1. (See Woodcut.)
MB. N . Munich, A i. Very rare.
This is an emblematical representation of the fortunes of
James, who was tossed about in an ocean of adversity.
412. F o r t u n e s o f W i l l i a m III. 1696.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, in armour.
Leg. g v i l h . m . r e x . m . b e .
Rev. A military trophy. Leg. h e r o i t a t e . (By heroism.)
Ex. 1696.
1. De Vries and De Jonge, PI. xi. 7.
MB. electrotype from Hague, At. Extremely rare.
This is evidently by the same artist as the preceding, and is
intended as a companion to it, and to which it serves as a
contrast.
418. A s s a s s i n a t i o n P l o t , f y ^ l , 1696.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, in mantle; his
breast is covered with a shield bearing the name of Jehovah, in
Hebrew, radiate, and the motto, n o n . l j e d i t v r ,.q v em . t e g o .
(He is not injured whom I protect.) Leg. w i l h e lm v s . h i .
D . G . MAG . BRIT . FRANC . ET . HIB . REX.
Rev. Six female figures armed with daggers, torches, and
snakes, restrained by cords tied round their heads, the ends
of which are held by a hand concealed among clouds. Leg.
d e x t r a , l a t e n s . c o e r c e t . (A right hand unseen restrains
them.) Ex. m d c x c v i. i . b o s k am . f .
2-3. Kapin, xix. 7. Van Loon, IV. 225.
MB. 2K. Hague, At. Brussels, At. Gotha, At.
St. Petersburg, At. Very rare.
This medal commemorates the conspiracy of Sir George
Barclay, who with about forty other persons agreed to murder
the King near Turnham Green, on his way from Richmond
to Kensington. Their plans were ingeniously contrived and
frequently renewed, but some apparently accidental obstruction
always occurred and prevented the accomplishment. The
conspiracy was ultimately detected, and a day of public thanksgiving
celebrated, with unusual devotion, for the King’s safety.
The obverse, in accordance with such feelings, ascribes his
safety to the special interposition of Providence; and the six
representatives of the conspirators are brandishing their
weapons and threatening violence.
414. A s s a s s i n a t i o n P l o t . 1696.
Busts conjoined, r., of Louis XIV. and James II., hair
long, no drapery. Leg. h e r o d e s a t q v e p i l a t v s . (Herod and
Pilate.) Ex. a c t o r . rv . 26.
Rev. Within a netted enclosure are Louis XIV. and James
II., each armed with a sword, and holding between them a
purse of cm p i s t o . (One hundred thousand pistoles.) Near
them stands Father Petre with a pyx, and the young Prince
riding backwards upon a lobster. In a wood beyond the
enclosure are armed men, with the figures 40. A fleet is seen in
the distance. Underneath, g e n e s i s . x l i x . 5 . 6 . Leg. i r r i t a
c o n s p i r a t i o . (The fruitless conspiracy.) Ex. a d v e r s ’ . g v i l -
IELMVM . I l l ANGLIAE REGEM . 3 . MART . 1696. (Against
William HI., King of England, 3 March, 1696.)
1'7. Rapin, xix. 11. Van Loon, IV. 225.
MB. At. Not very common.
The inscription on the obverse implies that as Herod and