Rev. Armorial shield, ar. a fesse frétty or, between three
cinquefoils g u .; crest, a demi lion ramp, gu., charged on the
shoulder with a cinquefoil a r .; all within a band inscribed,
tam . m a r t e . QUAM . m e r c u r io . (As well in the field as in the
Cabinet.) Below, the motto, in s p r ie (sic) pa r h o n e u r . (Inspired
by honour.) Leg. ann . r e g . g eo . n . mag . b r i . &c . iv.
(In the fourth year of the reign of George II., of Great Britain,
&c.) On the outer rim, t . t ib s . p . The armorial hearings,
crest, and motto are engraved.
1-25.
MB. electrotype from Hunter, iR. Very rare.
In the Hunter Catalogue the arms, which are those of Caldecott,
co. Warwick, are said to be those of the founder of the
Society, of the aim and objects of which no information has
been obtained. Plato died 348 years before the Christian era,
so that a .d . 1730 would be the 2077th anniversary of his
death. This piece has a ring for suspension, and it is evident
that the armorial bearing varied on each according to the
member of the Society who wore it, or was President at the
time.
37. T h e D u k e o p B e a u f o r t . 1730.
Bust of the Duke of Beaufort, I., hair long and tied behind,
in lace shirt, open waistcoat, and mantle. Leg. h e n r ic . som e
r s e t scudamore b e l l o f o r t i i d u x . (Henry Somerset Scudamore,
Duke of Beaufort.) Below, Lac . Roettiers . f .
Rev. Inscription, m a r c h io e t come s b r a n o v ii baro He r b
e r t ET DINASTES RAGLAND CHEPSTOWE ET GOWER . M.DCC.XXX.
(Marquess and Earl of Glamorgan, Baron Herbert and Lord
Ragland, Chepstowe, and Gower, 1730.)
2-6, (See Woodcut.)
MB. JE. Extremely rare.
This person was the third Duke of Beaufort, who married
Frances, the only child and heir of Viscount Scudamore, and
this medal commemorates the passing of the Act of Parliament
authorizing the Duke and Duchess and their children to take
and use the additional surname and arms of Scudamore, pursuant
to a settlement made by the Duchess’s father. The Duke
37. Medal of the Duke of Beaufort.
of Beaufort sucôeeded to the title in 1714, and died in 1746.
This medal was executed by James, the son of Norbert Roettier,
at Paris, and the dies were brought over by him in 1731.
38. T h e N ew R iv e r C ompany. 1730.
View of the New River Waterworks in Clerkenwell, with
London in the distance. In the foreground are seen the Out-
Cistern, the Water-House at the New River Head, and the
Horse Water-Mill : in the background are houses, St. Paul’s
Cathedral, and other City churches.
No reverse.
2-5.
MB. M. Very rare.