Prince was arriving in Great Britain. His appearance on the
obverse is described in one of the Jacobite songs:—
He wears a broadsword at bis side,
And weel be kens to draw that,
The target and the Highland plaid,
The shoulder belt and a’ that.
A bonnet bound with ribbons blue,
The white cockade and a’ that,
The tartan hose and pbilabeg,
Which makes us blythe, for a’ that.
The reverse is in the spirit of another Jacobite song
Our King shall hae his ain again,
And Charlie is the man.
255. J a c o b it e B a d g e ?
Figure of St. Andrew, L, with his cross. Leg. f e a r . g o d .
AND . HONOUR . THE . KING.
Rev. Two guns, crossed, from which is suspended a pouch :
below, two infants angling; above, a pointer and a covey of
255. Jacobite Badge ?
partridges, a spaniel flushing birds, and two persons pointing
at the birds and also at a reversed crown, mitre, broken sword,
and sceptre. Leg. h a v e . a t . t h e m .
1-4 by 1‘15. (See Woodcut.)
MB. N . Extremely rare.
This piece is composed of two thin plates of gold, and may
have served as the badge of some society. It has been supposed,
but probably erroneously, to belong to some Jacobite
club, and that the persons who appear to be “ having at the
birds” are really intended to have some design against the
crown.
256. L o y a l A s s o c ia t io n . 1745.
Two men, wearing the badge of some club, grasping right
hands. Leg. w h e r e h e a r t s a r e r ig h t , l e t h a n d s u n i t e .
Ex. FOUNDED IN THE FRENCH WAR 1745.
Rev. Shield bearing St. George piercing the shield of France;
supporters, a lion and a two-headed eagle; crest, Britannia,
as on the current coins ; motto, f o r o u r c o u n t r y . Leg. t h e s e
BANNERS SPREAD, ARE GALLIA’S DREAD. Ex. I KIRK F . ST .
p a u l ’s c h u r c h -y a r d .
1-4.
MB. Æ. Not common.
When France, affecting to support the cause of the Stuart
family, prepared to invade England, various associations were
formed to defend the country and the reigning monarch. This
medal was struck by one of these associations and was possibly
used as a badge.
257. L o y a l A s s o c ia t io n . 1745.
A general on horseback reviewing troops. Leg. p r o c æ s a r e
p r o a r i s & p o c is (sic). (For our King, our altars, and our
hearths.) Ex. n o v ? iv . m d c c x l v .
Rev. Pallas overthrowing the giants: above, in clouds,
Jupiter on his eagle. Leg. q u id c o n t r a s o n a n t em p a l l a d is
æ g id a p o s s u n t r u e n t e s . (What can they avail, rushing against
the clanging ægis of Pallas.) Ex. t . p in g o . f .
1*6. Cochran-Patrick, Scott. Med., PI. xvi. 2.
MB. Æ. . Not rare.
This medal was also struck by one of the associations formed
to repel the French invasion, which, it foretells, will be as fruit