81. , M a r y , Q u e e n o f S c o t s . C o u n t e r . 1579.
Obv. Shield of France and Scotland, impaled and crowned,
&c.; same as No. 78.
Rev. A vessel pursuing her course, though dismasted by a
storm. Leg. n v n q v am . n i s i . r e c t a m . (Only by a direct
course.) Ex. 1579.
1*1. Pemb. Cat. P. 4. T. 27. De Bie, PI. 62. Anderson,
Thes. PI. clxv. 26.
MB. At. Advocates, At. Bibl. Paris, At. AH. M. d’Affry, AH.
Bare.
This counter, more rare than the preceding ones, expresses
the opinion of her friends that Mary pursued a straight, the
only safe, course for one in distress, as for a ship suffering in a
storm.
82. M a r y , Q u e e n o f S c o t s . C o u n t e r . 1579.
Obv. Shield of France and Scotland, impaled and crowned,
&c.; same as No. 78.
Rev. Winged female figure, Fortune, holding a rudder and a
wheel. Leg. a d r a s t i a . a d e r i t . (Fortune will come.) Ex. 1579.
l ’l. (See Woodcut.)
82. Counter of Mary, Queen of Scots.
MB. At. Bibl. Paris, At. Bare.
Of these small counters this is by far the most rare.
In the inventory of the Queen’s property made at Chartley
in 1586, we find “ Bourses de veloux vert garnyes de jetons
aux armes de sa Majesté.” (Labanoff, T. VII. p. 246.)
83. T h e V o y a g e o f S i r F r a n c i s D r a k e . 1580.
A silvei circular plate, stamped in imitation of engraving;
on one side is the Eastern Hemisphere, and on the other the
Western. The course taken by Drake in his voyage is marked
by a dotted line, and the date of his departure is inscribed,
D. F. Dra. Exitus anno 1577 id. Dec*. (The departure of
Francis Drake, in the year 1577, on the ides of December, i.e.
13 Dec.), and of his return, Reditus anno 1580 . 4 Gal. Oc.
(Beturn in the year 1580, on the 4th of the calends of October!
i.e. 28 Sept.)
2-7.
MB. At. Viscount Dillon, At. Bare.
This is a most interesting and valuable record of the famous
of Sir Francis Drake round the world, a journey which
it took him two years and ten months to perform. Besides the
course taken by Drake, this piece also marks the discovery of
Frobisher Strait by Martin Frobisher in Aug. 1576, but has no
reference to Cavendish’s voyage in 1586. It may, therefore, be
considered a contemporary record issued soon after Drake’s
return, and certainly before 1586. The style of the engraving
on the plate bears a close resemblance to the work of Jodocus
Hondius, an engraver of Amsterdam, who was famous for his
geographical drawings and charts, and who worked chiefly at
the end of the sixteenth century.
For more particulars of this piece see Proc. Soc. Ant 2nd
Ser. VI. 161.
8 4 . P h il i p d e M a r n ix . 1 5 8 0 .
Bust of Philip de Marnix, r., in armour, cloak and ruff, head
bare. Leg. p h d e m a r n ix s d v m o n t s a l d e g o n d e . (Philip
de Marnix, Sieur Dumont de St. Aldegonde.) Beneath, 1 5 8 0 ,
between floral ornaments.
Rev. Venus in a swan-drawn car confers a crown upon a