County Militia 1660
County Militia 1660
(Extract from a page of the county muster now in Yale University library)
“A muster taken at Warwick 24 & 25th Oct 1660 for the whole county both horse & foot (Trayned soldiers)”
The muster was a formal inspection of the county militia and was a social occasion held over two days. The soldiers were not necessarily trained, but were liable for training.
The three Warmington men were all yeomen farmers of some standing in the village.
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| Village | Men | Muskets | Pikes |
| Shotswell | Mathew Coleman, John Abbott | 0 | 2 |
| Brayles cum membris | William Eden, Thomas Walker, Thomas Middleton, Jos: Mills, Rich: Taylor, Will: Wilkes, Rob: Courtis |
5 | 2 |
| Ratley | John Harris, William Hitchcocke | 1 | 1 |
| Wormington | Tho: Perkins, Will: Claridge, Tho: Bennit | 2 | 1 |
| Fenny Compton | Counser Smith, Henry Pettifer, Rich: Nibbes, Math: Neale | 2 | 2 |
| Long Compton | Tho: Hunt, Edw: Olliver, Tho: Hughes, Nickolas Currall, Tho: Warde |
3 | 2 |
| Farnborough | William Gariner (Gardiner?), John Haddon |
1 | 1 |
| Lapworth | John Shakspeare, William Lewes, William Townesend | 1 | 2 |
| Whitchurch cum membris | Henry Morrell, John Smith, Tho: Holtum | 1 | 2 |
| Mollington and Shugburgh |
Edw: Shaw, Tho: Tubbs, Nicholas Downe | 1 | 2 |
| Tysoe cum membris | William Tomkins, Benjamin Clarke, Tho: Rose | 2 | 1 |
| Whitchford cum membris | John Slater, John Sturch, Edw: Tims, William Berry | 2 | 2 |
| Hunnington cum membris | John Humfreyes, William West, Christopher Berrington, Thomas Hughes, John Gibbes |
2 | 3 |