He was employed at Portsmouth at the end of 1716, but returned to Sheerness on 7 April of the following year. At the end of July 1719, he joined the expedition to Vigo, Spain, under Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, and took part in the capture of the citadel, which surrendered on 10 October. On his return home, Romer was appointed engineer in charge of the northern district and Scotland, and arrived in Edinburgh on 19 March 1720.
He was employed at Portsmouth at the end of 1716, but returned to Sheerness on 7 April of the following year.
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
employ
employed
VERB
VBN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
PROPN
NNP
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
end
end
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1716
1716
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
return
returned
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Sheerness
Sheerness
PROPN
NNP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
7
7
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
April
April
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
VerbForm=Ger
follow
following
VERB
VBG
nmod
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
At the end of July 1719, he joined the expedition to Vigo, Spain, under Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, and took part in the capture of the citadel, which surrendered on 10 October.
case
at
At
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
end
end
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
July
July
PROPN
NNP
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1719
1719
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
join
joined
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
expedition
expedition
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Vigo
Vigo
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Spain
Spain
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
under
under
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Richard
Richard
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Temple
Temple
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
1st
1st
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
Viscount
Viscount
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
Cobham
Cobham
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
take
took
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
part
part
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
capture
capture
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
citadel
citadel
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
surrender
surrendered
VERB
VBD
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
10
10
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
October
October
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
On his return home, Romer was appointed engineer in charge of the northern district and Scotland, and arrived in Edinburgh on 19 March 1720.
case
on
On
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
return
return
NOUN
NN
advmod
home
home
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Romer
Romer
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
appoint
appointed
VERB
VBN
xcomp
Number=Sing
engineer
engineer
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
charge
charge
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
northern
northern
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
district
district
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Scotland
Scotland
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
arrive
arrived
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
PROPN
NNP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
19
19
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
March
March
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1720
1720
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.