doms under one crown and in the title of Great Britain, but
Anne, by the Act of Union, bad surpassed them all in placing
England and Scotland under one government. The numerous
addresses and deputations presented to the Queen after the
attempted invasion showed the strong affection of the people
of Scotland for Anne and for the united government of the two
countries.
145. Attempted I nvasion of Scotland. I f March, 1708.
Bust of'Anne, I , crowned, &c. ; same as the preceding.
Rev. Inscription, qvod d e v s e t r e g e s l e g it im i h e n r ic v s
EOSIS IACOBVS NOMINIBVS ANNA EEGNIS CONIVNXERVNT LVDOVICVS
XTV . GALL . EEX PRINCIPE SVPPOSITIO SEPAEAEE AVSVS EST .
d . XXIV. MART . m d c c v iii. (What God and legitimate sovereigns
have united, Henry by roses, James by name, and Anne by
kingdoms, Louis XIV., King of France, has attempted to
separate by a supposititious Prince, 24 March, 1708.)
. Edge. Chronogrammatic. ANNA terI t peL ago ph . VI
GranDeM CLasse brI tANNA. (Anna drives by force the
powerful Philip from the sea with the British fleet, m d c l l v i i i
= 1708.)
1-7. Rapin, v. 5. Van Loon, V. 100. Thes. Num.
776.
MB. JR. Hunter, JR. Gotha, JR. Rare.
This medal is described in Christian Wermuth’s Catalogue,
1713, No. 19, p. 22. Like the preceding, it was struck at
Gotha, with the same allusions and upon the same occasion.
The intention of the inscription on the edge is somewhat
doubtful. It may refer to the inactivity of the fleet of France,
who supported the claim of Philip to the throne of Spain, or
else to the Treaty of Commerce entered into at the beginning
of the year between England and Spain. , As the treaty was
made with the Archduke Charles, the medallist may have concluded
that the weakness of Philip rendered him incapable of
opposing it.
^ ^ 1 4 6 . A t t em p t e d I nv a s io n o f S c o t la n d . i f March, 1708.
Bust of Anne, I , laureate, lovelock on the left shoulder,
pearl necklace, in gown and mantle, embroidered and fastened
with brooch in front. Leg. anna . d : g : mag : b r : f r a : e t .
HIB : REGINA. On mantle, monogram of m b . (Martin Brunner.)
Rev. An ass, about to feed upon a thistle, is driven away by
a female figure interposing a rose. Leg. in im ic v s odor a p p e -
t it v f o r t io r . (An unpleasant odour is stronger than the appetite.)
Ex. GALLI SCOTIAM AGGRESSVRI SOLO ANGLORVM ASPECTV
fv g a n tv r . 1708. (The French, about to invade Scotland, are
put to flight at the mere sight of the English, 1708.)
Edge, in f e l ix o pe ram p e r d a s , vt s i q v is a s e l lvm
IN CAMPVM DOOEAT. h o b : s e e m : l . i .
(Unhappy man, you lose your labour; as if any one could train
an ass [to run] in the races of the Campus [Martius].—comv
Hor. Sat. I. i. 90, 91.) ’
1-7. Rapin, v. 7. Van Loon, V. 100.
MB. JR. Very rare.
As soon as the French commander perceived the English
fleet approaching the Firth of Forth, he cut his cables and bore
away with the utmost expedition. The old naturalists were of
opinion that an ass was fond of thistles, but discomposed at the
smell of a rose. England’s rose, therefore, drives away the
French ass from the Scottish thistle. The inscription on the
edge implies that it is as difficult to instruct a Frenchman to
invade England as to train an ass to run in a race.
147. A t t em p t e d I nvasion o f S c o t la n d , i f March, 1708.
Bust of Anne, I., crowned, lovelock on the left shoulder, in
gown fastened with brooch in front. Leg. anna . d e i : gra :
MAG : BR : FRA : ET . HIB : REGINA.
Rev. Anne seated, I., on a sea-chariot drawn by two marine
horses, brandishes her trident against two fugitive monsters,
whose heads are decorated with fleurs-de-lis. Leg. m ih i so r t e
datvm . (T o me it is allotted.) Ex.— '