the termination of the rebellion and the taking of its last
stronghold, Limerick. This city, like Athlone, was divided by
the river, one part being called the English, the other the Irish
town.
218. G e n e r a l G in k e l l , E a r l o p A t h l o n e . L im e r ic k
t a k e n , O c t . 1691.
Bust of General Ginkell, r., hair long, in scale armour with
straps on the shoulder, and mantle. Leg. g o dard . e q . e l e p i ,
COM . ATHLON . BAR . GINKEL . EC . GE . R . BRIT. (Godard,
Knight of the Elephant, Earl of Athlone, Baron. Ginkell, &c.,
General of the King of Britain.)
Rev. Hibernia seated, facing, upon a pile of captured arms,
holds up a broken yoke and the cap of Liberty; above, the
eagle of Jove grasping his fulmen ; distant city and sea. Leg.
iovis . v n d iq v e . pv lm in a . po r t a t . (He bears in every place
the bolts of Jove.') Ex. h ib e r n ia . l ib e r a . 18 . oc . 1691.
(Ireland freed, 13 Oct. 1691.)
1*8. Rapin, xii. 2. Van Loon, IV. 65.
MB. electrotype from Gotha, At. Hunter, At. Stockholm,
At. Very rare. ^
This medal is probably by the artist who signs himself d . s .
(See Nos. 103, 194, 203, 209.) General Ginkell, Earl of
Athlone, is here represented as an eagle holding the bolts of
Jove, as he had directed the arms of William. The fruits of
his success appear in the figure of Ireland finally delivered
from Popery and tyranny, and by the capitulation of Limerick
on the day stated in the exergue. General Ginkell was not
created Earl of Athlone and Baron of Aghrim until 20 Eeb.
1692. This medal, therefore, could not have been executed
till the year after the date it bears.
219. P a c if ic a t io n o f I r e l a n d . Oct. 1691.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, in mantle.
Leg. w il h . i i i . d . g . a n g . sco . f r . e t h i b . r e x . d e f . f i d .
Rev. William, standing, r., crowned with laurel by Victory,
presents an olive branch to Hibernia, kneeling before him and
holding her shield. Leg. h ib e r n ia r e s t it v t a . (Ireland restored.)
Ex. MDCXCI.
1-6.
MB. At. Rare.
This is a reproduction of No. 146, but with the date altered
and the edge not inscribed. The initials, g . h . (Georg Hautsch),
below the bust of the King, have been erased, and as the
medal has several flaws it may have been issued without that
medallist’s consent. The subject of this medal would apply
equally to the amnesty in Ireland as to the pacification of that
country.
220. P a c if ic a t io n o f I r e l a n d . Oct. 1691.
Busts conjoined, r., of William and Mary, both laureate.
He, hair rather long, wears scale armour and embroidered
mantle: she is draped. Leg. g u l i : e t m ar ia d . g . m . b r it :
f r : e t h ib : r e x . e t r e g in a . Below, D. Trapentier, F.
Rev. A lion in rage tramples upon a prostrate Hydra; a
spaniel fawns submissively at the feet of a lioness in repose;
view of distant city and sea with ships. Leg. pa r c e r e sv b -
ie c t i s , e t d e b e l l a r e svPEHBOS. (To spare the humble and
to subdue the proud.— Virg. Aen. vi. 854.) Ex. h ib : pacata
c ioocxc i. (Ireland pacified, 1691.)
Edge, e t . r e g n a r e p a r e s , e t m ir e s e . in t e r am a r e .
(Equal in governing and in the exceeding love they bear to each
other.)
2'1. Rapin, x. 9. Van Loon, IV. 57.
MB. N . At. Hague, At. P. H. Van Gelder, At.
Rare.
Struck in Holland. This medal alludes to the attitude of the
Jacobite party in England and Ireland, the Lion and Lioness
representing the King and Queen. The edge is complimentary
to William and Mary personally, without any reference to the
subject of the medal.