WALTON BORN 1593 DIED 1683. Leg. PISCATORIBUS SACRUM.
(Sacred t o Anglers.) Ex. t . g o sd e n . a v e r n . f .
1*4.
MB. Æ. Æ.
272. C h a r l e s C o t t o n . 1683.
Bust of Cotton, three-quarters, I., hair long, in cravat,
armour, and scarf across the body. Leg. Ch a r l e s c o t to n .
AVERN . F . Ex. T. GOSDEN.
Rev. An angler leaning against a tomb, &c. ; same as the
preceding.
1-4.
MB. M.
This and the preceding medal were tolerably well executed
in 1824 by Avern, for Thomas Gosden, a bookseller, eminent
for the sale of works upon angling. The obverses of these two
medals are sometimes found together forming one piece.
273. C a r d in a l H ow a r d . 1683.
Bust of Cardinal Howard, r., hair long, skullcap on head,
in cardinal’s robes. Leg. p h . t . Howard . s . r . e '. ca rd ,
d e . n o r f o l k e . t it . s . m . s . m . (Philip Thomas Howard,
Cardinal of Norfolk in the Holy Roman Church under the title
“ Sanctse Mariae super Minervam.” ) On truncation, amab. f .
(Giovanni Hamerani fecit.) 1683.
Rev. Hercules with a torch searing the decapitated necks of
the Hydra : an eagle crowns his head with a laurel wreath.
On left, a tree. Leg. n e vtcta r e sv r g a n t . (That the conquered
may not revive.)
2'8. Med. Hist, xxxvi. 4.
MB. 2E. Vienna, JE. Very rare.
This medal, which is always cast, was executed at Rome by
Giovanni Hamerani in 1683. Philip Howard was brother to the
fifth and sixth Dukes of Norfolk, he was born in 1629, converted
to Romanism at Cremona by a Dominican, and created
a Cardinal in 1675. He died in 1694, in his sixty-fifth year.
274. T h e R y e H o u s e P l o t . 1683.
Charles II., as Hercules, reposing on his lion’s skin and
warding off with his hand the Hydra with seven human heads,
over which is a hand from heaven armed with thunder. Leg.
p e r ib v n t fv lm in is ic t v ., 1683. (They shall perish by a stroke
of thunder.) Below, gbf . (George Bower fecit.)
Rev. A shepherd seated on a mound watches his flock, near
to which are two wolves hanging on a gibbet. London with
Old St. Paul s in the distance. Above, dove and olive branch.
Leg. d e v s n o b is e s c o t ia f e c i t . (God hath given us this
repose.—Virg. Eclog. i. 6.)
1’8. Med. Hist, xxxiii 2.
MB. Æ; Bibl. Paris, ,T\. Gotha, . Very rare.
This was struck upon the occasion of the Rye House Plot.
The Hydra represents the committee of six, who associated
themselves, with different views, for the redress of grievances :
Monmouth, Lord William Russell, Hampden, Algernon Sidney,
the Earl of Essex, and Lord Howard. To these is added the
Devil, as seventh in the confederacy* The two wolves represent
Sidney and Russell,
275. G e o r g e , P r in c e o f D enm a rk , And P r in c e s s A n n e .
M a r r ia g e . 1683.
Busts of Prince George and Princess Anne face to face. He,
hair long, flowing behind, neck bare, is in scale armour and
mantle fastened with brooch on the shoulder : she, hair curled
in front, drawn back behind, lovelocks, wears gown and mantle.
Leg. g e o r g iv s cImbrorvm p r in c e p s E t anna ia c o b i dv cis
e b o r a c e n s is f i l ia . (George, Prince of Denmark, and Anne,
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