JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. 'Sir Henry Vane, junior, reports from the Council of State, A Letter from Robert Wyard, from Yarmouth, of the Fifth of August 1650: Which was this Day read. 'Ordered, That it be referred to the Council of State, to consider what Reward and Recompense shall be thought fit to be given to Captain Robert Wyard for his good service; and to the Master and Owner of the Ship, in respect of the damage done to the Ship: And that the said Council be, and are impowered and authorized to give such Rewards and Allowances to them, as they shall think fit, accordingly.' (Vol. vi. P. 454.) COUNCIL OF STATE. '5. Sir Henry Vane to report to Parliament Capt. Wyard's letter, containing a relation of the fight which he maintained at sea with several of the enemy's ships. '6. The Admiralty Committee to consider the good service of Capt. Wyard and his company, and to order such rewards to them as are allowed by Act of Parliament, and care is to be taken of the wounded. 7. To write Colonel Deane enclosing the letter from the bailiffs of Yarmouth, concerning Capt. Wyard maintaining a fight at sea with his own ship, while Butler and Jones lay still within ken, and came not to his assistance, and to desire him to call those captains to account before a Council of War.' (Calendar of State Papers— Domestic Series, 1650, p. 277.) ADMIRALTY COMMITTEE. 16th August, 1650. 'Order upon conference with Colonel Deane, as to rewarding Captain Wyard and his company :-That Capt. Wyard should have a Gold Medal of £50, with his service against five ships engraved on the one side, and the arms of the Commonwealth on the other, and £100 towards repairing of his ship; the master, a medal of £5; the mates, medals of £4 each; the boatswain, gunner and carpenter, of £3 apiece; the inferior officers, medals of 10s. each; and the common men, of 5s. apiece, with the arms and inscription aforesaid, and that this be reported to the Council of State as the opinion of the Committee.' (Calendar of State Papers-Domestic Series, 1650, p. 291.) COUNCIL OF STATE. 21st September, 1650. '(21.) Order that Capt. Wyard and his company be allowed medals for good service, as recommended by the Admiralty Committee [see above, 16th August, 1650], which is to issue warrants to the collectors for prize goods to pay for them.' (Calendar of State Papers-Domestic Series, 1650, p. 351.) COUNCIL OF STATE. 5th September, 1650. '(2) As there has been very good service lately done by Capt. Robert Wyard, commander of a ship belonging to the Commonwealth, wherein he very gallantly acquitted himself and vindicated the honor of this nation, by maintaining a long and well-managed fight against five or six of the enemy, Council, besides a reward and mark of special favour bestowed upon him and his company, remit and pass by his offence in disputing the searching of his ship by the Customs' officers of the port of Hull, about some French wines then on board his ship.' (Calendar of State Papers -Domestic Series, 1650, p. 327.) ADMIRALTY COMMITTEE. 24th September, 1650. 'Order that the collectors for prize goods cause medals to be prepared in pursuance of the Council's order of 21st instant, for Captain Wyard and his company, for their good services, and keep them in their hands until further order.' (Calendar of State Papers-Domestic Series, 1650, p. 355.) No. 37 (A). VICTORIES OVER THE DUTCH. 1653. PLATE 9, No. 2. Obv. An anchor, from the stock of which are suspended three shields, bearing St. George's Cross for England, St. Andrew's for Scotland, and a harp for Ireland; the whole encircled by the cable. Near the ring of the anchor, the monogram T. S. Rev. A naval battle: in the foreground is a ship sinking, on the stern of which is the artist's name, SIMON, and on the prow of another, T. S. On both sides a broad border of naval trophies, with, on the obverse, the shields of Holland and Zealand. Oval, 2.2 by 2 inches. Gold. Ring for suspension. Artist. Thomas Simon. Die of reverse in British Museum. Med. Hist. Pl. xxiii. 1. Van Loon, vol. ii. 366. Vertue, xvi. Med. Ill. vol. i. p. 398, No. 26. No. 37 (B). PLATE 9, No. 1. The obverse and reverse are, with the exception of the border, the same as the preceding. The borders on both sides are of laurel. Oval, 2 by 1.8 inches. Gold. Ring for suspension. Med. Ill. vol. i. p. 399, No. 27. No. 37 (C). PLATE 9, No. 3. The same medal as the preceding, but without any border. The inscription shown in the plate on the reverse was not on the medals issued to the officers of the Fleet generally, but only on those of the officers of the Triumph. Oval, 1.6 by 1.4 inches. Gold. Ring for suspension. Med. Hist. Pl. xxiii. 2. Vertue, xvi. Med. Ill. vol. i. p. 400, No. 28. This is the medal which was struck to commemorate Admiral Blake's victories over the Dutch in 1653. As will be seen from the following documents, the Parliament awarded gold chains of the value of £300 to Admirals Blake and Monk; of the value of £100 to Vice-Admiral Penn and Rear-Admiral Lawson; and of the value of £40 to the four flag officers. It likewise appears that the sum of £960 allowed for the chains was augmented to £2000, in view to the provision of medals for the Admirals and other Fleet officers. The sum of £1040 was therefore allotted for all the medals. Thomas Simon received in all £2011, 18s. 6d. for making the chains and medals. It will be noticed that the gold chain was the principal token of the good acceptance of the service performed in the cases of the senior officers. COUNCIL OF STATE. 6th August, 1653. '(24) Moyer and Courtney to report to Parliament that two Gold chains worth £300 each be given to Colonel Blake and General Monk; and Chains worth £100 each to Vice-Admiral Penn and Rear-Admiral Lawson, as a mark of favor for their services against the Dutch.' (Calendar of State Papers-Domestic Series, 1653-54, p. 77. Papers, vol. xxxix.) 8th August, 1653. '(23) Mr. Moyer to report to Parliament that four gold chains of £40 be given to the four flag officers for service in the late engagement, and that the money to be laid out in these chains, and in those to the generals and vice and rear-admirals, be raised to £2000, to be given in Medals amongst the other fleet officers, by advice of the Generals.' (Calendar of State Papers-Domestic Series, 1653-54, p. 79. Papers, vol. xxxix.) JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. 8th August, 1653. 'Mr. Moyer reports from the Council of State: 'That it be humbly reported to the Parliament, from this Council, that Two Gold Chains, to the value of Three hundred Pounds apiece, may be made and given to General Blake and General Monck, as a Mark of Favour from the Parliament, and a Token of their good Acceptance of the eminent services performed by them against the Dutch: |