| Active | 1639 |
| 1640 to 1641 | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | First Bishops’ War |
| Second Bishops' War | |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Alexander Leslie |
| Sir Alexander Gibson of Durie | |
| Sir Thomas Hope of Kerse | |
| Area Raised | Edinburgh |
| Coat Colour | |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Leslie 1639 |
| Leslie 1640 |
Leslie’s Lifeguard of Foot during the Bishops’ Wars, also known as the College of Justice Regiment
A history of the unit is shown in Edward M. Furgol’s A Regimental History of the Covenanting Armies 1639-1651 Edinburgh, 1990. ISBN 0 85976 194 0
In October 1640 at Newcastle the Ministers accused the regiment of visiting bawdy houses where they spoyled their bodies.
Armed with 270 muskets and 160 pikes in 1639.
Better known as the Earl of Leven, he was the foremost Covenanter general of the Civil war period.
Joint Colonel with Hope
Joint Colonel with Gibson