182. MARRIAGE, 1486. MEDALS.* HENRY VII. 1485-1509. Obverse. - Bridegroom and bride facing, their right hands united. Leg. IUNGIMVS. OPTATAS. SUB. AMICO. FOEDERA. DEXTRAS. Reverse.-A wreath of roses enclosing the words UXOR. CASTA. EST. ROSA. SUAUIS. Leg. SICUT. SOL. ORIENS. DEI (for DIEI) SIC. MULIER. BONA. DOMUS. EIUS. ORNAMENTUM. Size 2.20 in. Gold. Ascribed to this event by Evelyn and subsequent authors, but in fact one of a series of medallions of similar style supposed to have been made by some goldsmith at Prague towards the end of the 16th century. 183. ELIZABETH OF YORK. DIED 1503. Obverse.-Bust of the Queen, threequarters 1., in the costume of the time. Leg. ELIS. EBOR. UXOR HENRICI. VII. REG. ANG. Reverse.-Two rose branches. Leg. HINC NOSTRÆ CREVERE ROSE. Below, NUPT. 1486. MORT. 1503. Size 1.55 in. Silver. Also a specimen struck in copper showing the reverse. This medal was engraved by Loos the Prussian medallist, at the expense of Mr. Thane. The artist was supplied by him with the print by Vertue of the Princess and her husband, taken from the picture at Kensington, painted by Van Leemput after the original by Holbein, which was destroyed in the fire at Whitehall in 1697. 184. DASSIER'S MEDAL of the King. Bust, threequarters l., his cap and dress richly ornamented with jewellery. Leg. HENRICUS. VII. D. G. ANG. FR. ET. HIB. REX. Reverse.-A monument ornamented with a bas-relief representing the King as Hercules, seated, and attended by Justice, Prudence, and Wealth. Above, the two united roses. Ex. NAT. 1457 . COR . 30 OCT. 1485 . M . 22 APRIL. 1509. Silver; and a copper specimen showing the reverse. * The descriptive matter is largely derived from the Medallic Illustrations (1885) compiled by the late Edward Hawkins, and edited by A. W. Franks and H. A. Grueber, and printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum. U HENRY VIII. 1509-1547. 185. RICHARD FOX. Founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, 1516. 186. 187. CITER. Below, R. B. ET. R. AURRR, AAA. F. F. (Made by Rundell, Bridges and Rundell, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths). The whole within laurel wreath, united by a Tudor Rose. Size 2.75 in. Silver. Richard Fox, successively Bishop of Exeter, Bath and Wells, Durham, and Winchester, was much employed by the King in political matters, and founded Corpus Christi College, Oxford, in 1516. He died 14th September, 1528, having for some years previously suffered from total blindness. The tercentenary festival, commemorated by this medal, was celebrated at Oxford, 18th June, 1817. PEACE AND CESSION OF TOURNAY, 1519. REX. Obverse.-Bust of Francis I., 1., laureate, in armour, with salamander as breastplate. HENRY VIII., 1526. . Obverse.-Bust of the King, nearly full face, 1., hat with drapery looped under the 188. PATRICK HAMILTON. MARTYR, 1528. Obverse.-Bust, right, in fur robe, J. D. Reverse. Inscription, PATRICIUS in 1504, and after a visit to Germany, promulgated the doctrines of the Reformation 189. ANNE BOLEYN. CORONATION, 1534. Obverse.-Bust to right, pedimental head-dress with veil at back, corresponding with contemporary records of the ceremony of the Coronation Day, June 1, 1534. Leg. ANNE. DE. BOULEN. Reverse.-Plain. Size 2.3 in. Copper, with ring for suspension, and probably of French work. This unfortunate Queen was the second wife of Henry VIII.; married to him in 1534, and beheaded May 19, 1535. 190. SAME EVENT? Hair simply Obverse. The Queen to left, with more youthful appearance. 191. SIR THOMAS MORE. DIED 1535. Bronze. MORVS. ANGLIE. Obverse.-Bust to right, cap on head, fur cloak. Leg. THOMAS 192. MYLES COVERDALE. Translation of the Bible, 1535. Obverse.-Bust, three-quarters, r., in cap and ecclesiastical dress. Leg. MYLES 193. SAME EVENT. Obverse. Similar bust, MYLES COVERDALE. 194. HENRY VIII. HEAD OF THE CHURCH, 1545. . Reverse. Similar inscription, but Obverse.-Half-length figure of the King, three-quarter, r., crowned and robed and holding sword and orb. Leg. HENRIC . 8. DEI . GRACIA. ANGLIE. FRANCI . Z . HIBERN REX m.m. fleur-de-lis. Reverse.-Arms of France and England, quarterly, crowned; supporters, a lion and dragon; on a tablet HR in monogram. Size 1.70 in. Silver. Modern cast but not apparently from either of the varieties described in the Medallic Illustrations. The supremacy of Henry as head of the Church was recognized by the clergy in 1531, confirmed by Parliament in 1534, and formally proclaimed on January 15, 1535. 195. SAME EVENT. Obverse.-Bust of the King, on his head a cap decorated with jewels, a collar of 196. HENRY VIII. MEDALLIC PORTRAIT. Obverse.-Bust of the King, nearly full face, flat hat trimmed with feathers, medal suspended by riband from his neck; he also wears the rich collar of rubies which Evelyn says was afterwards sold by the family of Charles I. to supply them with the necessaries of life during their exile. No reverse. Size 4.1 in. Light bronze cast. 197. HENRY VIII. THE SAME. A similar medal but of more recent date, darker bronze cast, and chased. The inner dress instead of being plain, is ornamented, and the obverse bears a legend HENRICVS. VIII. DE. (sic) GRATIA. ANGLIA. (sic) REX. Reverse.-Plain. Size 3.85. in. Both these medals were probably executed after a painting by Holbein. Obverse.-Bust of the King, with bonnet decorated with feathers and jewels. Leg. HENRICVS VIII. D. G. ANG FR. ET. HIB. REX. I. D. Reverse-A square monument accompanied by symbolical references to the Reformation, and to Henry's six marriages. Ex. NAT. 1491. COR. 24 IVN. 1509. MORT 28 IAN 1547. I, D. Silver, and one also in copper showing reverse. 200. 201. EDWARD VI. 1547-1553. Obverse.- Half-length figure of the King, crowned, holding sword and orb. Leg. EDWARDVS VI. D. G. ANG. FR. ET. HI. REX. FIDEI. DEFNS. ET. IN. TERRIS. . Reverse-Inscriptions in Hebrew and Greek of similar import. Above, the word Lambhith, probably for Lambeth. Size 2.5 in. Silver. Modern cast, highly chased. The date is according to the old style, when the year commenced with March 25. SAME EVENT. ANG. FRANC . Obverse.—A rose on its stalk, crowned, between E. R. Leg. EDWARD VI. REX HIBER Zc. Reverse.-Inscription, INSIGNIA POTENTISSIMI REGIS. ANGLIE. 1547. Size 1.05 in. Silver. Contemporaneous cast. Probably a medalet struck partly from the die of a pattern for a half-sovereign at the time of the coronation. BIRMINGHAM FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. FOUNDED 1552. Obverse.-Bust of Edward VI., nearly full face, and with embroidered dress. Leg. reverse. Obverse.-Medallion with bust of Edward VI., inscribed EDVARDVS VI. 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