on the shoulder, and mantle. Leg. g v il ie lm v s . h i . d . g .
MAG . BEIT . FEAN . E T . HIB . BEX. BeloW, IAN . LUDEE : FECIT.
Rev. Neptune, rising from the sea, and Tellus, with attendant
nymph, kneeling on the land, supplicate Jupiter to hurl his
impending thunder upon Phaethon below him. Leg. n i s i tu
qtjis t Em p e e e t ig n e s . (Who but you can moderate the flames.)
2-25. Rapin, vi. 6. Yan Loon, IV. 4.
MB, At. lead. Gotha, JR. Very rare.
While William was fully occupied in settling the government
in England, James, assisted by France, had assembled an
army in Ireland too large to be attacked by William s General,
the Duke of Schomberg. Earnest petition was therefore made
to himself as Jupiter, to destroy the Phaethon, James, who was
consuming the country, as he alone could quench the flames.
-115. ' W il l ia m ’s A b e iv a l in I e e l a n d . ^ June, 1690.
Bust of William III., r., &c.; same as No. 110.
Rev. Unicorn galloping, r., over suppliant frogs towards
the sea, covered with shipping. Leg. non . m e tam . a b iec ta .
m o b a n tu e . (Vile things stay not the accomplishment.) Ex.
t e a ie c t u s . in . h ib e e n ia m | . mdclxxxx. ' (Passage to Ireland,
1690.).
2. Rapin, v. 11. Van Loon, III. 444.
Hunter, /It. Hague, /11. Gotha, 41 • Cassel, -11.
Very rare.
During the dissensions in respect of the sheriffs of Amsterdam,
William was urgently pressed to visit Holland, but
the state of Ireland demanded his presence there, and, committing
the management of Dutch affairs to BeHtinck and
Halewijn, he passed over to Ireland regardless of the entreaties
of the Dutch.
116. W il l ia m ’s A e e iv a l in I e e l a n d . June, 1690.
Rev. Unicorn galloping, r., over suppliant frogs, &c. ; same
as the preceding.
2. Rapin, v. 10. Van Loon, III. 444.
MB. JE. cast. Brussels, M . P. H. Van Gelder, JR.
Very rare.
This medal is composed of the reverses of two others already
described.
. 117. W il l ia m ’s A e e iv a l in I e e l a n d . ^ June, 1690.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, in mantle with
fringe. Leg. g u l ie lm : i h d . g . b e it : e e x , abaus : p e : b e l g :
GUB. (William III., by the grace of God, King of Britain, Prince
of Orange, Governor of Holland.) Below, i. s. (Jan Smeltzing.)
Rev. Eagle flying, I , carries branches of hay and orange,
and a sceptre. A large fleet approaches Ireland. Leg. a l is
non a em is . (By wings not arms.) Ex. t b a ie c t ijs in h ib e b n i :
LOND . ton : 1690. (Passage to Ireland from London,
June, 1690.)
1‘9. Rapin, v. 12. Van Loon, III. 446.
MB. M. M. pewter. Athole, JR. P. H. Van Gelder, M.
Gotha, At. Cassel, HI. . Rare.
The eagle represents William flying rapidly to Ireland,
according to his declaration, that “ he did not mean to let the
grass grow under his feet.” The legend on the reverse infers
that William expected that he would succeed in Ireland more
through the rapidity of his movements than by the force of his
arms. William set sail from Chester on Jj- June, and landed
at Carrickfergus on ^ Ju n e; from that place he at once proceeded
to Belfast.
118. B a t t l e o f F l e u e u s . -¡j™, 1690.
Bust of Louis XIV., r., hair long, high on the top of the
head, in armour and mantle tied in a knot on each shoulder.
Leg. lvdovicvs . magnvs . e e x . c h b is t ia n is s im v s . Below, b.
(Henri Roussel.)