Augusta, Princess of Saxony, wife of
Frederick, Prince of Wales, counters,
1746, ii. 623- 626. (See also
Frederick, Prince of-Wales, and
Princess Augvsta.)
Augustus III. of Poland and Anne, m.
ii. 412, - ,
Bacon, Francis, Lord Verulam, m. i.
244, 245 ; Bushell’s medals, 467-
469.
Bacon, Roger, m. i. 4.
Baden, Louis William, Prince of, visits
London, 1894, m. ii. 94, 97 ; crosses
the Rhine, 102 ; commands at battle
of Schellenberg, 252; at battle
of Blenheim, m. 262 ; his jealousy
of Marlborough, 263 ; and Charles
' VI. and the Allied Generals, m.
387.
Baglivi, Giorgio, m. ii. 272.
Balcarres. Earl of (1), jeton, ii. 146.
Baldwin, Thomas, memorial, i. 274.
Baltimore, Cecil, Lord, medallic reward,
i. 262 ; and Lady Anne Baltimore,
m. 261, 262.
Bancks, Sir Jacob, m. ii. 248.
Baner, John, counter, i. 383.
Bantam, Ambassador of, visits England
in 1682, m. i. 584.
Baptism of Charles I I., m. i. 255 ; of
James I I ., m. 267, 268.
Barcelona captured by Vendome, 1697,
ii. 161; taken by the Allies, 1705,
m. 278, 279 ; relieved, 1706, m.
280-284, 289.
Barclay, Sir George, his conspiracy
against William I II ., ii. 151, 152.
Barileur, naval action off, see La Hogue,
&c.
Barker, Robert, m. ii. 588, 589.
Barnard, Sir John, m. ii. 587.
Barrington, General, takes Guadaloupe,
ii. 697.
Bath, Order of the, revived, 1725, m.
ii. 463.
Bath, William Fulteney, Earl of, m. ii.
586.
Bavaria, Maximilian Emanuel, Elector
of, fails to relieve Namur, ii. 68;
invests Namur, 130, 139, m. 142 ;
Peace of Ryswick, m. 181; defeated
at Schellenberg, 253 ; a t Blenheim,
255 ; Brussels relieved, m. 336.
Bay-tree assailed by lightning, type of
medal, 1589, ii. 154, 155. ;
Beachy Head, action off, m. i. 708-713.
Beal, Simon, Serjeant-Trumpeter, m. i.
323.
Bear stung by bees, typical of James II.,
i. 656.
Beaufort, Henry, first Duke of, m. i.
589.
Beaufort, Henry, second Duke of, created
D.C.L. of Oxford, m. ii. 279.
Beaufort, Henry Somerset Scudamore,
Duke of, m. ii. 494.
Beaufort, Margaret, Countess of Richmond,
m. i. 23, 24.
Beaufoy Shakespearian prize-medal of
City of London School, i. 213. ■
Becket, St. Thomas and Sir Thomas
More, m. i. 36.
Beggars’ Benison Club, m. ii. 526-528.
Belgium, see Holland.
Belleisle, action off, m. ii. 706, 708.
Benedict XIV., Pope, monument erected
to Princess Clementina, m. ii. 570.
Benevolent Choral Fund, m. ii. 696.
Benson, William, issues medal of Milton,
. ii. 524.
Berchem, capture of, im i. 169, 170.
Bergen, action at, m. i. 508-510.
Bergen-op-Zoom protected, m. i. 135,
136; siege of, raised, m. 150. ■
Berkeley, George, Bishop of Cloyne, premium
medal for Dublin University,
ii. 513.
Berkeley, George, Lord, m. i. 513; created
Earl, m. 581.
Berwick, Duke of, his victory at Almanza,
ii. 294.
Bethune, capture of, ii. 372, m., 374-377.
Bezant of James I ., i. 187 ; of Anne of
Denmark, 187; rof Henrietta Maria,
240.
Birmingham Free Grammar School
founded, m. i. 59, 60.
Bishops imprisoned, m. i. 621-626; satirical
medaly 634.
Blake, Admiral, medal presented to, i.
399 ; medallic portrait, 401.
Blake, Anne, wife of W. Blake, m. i.
272.
Blake, William, chirographer, m. i. 270.
Blakeney, General, surrenders Minorca,
m. ii. 679, 680.
Bias de Leso, Don, commands Spanish
fleet at taking of Carthagena, ii. m.
549, 551-553.
Blenheim, battle of, m. ii. 255-265, 270,
286 ; commemorated at Augsbarg,
m. 264, 265.
Bligh, General, commands expedition to
Cherbourg, ii. 690.
Blue and Orange, Order of, badges, ii.
486, 487.
Blue Coat School, see Christ’s Hospital,
&c.
