Holograph notes on possible subjects and mottoes for George I's Coronation medal
The hand putting on the Crown represents Providence
The Motto may be
Favente Deo,
or
Favente Deo, gaudente populo.
or
Plaudentibus populis.
or
ob securitatem publicam
or
Fide publica
or
In auguratus above & only the date below.
Time may be taken to think of the best Motto before the Puncheons are finished.
For if from any regular series you subduct all the terms but the first or two or three first there will be produced a new series equall to the terms which were not subducted. So from the series + + + + + & subduct all the terms but the first & there will remain a new series equal to the first term vizt
+ + + + &c | } | = 1. | ||
− − − − − &c | ||||
+ + + + | &c | = 1. |
Another Draft of this sortmight be a Woman present the King with a Governail, & the Woman might be either with a spear in her left hand to represent Great Britain or in a Veil to Represent Religion.
The following designe is also proposed. In allusion to the Kings Arms as Elector of Hannover, which is a pransing horse without bridle or sadle: A Pegasus flying with this Motto Altius negus, infinus nolo.
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{illeg} in {illeg} he names the differences of monies as your may see in Lib. 2, Prop. XIV And in Lib. 11 Princip Prop. XIV he called the second difference the difference of moments.
Source
MINT 19/3/316, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UKAugust or September 1714, c. 561 words.
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