15. I n n o c en t XI. c o nd o l e s w it h J am e s I I . 1689.
Bust of Pope Innocent XI., r., in cap and pontifical robes;
Leg. in n o c . x i . p o n t . max . a . xni. Below, 1 0 . h a m e r a n v s .
. Rev. Fortitude, represented as an armed female figure seated,
r., holding the lower part of a broken column, resting her foot
upon the upper part, and caressing a lion. At her side is
her shield and the club of Hercules. Leg. fo k t itv d o . m ea .
d o m in é . (O Lord, my strength.—Jerem. xvi. 19.)
1’4. Kohler, XX. 297. Trésor, Méd. Des Papes, Pl.
xxxvii. 5.
MB. Æ. 2E. Bare.
A beautifully executed medal by Giovanni Hamerani. This
medal is supposed to refer generally to the troubles of the
Pope, and particularly to his sympathy with James II., whom
he caresses as a lion, as well as to his grief at the overthrow of
his influence in England.
16. T h b o n e d e c l a r e d vacant. 28 Jan. [0. S.] 1689.
A bear, wearing a rosary, is severely stung by bees from three
hives which it has overturned. Leg. poena come s s c e l e r is .
(Punishment, the companion of crime.) E x . sic l ib e r t a t em
RELIGIONEMQ : BRITANNI A SPOLIANTIBUS VTNDICANT. . MDCLXXXVIII.
(Thus the British vindicate their liberty and religion from the
spoilers. 1688.) s. n . (Jan Smeltzing of Nimeguen.)
Rev. A bear, wearing a rosary and a Jesuit’s cap, is driven
towards the Sorbonne by hands from heaven, holding a staff
and a cord attached to a ring passing through its nose. Leg.
f g r t em vis f o r t io r u r g e t . (The strong, a stronger power
constrains.) Ex. Br it a n n ia a d u p l ic i a r b it r a r : pa pa l iq :
o p p r e s s io n s l ib e r a t a . 1689. (Britain freed from the double
oppression of tyranny and the Papacy. 1689.)
l -9. Bapin, i. 12. Van Loon, III. 377.
MB. 2R. Yienna, JR. Munich, 2R.
Very rare.
Struck in Holland. The bear on the obverse is James II.,
the hives are the three. kingdoms; their sting is the vote of
the House of Commons, ,28 Jan. 1688^9, in consequence.of
which. Boman Catholics were excluded from office, and the
throne was declared vacant. The bear on the reverse represents
the Papacy driven back towards the Sorbonne by the hand of
heaven.
17. Cr own o f f e r e d to W il l ia m . Feb. 1689.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, in armour, with
straps on the shoulder, and mantle round the breast. Leg.
GVLIELMVS . I l l . D . G . MAG . BRIT . FRAN . ET . HIB . REX.
Below, ANT . MEIBVS . F.
17. Crown offered to William.
Rev. England, Scotland, and Ireland kneeling, and holding
the British shield, receive a cap of Liberty from William III.,
in Boman costume, and armed with spear; broken yokes strew
the ground : above, rays from heaven. Leg. vent . v ic i .
l ib e r t a t em . r e d d id i . (I came, I conquered, I restored Liberty.)
Ex. 1688. A. MEIBVS . F.