Massot |
David Bellegarde |
James Dalterac |
| James Grenier |
Marc la Motte Cercler |
Lieut. Col. Daniel du Petit Bose |
Lieut. Alex[ander] St. Agnan |
James Guizot |
Lifford's Regiment:
| Lieut. Col. James Montaut |
Capt. Gaston St. Germain |
Capt. John Dortoux |
Capt. John La Brousse |
Capt. Charles des Vignolles |
Capt. Isaac de Lorthe |
| Capt. Isaac Charrier |
Capt. John Giberne |
Lieut. Peter la Rousseliere |
Lieut. Daniel Fortenier |
Lieut. Lewis le Petit |
Lieut. Bertrard Laisné |
| Lieut. John Faure |
Lieut. Claudius Belet |
Lieut. Anthony des Loches |
Lieut. John La Motte Champy |
Lieut. Solomon Rou |
Ensign John Bancons |
| Ensign James Bontons |
Ensign David Laval |
Stephen Gaubert |
David Langlade |
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Belcastle's Regiment:
| Capt. Renatus la Faucille |
Capt. Stephen Dampierre |
Capt. Anthony La Sautiere |
Capt. Solomon Liger |
Capt. Arnold Prou |
Lieut. John le Mestre |
| Lieut. John Boyer |
Lieut. John Aldebert |
Ensign Peter Guillermin |
Ensign James Mongaud |
Ensign Marc Champlaurier |
Peter Clavier |
Officers who served in Piedmont or were recommended by Mr. Hill:
| Major Gideon Fonjuliane |
Capt. Marc St. Maurice |
Capt. William Guion |
Capt. Lewis de Prez |
Capt. Charles de Quinsax |
| Capt. Isaac Belloe |
Capt. Anthony Bernard |
Capt. David Darippe |
Capt. Isaac Crosse |
Capt. Peter la Mongottiere |
| Lieut. James Fenouillet |
Lieut. Abraham Franquefort |
Lieut. Col. Charles Dalbenas |
Lieut. Jasper Pandin |
Lieut. Theophilus Dandré |
| Lieut. James Daugier |
Lieut. Col. Samuel Marconnay |
Lieut. Paul Randon |
Dr. Lloyd, physician |
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Officers who served under the Command of Lord Rivers in the Expedition designed for a Descent upon France:
| Capt. William Maret |
Lieut. Jonas Pavillard |
Lieut. James Melon |
Lieut. Francis Couraud |
Lieut. Isaac la Capella |
| Lieut. Centn. Angier |
Lieut. Francis Vigne |
Lieut. John Tissier |
Lieut. James Barry |
Lieut. Joseph la Plaigne |
| Lieut. Paul Ville |
Lieut. John du Cros |
Lieut. Paul Caladon |
Lieut. Abraham Roux |
Capt. James le Fort |
Officers put in by the Establishment of 1704 or sent from England and placed on that Establishment by warrant:
| Capt. Richard Deserbiers |
Ing[enea]r John Chardeloup |
Ingr. John Thomas |
Capt. Francis Duroure |
Capt. Peter Laval |
| Lieut. Nicholas Cassel |
Lieut. Charles Deuroches [Denroches] |
Capt. Gabriel Crepigny |
Stephen La Molliere |
Charles la Touche St. Feriol |
Treasury Warrant, November 1718
Royal warrant dated St. James's to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland for reducing several pensions on the Irish Establishment and for restoring other pensions: all as follows. By the royal sign manual of Aug. 12 last, supra, p. 545, the payment of certain pensions was authorised after having been respited for particular examinations and certain other pensions amounting in the whole to 675l. 5s. 0d. per an. were to be wholly determined. Now upon further consideration thereof the King is pleased to restore all and every the persons so excepted to their several and respective pensions amounting to 675l. 5s. 0d. per an., but as the King is minded in some measure to ease the expense [in Ireland] he does choose rather to effect the same by way of retrenchment of other pensions inserted on the [Irish] Establishment than by the total suppressing of those aforementioned which “we are given to understand have been long had and enjoyed by the persons receiving the same and that the said persons are now generally worn out with age and infirmities and for the most part incapable of supporting themselves”: therefore the said pensions are to be paid as if they had not been so excepted and determined and it is hereby directed that the following pensions are to be paid according to the following retrenchment and not otherwise: as from -
| Marguerite Combecrose |
Mary Darsilliers |
Philippe Basoche |
Marie la Moulaine |
Judith Coutiers |
Elizabeth de St. delis d'hencourt |
Daniel la Force |
| la venor du Major l'Estanquette |
Elizabeth Foucault |
Lewis Laurence |
Balthazar du Lac |
Francois Sartres |
Magdeline de St. delis d'hencourt |
Susanne Bonable |
| Charlotte de Laspay |
Marguerite Nayac |
Paul la Porte |
Major William Riotor |
Thomas Tavier |
Uranie de St. delis d'hencourt |
Susanne Thenie |
| Sylvia and Ann de Montant |
Elizabeth la Plaigne |
Francois Paul |
Jacob de la Mothe |
Martha Mercier |
Marguerite Sabbatier |
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