Rev. Bust of Princess Caroline, r., &c.; same as the preceding.
Edge, connvbio iv n c t i h e r n h v s a e . ann . mdccv . n . s e p t .
(United in marriage at Herrenhausen, 2 Sept. 1705.)
2-55. Thes. Num. 520.
MB. JR. Rare.
83. B a r c e lo n a t a k e n . October, 1705.
Bust of Charles III. of Spain, r., hair very long, in armour,
mantle, collar and badge of the Golden Fleece. Leg. carolvs .
i n . d . g . r e x h is p a n . a r c h . a v s t . (Charles III., by the
grace of God, King of Spain, Archduke of Austria.) On truncation,
p . h . M. (Philipp Heinrich Muller.)
Rev. Barcelona kneeling, L, presents a mural crown to Charles,
habited as a Roman Emperor; Victory crowns him with laurel,
and Plenty descends with her cornucopia; distant city. Leg.
e x p e c t a t o v in d ic i l je t a s e svBiiciT. (She cheerfully submits
to her expected Protector.) Ex. Ba r c e lo n a d . 14 . oct .
1705.
Edge, r e s p o s c it o p em e t c o n s p ir a t a m ic e . (The State requests
aid and amicably coalesces.—comp. Hor. de Art. Poet.
411.)
l -7. Van Loon, V. 19. Thes. Num. 525.
MB. Ht. Bare.
In May, 1705, the Earl of Peterborough was despatched to
Spain, with 5,000 men, to assist in placing the Archduke of
Austria upon the throne, in opposition to the Bourbon Prince
of France. The romantic siege and capture of Barcelona were
the first-fruits of the campaign. The garrison was French,
but the inhabitants, who were friendly to Charles, requested
his assistance, and joyfully received him as their deliverer from
the tyranny of their governor, Don Francisco Velasco, whose
life they would have taken had he not been protected by the
Earl of Peterborough himself. The treaty of capitulation was
signed on the ^ § 7 , and the garrison marched out on the
October.
84. B a r c e lo n a t a k e n . October, 1705.
Bust of Charles III. of Spain, r., laureate, hair long, in
armour, mantle, collar and badge of the Golden Fleece. Leg.
CAROLVS . H I . D . G . HISPANIARVM . REX.
Rev. Barcelona bombarded by sea and land. Leg. magno-
rvm . h a e c . po r ta . laborvm . (This is the opening to great
exploits.) Ex. BARCINO . CAPTA . PRID . EID . OCT . CIOIOCCV.
(Barcelona taken, 14 Oct. 1705.) 1. b . f . (Jan Boskam fecit.)
D75. Van Loon, V. 19. Thes. Num. 526.
MB. Æ. Rare.
Barcelona was protected on one side by the sea and on the
other by the strong fortifications of the hill Montjuich. By a
skilful and courageous manoeuvre Peterborough assailed and
captured those fortifications and the city immediately capitulated.
After the taking of Barcelona the towns of Tarragona,
Tortosa, Lerida, San Mateo, Gerona, and other places were
speedily secured for Charles, as was also the province of
Valencia and its capital. Barcelona was thus the opening to
great successes.
85. J u b il e e o f t h e U n iv e r s it y o f F r a n k f o r t .
f t April, 1706.
Bust of Frederick William, Prince of Prussia, I., hair
long, in armour and mantle passing over the right shoulder.
Leg. FRID . WILH . 1 . d . G . r e g n : b o r v s s . HA3R. (Frederick
William I., by the grace of God, heir to the Kingdom of
Prussia.) On truncation, c. w e rm v t h .
Rev. Chronogrammatic inscription, in d o c to r em iv r is p r o -
MOTVS OXONII CVM DVCE DE BEDFORD . COMITE A PLEYMOUTH .
BARON . DE SPANHEIM - GRANEN - ET GRANVILLE . DOM . BONET .
EQ . BARONET ET QVATVOR . NOBILIBVS SENIORIBVS PARLAMENTI
ASSESSORIBVS CVM ENCAENIA SECVLARIA CELEBRARET aC aD e M I a
f r a n Cf V r t . a p r . x x v i. D.D.D . c . w. (Made Doctor of Laws of
Oxford with the Duke of Bedford, the Earl of Plymouth, Barons
Spanheim, Craven, and Granville, the Lord Bonet, [Sir