6 Nov. 1650, leaving his widow, Mary, daughter of Charles I.
and Henrietta Maria, enceinte of a son, who afterwards became
William III. of England.
18. COEONATION AT SCONE. 1651.
Bust of Charles II., r., crowned, hair long, in plain falling
collar, ermine robes, and collar of the Garter. Leg. c a b o l v s .
2 . D . G . SCO . ANG . FBA & H I . REX . F I . DE . COT . i .
ia . scon . 1651. (Charles II., by the grace of God, King of
Scotland, England, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith,
crowned at Scone, 1 Jan. 1651.)
Rev. Lion rampant, I., holding a thistle in his paw. Leg.
n e m o . m e . im p v n e l a c e s s e t . (No one shall provoke me with
impunity.)
1-25. Anderson, Thes. PL clxxii. 1. Med. Hist. xxvi. 3.
MB. N . JR. Athole, N . Advocates, JR. Bibl.
Paris, JR. Munich, At. "Very rare.
Always cast, and slightly chased. Commemorative of the
coronation of Charles II. by the Scots at Scone, 1 Jan. 1651.
19. B a t t l e o f W o r c e s t e r a n d F l ig h t o f C h a b l e s II.
1651.
View of the walls and fortifications of Worcester with defenders
; outside, Charles on horseback attended by the four
Penderels and Yates, and before him a company of soldiers :
above, w o s t e b . Leg. g o d . b l e s . m y . l o b d . w il m o t . l a d y .
LANE . COL . CABLES . CAPT . TEDERSAL.
Rev. Sword and olive branch crossed between c. e. Leg.
i n . v t e v m q v e . p a b a t v s . (Prepared for both, i.e. peace or war.)
Traces of inscription in the exergue.
1-05. Sussex Arch. Soc. Coll. XXYI. p. 276.
MB. lead. Unique ?
This medal commemorates the escape of Charles II. after
the battle of Worcester, 3 Sept. 1651, and the names inscribed
are those of the principal actors in the enterprise. Lord
Wilmot was the King’s faithful and watchful attendant throughout
the perilous journey. Lady Lane, Miss Jane Lane,
conveyed him from her brother’s house in Shropshire to
Abbotsleigh, some miles beyond Bristol, passing him off as a
neighbour’s son, who was accompanying her for his health,
having recently suffered from an attack of quartan ague.
Captain Carlos or Careless was the King’s companion in the
royal oak of Boscobel, and Captain Tattersal the skipper of
the bark which bore the King in safety to the coast of France.
20. B o s c o b e l O a k . 1651.
An oak, in the branches of which are three crowns : in the
field, WOBTH A HAPENY. Leg. GOD . DID . PBESABVE . C . B .
FBOM WOSTEB . 1651.
Rev. Sword and olive branch crossed between c. b. ; above,
WOB BEINGS PECE ; below, WOBTH SOE MVCH. Leg. GOD . BLES .
C . B . IN . MINDING . THE . POOBE . FBOM . FRAD.
1-5.
MB. electrotype from Bodley, lead. Unique?
This rude and singular piece is rather a token than a medal.
If made at the date it bears, it could hardly have been intended
for circulation, and must necessarily be very rare. It is probable,
however, that although the piece refers to the escape of
Charles after the battle of Worcester and bears this date, it
was not struck till after the Restoration, and that the legend
on the reverse relates to the reforms in the coinage made by the
King in 1660-1661, especially in Ireland, where the people
suffered much from the want of a good silver coinage and from
the great quantity of base money imported.
21. H o s t i l it y o f E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e . 1651. C o u n t e r .
Arms of France and Navarre in two united shields, crowned,
within the collars of Saint Esprit and St. Louis; beneath, l