of Mercator, resembles in style the other medals of himself
and his wife, and may also be his own work. The honour,
which Henry YIII. had paid him in creating him a knight,
was a very distinguished one, and, as the inscription says, he
was the first native of Yenloo to receive this distinction.
36. E l iz a b e t h M er c a to r . 1539.
Bust of Elizabeth Mercator, I., in large veiled head-dress,
fleur-de-lis ornament on shoulder. Leg. El is a b e t h m er ca to r .
vxor d : m ic h a e l is m er ca to r e q v it is a v ra t i. (Elizabeth
Mercator, wife of Sir Michael Mercator, Knight.) m. m. Trefoil
slipped and star.
Rev. Incuse inscription, m v l ie r is bonjs b ea tv s v ir n v er v s
ENI ANNORV ILLORV DVPLEX . ECCLES . XXVI . M.D.XXXIX. (Happy
is the husband of a good wife, for the number of their years is
double.—E'eehis. xxvi. 1 . 1539.)
1-9. Puteanus, Genealogia Puteanaea, Louvain, 1630. Bev.
Num. Beige, Y. PI. iv.
This is the companion to No. 33. No specimen is known to
exist, the engraving in the Rev. Num. Beige being taken from
the plate in the work of Puteanus.
37. J am e s Y. o f S co tla n d . 1540.
Bust of James Y. of Scotland, I., crowned, draped. Leg.
iacobvs . d . g . r . scotorvm . 1540. vfi. m. Crown.
No reverse.
1‘6. Heraeus, PI. 22, fig. IV.c.
No specimen has been met witb. This medal appears to
have been executed by the same artist as No. 7, p. 26. As
Heraeus gives no reverse to this medal it is difficult to assign it
to any particular event.
38. H enry VIII. 1542.
Half-length figure of Henry VIII., nearly full face, in armour,
crowned, holding sword and orb. Leg. h e n r ic ’ . 8 d i ’ or a’
a n g l ’ : fra n c ’ . z h ib ’. m. m. Cinquefoil.
Rev. The English Lion, I., grasping the orb; below, arabesque.
Leg. pa e c e r e . s u b ie c t is . z . d e b e l l a ’ s u p ’b o s . ( T o spare the
conquered and subdue the proud.— Virg. Aen. vi. 854.) Stops,
annulets.
1”2. Pemb. Cat. P. 4. T. 33. Med. Hist. iv. 3. Perry, i. 1.
MB. M. from the Pembroke collection. Unique?
As this medal is without date, its object cannot be ascertained.
From the inscription it would seem that the word King has to
be understood, a title which, as regards Ireland, was not formally
conferred by Parliament before 1541, and was not proclaimed
till 23 Jan. 1542: and the portrait on the medal indicates
about 50 years of age. There are modern copies of this
medal, cast and chased, and of greater thickness.
89. J am e s V. o f S co tla n d. Died 1542.
Bust of James Y. of Scotland, three-quarters, I., in fur
gown, doublet, hat and feather, medal hanging round neck.
Leg. jac o b u s q u in t u s .
Rev. Inscription, nat . 10 a pr . m d x h . coronat . oct . m d x h i .
MORT . 14 DEC . MDXLII.
2-15.
MB. M.
One of Tassie’s portraits of Scottish Sovereigns. (See No. 2
p. 13.)
40. P e a c e . 1544.
Three shields, England, France, and Germany, placed triangularly.
Leg. CONCORDES . REDDIDIT . REGES . TERRE . DEUS :
(God hath made the kings of the earth to agree.) m. m. Rose :
stops, trefoils.
Rev. Shield of Guelderland, uniting at their bases those of
Holland, Zealand, and Friesland, between them the letters l . a. v .
Leg. pa c em q ’. d e d it . in v o c a nt ib ’. evm . 1544. (And has given
peace to them that call upon him.) m. m. Rose: stops, trefoils.
1-15. Van Mieris, III. 102.
MB. iE. Rare.