Struck in Sweden, as one of a series of medals executed
by Arvid Karlsteen. The fathers of Charles II., of England,
and Charles XI., of Sweden, both bore the name of Charles.
202. S ir E dward N ic h o l a s . Died 1669.
Bust of Sir Edward Nicholas, I , cap on his head, in plain
falling collar and doublet close buttoned.
Rev. Inscription, ed o a r d v s Nic h o l a s e q v . avr .
1-4. Med. Hist. xxv. 10. Yertue, xxix.
MB. M.
This medal is a copy, probably by Stuart, of one by Thomas
or Abraham Simon. No original specimen has been met with,
although one is said to be in the possession of the descendants
of Sir Edward Nicholas. He was Secretary to the Admiralty
in 1629, and Clerk of the Council in 1635. In 1641 Charles I.
appointed Nicholas his Secretary of State, and he acted as one
of the King’s Commissioners at the Treaty of Uxbridge in
1644. Nicholas remained with Charles I. till the surrender of
Oxford, and then resided first with Clarendon at Caen and
afterwards with Charles II. in Holland. At the Eestoration
he was appointed Secretary of State by Charles II., but was
dismissed in August 1662. He died in 1669, at the age of
seventy-seven. Clarendon, in speaking of him, says, he was
very honest and industrious, and a person of very good reputation
and of singular integrity.”
203. B r it i s h C o l o n iz a t io n . 1670.
Busts conjoined, r., of Charles II. and Catherine. He,
hair long, neck bare, wears ornamented armour; she is in slight
drapery. Leg. carolvs . e t . c a th a r in a . r e x . e t . r e g in a .
Rev. Globe, whereon appear some portions of all the four
quarters. Leg. d if f v s v s . in . o r b e . b r it a n n v s . 1670. (The
Briton spread over the world.) m. m. Cross.
1-6. Med. Hist, xxxii. 1. Evelyn, 181. Kohler, IV. 433.
MB. N . Hi,. Not rare.
Beautifully executed by John Roettier. I t may allude to
the dowry of Queen Catherine, which laid the foundation of the
British Empire in India; but most probably to the diffusion
of the name of Briton in every part of the globe, by colonies on
the continent and islands of America ; by warfare against the
piratical state of Barbary in Africa; and by the acquisition of
territory in Asia.
204. D u c h e s s o f C l e v e l a n d . 1670.
Bust of the Duchess of Cleveland, r., hair drawn back from
the forehead and twisted into a knot behind, an ornamented
bandeau round the head; she wears drapery fastened upon her
right shoulder with a small brooch.
Rev. Plain.
2‘5. (See Woodcut.)