136 



observes, " alter, pra3terquam, quod et a nobis possidetur, iu multo- 

 " rum est manibus, et passim incidas in infantes, qui eum e collo' 

 " suspensum gestant." The writing upon this medal he wishes to 

 construe thus : " Messias Rex venit in pace, et Homo ex honiine 

 " factus est vivus, sive verus." I shall comment upon these observa- 

 tions hereafter. 



Morinus* follows the opinions of Wagenseil, but says nothing 

 upon tliis part of the subject that is worthy of observation here. 

 They are also slightly noticed by Walton, in tlie Prolegomena to 

 Uie Poh'glot Bible. 



The next notice that I shall mention of these medals is that of one 

 which was found in the Island-f- of Anglesea ; it was of silver, and 

 inscribed thus, " Jeschuah gibbor Meschiah havah vAdam Joked", 

 according to the description that is given in Rowland's work. It 

 is needless to dwell here upon the probability of there being much 

 error in this reading ; it is translated into English thus, in the letter 

 alluded to, " Jesus is, and was, the mighty and great Messias, or 

 Man Mediator, or Reconciler." 



Lastly, a letter has been received by Dr. Quarry of Cork, from 

 the Rev. Thomas Symonds of Oxfordshire, with a fac simile of one 

 of those medals, which is in his possession. From this letter it ap- 

 pears, that the medal described in it is of silver and smaller than 

 ours, and that in other respects they entirely agree. The last letter 

 of the penultimate word is in both specimens indistinct : Dr. Qiiar-. 

 ry admits that it may be the remnant of an Hajin, but he seems 

 rather to think it a Vau and a Yod. 



* Morinus de Lingua primsevali, c. q. p. 305. n. 12, &c. 



+ See Rowland's Mona Antiq. restaur, ed. 1723, in +to. p. SI 8, 



t 



