and mantle fastened with brooch on the shoulder. Leg. g v il .
h e n r . d . G . p r in c e p s . a r a v s io n en s is . 86. (William Henry,
by the grace of God, Prince of Orange, 1686.)
Rev. Bust of Mary, r., hair collected behind and entwined
with pearls, her gown fastened on the shoulder and in front
with rosette-shaped brooches. Leg. mar ia . b r it a n n . d . g .
p r in c e p s . 86. (Mary, by the grace of God, Princess of Britain,
1686.) Stops, roses.
2'1. Bapin, i. 1. Yan Loon, III. 321.
Bibl. Paris, JR. Extremely rare.
Two embossed plates, chased, and united by a broad rim.
This medal was issued in Holland at the time when Gilbert
Burnet, afterwards Bishop of Salisbury, was soliciting William
on behalf of the malcontents in England to espouse the cause
of civil liberty and religious toleration. Burnet went so far as
to obtain a promise from the Princess Mary that in case she
should become Queen of England she would surrender the
whole authority of government to her husband.
32. S ir J o h n S p e e l m a n . Died 1686.
•Arms of Speelman; a fesse between two hands in chief
and a pickaxe in base; inescutcheon, the shield of Ulster, for
a baronet: supporters, two sea-lions crowned. Crest, a hand
between two wings issuing from a star. Behind the shield, two
flags in saltire. Leg. io a n : s p e e lm a n : r id d e r : b a r o n n e t .
(John Speelman, Knight, Baronet.)
Rev. The sea with two suns, one of which is setting; on a
scroll above, e o omnia u n d e . (I go whence all things [come].)
Leg. n a tu s . 1 e e b . 1659 : d e n a t u s . 29 iu n i i 1686. (Bom
1 Feb. 1659 ; died 29 June, 1686.) m. m. Bose.
1*7. De Vries and De Jonge, PI. v. 1.
MB. j electrotype from Hague, At. Unique ?
John Speelman,' son of Cornelius Speelman, served for
Charles II. and James II. in Ireland, and more especially in
the province of Ulster, at the head of thirty men equipped and
maintained at his own expense. For these services Speelman
was created in 1685 a baronet by James II. The diploma was
signed but not sealed, when Speelman suddenly died, whereupon
James raised his son Cornelius to the dignity which was
intended for the father. The type of the reverse of this medal
refers specially to this circumstance.
6 3 . S pa n is h W r e c k r e c o v e r e d . 1687.
Busts conjoined, r.,. of James II. and Mary. He, laureate,
hair long, descending in several ringlets in front, wears scale
armour and mantle : she, with pearls in her hair and one
lovelock, is in mantle. Leg. iacobvs . i i . e t . maria . d . g .
MAG . BRI . ERAN . ET . HIB . REX . ET . REGINA. Below, G. B.
(George Bower.) Same as No. 21.
Rev. A ship, the boats of which are engaged in fishing up
treasure from a wreck. Leg. s em p e r t i b i p e n d e a t h am u s .
(Always let your hook be hanging.—Ovid, Art. Am. iii. 425.)
Ex. navfraga r e p e r t a . 1687. (Wreck recovered.)
2-15. Med. Hist, xxxviii. 1. Evelyn, 151. Gent. Mag.
1792, p. 17.
MB. M. jB. Vienna, N . Not uncommon.
In the reign of Charles II., Captain William Phipps, under
the auspices of the King, attempted to recover the treasure
which had, forty-four years before, been lost with a Spanish
ship in the West Indies, off Hispaniola. His efforts were
unsuccessful, and James II. refused to assist in his renewed
attempts; but Christopher, Quke of Albemarle, and some
friends advanced the necessary funds; when these were almost
exhausted he became successful, and returned to England with
silver to the amount of £300,000. These medals, struck by
Bower, were presented to the officers of the ship and to the
promoters of the undertaking; and the King himself appears
to have given them occasionally to his friends and favourites.
(See Gent. Mag. 1792, p. 19.) The legend recommends perseverance.
Let your hook always hang. It occurs also on a
Dutch jeton of the year 1686. (See Van Loon, III. 317.)