Sentence:  Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by His Majeſty's Command, preſented to the Houſe, Copy of a Convention between the King of "Great Britain" and the States General, on the one Part; and the Empreſs Queen of "Hungary" and "Bohemia" on the other— ... Artillery. ... 12 Gunners, or <WSD>Handlangers</WSD>. ... 2 Drummers, at the Pay of <WSD>Handlangers</WSD>. ... 4 Aſſiſtants, at the Pay of <WSD>Handlangers</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A low-ranking artillery soldier in the (Austro-Hungarian Army).