2'4. (See Woodcuts.)
MB. At. P. H. Van Gelder, It. Copenhagen, At.
Stockholm, At. Stuttgart, At. Rare.
17. Crown offered to William.
This medal commemorates the offer to William of the
crown by the Convention, represented by the three female
figures. The ceremony took place at Whitehall, 23 Feb. 1689,
or, according to the old style, 13 Feb. 1688. William declared
that he had no other intention in coming hither than to
preserve the religion, laws, and liberties of the three kingdoms.
The medallist has introduced the word v ic i in ignorance of its
rejection by William as well as by the Convention.
18. W il l ia m and M ary , R e s t o r e r s .o p t h e C h u r c h . 1689.
Busts conjoined, r., of William and Mary, both draped; he
is laureate. Leg. g v l ie lm v s . e t . maria . d . g . ang . fr a .
ET . HIB . REX . ET . REGINA . FIDEI . DEFENSORES . &. Below,
g b . f . (George Bower fecit.)
Rev. On a pedestal, inscribed, ie r e p e r e n n iv s . (More durable
than brass.—Hor. Car. III. xxx. 1), is a statue of William III.,
in Roman costume, resting his right hand upon his sword, and
holding the model of a church on his left. At the side of the
pedestal are figures of Time and History recording his career.
Over him, rays from heaven. Leg. c.e l o . d e l a b it u r . a l t o .
(He comes down from the lofty heaven.—comp. Virq. Eclog.
iv. 7.)
Edge, dum . m icat . h o c . g em in um . sy d u s . f u g it . atra .
ty r a n n is . (While this double constellation shines, dark tyranny
flees.) Same as No. 22.
2‘05. .Rapin, ii. 4. Van Loon, III. 383.
. MB. At. Brussels, At. Hague, At. Vienna, At.
Rare.
The edge is generally without inscription. This medal being
without date, the exact occasion of its issue cannot he well
ascertained, but it is probably one of the earliest struck after
William and Mary were placed upon the throne. In ancient
monuments a church is generally placed in the hands of a
founder or great benefactor, William is, therefore, here recognized
as the restorer of the Church of England; the position of
his sword intimates that the kingdom is at peace, and the
rays over his head show him to be an instrument of heaven.
The double constellation, referred to in the inscription on the
edge, is William and Mary.
19. T h e C h u r c h r e s t o r e d . 1689.
Busts of William and Mary face to face, both draped; he
is laureate. Leg. r e x . e t . r e g in a .
19. The Church restored.