Cast. These pieces are all executed after the manner of the
antique, and are probablyr casts of gems. John Lambert, a
distinguished General in the Civil War, took service in the
army of the Parliament, and was present at the battles of
Marston Moor and Naseby, and later on gained a victory over
the Soots at Fife. In 1658 Cromwell raised him to the rank
of Major-General, and assigned to him the Northern district.
He belonged to the Independent party, was one of the most
discontented of Cromwell’s officers, and became the head of the
“ Fifth Monarchy Men.” At the Restoration he was excepted
from the Act of Indemnity, tried, and banished to the Island
of Guernsey, where he died in 1688. These pieces were
evidently issued for distribution amongst his friends and
followers.
40. J ohn T h u r l o e . 1658.
Bust of Thurloe, r., hair long, with cap on his head, plain
falling collar, and doublet close buttoned. On truncation, 7*. /S'.
(Thomas Simon.)
Rev. Double cypher of I T, under which is Seer. Thurloe.
1-35.
MB. N . Extremely rare.
Cast and chased, and with ring for suspension, by Thomas
Simon, from a model by his brother Abraham, most beautifully
executed. There is a recent copy of this medal, which is
inscribed on the reverse, s. t h u r l o e . (See Med. Hist. xxiv. 12.
Yertue, xxi.)
John Thurloe was the son of a Rector of Abbot’s Roding
in Essex. He adopted the law as his profession, occupied
many official situations, and in 1653 was made Secretary of
State to Cromwell, to which post was added, in 1656, that of
Chief Postmaster of England. At the Restoration he was
accused of high treason, but out of regard to his personal
abilities was allowed his liberty. He died suddenly at his
chambers in Lincoln’s Inn in 1668. His state papers, in seven
volumes folio, are a splendid monument of his industry.
41. B u l s t r o d e W h it e l o c k . 1658.
Bust of Whitelock, I., hair long, slight beard, in plain
falling collar and robes of office. On truncation, 7". S. (Thomas
Simon.)
Rev. Inscription, B v l stro dv s W h it e l o c v s . Cv stos . P r i -
m arivs . M aGNI . SlGILLI . A nGLLZE . CoNSTABVLA . C aSTRI .
d e . W in d so r . S e n e s c h a l : Ox o n ii . .35ta t is . 49 . 1653.
(Bulstrode Whitelock, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of
England, Constable of Windsor Castle, High Steward of Oxford,
aged 49, 1658.)
l -8. Hollis’s Memoirs, p. 199.
MB. JR. Extremely rare.
Cast from a model by Abraham Simon, and chased by his
brother Thomas; beautifully executed. The above specimen
was received from Mr. Berch of Stockholm by Mr. Hollis,
from whom it passed through the hands of Mr. Dimsdale and
Mr. Trattle to the British Museum. In this collection there
is another specimen, but without a reverse; but at the back is
scratched the name Lenthall, which is an error.
Bulstrode Whitelock, scholar, lawyer, and statesman, was
one of the Parliamentary Commissioners to treat with the
King at Oxford and also at Uxbridge. He filled various public
offices, some of which are mentioned on the reverse of the
medal. At the Restoration he was included in the Act of
Pardon and Oblivion, and, retiring into private life, died 28
Jan. 1676. His “ Memorials of English Affairs ” are a valuable
contribution to the history of the period.
42. W il l ia m L e n t h a l l . 1653.
Bust of Lenthall, I., hair long, no beard, in plain falling
collar and robes of office.
Rev. Inscription, s p . l e n t h a l l .
1*4. Med. Hist. xxiv. 6. Yertue, xxi;
MB. JR.
This medal is a chasing by Stuart, and the portrait is either