E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Kirke’s Lambs.
The Queen’s Royal West Surrey. Called “Kirke” from Piercy Kirke, their colonel, 1682–1691; and “Lambs” from their badge, the Paschal Lamb the crest of the house of Braganza, in compliment to Queen Catharine, to whom they were a guard of honour in her progress to London.
