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The Motto

Thunder signifies warr & as K. William was a warrior all his life time so in his Coronation medal he was represented by a Jupiter with a thunderbolt in his hand.

The Device

Pallas (the Goddess of Wisdom) destroying a Gyant with thunder, It alludes to an ancient warr between the ancestors of the Egyptians represented by Gods (Jupiter, Pallas &c & their enemies represented by Giants. These Giants to denote that they were not single persons but great bodies of men were painted with many heads & hands & to express their enmoty they had scaly & snaky leggs. When Jupiter was weary Pallas came in & carried on the warr

The whole signifies that her Majesty carries on the warr designe & frame of the last Reign.

The Motto

This Motto relates to that Kings Coronation-medal in which he was represented by a Jupiter with a thunderbolt in his hand. for thunder signifies warr, & that King was a warrior all his life time.

The Device

Pallas (the Goddess of Wisdome) destroying a Giant with thunder. It alludes to an ancient war between the ancestors of the Egyptians represented by Gods (Jupiter, Pallas &c) & their enemies represented by Giants. The Giants to denote that they were not single persons but great bodies of men were painted with many heads & hands & to express their enmity they had scaly & snaky leggs. When Jupiter was weary Pallas came in & carried on the warr.

The whole signifies that her Majesty carries on the scene of the last reign.

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The Reverse of the Coronation Medal explained.

The Motto.

This Motto relates to the last Coronation Medal in which the King was represented by a Jupiter with a Thunderbolt in his hand: for thunder signifies warr and that King was a warriour all his life lime.

The Device

Pallas the Goddess of Wisdome destroying a Gyant ^(a) with thunder.

It alludes to an ancient warr between the Ancestors of the Egyptians represented by Gods (Jupiter, Pallas &c) & their enemies represented by Gyants. The Gyants to denote that they were not single persons but great bodies of men were ^(b) painted with many heads & hands, & to express their ^c hostile force & terrour they had skaley & snakey leggs as Pallas had a snakey breast & sheild When Jupiter ceased & was laid asided in a cave ^d, Pallas carryed on the warr. She is irradiated from heaven to epresent the divine assistance.

The Motto & Device together signify that her Majesty continues the scene of the last Reign.

Annotations

Terræ filius fuit Typhon, genius immenso robore monstrosa forma: nam et capita plurima ei nata sunt & manus & alæ, ἐκ δὲ τῶν μηρῶν μέγισται δρακόντων σπεῖραι & ex femoribus maxima serpentum volumina. Nicander apud Anton. Liberal c 28. Terra Gigantes viribus invictissimus procreavit, qui terribili planè vultu ac promisso e capite crine et prolixa e mento barba præditi esse videbantur Εἶχον δὲ τὰς βάσεις φολίδας δρακὸντων habuerunt autem ad pedes squammas draconum. In cælum saxa at accensas arbores jaculabantur. Apollodor. l. 1. c. 6. In cruribus maximas viperarum spiras Typho continebat quarum volumina ad verticem ipsum us protendebantur, eæ viperæ ingentum sibilum <299v> excitabant - Typho autem spirarum volumine circumplexum Jovem detinuit. ei harpe adempta mannum nervos dissecuit impositum humeris in Ciliciam transvexit & intra Corycium antrum deposuit Apollodor. ib. But at length Typho or Typhoeus (whom others call Enceladus

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& Briarus Bochart       ) was vanquished & buried under the Island sicily. Dicunt Typhonem quendam sue Enceladum sub Ætna monte esse ligatum. Philostratus in vita Apollon. l. 5. c. 6. Pallas u uti cum inter Deos rumor esset Gigantem neminem occidi posse, Herculem arcessiri monuit & ejus ope Halcyoneum Gigantem primò occidit deinde Encelado fugienti Siciliam insulam injecit; & sed & Pallantem Giganti jaculo interfecit ejus pelle detracta in pugna suum sibi corpus contexit Apollodor l 1. c. 6. Isacius.

^a Ipsa Jovis rapidum jaculata e nubibus ignem Virgil Æn. 1 Ubi sui jaculus ut Jovem Vulcanem Minervam

d Jupiter being disabled & laid aside in a vault the management of the war devolved upon Pallas. & the Egyptians finding themselves too weak she advised an association with forreign force Inter Deos rumor erat Gigantum posse neminem occidi, verum si mortalium quisquam in societatem arcessatur eos interituros esse. Pallas igitur Herculem arcessiri monuit & ejus ope Halcyoneum gigantem primò occidit, deinde alijs Dijs Gigantes alios perdentibus, Pallas Encelado fugienti (id est Typhoni) Siciliam insulam injecit, et Pallantem Gigantem jaculo interfecit ejus pelle detracta in pugna suum sibi corpus contextit. Apollodor. l. 1. c. 6. Isacius. Hic Enceladus idem fuit cum Typhone vel Typhœo qui et Briareus dicitur Bochart            Dicunt Typhonem quemdam vel Enceladum sub Ætna monte esse ligatum. Philostratus in vita Apollonij. l. 5. c. 6.

