ttl
b e l g : g u b . Below, i. s. (Jan Smeltzing.) Same as Nos. 117,
159.
Rev. To a lance, bearing the cap of Liberty, are attached, in
the centre, the shield of Ireland, &c., and three medallions.
Same device and legend as No. 212.
1-95. Rapin, x. 8. Yan Loon, IV. 56.
No specimen with this obverse has been met with.
215. L im e b i c k t a k e n . ^¡- Oct. 1691.
Busts conjoined,’ r., of William and Mary, both laureate.
He, hair rather long, wears scale armour and embroidered
mantle : she is draped, with brooch in front. Leg. g u l i . e t
MABIA D . G . M . BRIT : PE : ET HIB : BEX, ET REGINA. Below,
i. s m e l t z i n g . p . Same as No. 201.
Rev. Fame flying, r., sounding her trumpet and carrying a
mural crown, palm branch, and laurel wreath ; above, rays
from heaven : captured arms upon the ground, and distant
view of a besieged town. Leg. n o n HiEO s i n e n u m in e d iv um .
(These things are not without the interposition of Providence.
— Virg. Aen. ii. 777.) Ex. l im r : o a p t : h i b : s u b a c t : m : o c t :
m d c x c i. (Limerick taken, Ireland subdued, in the month of
October, 1691.) • •
2-2. Rapin, x. 12. Van Loon, IV. 59. Lochner, I I I .
front.
MB. iR. Not uncommon.
As soon as Galway had surrendered, General Ginkell
advanced to Limerick, and sat down before it, 4 Sept.* t h i s
was the last place which was held for James, Ginkell proceeded
with caution, running no risk of failure, as its possession
must put an end to the war. On the the English opened
the trenches on both sides of the Shannon, and the garrison,
being in despair, beat a parley, and proposed a surrender upon
conditions which were in a short time agreed upon, and the
articles were signed, Oct. 1691. Ireland was thus from this
time under the dominion of William.
216. L im e r ic k ta k e n , Oct. 1691.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, in armour,
embroidered mantle round the breast, and medal in front.
Leg. w il h e l m . r e x a n g : scot : & h ib . On truncation, p e t e r s .
f . (Mathias Peters fecit.)
Rev. View of the bombardment of Limerick. Leg. d v rc h
l im m e r ic k s b e s ie g e n . h o r t avf d e e ir r e n k r ie g e n . (By
the siege of Limerick the war in Ireland ceases.) Ex. Between
palm branches, ao : 1691.
2'15. Rapin, xi. 4. Van Loon, IV. 59.
No specimen has been met with; executed in Denmark.
The terms of the surrender of Limerick were also the terms
of the pacification of the whole kingdom. A general amnesty,
toleration of the Roman Catholic religion, and a free passage to
France for all who chose to accept it, were among the conditions
which were signed, Oct. 1691. Those who availed them'
selves of the permission to leave Ireland, afterwards formed the
celebrated Irish Brigade which bore so conspicuous a part in
the wars of Louis XIV. and XV.
217. L im e r ic k t a k e n , Oct. 1691.
Bust of William III., r., hair long, in armour with shoulder-
straps, and mantle across the left shoulder. Leg. g v t l ie lm v s .
I l l . D . G . MAG . BRIT . FRAN . ET . HIB . REX. Same as No. 204.
Rev. Religion and Liberty kneeling at the foot of an orange-
tree, to which is attached the armorial shield of William as
King of England, crowned. Beyond is inscribed, l im m e r ic a
a n g l : h ib e r n : (Limerick, English and Irish.) Leg. bona .
causa . t r iu m p h a t . (The good cause triumphs.) Ex. vic ta
r e b e l l io n e . (The rebellion being overcome.)
1-45. Rapin, xii. 6. Van Loon, IV. 63.
MB. 2R. Extremely rare.
The die of the obverse is much cracked: this medal is the
work of Jan Luder. Religion and Liberty kneel before the
symbol of William, grateful for the security they derive from