June, 1912. 



KXOWLF.nr.K. 



daughter of Thomas 

 Belasyse, Viscount 

 Fauconberg, and aunt 

 to Thomas, Lord 

 Fauconberg, the hus- 

 band of Mary, daughter 

 of Cromwell, and had 

 issue the three children, 

 Thomas, Henr\-, and 

 Barbara, for whom this 

 medal was made, .\ftcr 

 the surrender of York, 

 Sir Henrv Slingesb\-, 

 with a portion of the 

 army, made his wa\- 

 to O.xford, where he 

 arrived after many 

 perils, especially from 

 an attack of the rebel 

 horse near Daventr\', 

 where he lost all that 

 he had. .\t Oxford he 

 had his (piartcrs with 

 Sir William I'arkhurst. 



FiGURK 251. 

 The Badge of the Loyal Association of 174.i. 



w hich has been pierced 

 at the upper end, 

 evidently' to facilitate 

 its being worn by the 

 original owner. It is 

 possible that other 

 examples o{ these 

 loyalist badges are in 

 the Stuart collection of 

 .Miss Helen Far(]uhar. 

 It is curious to con- 

 trast the two badges 

 of 1745, both of which 

 are now illustrated. 

 On one we have a 

 very fair portrait of 

 the Young Pretender 

 (see Figure 252). Its 

 object is sufficiently 

 obvious. England and 

 Austria were closely 

 allied during the war 

 of the Austrian suc- 

 cession (1741-1748), 

 and at this critical 



Figure 253. 



Figure 252. 



Portrait Badge of Prince 

 Charles Edward, 1745. 



Master of the Mint, 

 which may account for 

 the execution of this 

 medal. It is prnbahlv the work of Thomas Rawlings. 

 In my book, "The Roval Miracle," just published 

 by Mr. Stanley Paul, 

 I have described at 

 length the various 

 badges worn or pre- 

 served between 1649 

 and 1660 by the lo\al 

 adherentsof theexiled 

 King. The entire- 

 series of these inter- 

 esting medals in my 

 collection is now re- 

 produced (see Figure 

 250). In the centre 

 will be seen a small 

 miniature painting of 



Badge of the President of the 

 Beefsteak Club, formerly the 

 property of Sir Henry Irving, 

 now in the collcelion of A. M. 

 Broadlcv. 



juncture, especially in 



1745, many associations 



were formed to support 



the reigning House of Hanover. The badge or medal 



of the Loyal .Association of 1745 (see Figure 251) 



is thus described : — 



Round it runs the 



nd. \v M K K !■: 



IIHAKTS ARIC RU.HT, 

 I.KT HANDS CMTi:. 



Two men grasp hands. 



i:\. FOUNDHD IN 

 IHi; FRENCH WAR. 



1 745. Reverse. THESI-; 



I'.ANNERS SPREAD, 

 ARE GALLIA'S DREAD. 



Shield bearing St. 

 George piercing the 

 shield of France; sup- 

 porters, the British 



the fugitive Charles, Figukk 254. lion and the Austrian 



executed on copper, Caiiieo Jewel of the London Pitt Club, in the collection of .Ji. .M. Hroadley. eagle;crest, Britannia, 



