Holograph draft memorandum suggesting alternative designs and mottoes for the Coronation medal

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Pallas directing a javelin {illeg}at Briareus with this motto, Vicem geit ill Tonatis, She succeeds ye Thunderer. Thunder signifies warr ( Sam 2. 10 & 7. 10) & ye Thunderer is here the late King William who in his coronation medal was represented by Iupiter with a thunderbolt in his hand, & in respect of the warrs he was ingaged in during the whole course of his life may be fitly called a Thunder{illeg}er that is a Warrior. The Giant with many heads & hands s{illeg}ignifies not a single person but a body politic & may represent any kingdom principality nation people or body of men wth whom her Majty hath or may have warr. The device alludes to device alludes to ye ancient warr of ye Golds & Giants. For ye Egyptians commemorating the oldest of their warrs represented their Ancestors by Gold in those warrs by Gods & their enemies by Giants invading heaven, & ye Giants they painted wth many heads & hands to signify yt they were not single persons but bodies polictic. When Iupiter they represented thundering against the Giants & when he was weary Pallas came in & carried on the warr according to yt Motto, Vicem geit illa Tonantis.

A Pallas armed with this Motto Virtute et Consilio. The answer denotes the present warlike preparations & the Mott{illeg}o alludes to the valour & wisdom of Pallas & signifies the great power & wise counsels of her Majesty.

Virgils metallic Tree with a bran{illeg}ch & this motto Non deficit alter. The Tree is an embleme of a kingdome (Ezek 17 & 31) & the principal branch is the {illeg}King or Queen (Ezek 19. 11, 12, 14) & the springing out of a new golden branch as often as the old one is cropt off is a type of a lasting Monarchy.