with his son, Lord Machline, excepted by Cromwell from the
Act of Indemnity to the people of Scotland. He lived to see
the Restoration, and died at Edinburgh in 1663. There is a
recent copy of this medal which reads s c o t i a instead of s o o t h e
on the reverse.
158. W i l l i a m P o p e . 1645.
Bust of William Pope, r., hair long, in plain falling collar,
with tassels in front, armour, and scarf across the breast. On
truncation, a. s. (Abraham Simon.)
Rev. Inscription, 1645. g v l ie lm v s . p o p e . a bm ig : je ta t is .
21. (William Pope, Esquire, aged 21.)
1 *4. (See Woodcut.)
158. Medal of William Pope.
MB. JR. Unique ?
Cast and slightly chased. William Pope, born 1624, was
grandson of Sir William Pope, who in 1628 was created Baron
of Belturbet and Earl of Downe, and brother to the second
Earl. He died without issue before 1660, as his uncle then
succeeded to the title. The members of this family being all
Royalists, it is evident that Abraham Simon, unlike his brother
Thomas, who was a strong republican, executed portrait medals
for Royalists as well as for Parliamentarians. This circumstance
may have led his biographers to assert that during the Commonwealth
he quitted England, and did not return till the Restoration,
a statement which is contradicted by the medals bearing
his signature.
159. P e i n c e R u p e e t . 1645.
Bust of Prince Rupert, three-quarters, I., hair very long, in
falling lace collar, armour, scarf across the breast, and medal of
King Charles suspended to riband; truncheon in right hand.
Rev. Armorial bearings of the Prince on three shields, two
lions as supporters, helmet, crest, and scroll work; in the field,
e . p . (Prince Rupert.)
1*45 by l -2. Med. Hist. xiv. 9.
MB. HI. Hunter, HI. "Very rare.
Cast and chased, and in high relief; perhaps a military
reward for his officers. The specimen in the Hunter collection
has the usual wreath border as in the Medallic History; but
the one in the British Museum is without a border.
Prince Rupert, Count Palatine, son of Frederick, King of
Bohemia, and Elizabeth, daughter of James I., received from
Charles I. at the opening of the Civil War the appointment of
General of the Horse. His rash courage was fatal to the royal
cause at Marston Moor in 1644, and his too ready surrender of
Bristol in July, 1645, having estranged him from the King, he
was desired to leave the kingdom. After the Restoration he
returned to England, and served in the navy under the Duke of
York. He died 29 Nov. 1682.
160, S im o n B e a l . 1645.
Half-length figure of Simon Beal, almost full face, head bare,
in doublet buttoned, plain falling collar, and scarf across the
breast; trumpet in, his right hand. Leg. . s im o n . b e a l . .
s v e . 28 . a . 1645. (Simon Beal, aged 28, 1645.) Wreath
border.