were born in the island of Delos, which was called out of the
deep by the trident of Poseidon, and was a floating island till
Zeus fastened it by adamantine chains to the bottom of the sea.
The allusion to this happy island was a frequent theme of
congratulation to the King and Queen by Waller and other
poets of this period.
6. H e n r i e t t a M a r i a . 1625.
Bust of Henrietta Maria, L, crowned, hair jewelled, ear-rings,
necklace, embroidered dress, and stiff ruff. Leg. H e n r i e t t a
m a r i a : i : g : m : b : f : e t : h i b : r e g i n a . (Henrietta Maria,
by the grace of God, Queen of Great Britain, France, and
Ireland.) .
No reverse.
1-25. (See Woodcut.)
6. Henrietta Maria.
MB. M. Extremely rare.
A shell without a reverse ; perhaps intended as a companion
to the coronation medal of the King (No. 10, p. 243), or as a
bezant, such as was issued by James I. in 1602. (See No. 2,
p. 187.)
7. T h e Q u e e n ’s P a r e n t s . 1625.
Busts conjoined, r., of Henry IV., King of France, and bis
wife, Mary de Medici. He is in rich armour, scarf, and badge
of the Order of St. Esprit suspended to riband; she wears lace
o - J — n a m t ; n u . CHRIST : RE i
MARU . avgvsta. (Henry IV., the most Christian King, Mary’
the Queen.) Below, Simoti Passceus fecit.
Rev. Shields of France and Navarre under a crown, and
withm the collars of the Orders of St. Michael and St. Esprit •
beneath shields, H crowned between two olive branches : thé
collar of the Order of St. Esprit also contains H’s. At the
bottom, Sim : Pa/satus sculpsit.
2 6 by 2‘15. Hollis’s Memoirs.
nM B. Æ.I v* ery rare.
ne of Simon ^ Passe’s medals stamped in imitation of en-
graving j; It is with some hesitation that this medal has been
included m the English series ; but it is described here for the
following reasons. Simon Passe was born in 1591, and was
only therefore nineteen years of age on the death of Henry IV.
B f f i B j to have come to England in 1613, where he
probably remained till he passed into the service of the Kina of
Denmark about 1627. He never had any connexion with the
ourt of France, and as the medal in question is similar to the
other medals which he executed in England, it is possible that
it was made as a compliment to the parents of the newlv-
married Queen. J
8- SlR Theodore De Mayerne. 1625.
Bust of De Mayerne, r., long beard, in plain falling collar
doublet buttoned, and fur cloak. Leg. t h . d e . m a y e r n e . e q
AV* . BA*°. a l b™ . 4 . REG . GAL . ET . ANGL . A R C H IE . (Theodore
de Mayerne Knight, Baron of Albona, Chief Physician to four
.Bvri,o't'.') 1i 6L25f.lanCe and EngIan(L) Below> kbriot . (Nicholas
Rev. The different Hermetic symbols, placed one above the
other ; viz. the philosopher’s stone, the winged cap of Hermes
(Mercury), the hexagram, often called Solomon’s Seal, with
sun m centre, and in angles of the two triangles the letters
s i e i a y , and the serpent devouring its tail; above, clouds
Leg. non . h æ c . sine . nvmine. (These are not without divine
influence. Virg. Aen. ii. 777.) Before and after legend, a rose.
B