WHereas by an Act made this present Session of Parliament , Intituled , An Act for Granting an Aid to His Majesty , for Disbanding the Army , and other necessary Occasions . It is amongst other things Enacted , That the Army , and all the respective Regiments , Troops , Companies , Officers and Soldiers of the said Army , within the Kingdom of England , Dominion of Wales , and Town of Berwick upon Tweed , shall , on or before the Six and Twentieth Day of March , in the Year of our Lord , One thousand six hundred ninety nine , be Disbanded , Except such Regiments , Troops and Companies , consisting only of Our Natural Born Subjects , not exceeding Seven thousand Persons , Commission and Non-commission Officers included , as before the First Day of March , One thousand six hundred ninety eight , shall be particularly Expressed in and by Our Royal Proclamation under the Great Seal of England : In which Proclamation the Particular Number only of each Regiment , Troop , and Company shall be Expressed . We have therefore thought fit ( In pursuance of the said Act of Parliament , and by the Advice of Our Privy Council ) to Issue this Our Royal Proclamation ; And We do hereby Declare Our Will and Pleasure to be , That the several and respective Regiments , Troops and Companies herein after mentioned , consisting of Our Natural Born Subjects , and not exceeding in the whole Seven thousand Persons , Commission and Non-commission Officers included , shall , and are hereby Declared and Expressed to be the Regiments , Troops and Companies intended by Vs to be kept up and not Disbanded ; Our First Troop of Horse Guards , consisting of a Captain , viz. Our Right Trusty and Right Welbeloved Cousin and Councellor , Richard Earl of Scarborough , Two Lieutenants , a Cornet , a Guidon , Four Exempts , Four Brigadiers , a Chaplain , an Adjutant , a Chirurgeon , Four Trumpets , a Kettle Drum , and One hundred and sixty Private Gentlemen ; making in all One hundred eighty one Persons . Our Second Troop of Horse Guards , consisting of a Captain , viz. Our Right Trusty and Right Intirely Beloved Cousin and Councellor , James Duke of Ormond , Two Lieutenants , a Cornet , a Guidon , Four Ex●●● , Four Brigadiers , a Chaplain , an Adjutant , a Chirurgeon , Four Trumpets , a Kettle Drum , and One hundred and sixty Private Gentlemen ; making in all 〈◊〉 hundred eighty one Persons . Our Third Troop of Horse Guards , consisting of a Captain , viz. Our Right Trusty and Right Welbeloved Cousin , Richard 〈◊〉 Rivers , Two Lieutenants , a Cornet , a Guidon , Four Exempts , Four Brigadiers , a Chaplain , an Adjutant , a Chirurgeon , Four Trumpets , a Kettle Drum , One hundred and sixty Private Gentlemen ; making in all One hundred eighty one Persons . Our Troop of Granadier Guards , consisting of a Captain , viz. Our ●●sty and Welbeloved George Cholmondley Esquire , a Lieutenant Colonel , a Major , Two Lieutenants , a Guidon , Two Sub-Lieutenants , a Chaptain , a Chirur●● , an Adjutant , Six Serjeants , Six Corporals , Four Drummers , Four Hautboys , and One hundred and fourty five Private Men ; making in all One hundred ●●●nty six Persons . Our Royal Regiment of Horse , consisting of a Colonel , viz. Our Right Trusty and Right Welbeloved , Cousin and Councellor , Aubery Earl 〈◊〉 Oxford , a Lieutenant Colonel , a Major , a Chaplain , Nine Captains , whereof the said Colonel , Lieutenant Colonel , and Major are Three , Nine Lieutenants , ●●●e Cornets , Nine Quarter-masters , Nine Trumpets , Eighteen Corporals , an Adjutant , a Kettle Drum , and Three hundred and twenty four Private Men , in Nine ●roops of Thirty six Private Men in each Troop ; making in all Three hundred and ninety Persons . Our Regiment of Horse under the Command of Our Trusty and ●●elbeloved Henry Lumley Esquire , consisting of him as Colonel , a Lieutenant Colonel , a Major , a Chaplain , Nine Captains , whereof the said Colonel , Lieutenant ●●lonel , and Major are Three , Nine Lieutenants , Nine Cornets , Nine Quarter-masters , Nine Trumpets , Eighteen Corporals , an Adjutant , a Kettle Drum , and Three ●●dred and twenty four Private Men , in Nine Troops of Thirty six Private Men in each Troop ; making in all Three hundred and ninety Persons . Our Regiment of ●●se , under the Command of Our Trusty and Welbeloved Cornelius Wood Esquire , consisting of him as Colonel , a Lieutenant Colonel , a Major , a Chaplain , 〈◊〉 Captains , whereof the said Colonel , Lieutenant Colonel , and Major are Three , Six Lieutenants , Six Co●nets , Six Quartermasters , Twelve Corporals , Six ●rumpets , a Kettle Drum , and Two hundred and four Private Men , in Six Troops of Thirty four Private Men in each Troop ; making in all Two hundred fourty eight ●●●sons . Our Regiment of Horse Commanded by Our Right Trusty and Right Welbeloved Cousin Charles Earl of Arran , consisting of him as Colonel , ●●eutenant Colonel , a Major , a Chaplain , Six Captains , whereof the said Colonel , Lieutenant Colonel and Major are Three , Six Lieutenants , Six Cornets , 〈◊〉 Quarter-masters , Twelve Corporals , Six Trumpets , a Kettle Drum , and Two hundred and Four Private Men , in Six Troops of Thirty Four Private Men in 〈◊〉 Troop ; making in all Two hundred fourty eight Persons . Our Regiment of Horse , under the Command of Our Trusty and Welbeloved Hugh Wyndham Esq ●●sting of him as Colonel , a Lieutenant Colonel , a Major , a Chaplain , Six Captains , whereof the said Colonel , Lieutenant Colonel and Major are Three , 〈◊〉 Lieutenants , Six Cornets , Six Quarter-masters , Twelve Corporals , Six Trumpets , a Kettle Drum , and Two hundred and four Private Men , in Six Troops of Thirty Four Private Men in each Troop ; making in all Two hundred fourty eight Persons . Our Regiment of Horse , under the Command of Our Right Trusty and 〈◊〉 Intirely beloved Cousin and Councellor Maynard Duke of Scomberg and Leimster , consisting of him as Colonel , a Lieutenant Colonel , a Major , a Chaplain , 〈◊〉 Captains , whereof the said Colonel , Lieutenant Colonel and Major are Three , Six Lieutenants , Six Cornets , Six Quarter-masters , Twelve Corporals , 〈◊〉 Trumpets , a Kettle Drum , and Two hundred and four Private Men , in Six Troops of Thirty four Private Men in each Troop ; making in all Two hundred o●urty eight Persons . Our Regiment of Horse , under the Command of Our Right Trusty and Right Welbeloved Cousin Charles Earl of Macklesfield , consisting ● him as Colonel , a Lieutenant Colonel , a Major , a Chaplain , Six Captains , Six Lieutenants , Six Cornets , Six Quarter-masters , Twelve Corporals , Six Trumpets , a Kettle Drum , and Two hundred and four Private Men , in Six Troops of Thirty four Private Men in each Troop ; making in all Two hundred fourty eight Persons . Our Royal Regiment of Dragoons , under the Command of Our Right Trusty and Welbeloved Thomas Lord Raby , consisting of him as Colonel , a Lieutet●ant Colonel , a Major , a Chaplain , Six Captains , whereof the said Colonel , Lieutenant Colonel , and Major are Three , Six Lieutenants , Six Cornets , Six Quarter-masters , Six Serjeants , Twelve Corporals , Six Drummers , Six Hautboys , and Two hundred and twenty eight Private Men , in Six Troops of Thirty eight ●●rivate Men in each Troop ; making in all Two hundred eighty three Persons . Our Regiment of Dragoons , under the Command of Our Trusty and Welbeloved ●illiam Lloyd Esquire , consisting of him as Colonel , a Lieutenant Colonel , a Major , a Chaplain , Six Captains , whereof the said Colonel , Lieutenant Colonel and Major are Three , Six Lieutenants , Six Cornets , Six Quarter-masters , Six Serjeants , Twelve Corporals , Six Drums , Six Hautboys , and Two hundred and ●●enty eight