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(c) In the Hieroglyphicks of the Ancients, Serpents sometimes signified spirits good or bas, as where the Egyptians put serpents for Agathodæmons or good spirits, a serpent lying along the diameter of a circle for the spirit of the univers & the serpent Cneph for God almighty, & we the Old serpent for the Prince of the air. Sometimes they signified men, as Gen 49 10 Dan shall be a serpent by the way an Adder in the path that biteth the horse heels that his Rider shall fall backwards; Mat. 10 Be ye wise as serpents, chap23. Ye generation of Vipers. Sometimes they had other significations as where they are put for liquors or fluid substances & a serpent biting its tail for the world & (Horus 2) the year. The Dragons on the Roman standards & the serpents on the breast & Sheild of Pallas signified only hostile force & astonishing terror, & the like signification serpents may have on the Gyants leggs & need not a reflecting signification unless any man be minded to make a reflexion For with these serpents Typho laid hold of Jupiter.. The Gyant may signify any enemy with which her hath or may have war,

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The Reverse of the Coronation Medal explained

The Motto

This Motto relates to the last Coronation Medal, in which the King was represented by a Jupiter with a Thunderbolt in his hand: for thunder signifys War, & that King was a Warriour all his life-time.

The Device

Pallas, the Goddess of Wisdom, destroying a Gyant with thunder.

It alludes to an Ancient War between the Ancestours of the Egyptians represented by Gods (Jupiter, Pallas & cæt.^a) & their Enemys represented by Gyants. The Gyants to denote that they were not single persons, but great bodys of men, were painted with many heads & hands : And to express their (a) hostile force & terrour, they had Skaley & Snakey(b) leggs, as Pallas had a Snakey shield. When Jupiter was weary Pallas came-in, & carry'd-on the War.

The Whole signifys, that her Majesty continues the Scene of the last Reign.

Annotations.

(a) - In the Hieroglyphicks of the Ancients Serpents sometimes signifyd Spirits good or bad, as where the Egyptians put Serpents for Agathodamons or good Spirits a serpent lying along the diameter of a circle for spirit of the world & the Serpent Cneph for God Allmighty; and Wee putt the Old Serpent for the Prince of the Air.. Sometimes they signified men as Gen 49 10 Dan shal be a Serpent by the way, an Adder in the path that biteth the horse heels that his Rider shall fall backward. Mat 10 be Ye wise as Serpents. 23 chap. Ye Generation of Vipers. A serpent biting its tail signifies either the world or the year. The Dragons on the Roman Standards & the serpents in the shield of Pallas signify only hostile force & astonishing terrour; & the like signifaction serpents may have on the Gyants leggs, & need not a reflecting signification, unless any man be minded to make a reflexion. The Gyan{t} may signify any enemy with which her Majesty hath or may have War. And the light behind her denotes the favour of heaven.

(b) - Mille manus ille dedit, & pro cruribus Angues. Ovid Fastor. l. s. Capita pluirma Typhoni nata sunt, et manus, & alæ & e femoribus maxima serpentum Volumina. Nicander apud Anton. liberal. c. 27. Habuerunt autem ad pedes squammas Draconum - in cruribus maximas Viperarum spiras Typho continebat, quarum Volumina ad verticemt ipsum us pertendebantur; ea Vipere ingentem sibilum excitabant - Typho autem Spirarum volumine circumplexum Jovem detinuit. Apollodor: Cap. 6. Terra anguineis pedibus Gigantes peperit. Isacius.

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- ei harpe adempta pedum manuum nervos dissecuit impositum humeris in Ciliciam transvexit & intra Corycium antrum deposuit. Apollodor l 1. c 6. At length Typho or Typhoeus (whom others call Enceladus & Briareus) was vanquished & buried under the Island Sicily . ‡‡Illi autem aiunt Typhonem quendam sue Enceladum sub Ætna monte esse ligatum. Philostratus in vita Apollodn. l. 5. c. 6. Minerva Encelado fugienti Siciliam insulam injecit Pallanti autem pelle detracta, in pugna suum sibi corpus contexit Apollodor. l. 1. c. 6

When the Gods had enterteined an opionion that the Gyants could not be slain Pallas advised that Hercules should be called in & by his assistance slew the Gyant Halcyon which gave a beginning to the victory. Afterwards she slew the Gyants Enceladus, Pallas &

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This Typho or Typoeus was the same Gyant with Enceladus & Briareus Bochart. Canaan l. 1. c. 28 for all these names are given to the gyant buried under the Island Sicily. Dicunt Typhonem quendam vel Encelad{um} sub Ætna monte esse ligatum Philostratus in vita Apollon. l 5. c. 6. Pindar, & Ovid call him Typhœus, Onomacritus & Virgil Enceladus, Callimachus Briareus, the Scholiast on Callimachus by all three names. Dicunt

The story of the war of the Gods & Gyants is told variously, & where authors vary the Reader is at his choise.