Military instructions for the cavallrie, or, Rules and directions for the service of horse collected out of divers forrein authours, ancient and modern, and rectified and supplied according to the present practice of the Low-Countrey warres.

CHAP. XVII. Of the Souldiers pay.

THe means to have these and other good orders duly observed, is, (as is abovesaid) by giving to the souldiers their pay in competent measure and due time.* 1.1 The proportion which was ob∣served on the King of Spains side, since the end of the late truce with the States of the united Pro∣vinces, is as followeth.

The Generall of horse his pay or entertainment, is 500. crowns a moneth, besides 86 ½ for his companie.

The Leutenant Generall 200. and 86½ for his companie.

The Commissarie Generall 80. and the pay of a Captain of Harquebusiers, when he hath a companie.

The Captains of lances and Cuirassiers 80. and 6½ for their page.

The Lieutenant of lances and Cuirassiers 25. and 6½ for a page.

The Cornets 15. and 6½ for a page.

The souldiers of lances and Cuirassiers have 6½ crowns a moneth.

The Captains of Harquebusiers have 70. crowns a moneth, and 6. for a page.

The Lieutenant 25. and 6. for a page.

The souldiers have six crowns a moneth.

Besides these stipends, there is given to every companie 10. per centum, (without the advanta∣ges and entertainments) which the Captain distributeth among the best deserving souldiers.

The Captains or other officers which are reformed (that is, dismissed from their service, for their age or otherwise) have their wonted pay continued.

The Quartermaster Generall hath 25. crowns a moneth, and each of his assistants 15.

The chief Chaplain hath 30.

The Auditor 30, and 18. for his three officers.

The Provost Marshall hath 25, and for every of his men (which must not exceed 12.) he hath 5 crowns.

The chief Chirurgeon hath 25.

In winter when the Cavallrie is in garrison, the souldiers are paid by the day, for the better keeping of their horses.

To the Generall 40. places are allowed as Generall, and 10 as Captain.

To the Lieutenant Generall 20, and 10 as Captain.

To the Commissarie Generall 10, and 10 as Captain.

To every Captain 10.

To the Lieutenant 6.

To the Cornet 4.

To the reformed officers 1½.

To the Auditor 6.

To the Quartermaster Generall 4.

To each of his assistants 2.

To the Provost Marshall 2, and 1 to each of his men.

To the chief Chaplain 5.

Every place is worth 13. stuyvers (about 16. pence English) of these 13. stuyvers, 10 are paid for forrage, and 3. for service. Half of the said 13. stuyvers is paid to the souldiers in money, the other half in 16 pound of hay,a 1.2 three small measures of oats, and two bundles of straw, which are sufficient to keep a horse for a day.

At the end of the accounts, every souldier is abated half a reall (3 pence) upon every place.

The severall payes given by the States of the united Provinces at this day, being reduced to En∣glish money, are much about this proportion following.

To the Generall of horse 4^l per diem.

To the Lieutenant Generall 2^l.

To theb 1.3 Sergeant Major 30^s.

To the Quartermaster Generall 6^s 8^d.

To the Provost 5^s.

To the Carriage-master 3^s 4^d.

To the Preacher 4^s.

To the chief Chirurgeon 4^s.

* 1.4To the Captains 8^s.

To the Lieutenant 5^s.

To the Cornets 4^s,

To the Corporalls 2^s 6^d.

To the Trumpets 2^s 6^d.

To the Quartermasters 2^s 6^d.

To the Chirurgeons 2^s 6^d.

To the souldiers Cuirassiers 2^s.

To the Harquebusiers 1^s 6^d.

Notes

• * 1.1

  On the Spanish side they were wont to allow no Cornet to the Harquebusiers (as is elsewhere shewed) and therefore no pay is here set down for him; but that course is since altered, and his pay is onely one twelfth part in∣feriour to the pay of a Cornet of Cuirassiers.
• a 1.2

  Picotius.
• b 1.3

  Or Commis∣sarie Generall.
• * 1.4

  Note, that the Captain of horse mustereth 6 horse, the Lieu∣tenant 4, the Cornet 3, for which they re∣ceive allowance extraordinarie.