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Object Type
Museum number: 1906,1103.362
Description: Cast, thin lead medal with a border of large beads. In low relief. (whole); A Jesuit and a Monk, with spade and pickaxe, endeavouring to undermine a church, which is supported by a hand from heaven; the field chequered. (obverse); Seven medallions of an Archbishop and six Bishops with their names incusely inscribed; the field is radiated. (reverse)
Production date: 1688
Production place: Made in: British Isles
Materials
Technique: cast; low relief
Dimensions: Diameter: 38.000 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Medallic Illustrations 1, published in 1885, states: Very rare. Cast, thin, in low relief, and of poor workmanship. This medal refers to the seven Bishops committed to the Tower for opposing the Declaration of Indulgence issued by James II, and for refusing to allow it to be read in their churches. This medal and Medallic Illustrations 1, p626.43 were cheap memorials issued for wide circulation amongst the people.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects: church; christian cleric
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury; Named in inscription & portrayed: William Lloyd, Bishop of Worcester; Named in inscription & portrayed: Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells; Named in inscription & portrayed: Francis Turner, Bishop of Ely; Named in inscription & portrayed: John Lake, Bishop of Chichester; Named in inscription & portrayed: Thomas White, Bishop of Peterborough; Named in inscription & portrayed: Sir Jonathan Trelawny, Bishop of Exeter and Winchester
Associated events: Commemoration of: Imprisonment of the Seven Bishops
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1906
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1906,1103.362
C&M catalogue number: MB1 (Medallic Illustrations 1) (626) (44)

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