Private Men , in Six Troops of Thirty eight Private Men in each Troop ; making in all Two hundred eighty three Persons . Our Regiment of Dra●●oons , under the Command of Our Right Trusty and Right Welbeloved Cousin Algernoon Earl of Essex , consisting of him as Colonel , a Lieutenant Colonel , a Major , a Chaplain , Six Captains , whereof the said Colonel , Lieutenant Colonel and Majorate Three , Six Lieutenants , Six Cornets , Six Quartermasters , Six ●erjeants , Twelve Corporals , Six Drums , Six Hautboys , and Two hundred twenty eight Private Men , in Six Troops of Thirty eight Private Men in each Troop ; making in all Two hundred eighty three Persons . Our First Regiment of Foot Guards , under the Command of Our Right Trusty and Right Welbel●ved Cousin and Councellor Henry Earl of Romney , consisting of him as Colonel , a Lieutenant Colonel , a Major , a Chaplain , Twenty eight Captains , whereof the said Colonel , Lieutenant Colonel and Major are Three , Thirty two Lieutenants , Twenty four Ensigns , a Chirurgeon , and Two Mates , Two Adjutants , Two Quarter-masters , a Solicitor , a Drum Major , a Deputy Marshal , Fifty Six Serjeants , Fifty Six Corporals , Fifty Six Drummers , and One thousand one hundred and Twenty Private Men , in Twenty eight Companies of Fourty Private Men in each Company ; making in all One thousand three hundred eighty three Persons . Our Second Regiment of Foot Guards , under the Command of Our Right Trusty and Welbeloved John Lord Cutts , consisting of him as Colonel , a Lieutenant Colonel , a Major , a Chaplain , Fourteen Captains , whereof the said Colonel , Lieutenant Colonel and Major are Three , Sixteen Lieu●●nants , Twelve Ensigns , a Chirurgeon and Mate , an Adjutant , a Quarter-master , a Solicitor , a Drum Major , a Deputy Marshal , Twenty eight Ser●eants , Twenty eight Corporals , Twenty eight Drums , and Five hundred and sixty Private Men , in Fourteen Companies of Fourty Private Men each ; making in all Six hundred ninety four Persons . Our Regiment of Foot , under the Command of Our Trusty and Welbeloved William Selwyn Esquire , consisting of him as Colonel , a Lieutenant Colonel , a Major , a Chaplain , Ten Captains , whereof the said Colonel , Lieutenant Colonel and Major are Three , Ten Lieutenants , Ten Ensigns , a Chirurgeon and one Mate , an Adjutant or Quarter-master , a Drum Major , Twenty Serjeants , Twenty Corporals , Ten Drums , and Three hundred and sixty Private Men , in Ten Companies of Thirty six Private Men in each Company ; making in all Four hundred fourty five Persons . Our Regiment of Foot , under the Command of Our Trusty and Welbeloved Charles Churchill Esquire , consisting of him as Colonel , a Lieutenant Colonel , a Major , a Chaplain , Ten Captains , whereof the said Colonel , Lieutenant Colonel and Major are Three , Ten Lieutenants , Ten Ensigns , a Chirurgeon and one Mate an Adjutant , or Quarter-master , a Drum Major , Twenty Serjeants , Twenty Corporals , Ten Drums , and Three hundred and sixty Private Men , in Ten Companies of Thirty six Private Men in each Company ; making in all Four hundred fourty five Persons . Our Regiment of Foot , under the Command of Our Trusty and Welbeloved Henry Trelawney Esquire , consisting of him as Colonel , a Lieutenant Colonel , a Major , a Chaplain , Ten Captains , whereof the said Colo 〈◊〉 , Lieutenant Colonel and Major are Three , Ten Lieutenants , Ten Ensigns , a Chirurgeon and one Mate , an Adjutant or Quarter-master , a Drum Major , Twenty Serjeants , Twenty Corporals , Ten Drums , and Three hundred and sixty Private Men , in Ten Companies of Thirty six Private Men in each Company ; making in all Four hundred fourty five Persons . Which said Regiments , Troops and Companies make in the whole Seven thousand Persons ; and are , in pursuance of the said Act , excepted from being Disbanded .