tried for heresy September, 1555, and burnt at the stake 21
March, 1556.
87. P h i l i p IX, M i l i t a r y R e w a r d ? 1556,
Bust of Philip II., I., in armour, mantle fastened with brooch
on the shoulder, and badge of the Golden Fleece. Leg. p h t l i p -
PVS . D . G . HISPANIARVM . ET . ANGLI2E . REX.
Rev. Pelican feeding her young with her own blood: on a
tablet below is inscribed, d p r o l e g e r e g e e t g r e g e . (He
gives it for the Law, the King, and the People.) Ornamented
border.
l -5. Med. Hist. vi. 3. Perry, iii. 7. Yan Loon, I. 10.
MB. 2E. Very rare.
Cast, chased, and in high relief.
38. P h i l i p II. M i l i t a r y R e w a r d ? 1556.
Bust of Philip II., I., &c.; similar to the preceding. Leg.
PHTLIPPYS . D . G . HISP . ET . ANGLIAR . REX.
Rev. Pelican feeding her young, &c.; same as the preceding.
No border.
l -2. Med. Hist. vi. 1. Perry, iii. 8. Yan Loon, I. 10.
Gent. Mag. 1778, p. 247,
MB. At. Very rare.
Cast, chased, and in very low relief.
This and the foregoing medal are said to commemorate the
defeat of the rebellion of the Duke of Suffolk, Wyat, and
Carew; but that took place in 1554, and these pieces were
issued after Philip became King of Spain, 16 January, 1555-6.
The device on the reverse has been supposed to allude to Philip,
as it was adopted by Alphonso X., King of Castile, with the
motto p r o l e g e e t g r e g e . Perhaps they were military medals
to be conferred upon soldiers, who had shed their blood for the
law, king, and people.
39. P h i l i p U , 1556,
Bust of Philip II., ?., in armour, with mantle tied in a knot
on the shoulder, badge of the Golden Fleece, Leg. p h i l ip p v s .
D . G . HISPANIARVM . ET . ANGLES . REV.
Rev. Bellerophon on Pegasus destroying the Chimera. Leg.
h i n c . vig i l o . (Hence I am watchful.) Ex. 1556. Monogram
of the artist, (Giovanni Paolo Poggini fecit.)
1-75. Med. Hist. vi. 4. Perry, iii. 6. Van Loon, I. 10 .
Luckius, 170.
MB. At. M. Hunter, M. Munich, At. Rare.
Cast, chased, and in high relief. This medal was executed
at Madrid by Giovanni Paolo Poggini, a native of Florence.
This piece also has been referred to the defeat of Wyat’s
rebellion; but Philip can scarcely be said to have exercised
vigilance upon that occasion, for the rebellion was terminated
and the conspirators executed before he arrived in England.
It alludes more probably to his vigilance in watching the proceedings
of the reformers, typified by the Chimera.
Various reverses occur upon medals of Philip which bear
his English title, but, as they do not otherwise refer to England,
it has not been thought necessary to include them all.
-40. P a u l F a g i u s . Bones burnt, 6 Feb. 1557.
Bust of Fagius, I., in cap and clerical gown. j. d . (J. Das-
sier.)
Rev. Inscription, p a u l u s f a g i u s g e rm a n u s t h e o l o g u s
e c c l e s l® a r g e n t i n e n s i s p a s t o r o b u t c a n t a b r i g l e a n . 1550.
MT. 46. c r e m a t a s u n t e i u s o s s a a n . 1556. (Paul Fagius,
a German, theologian, pastor of the church of Strasburg, died
at Cambridge in 1550 at the age of 46. His bones were burnt
in 1556.)
1-1. Van Mieris, III. 239. Mazzuchelli, I. PI. Ixi. 2
MB. At. M.
One of Dassier’s series of the Protestant Reformers.
Paul Buchlein or Fagius was born at Rheinzabern in Germany,
1504. He was educated at Heidelberg and Strasburg,
applying himself especially to the study of Hebrew. On
Cranmer’s invitation he came to England 23 April, 1549, and
was appointed Hebrew Professor at Cambridge, but his health
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