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THE ſaid Chriſtopher Todd, who Mounted himſelf Three ſeveral Times, at his own Charge, in the Troop, which is now Commanded by the ſaid Captain Eaton, and likewiſe paid Ten Pounds towards the Remounting others in the ſaid Troop, but received no Benefit himſelf on that Account; who, after Application made to the Honourable the Commiſſioners of Accompts, for Relief in the great Abuſe and Injury received in the Accompts of their Iriſh Arrears, and for objecting againſt the evil Practices of the ſaid Captain, he was diſgracefully put out of His Majeſty's Service by the ſaid Captain; who, by vertue of his ComChriſtopher Todds Horſe, which he hath ſince Sold as his owne, for Sixteen Pounds.
That on the 7th. of January 1695. James Mitchell, of the ſaid Troop, being under Cons. per Week, for 12. Weeks that his Horſe was kept in Capt. Eatons Stable; was offered, That (if he would declare the ſaid Chriſtopher Todd had corrupted him to ſpeak what he was to affirm againſt the ſaid CapEaton at the Court Martial) it would be better for him: But he being Conſcious to himſelf, that he could not in Juſtice aſſert any ſuch thing; and accordingly refuſing ſo to do, was immediately ſent to the Martials, and loaded with Irons made on purpoſe for him; and ſo continued for the ſpace of Eleven Days, in ſo miſerable a Condition that he could hardly walk in the ſaid Priſon, until ſuch time as the Honourable Robert Harley
Eſq ſpoke on his Behalf to the Secretary of War: After which he was Diſcharged from the ſaid Confinement, upon his being Diſgraced at the head of the Regiment, and obliged to ask Forgiveneſs on his Knees Three ſeveral times, altho he knew not wherein he had Offended.
That in the Year 1693. Capt. Eaton defrauded Mr. Thomas Bruſhfield of Fifty Pounds, who was to have made it Sixty Guineas, for being Clark to the Troop; but the ſaid Captain not performing his Agreement with him, did propoſe (for the Advance of ſo much more Money as would make up the aforeſaid Sum Eighty Pounds) to procure him a Commiſſion to be Lieutenant of Foot; which he never performed, but directed him to hire Horſes to Muſter in his Troop, which he did accordingly, and once Muſtered on the ſaid Capt. Coach-Horſe.
That in May 1695. One John Stear was hired by Capt. Eaton's Clerk, to Muſter in his Troop for Five Shillings; being told by the ſaid Clerk it was for another Man: That he did actually Muſter; And in July 1695 he was Muſtered as abſent upon Furlow, altho he was not in Truth abſent from his Family (where he was at firſt found) nor knew anything of his being ſo Muſtered
The ſaid Captain hath Muſtered one John Palmer, knowingly by a wrong Name; his firſt Muſter being in May 1694. but he never came into Quarters or performed Duty, or appear'd with any Horſe of his own, until he was inform'd againſt in September 1695.
The ſaid Captain did enter in the Muſter-Rolls of March, May, July, and September 1693. the Names of William Dreage, Richard Johnſon, James Collings, Henry Chanell, and Francis Thackleſton, who were never known to do Duty, or belong to the Troop.
That the ſaid Captain did enter the Names of Andrew Bayley, Daniel Johnſon, Philip Wagleſtaff, William White, John Lucous, William Watters, and John Beard in the Maſter-Rolls of May, July, September, and November 1694 as abſent; tho they never did once appear at the Muſters, or were known to belong to the Troop.
That the ſaid Captain hath from February 92. to July 95. had Money advanced by the King for Twenty Horſes, which with 450 l. by him ſtop'd and received out of the Soldiers Money, under pretence of Mounting them, amounts to the Sum of 700 l. Out of which he hath only bought 14 indifferent Horſes.
The ſaid Captain did ſtop out of the Subſiſtance of each Soldier in his Troop Six Pence per Week, for 26 Weeks, when in Country Quarters, from Septembe 93. contrary to Order, or the Practice of any other Officer in the Regiment.
That the ſaid Capt. hath kept William Jourding in his Troop unmounted for 20 Months, viz. from May 94. and (to excuſe his Abſence at the Muſters) often Muſterd him as Sick when he was not ſo; on the Account of geting Three Fifths of his Pay the whole time.
That he hath turned out of the Troop ſeveral good Soldiers that did great Service both in Flanders and Ireland, who could get no Account of their Iriſh Arrears from their former Capt. but were reduced to great Want, and one of them had in all probability periſhed, had not the private Soldiers made a Collection for him: And moreover the ſaid Capt. under pretence of Cuſtom, took away the Horſes of ſuch fit Perſons, whom he ſo diſcharged, and took in ſeveral other Perſons that were unfit for the Service; that they might buy in more Horſes to the Troop.
That the ſaid Capt. did ſtop Seven Weeks whole Pay from one Thomas Bello of the ſaid Troop in Feb. 92. and afterwards did take the Horſe of the ſaid Tho. Bello, a Journy to the Bath for 8 Weeks, and upon his Return the ſaid Horſe was ſo much damaged, that he was not judged worth more than Three Pounds, and yet did make the ſaid Tho. Bello pay out of his Subſiſtance, the Charge of his Keeping for all the ſaid time.
That the ſaid Capt. hath Muſter'd his Coachman and Groom as effectual Soldiers, altho they never appear to do Service in the Troop; the ſaid Groom having been conſtantly Muſtered on the ſaid Capt. Coach-horſe, and that the ſaid Capt. hath affirmed him to be an effective Solper Week for their Keeping, that ſo he may puniſh thoſe to whom he takes a Diſlike: It being properly the Corporals Buſineſs in all Regiments of Light Horſe, to ſee that the Soldiers do take due Care of their Horſes.
All which Practices are of ſuch ill Conſequences to the Government, eſpecially at this time, when His Majeſty ſtands in ſo great need of being well ſerved, that it doth wholly doſcourage ſeveral fit Perſons from coming into His Majeſty's Service: The Remedy whereof is humbly left to the Conſideration of this Honourable Houſe, for the preventing the ſaid great and growing Evils, by ſuch Means as in Your abundant Wiſdoms ſhall ſeem meet.