MB. iR. Bodley, AE cast. Advocates, lead gilt.
Gotha, JR. Bare. -
Executed by George Bower, but, like the preceding medals,
without his name. I t is without date, but is generally referred
to the time of the Popish Plot. Evelyn supposes the double
head to represent Titus Oates, who had been a Jesuit, and
Bedloe; but the head is that of a monk, and Bedloe was a
soldier. Pinkerton supposes the bead to represent Oates in’ the
double character of a Jesuit and an Anabaptist, but the coat is
not the dress of an Anabaptist, The Jesuit head certainly
much resembles Oates, but the other head must remain uncertain.
Evelyn supposes the cluster of bc&ds to represent the detectors
of the Popish Plot. Pinkerton supposes the centre head
to be that of Charles II., with those of Danby, Shaftesbury,
Oates, Bedloe, Tonge, and Kirby, It is quite as probable that
the heads may be those of Charles, James, and the five Cabal
Ministers.
253. Txttjs Oates. The Popish P lot. 1678.
Bust of Titus Oates, three-quarters, I., hair long, in falling
collar, doublet buttoned, and cloak over shoulders. Leg. d i s c
o v e r e d . BY . MEE. T. 0ATEs:D.n,
Rev. Charles II., walking near a pond, where are swans,
ducks, &c:; a man behind a tree with a gun. Leg. t h e
p o p i s h . PLOTT.
•75. Med. Hist. xxxv. 8.
MB. JR. 2E gilt, two varieties, Very rare.
Thin, in low relief, and of poor workmanship. Titus Oates,
the discoverer or inventor of the Popish Plot, swore that
Pickering and Grove were engaged to shoot the King while he
was walking in St. James’s Park. Pickering was to have been
rewarded with 30,000 masses at -Is. each, and Grove with a
like sum of £1,500. Pickering missed an opportunity, and
received thirty strokes of discipline; Grove was chidden for
carelessness.
-2 A4. E arl of B erkeley. 1679.
Bust of the Earl of Berkeley, r., hair long, flowing down in
front, in armour and mantle over his shoulders. Leg. g e o r g e .
COVNT . DE . BERKELEY . PAIR . D’ . ANGLETERRE. 1679. (George,
Earl of Berkeley, Peer of England.) Below, d . f . (Jean
Baptiste Du Eour.)
Rev. A tree; round the stem of which is a crown inscribed,
c im b r i a . (Denmark.) On the branchés are two lions, one
crowned, supporting the shield of Berkeley; above, an earl’s
coronet. Lower leg. r e g i b v s . a t a v i s . (From royal ancestors.
—comp. H ot. Car. I. i. 1.) Upper leg. v i r t v t e . n o n . vi. (By
virtue not by force.)
2. Med. Hist, xxxiii. 9.
MB. electrotype from Bodley, Æ. Very rare.
This medal is the same as No. 156, but changed to suit the
altered circumstances of Lord Berkeley, who in 1679 was
advanced to the rank of Earl.
255. D u k e and D u c h e s s o f Y o r k . 1680.
Bust of the Duke of York, r., hair long, falling in front, in
lace cravat, armour, and mantle. Leg. iacobvs . dvx . Eborac
e n s is .. (James, Duke of York.) Below, g . b ow e r '. f .
Rev. Bust of the Duchess of York, I., hair neatly bound up
by pearls, lovelocks falling on the shoulders, in gown and
mantle. Leg. mar ia . d v cis sa . e b o r a c e n s is . 1680. (Mary,
Duchess of York.)
2'05* Med. Hist, xxxii. 3. Evelyn, 146.
MB. HI. Yery rare.
256. D u k e and D u c h e s s o f Y o r k . 1680.
. Bust of the Duke of York, r., hair long, flowing, over his
shoulders, neck bare, in armour and mantle. Leg. iacobvs .
dvx . e b o r a c e n s is . Below, g . b . f . (George Bower fecit,)