MB. M. lead.
All the specimens of this piece, which have been met with,
are cast either in bronze or lead, and apparently from some
contemporaneous original; they are sometimes chased with
tolerable skill.
9. E dward VI. 1549.
Bust of Edward VI., r., hat, doublet with stiff collar; in the
field the initials e b ; the whole within a wreath. Leg. d e i .
f il iy s . IN . s e d em . hvnc . po sv it . 1547. (The Son of God
placed this one on the throne.) Stops, roses. Wreath border.
Rev. engraved. An ornamental tablet inscribed, anno . e t a t is .
sve . 12. (In the twelfth year of his age.)
1-5.
MB. -St. gilt. Extremely rare.
This piece, although commemorative of the coronation, was
not issued till two years afterwards, or in the twelfth year of
the King. It has been very much worn or rubbed, and may
have been fastened in a locket or have formed a part of a piece
of plate.
10. C e s s io n o f B o u lo g n e . 1550.
Bust of Henry II. of France, I., in armour, mantle fastened
on shoulder with brooch. Leg. h e n b ic v s . n . fbancobvm . b e x .
Rev. Perseus rescuing Andromeda from the sea monster.
Leg. 0EO2 . AIIO . MHXANH2. (Deus ex machina.)
1‘9. Luckius, 137. Van Mieris, i n . 240. Tresor,
Mdd. Fran§. PI. xiii. 5. Evelyn, 90.
MB. iEt. Very rare.
These medals are always cast and the inscriptions a little
varied by chasing. It had been arranged by treaty, that
Boulogne should be restored to France upon payment of
2,000,000 crowns. Henry II. attempted to seize Boulogne,
but reaped only loss of fame and character. Political considerations
afterwards induced the English government to negociate
for the cession of what it would have been inconvenient, perhaps
impracticable, to retain; and in 1550 Boulogne was surrendered
upon payment of 400,000 crowns. This is the event
commemorated by the medal.
M ary, Qu e e n , o f S c o t s . 1551.
[In the Athole Collection is a silver counter with Victory, and
the legend, maria . d . g . b . s . ; on the reverse M crowned
within a wreath, and the date 1551. On comparing this counter
with that of Mary Queen of Hungary, 1552, published in Van
Mieris, III. 289, it will be seen that it has been ingeniously
made from a similar one by altering h into s, and by changing
the date.]
11. B irm in g h am F e e e G eam m a e . S c h o o l. F o u n d ed , 1552.
Bust of Edward VI., nearly full face, hat crowned' and
decorated with feather, embroidered dress trimmed with
erntine, and George of the Garter suspended to riband. Leg.
edw a b d u s vi. la u s De o . (Praise be to God.)
Rev. Façade of building. Leg. f e e e g b am m ab s c h o o l
BIBMINGHAM FOUNDED BY KING EDWABD VI. A.D. 1552. BEBUILT
1707. PEESENT EDIFICE EBECTED 1836. EEV. FBANCIS JEUNE
D.C.L. EEV. SYDNEY GEDGE M.A. MASTEES. ' c . BARRY . a k c h it e o t .
DAVIS.
2. MB. Æ. white metal.
This and the following medals refer to the rebuilding in
1836 of the Birmingham Free Grammar School.
12. B ibm in g h am F e e e G bammab S c h o o l . F o u n d ed , 1552.
Medallion with bust of Edward VI., three-quarters, I., hat
with feather, ermine mantle, inscribed edvabdvs v i . d .g . a n g.
f e . e t . h ib . b e x . : above, p â t é e MELiOBis æ v i . (The father
of a, better age) ; below, two laurel branches. Leg. t h is sch o o l
WAS ENDOWED BY EDWARD VI. WITH LANDS AND HOUSES PRODUCING
£41 PER ANNUM . WHICH NOW PRODUCE UPWARDS OF
£4000 PEE AN. FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF THE YOUTH OF
BIRMINGHAM AND NEIGHBOURHOOD IN GRAMMAR UNDER THE
MANAGEMENT OF 20 GOVERNORS. PEESENT MASTERS BEV.
FRANCIS JEUNE D.C.L. EEV. SYDNEY GEDGE M.A. ESTIMATED
COST OF THE PEESENT BUILDING £35000.
Rev. Façade of building. Leg. Birm in g h am f r e e grammar