James Jeffery - Humfrey Wanley - 1723/4-02-11

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James Jeffery, Pembroke Hall

James Jeffery - Humfrey Wanley - 1723/4-02-11
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  16482
InstitutionName of Institution. London, British Library
InventoryInventory number. Harley MS 3780, f.6
AuthorAuthor of the document. James Jeffery
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. Humfrey Wanley
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . February 11, 1724
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. Pembroke Hall 52° 12' 7.06" N, 0° 7' 10.96" E
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. Ralph Thoresby, Robert Harley
LiteratureReference to literature. Burnett 2020b, p. 1041 n. 2981
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Local Finds , English , Medieval , Gold , Hoard , Cambridge
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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'Yesterday in digging ye foundation for King’s new building, about 6 foot under ground, ye Labourers found a parcel of golden Medals, covered by an arch of church(?), & some human bones near ’em; ye Bursar has in his possession 64 of ym, & tis supposed there might be 100 in all: they are very fresh, & answer exactly ye Inscription Mr Thoresby gicves of ye golden royal medal of Edward ye 3d, struck in 1360, representing him standing completely armed in ye middle of a Ship at sea, holding a sword in his right hand, a shield wth ye arms of England & France in his left, ye royal standard arbord & displaid at ye stern, wth a E in it. The Inscription EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC DNS IB. The Inscription on ye Reverse IhS AVT TRANSIENS PER MEDIUM ILLORV IBAT. I make no question but Lord Harley may have what number of ’em he pleases of Dr Snape ye Provost of King’s.' (London, British Library, Harley MS 3780, f.6; Burnett 2020b, p. 1041 n. 298)

References

  1. ^  Burnett, Andrew M. (2020), The Hidden Treasures of this Happy Land. A History of Numismatics in Britain from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, BNS Special Publ. No 14 = RNS Special Publ. No 58, London, Spink & Son.