40. D om in io n o f t h e S e a . 1630.
Bust of Charles I., r., head bare, in large ruff, armour, cloak
ornamented with the King and Queen’s cyphers, o C and c H
interlinked, and George of the Garter suspended to riband.
Leg. c a r o l v s . i . d . g . m a g . b r i t a n iæ . f e a n . e t . h i b . EEX.
Behind bust, k b e io t . (Nicholas Briot.)
Rev. A ship in full sail, r. ; on left, sea-shore with fort. Leg.
NEC . META . MIHI . QVI . TERMINVS . OEBI. (Nor is that a limit
to me, which is a boundary to the world.)
2-8. Med. Hist. xvi. 4. Van Loon, II. 227. Rev.
Num. 1857, Pl. ii. 1. Gent. Mag. 1781, p. 73.
MB. Æ. Æ. Bodley, Æ. Bibl. Paris, JR. Æ.
Copenhagen, N . St. Petersburg, At gilt. Not rare.
These medals are always cast and chased, and were issued
in assertion of the claims of England to the dominion of the
sea, as maintained by Selden, and in accordance with Charles’s
instructions to Sir William Boswell, his Minister at the Hague :
“ We hold it a principle not to be denied that the King of
Great Britain is a Monarch at sea and land to the full extent of
his dominions. His Majesty finds it necessary for his own
defence and safety to re-assume and keep his ancient and
undoubted right in the dominion of these seas.”
41. D om in io n o f t h e S e a . 1630.
Another, varying from the preceding in the beard of the
King, which is longer, and in reading on the legend of the
reverse q v® for q v i.
2-45.
MB. N . Very rare.
This medal was most likely oxecuted to replace the preceding
one on account of the grammatical error in the inscription on
the reverse. This was not, however, done till a largo number
of the preceding medals had been issued, as they are not rare.
(See also similar medal, dated 1639, No. 97, p. 285.)
42. D om in io n o f t h e S e a . 1630.
^ Bust of Charles I., r., head bare, in ruff, armour, mantle, and
riband for medal. Leg. c a r o l v s . d : g . a n g . soo . f e a n . e t .
h i b . EEX . f i d e i . d e f e n s o e . m. m. Rose. On truncation, n . b .
(Nicholas Briot.)
Rev. Ship in full sail, I ; on right, sea-shore with fort. Leg.
NEC . META . MIHI . QVjE . TERMINVS . OEBI. Ex. 1630.
l 'l . Gent. Mag. 1781, p. 73.
MB. At. Another, the centre, of copper, the outer rim,
bearing the legend, of brass. Not rare in silver.
43* D om in io n o f t h e S e a . 1630.
Bust of Charles I., r., head bare, hair long, lovelock on
shoulder, in falling lace collar, armour, mantle, and riband for
medal. Leg. c a r o l v s d : g . a n g . soo . f e a n . e t . h i b . r e x .
F ID E I. d e f e n s o e . to. to. Rose. On truncation, n . b . (Nicholas
Briot.)
Rev. Ship in full sail, I., &e.; same as the preceding.
l ’l. Med. Hist. xvi. 5. Van Loon, II. 227. Gent
Mag. 1781, p. 78.
MB. At. Advocates, At. Not rare.
This medalet is sometimes cast and chased.
These small pieces were struck upon the same occasion as
the larger preceding ones, and they fix the exact date of all
these medals.
44. C h a r l e s I. P a t t e r n ? 1630.
Bust of Charles I., head bare, lovelock on shoulder, in
falling laco collar, armour, and mantle looped on shoulder.
Leg. c a r . d : g . m a g n . b r i t a n . f r . e t . h i b . r e x . . b .
(Nicholas Briot.)
Rev. Royal arms, in garnished shield, crowned, between
o r , each crowned. Leg. a v s p i c i is . r e x . m a g n e . t v i s . 1630.