you think it hard to die with me?” As he approached the
shore at Orange-Polder, a countryman rode into the water to
inquire what they were doing in such a place. William first
recognized him as one whom he had before seen out hunting.;
A courier soon after rode into the water, and upon the horses
of these two persons the King and his- suite were- conveyed to
shore. : - : ;
158. R e t u r n to H o l l a n d . Jan. 1691.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, in armour
with rays in front, and mantle with fringe. Leg^ g u l i e lm : m
d . G . b r i t : r . a r : PR ; b e l g : g u b . . (William III., by -the
grace of God, King of Britain, Prince of Orange, Governor of
Holland.) Below, monogram of I S. (Jan Smeltzing.)
Rev. The rising sun shining upon the coasts of Holland;,
the sea covered with shipping. Leg. r e c r e o , d um r e d e o . (I
refresh, as I return.) Ex. m d c x c i.
2'3. Rapin, vii. 11. Van Loon, TV. 25.
MB. I t . Hague, A3. Gotha, At. Very rare.
William is here typified by the Sun, reviving and refreshing
nature by its rising, as he had the drooping spirit of the Dutch'
by his return to Holland. This medal is by Jan Smeltzing,
and as it was executed at the time of the King’s visit to
Holland, it shows that the medallist soon recovered from the
disgrace into which he had fallen through his satirical medals.
(See No. 122, Vol. I. p. 709.)
159. R e t u r n to H o l l a n d , Jan. 1691.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, in mantle
with fringe. Leg. g u l ie lm : m d . g . b r it : r e x ,- arau s : p r :
b e l g : g u b . Below, i . s . (Jan Smeltzing.) Same as No. 117.
Rev. Sun in the sign Leo, which is represented as the
Belgic Lion. Leg. m a tu r a r e h u c r e d i i t . (He returned hither'
to mature affairs;) Ex. ob p r in c : r e d it : in h o l l : d . xxxi :
-ia n : m d c x c i. (In memory of the return of the Prince to Holland,
:31 Jan. 1691.) i , sm e l t z . h . p . ;(Jan Smeltzing hoc fecit.)
: l -9, " Rapin, xi. 8._ Van Loon, IV. 25.
: MB. .R. Hague, At. Very rare.
i The preceding medal represents William as the Sun rising
.in the „spring to refresh nature, this represents him as the Sun
returning in the autumn to the sign Leo, to ripen the fruits
of the earth. Thus had William returned to Holland to bring
to maturity the various plans which were contemplated by the
„Statep, and the Congress, of Princes, for the government of
Holland and the delivery of Europe from the aggressions of
„France.
160. T r iu m p h a l E n t r y in t o t h e H a g u e . ^ 1691.
Bust Of William I I I ., r., laureate, hair very long, in figured
armour with straps on the shoulder, and embroidered mantle.
Reg. gviliei.mvs . in . d . g . mag . brit . fran . et . hib . rex.
Below, ian . luder : fecit. Same as No. 148.
; Rev. Gateway, surmounted by a statue of William, and
two seated female figures with orange and rose trees. Leg,
SOCIORUM . LIPER4T0RI- . GUILELMO . REGI . PATRIZE . PATRI. (To
King William, the Deliverer of his allies, the Father of his
■country.) Ala:, i q t r i p m p h e .
; 2‘8, Rapin,: viii. 1. : Van Loon, IV. 26.
i No specimen has been met with. The rarity of some of the
medals issued in commemoration of William’s entry into the
Hague may be accounted for from the circumstance that they
appear mostly to have been rudely cast in the baser metals,
copper, lead, or pewter, and for that reason were not considered
worth preserving. These medals, mostly by Jan Luder, are
so numerous and of such large sizes that they could not all
have found a ready sale.
Upon William’s return to Holland, after the reduction of
.Ireland, he was compelled to submit to a public entry into the
Hague on the 5th Feb. [N.S.] 1691, where triumphal arches,
splendid displays of fireworks, and immense festivities were