MB. At. Hague, At. P. H. Van Gelder, At. St.
Petersburg, At. Very rare.
Nicholas Witsen appears to have been an engineer. He was
several times Burgomaster of Amsterdam, Deputy of the States
of Holland to the Council of the Province, and afterwards to
the States-General. He seems to have been employed in various
negotiations and public works, and was one of the extraordinary
mission sent from Holland in 1689. to congratulate William
upon his accession to the English throne. This medal was
originally published, with a different legend on the obverse, in
1688. (See Van Loon, III. 438.) The legend on the reverse
was Witsen’s motto, and the device alludes to his character and
his occupations.
4 0 9 . T homas H e e n e . 169&.
Bust of Herne, I., hair very long, in lace cravat, tied in front,
and richly embroidered coat. Leg. ie t a t is . sv.®: . x x i . 1 6 9 5 .
(Aged 2 1 , 1 6 9 5 .) On truncation, the artist’s initials, l b .
&ecit.
409. Medal of Thomas Heme.
Rev. Armorial shield; sable, a chevron ermine between three
herons argent; helmet with a profusion of mantlings. Leg.
dOELVM . NON . ANIMVM . MVTANT . QVI . TEANS . MAEE . CVEEVNT.
(They change the climate, not their minds, who hurry across
the sea.-—LI or. Ep. I. xi. 27.) Border of leaves.
1 ‘8 . (See Woodcut.)
MB. At. Very rare.
The obverse of this medal is in high relief, cast, and chased,
and the reverse is entirely engraved. Another specimen in the
British Museum is varied ; it has sv e for sv.® and no artist’s
initials on the truncation on the obverse, and no legend on the
reverse.
The person above represented is Thomas Herne, a merchant,
at Cadiz, and the legend is probably intended to express his
attachment to home though residing abroad. His great-grandfather
was Richard Herne, Alderman and Sheriff of London,
1 6 1 8 .
4 1 0 . T h om a s H e e n e . 1 6 9 5 .
Bust of Herne, I., &c.; same as the preceding.
Rev. Sun shining upon a palm-tree in the midst of a landscape
: in the distance, two hills, each surmounted by a
building. Leg. between two borders of leaves, in s e p a e a b il is .
s it . amicitla. (May their friendship be inseparable.) Floral
ornament.
1-8.
MB. At. Very rare.
Like the preceding, this medal is cast and chased, and the
reverse entirely engraved. The type of the reverse may refer
to the friendship which existed at that time between England
and Spain, likening it to the palm-tree, which flourishes best
beneath the rays of the tropical sun. Herne, as stated above,
was at this time residing in Spain.
4 1 1 . F o b t u n e s o f J am e s II. 1 6 9 6 .
Bust of James II., r., laureate, hair long, in armour. Leg.
IACOB . I I . EEX . M . BE.
Rev. A crown in a boat, in a rough sea. Leg. fa t o . (By
fate.) Ex. 1 6 9 6 .