Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Notes
- Preface
- I Early Years
- II Life in Dorset and London
- III The Approach of War
- IV First Campaigns
- V War in Bedfordshire
- VI War in the South-West
- VII The Siege of Sherborne
- VIII Imprisonment in London
- IX Preston : The Isle of Man : Ireland
- X The Low Countries and Paris
- XI France
- XII France and Italy
- XIII London and Somerset
- Appendix
- Pedigree of the Dyve, Digby and StrangwaysFamilies
- Index
- Miscellaneous Endmatter
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Notes
- Preface
- I Early Years
- II Life in Dorset and London
- III The Approach of War
- IV First Campaigns
- V War in Bedfordshire
- VI War in the South-West
- VII The Siege of Sherborne
- VIII Imprisonment in London
- IX Preston : The Isle of Man : Ireland
- X The Low Countries and Paris
- XI France
- XII France and Italy
- XIII London and Somerset
- Appendix
- Pedigree of the Dyve, Digby and StrangwaysFamilies
- Index
- Miscellaneous Endmatter
Summary
The Regiment of Sir Lewis Dyve. Sir Lewis was Colonel of a regiment of royalist foot. By a commission dated 13 August 1642, at York, the Earl of Lindsey appointed Gervase Holies “Captain of one Company of one hundred Foot under the Regiment of Sir Lewis Dives, Knight and Colonel of one thousand foot” and by another commission dated 16 September at Derby appointed Hoiles “Sergeant Major of one hundred and forty Foot in that Regiment whereof Sir Lewis Dive, Knight is Colonel.” Holies, however, left the regiment later in the year on being given a commission dated 7 December at Oxford, to raise for the King a regiment of foot and be its Colonel : his relative William Hoiles, who by a commission dated 13 August 1642, had been appointed a Lieutenant in the company of Captain John Smith in Sir Lewis’ regiment, was, by a commission dated 7 December 1642, appointed a Captain in this new regiment.
According to the royalist, Symonds, the officers of the Sir Lewis’ regiment at the time of Edgehill were :—
Leiftenant Colonel Tho. Shirley.
Maior Gervas Holies of Grymsby Com. Lincoln Esqr.
Captain John Smyth of Somersby Lincoln, Gent.
Captain Gabriel Savill of Wakefield in Yorkesh., Gent.
Captain Henr. Peyton.
Captain Rich. Nevill.
Captain Arth. Slingsby.
In May 1643 eight companies of the regiment were at Abingdon and the officers named were :—
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Thomas Shirley.
Captain Charles Peyton.
Captain Lawson.
*Captain
*Captain
Captain
Balston.
Hamon.
Greenfeild.
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- The Life and Letters of Sir Lewis Dyve 1599-1669 , pp. 147 - 149Publisher: Boydell & BrewerFirst published in: 2023