1 OF NOVEM 1755 IN THE 29 YEAR OF THE REIGN OF K. GEO.
t h e ii w h om god lo n g p r e s e r y e . Above are a heart and
united hands. Leg. may t h e lo v e r s o f l ib e r t y n e v e r l o s e i t .
1-75. (See Woodcut.)
392. The Louth Election.
MB. At. Rare.
A number of persons formed themselves into an Independent
Club to resist the influence of gentlemen of property in Louth.
In 1755 they succeeded in ousting Mr. Bellingham and in
returning Mr. Thomas Tipping in conjunction with the Hon.
W. H. Fortescue to serve in Parliament. This medal is sometimes
furnished with a ring, and was worn by the triumphant
party.
393. E a r th q u a k e at L is b o n . 1 Nov. 1755.
Lisbon, turreted, seated, I., amidst broken columns, and
alarmed at lightning and flames issuing from a cleft in the
ground; her left hand holds a caduceus, and rests upon the
urn of the tagvs : near her is her shield. Leg. t e r r je motvvm
v i . d . i . nov . m dc c lv. (By the violence of Earthquakes, 1
Nov. 1755.)
Rev. English, Dutch, and Spanish ships conveying assistance
to Lisbon. On a band above, l i s b o n a . E x . h o l t z h e y . f e c .
(Martin Holtzhey fecit.)
2'1. Van Loon, Suppl. xxxi. 335.
MB. At. Very rare.
This medal was executed in Holland, and commemorates the
memorable earthquake at Lisbon, 1 Nov. 1755, in which not'
less than thirty thousand persons perished. As soon as the
calamity was known in England the King sent notice to the
Parliament, and at his request the sum of one hundred
thousand pounds was voted for the relief of the sufferers, and a
large amount was immediately despatched in the form of grain,
rice, &c. Holland and Spain also contributed to the wants of
the distressed.
394. Loss o f M in o r ca . 27 June, 1756.
Half-length figure of General Blakeney, facing, holding the
British flag; on one side is a ship, on the other a fort firing
cannon. Leg. b r a v e . b l a k n e y . r e w a r d . E x . b u t . t o . b .
GIVE A . CORD.
Rev. Half-length figure of Admiral Byng, three-quarters, I.,
receiving from a hand a purse; behind him, a ship. Leg. w a s
MINORCA SOLD BY . B. E x . FOR . FRENCH GOLD.
1‘4. (See Woodcut.)
394. Loss of Minorca.
MB. brass. Rare.
The French having planned an attack upon Minorca, Admiral
Byng was despatched with a fleet to relieve the island. Deem