Blues, Society of, badges, i. 62.
Bodley, Sir Thomas, m. i. 200.
Bohemia, threatened banishment of Jews
from, 1745, m. ii. 594.
Bois-le-Duc commemorates Peace of
Utrecht, m. ii. 405 ; and of Aix-la-
Chapelle, m. 649.
Boleyn, Anne, coronation, m. i. 34.
Bolles, Sir Robert and Lady, m. i. 420.
Bonet, Louis Frederick, made D.C.L. of
Oxford, m. ii. 279.
Bonn taken from the French in 1689,
m. i. 697 ; and in 1703, m. ii. 245,
246.
Boscawen, Admiral, capture of Louis-
burg, ii. 685, m. 688-690, 692, 709;
and others, m. 705 ; and battle of
Lagos, m. 708.
Boscobel Oak, refuge of Charles IL in,
m. i. 395.
Bouchain taken, m. ii. 385.
Boufflers, Marshal, bombards Liège, ii.
26 ; defends Namur, 130 ; negotiates
treaty a t Halle, 1697, 159,
161 ; his attempt on Niim^uen,
234 ; defends Lilie, 331 ; his successful
retreat a t Malplaquet, 360.
Boulogne, cession of, m. i. 58.
Boyle, Henry, Speaker of Irish House of
Parliament, 1753, m. ii. 674 ; created
Earl of Shannon, 674.
Boyle, Robert, memorial, i. 724.
Boyne,- battle of the, m. i. 714-717 ;
memorials, 718, 719.
Brabant, conquest of, m. ii. 287-289 ;
occupied, 291.
Brabant and Flanders, French lines
forced in, m. ii. 275.
Brabazon, Dorcas, Lady Lane, m. i. 479.
Bradstreet, Colonel, takes Fort Frontenac,
m. ii. 692, 709.
Brandenburg, Frederick I I I ., Elector of,
protects Holland, i. 638, 643 ; his
alliance with William III., 1688,
m. 642 ; elected Knight of the Garter,
m. 699. (See also Frederick / . ,
Amy of Prussia.)
Breda, Peace of, 1667, m. i. 528-538 ;
restored to the House of Orange in
1737, m. iL 518.
Bredevoorb, capture of, m. i. 170.
Breslau, capture of, m. ii. 685.
Brest, expedition to, m. ii. 95.
Brideoabe, Archdeacon, m. ii. 572, 573.
Brihuega, capture of, ii. 378.
Bristol taken, m. i. 307.
Britain, security of, 1689, ra. i. 681;
state of, in 1667, m. 539-541; in
1697, m. ii. 192 ; in 1731, m. 499;
and in 1760, m. 712.
Britannia crowned by Genius, type of
medal for naval victories, 1667, i.
637.
British Colonization-medal, i. 546 ; victories
of 1704, m. ii. 269, 270.
Brockie, Marianus, restores Church of
St. James of Scotland at Erfurt, ii.
464.
Brown, Commodore, commands at taking
of Porto Bello, ii. 530, m. 532-535,
542, 553 ; and Duke of Argyle and
Sir R. Walpole, m. 561.
Brown, Sir Richard, badges, i. 312, 313.
Bruges taken, 1706, m. ii. 288 ; retaken,
1708, m. 349-351.
Brunswick-Bevern, Augustus Ferdinand,
Duke of, killed, 1704, m. ii. 253,
254.
Brunswick-Wolfenbiittel, Duke of, and
others, m. ii. 505.
Brussels bombarded, 1695, m. ii, 128,
129 ; rebuilt, 1696, m. 156 ; taken,
1706, m. 288; relieved, 1708, m.
336-338, 349, 350.
Bucer, Martin, reformer, m. i. 82..
Buchlein, Paul, see Fagius, Paul.
Buckhurst, Thomas Sackville, Lord,
counters, i. 188, 189 ; created Earl
of Dorset, 188,197.
Buckingham, George Villiers, Marquess
of, m. by Passe, i. 220 ; commands
expedition to Isle of Rh5, 248.
Bull of Perillus, type of medal, ii. 97.
Burgess, David, his opposition to Sache-
verell, ii, 369.
Burgh ley, Thomas Cecil, Lord, counter,
i. 189 ; created Earl of Exeter, 189*
Burgundy, Duke of, defeated a t Oude-
narde, ii. 323.
Bushell, Thomas, Warden of the Oxford
Mint, i. 301; his mine share tickets,
467-469.
Byng, George, Lord Torrington, Admiral,
relieves Barcelona, ii. 281; chases
fleet of Elder Pretender, 317; attacks
Spanish fleet off Cape. Passaro,
440.
Byng, John, Admiral, expedition to Minorca,
m, ii. 679, 680; condemned^
to be shot, 680,