The work of George Bower, although his name does not
appear. Struck to commemorate the birth, on the 10th June,
1688, of Prince James, the so anxiously expected heir of a
long line of ancestors.
47. B i r t h o f P r i n c e J a m e s . 1688.
Bust of James IL,* I , laureate, hair long, in mantle and
armour. Leg. g iv e t h e k in g t h y iv d g m e n t s o g o d .
Rev. An angel guarding the cradle of the Prince beneath
a canopy. Below, The Prince of Wales horn . June . 10 .
1688. Leg. and t h y r ig h t e o v s n e s s vnto t h e k in g s so n .
Psal. 72. 1.
1-8.
MB. lead. R. W. Cochran-Patrick, lead.
Extremely rare.
Cast, and of poor workmanship. The whole is in imitation
of engraving. The inscriptions are taken from No. 272, p. 376.
48. P r in c e J am e s as an I n fa n t H e r c u l e s . 1688.
The young Prince, as an infant Hercules, in a cradle,
strangling two serpents. Leg. m o n s t r is . dant . fv n e r a .
cvns!. (Cradles give death to monsters.) Ex. Knot with
coronet.
Rev. The Prince’s Plumes within a coronet. Leg. fv l t a .
t r ib v s . m e tv e n d a . corona. (A coronet triply supported is to
be reverenced.) Ex. 1688.
1-2. Med. Hist, xxxix. 1. Yan Loon, III. 842. Evelyn,
158.M
B. At. Bodley, At. Athole, At. Bibl. Paris,
At. Ah Munich, At. Rare.
The monsters alluded to were the Protestants, whose opposition
it was expected would he destroyed by the birth of the
young Prince. The triple support of the coronet is, upon the
medal, the three feathers ; in reality the three kingdoms.
49. B ir t h o f P r in c e J am e s commemorat ed in D enm a r k .
1688.
Busts conjoined, ft, of James I I . and Mary. He, laureate,
hair not very long, is in mantle : she, with lovelocks, wears
pearl necklace and mantle. Leg. iaoobvs . i i . m . b r it . r e x .
maria . m . b r it . r e g . m. m. Quatrefoil.
Rev. Map of sc o t ia , a n g l ia , and h ib e r n ia . Rising sun
shines on the islands and dispels storms of hail and rain.
Leg. il l a s fv g a t . r e c r e a t isTAS. (These it disperses, those
it refreshes.) Ex. ob natvm w a l l iæ p r in c ip e m gab . s ïlv iv s
EQ . AVR . AD SER DANLE ET NORW . REG . ABL EXT 0 C
m d c l x x x v iii. (On the birth of the Prince of Wales, Gabriel
Wood, Knight, Ambassador Extraordinary to the most serene
King of Denmark and Norway, caused this medal to be struck,
1688.)
l -4. Med. Hist, xxxix. 5.
MB. At. Bodley, Af. Copenhagen, At. Rare.
This medal was executed in Denmark, for distribution at a
fête given by Sir Gabriel Wood, in commemoration of the
birth of the young Prince, who was expected to dissipate the
storms, which threatened Great Britain by the Protestant
ascendancy.
5 0 . B ir t h o f P r in c e J ame s com m em o ra t ed in D enm a r k .
1688.
Busts conjoined, r., of James II. and Mary, &c.; slightly
varying from the preceding.
Rev. Map of sc o t ia , a n g l ia , and h ib e r n ia , &c. ; similar to
the preceding, but the inscription in the exergue reads apvd
danos instead of ad s e r da n i.® e t n o rw . Re g .
1'8. Van Loon, II I. 842.
MB. At. At gilt. Copenhagen, At. St. Petersburg, At.
• Very rare.
The dies of this piece are cracked, which may account for
its rarity.