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| *May to June: Besieged at Oxford | *May to June: Besieged at Oxford | ||
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| =====Notes===== | =====Notes===== | ||
| - | The history of this regiment is intertwined with that of [[royalist:horse-regiments:lord-john-stuart|Lord John Stuart’s Regiment of Horse]], later led by the Earl of Cleveland, and likely some details are confused. Cary was originally Colonel of what became Cleveland’s but handed command over to Lord John Stuart in late 1643 then raised his own regiment. | + | The regimental history is confused by Symonds's mistaken suggestion that the regiment was taken over by the Earl of Cleveland who was colonel of [[royalist:horse-regiments:lord-john-stuart|Lord John Stuart’s Regiment of Horse]]. It is believed that Cleveland took command of Cary's brigade not his regiment.((//The Cavalier Army List Volume 1//, Stuart Reid 2013, Partizan Press ISBN:978-1-85818-651-1)) |
| =====Flags===== | =====Flags===== | ||
| Cary's cornets were noted by Symonds in April 1644. | Cary's cornets were noted by Symonds in April 1644. | ||
| - | Cary's own troop's cornet was red with a creature in a barrel and the motto 'come out you cuckold' (Illustration 1) referring to the Earl of Essex's notorious marital problems. The creature might be a 'fox in a barrel' or perhaps a stag or reindeer without his antlers. | + | Cary's own troop's cornet was red with a creature in a barrel and the motto 'come out you cuckold' (Illustration 1); Richard Symonds offers further detail about the creature in his Notebook((British Library Harleian Ms 986)) description "a fox pulling the roundhead by the ears". The major's cornet simply bore the motto 'cuckolds we come' (Illustration 2). |
| - | The major's cornet simply bore the motto 'cuckolds we come' (Illustration 2). | + | The cuckold taunt of the colonel's cornet is often believed to be a reference to the failed marriages of the Earl of Essex; but, when taken with the wording on the major's cornet, it is more likely they are a general insult aimed at all roundheads. |
| =====Notable Officers===== | =====Notable Officers===== | ||
