175. U nknown P o r t r a it .
Bust, r., hair long, features coarse, moustaches, tuft on
lower lip, in plain falling collar and doublet buttoned.
No reverse.
1‘4. (See Woodcut.)
175. Unknown Portrait.
MB. At. Unique ?
Cast and chased. A medallic portrait by one of the Simons,
probably Abraham : name unknown.
176. R o b e r t K y r l e .
Bust of Robert Kyrle, r., hair long, moustaches, tuft on lower
lip, in plain falling collar, armour, and scarf fastened with
brooch on the shoulder.
Rev. Armorial shield garnished ; 1. and 4. a chevron between
three fleurs-de-lis (Kyrle), 2. three hedgehogs (Abrahall), 3. on
a fess dancetty between three bezants, each charged with an
escallop as many demi-lions rampant (Warncombe). Above, a
Squire’s helmet, whence issue lambrequins and tassels. Crest,
a hedgehog.
1*25 by 1. (See Woodcut.)
MB. At. 1 Unique ?
Cast and chased, of good workmanship, but not equal to that
of the Simons ; it has had a ring for suspension, and was
probably a military reward. Robert Kyrle, son of James Kyrle
of Walford Court and Anne Waller, niece of John Hampden,
and a cousin of the “ Man of Ross,” was a distinguished officer,
176. Robert Kyrle. Military Reward.
who commanded under Cromwell as Captain of Troopers. He
is stated to have led the rebels who plundered Master Swift’s
house at Goodrich. (See Mercurius Rusticus, No. VIII. p. 71.)
He died in 1669, aged 51, and was buried at Walford in Herefordshire.
177. G il e s S trangways. 1648.
Bust of Giles Strangways, r., hair long, neck bare, in armour
and mantle over shoulders. Leg. .e g id iv s . strangways . d e .
m e lb v r y . in . com . d o r c e s t r . a rm ig e r . (Giles Strangways, of
Melbury, in the County of Dorset, Esquire.) Below, ian . r . f .
(John Roettier fecit.)
Rev. The White Tower of London; on it waves the Royal
Standard; above, the sun bursting from a cloud. Leg. d e -
cvsqve . adversa . d e d e r v n t . (And adversity conferred
honour.) Ex. in ca rc era tvs . s e p t . 1645 . l ib e r a t v s . a pr .
1648. (Imprisoned, Sept. 1645; liberated, April, 1648.)
2‘35. Med. Hist, xviii. 9. Evelyn, 115.
MB. At. Earl of Ilchester, N . Not common.
This medal was executed after the Restoration by John
Roettier as one of an intended series ordered by Charles II. of
distinguished sufferers in the royal cause. The design of the