St. Thomas’s Hospital, M. Bare.
This is a prize medal of St. Thomas’s Hospital, and is
awarded annually in respect of a special practical examination
in Medicine, Pathology, and Hygiene. It was first presented
in 1875.
3 9 0 . W il l ia m V ., P r in c e oe Or a n g e . K n ig h t o f t h e
G a r t e r . 1 7 5 4 .
Bust of William of Orange, r., in dress-coat, ermine mantle,
riband and star of the Garter. Leg. g vl . y . d . g . ar . & .
na s s . p r . b . f . gvb . h * b . m d c c l iy . (William Y., by the grace
of God, Prince of Orange and Nassau, Hereditary Governor
of United Holland, 1754.) Below, n . v . s . f . (Nicolaus Yan
Swinderen fecit.)
Rev. The shield of the Prince of Orange crowned within the
Garter; around are the seven shields of the United Provinces,
all crowned, and united by orange branches: below, on a scroll,
EL . V . MAII . MDCCXLVII. Leg. CONCORDIA RES PARV.® CRESCVNT.
Same as No. 321.
1'5. Yan Loon, Suppl. xxxi. 333.
Hague, iR. Extremely rare.
The reverse of this medal records the election of William IV.
of Orange as Stadtholder (See No. 321, p. 631), and has no
connexion with the obverse. It is stated in Van Loon, Suppl.
p. 369, that the specimen in the Hague is the only one that has
been met with. (See also No. 379, p. 669.)
3 9 1 . T h e E a r l o f K il d a r e and t h e I r i s h S u r p l u s
R e v e n u e D i s p u t e . 1 7 5 5 .
The Irish harp crowned. Leg. p r o s p e r it y to o ld I r e l a n d .
Below, 1754.
Rev. The Earl of Kildare with a drawn sword preventing a
hand from snatching money from a table. Leg. to u c h . n o t .
SAYS . KILDARE. Ex. MDCCLV.
P4. (See Woodcut.)
MB. brass. Rare.
In 1749, and again in 1753, when the question arose as to
the light of the Irish House of Commons to appropriate the
surplus revenue without the consent of the Crown, the Earl
of Kildare vehemently supported the claims of the Commons.
This is the circumstance commemorated by this medal. Kildare
was the leader of one of the parties into which the people of
391. The Earl of Kildare and the Irish Surplus Revenue Dispute.
Ireland were at that time divided. He presented with his own
hand a memorial to the King in defence of his conduct, in
which he vehemently attacked the members of the Irish
Government. It was chiefly at his instigation that the Duke
of Dorset, the Lord Lieutenant, was recalled, and the Primate,
Archbishop Stone, was removed from the list of the Privy
Council. This bold remonstrance gave great offence at Court,
but the Earl rose proportionately in the estimation of the
people of Ireland.
392. T h e L o u th E l e c t io n . 1 Nov. 1755.
Hibernia, standing upon a rock in the midst of the sea and
assailed by the four winds. Leg. f ir m to ou r c ountry as
THE ROCK IN THE SEA.
. Rev. Inscription across the field, b y o u r s t r ic t u n i o n i n
LOUTH WE DISAPPOINTED THE HOPES OF OUR ENEMIES ON THE