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 ====James King, Lord Eythin====
 [[http://bcw-project.org/biography/james-king-lord-eythin|James King, Lord Eythin]]
+Colonel James Kings Regiment of Foot
+Lieutenant Colonel                   Brabner     	      (1)
+Sargeant Major                    James Gordon       I.O. L & W
+Sargeant Major                    James Leslie          (1)
+Captain                                  John Blackball        (1)
+Captain                                                Brown         (1)
+Captain                                  William Brown         I.O. L & W
+Captain                                  Thomas Cliberowe Ment. I.O.
+Captain                                  William Frizell          I.O. Northumb.
+Captain                                  William Hay              (1)
+Captain                                                King            Ment. I.O.
+Captain                                             Leith               (1)
+Captain                                            Nesbett           (1)
+Captain                                                Peters         Ment. I.O.
+Captain                                  Thomas Redman    I.O. Yorks.
+Captain                                  William Smith           I.O. Yorks.
+Lieutenant                             Francis Anderson  I.O. Newc. to Capt. Cliberowe
+Lieutenant                             George Hoginson   I.O. Yorks. to Capt. King
+Lieutenant                             Charles Phillips       I.O. L & W
+Lieutenant                             Robert Wilson          I.O. Notts. to Capt. Peters
+Ensign                                    William Davison       I.O. Northumb. to Capt. Frizell
+Quartermaster                      Thomas Hinchcliffe I.O. Yorks.
+Quartermaster                      John Machell            I.O. Westmorl.
+Dragoons
+Captain                                   Robert Hory              I.O. Yorks.
+(1) Memorials of Montrose and his times.
+th June 1644 Major John Arskyne's examination
+Junij 1644. The said Major Johne Arskyne being of new exami-
+nat and sworne, maid faith, and declairis that the particular persones
+efter specefeit were at Bowdounhill the tyme forsaid above mentioneit,
+by and attour the persones above wreattin, againes the Scottishe armie,
+viz. Colonell William Stuart, lait adjutant in the Scottishe armie at
+Newcastle in anno 1641, and that he commanded a regiment of dra-
+gownes ; Livetennent- Colonell Brabner, commander of Generall Kingis
+foot regiment ; Major James Leslie, major in the same regiment ; Cap-
+tane Johne Blackball, captane of ane foot companie in Generall Kingis
+regiment ; Captane Browne, captane of the same regiment, who was
+shott throw the body at the said skirmyshe ; Captane William Hay,
+captane in the same regiment of ane foot companie ; Captane Leith,
+captane of ane foot companie in the same regiment ; declairis thair
+wes two captanes callit Nisbetts, both of foot companies, one of them
+in Generall Kingis, and the other in the Marques of Newcastells
+regiment ; Livetennent-Colonell Hamiltonne, livetennent-colonell to
+Generall Kingis regiment of horse ; Major Ker (SIR ROBERT CARRRE), major in the same regiment of horse : Declairis that they were all in armes in the feildis that day : Declairis that the troupe mentionet in the above wreittin de-
+positione, whiche wes levied upone the Earle Camewathes chairge, —
+that a part of it wes levied befoir the first of Marche 164-1, and that the
+same wes still keipit in employment, and wes joyned to Generall Kingis
+regiment two dayes befoir the conflict at Bowdounhill ; and declairis
+that the cornet of that troup wes black, and the motto wes ' I dare.' 1
+And being interogat what employment Generall King had in the Mar-
+ques of Newcastell's service, depones, that he wes Liveteinent-Generall
+to the Earle [Marques] of Newcastell's armie, both for horse and foott ;
+and that he exerceit that chairge both befoir and efter the first day of
+Marche last, since October 1643, at quhilk tyme the deponer went thair
+first. Deponis, that Mistres Persones wes designit, in the commissione
+granted be the Marques of Newcastell to hir, Captane Francis Dalzell:
+And this is veritie, as he sail answer to God : Causa scientia wes, that
+he hard and saw as he hes deponit.
+J. Erskine.
+Lanrick.
+Maij 1644. In presence of Lauderdail, Lanerk, Wares-
+ton : At Edinburgh.
+Major Leslie depones, that the Earle of Carnewath wes present on
+the feilds with the Earle of Newcastell's armie, that day that the battell
+wes fought in March last neir Sunderland. Depones, that Carnewath
+raised a troupe of horse in Northumberland, whiche troupe served in
+Newcastell's armie, and wes called Carnewath's troupe, and that Mis-
+tress Peirsons rode alwayes on the heid therqf.
+Being demandit who were in companie with Montrose, when he in-
+vadit this kingdome, 1 moe nor are conteaned in his former deposition,
+depones, that, besyde these conteaned in his former depositions, 2 Sir
+James Leslie wes there.
+Being demandit what knowledge he had of Sir James Leslie coming
+into Scotland three dayes before Montrose incomeing, Depones, Sir
+James Leslie told the deponer of it at Carleill when he come backe
+againe ; and farder depones, when he come into the countrey, the minis-
+ter of Apilgirth told the deponer he had mett with Sir James Leslie.
+The deponer also declares that he never heard that Sir James Leslie
+mett with Hartfell, bot onlie desyred to meit with him, bot could not
+find him ; and herein he repeats his former deposition.
+Depones, when Montrose come and invadit the kingdome, he come
+with troups of horse, and displayed cornets and trumpets, and that he
+brought alongs with him, neir to Annan, some companies of foote of the
+English nation, with displayed cullers.
+Depones also, Montrose brought alongs with him to Dumfreis Sir
+Harie Stradlings, governor of Carleill's, troup.
+And this he depones upon his oath.
+James Leslie.
+Lauderdaill.
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