GEOBGE I I
Royal House.) Ex. c h b is t ia n v s dan . nobv . p e in c . h e e . in -
EFABILI EEGNOE . LJ3TITIA . NAT . MIDCCXL.V . VII IUL. (Christian,
hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway, born 7 July, 1745,
to the inexpressible joy of the kingdoms.)
2‘3. Danske Medailler, Fr. Y. PI. iii. 3.
Copenhagen, N . iR. Very rare.
The infant in the arms of the Princess intimates the cause
of the hopes of perpetuity to the Royal House, indicated by the
Phoenix. These hopes were not so realized, as the Prince died
when about two years old, 3 June [N. S.], 1747. The Elephant
is the badge of Denmark, and the Order of the Elephant is one
of the oldest of European decorations.
245. B ib t h o f P e in c e C h e is t ia n o f D enm a b k .
26 Jane -. „
7 July»
Dania, seated upon a lion, holding the shield of Norway, and
having at her side that of Denmark and the emblems of the
Arts and Sciences, extends her hands to receive an infant from
heaven. Felieitas, standing behind her, holds a cornucopia
and points to the infant Prince. Ex. cont invata b e g n o e .
f e l ic it a s . (The happiness of the kingdoms continued.) m . g . a .
(Magnus Gustav Arbien.)
Rev. Inscription, c h b is t ia n v s f e id e e ic i p e in c : haeb : dan :
NOEV ; ETC : ET LOVISAE BEITANNICAE FILTVS . CHEISTIANI VI .
D : G : EEGIS DAN : NOEV : VAND : GOTH : ETC : ET SOPHIAE MAG-
DALENAE BEANDENBVEGICAE NEPOS . NATVS AN . MDCCXXXXV D :
v i i iv l i i . (Christian, son of Frederick, hereditary Prince of
Denmark, Norway, &c., and of Louisa of Britain, grandson of
Christian YI., by the grace of God, King of Denmark, Norway,
the Yandals, and the Goths, &c., and of Sophia Magdalena of
Brandenburg, born 7 July, 1745.)
2. Danske Medailler, Fr. Y. PI. iii. 4.
MB. JL Rare.
Struck on the same occasion as the preceding, and expressive
of much the same sentiment, that the continued happiness of the
kingdom might be expected from the birth of the royal infant.
g e o e g e i i . 1745*
246. Ca p t u e e o f t h e S pa n is h S h i p s , t h e M a eq u is d ’A n t in
and t h e L ew is E ea sm u s . 10 July, 1745.
Naval action; over each ship are the initials of its name,
N d (The Notre Dame) ; d (The Duke); l e (The Lewis Erasmus)
; p f (The Prince Frederick) ; and m a . (The Marquis
d’Antin.) Ex. iu l i i . x . mdccxlv. i . k ie k . f .
Rev. Two infant Fames, bearing respectively a trumpet and
a laurel branch, hold two medallions with the busts of lac .
ta l b o t . and io h a . m o e ec o c k . : below, a procession of treasure-
waggons marked 44, 45. Ex. v e n ie b u n t (sic) lo n d ? oct . i .
E T . I I . mdccxlv . (They came to London, 1 and 2 Oct. 1745.)
I . KIEK . F.
1'45. (See Woodcut.)
246. Capture of Spanish Ships.
MB. M .M . Rare.
On the 10th July, 1745, Captain James Talbot in the Prince
Frederick, and Captain John Morecock in the Duke, fell in with
the Spanish ships, Notre Dame, Lewis Erasmus, and Marquis
d’An tin. The Prince Frederick attacked the Marquis d’Antin
and took her, being at the same time exposed to the fire of the
Lewis Erasmus, which, after a stubborn resistance, was also
captured, but as each of these ships was superior to the English
vessel, the engagement lasted some hours. The Duke, which
had commenced the action, had in the me&ntime gone in pursuit
of the Notre Dame, which had taken flight, but night
coming on, the chase was given up, and the Duke returned to