Col. Nathaniel Fiennes’ Regiment of Horse

Parliamentarian regiment of horse raised for the Earl of Essex’s army but serving in the West Country

• February: Fiennes commissioned Colonel
• February: Put down rising at Sherborne, Portland and Corfe
• March: Garrison of Bristol
• March: Battle of Highnam (1 troop under Capt John Fiennes)
• April: Loss of Tewkesbury? (1 troop under Capt John Fiennes)
• April: Siege of Portland?
• May: Skirmish at Frome
• July: Battle of Lansdown
• July: Siege of Devizes
• July: Battle of Roundway Down
• July: Besieged in Bristol
• Reduced into other regiments of Essex's army, including Behre's and Sheffield's

According to Blount: Col Fines (second Son to the Lord Say) figured the Goddesse Pallas with a Lance or Spear in one hand, and a book or roll of papers in the other, and the motto, UTRAQUE PALLADE¹⁾.

According to Prestwich; Captaine Fines, fecond fonne to the Lord Viscount Say and Seale. The cornet orange; the bafe part a mount Vert, ftanding on which, in front, the Goddess Bellone, appareled in crimfon, Azure, and gold ; helmet gold, adorned with a bloody or red plume ; in her right-hand extended a roll; in her left a fpear, proper fhafted, gold over head ; a label fpread, of filver, with this motto in Roman Sable letters, UTRAQUE PALLADE ; the fcroll on the back gold, as all others are in this lift ; the front filver ; the cornet, as they all are, taffelled of the laft ; fringed with filver and orange²⁾.

Nathaniel Fiennes had served as a captain in Sir William Balfour's Regiment of Horse, leading his troop at Powick Bridge and Edgehill.