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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38803	Numismata, a discourse of medals, ancient and modern together with some account of heads and effigies of illustrious, and famous persons in sculps, and taille-douce, of whom we have no medals extant, and of the use to be derived from them : to which is added a digression concerning physiognomy / by J. Evelyn, Esq. ...	Evelyn, John, 1620-1706.	1697 (1697)	Wing E3505; ESTC R21821	242,984	342

World to which from all its Dominions the knowledge of the greatest and most renowned Actions came and were examin'd must needs be of the greatest Credit and Estimation I have only one more to mention highly deserving for what he has lately published on this Argument and that is the Learned Mr. Walker whose Book tho' printed some Years after this was first written might well have answer'd all that was necessary to the knowledge of this Science had not this been engag'd to the Stationer and in the Printer's Hands before There now remains those of the Modern whereof Luckius is one of the first who set forth his Sylloge of many Illustrious Persons of the last Century Typotius Molinet and Bossier Medals of the Popes Cardinals and Ecclesiasticks Iaques de Bie la France Metalic to him add the Iesuite Menestrier But none who have taken any considerable notice of Countries and States Comparable to what is wanting besides the Abbot Bizot and his Continuator in that of the Republic of Holland by a single instance and of which we have already given a large Account Some others there may be but these I suppose may suffice to furnish the Metalic Library and serve for Direction in the mean time as to the rest such as travel abroad will not neglect visiting the several Cimeliarcha and Repositories of those Noble Persons and others whose Curiosity and Genius has inclin'd them to to the Cultivation and Adornment of so gentile a Study and Diversion taking along with them the Advice and Directions of the Learned and Industrious Patin with Sir George Wheeler and Dr. Spon's Voyage into the Levant who has given the Publick an Account of the Royal Gazas and Pricely Treasures to be any where met with of this kind thro' all Europe For such Eminent Collectors have been Charles the Fifth Rudolphus and indeed all the German Emperors since to this Day Frederick King of Denmark Queen Christina of Sweden the late Charles Prince Elector Prince Leopold of Florence and all of the Medicean Family Ranuccio Farneze gathered by the Cardinal Alexander his Unkle the Cardinal C. Barberini the Counts Soderini de Maximis Mascardi Morosini and Garzoni Lazara at Rome Venice Verona Padoa c. as indeed ever great and learned Person in Italy who have to their Libraries Cabinets richly furnished with Medals and the like Antiquities So in France especially among the great Officers and Ministers of State not for Ostentation but some of them as Knowing as Curious such as Lomenie Count de Brienne Secretary of State Harlaeus Procurator General Chancellor Seguire the late Monsieur Colbert the Abbe Seguin with others innumerable which has caused the French King who is doubtless Master of the greatest and best Collection of Medals in Europe among other his indeed laudable Munificences for the encouragement and promoting of Letters to erect an Academy where the Medalists Autiquaries and Virtuosi meet and confer at his Palace of the Louvre Now albeit among our own Country-men we are but somewhat thin of Writers on this part of Erudition yet had we and still have many Worthy and Illustrious Persons both Knowing and Curious whose Collections have done Honor to themselves and to the Nation Thomas Earl of Arundel and Surrey Earl Marshal of England that Great Mecaenas of all the politer Arts and boundless Amasser of Antiquities had in that richly furnished Cabinet I mentioned as rich a Collection of Medals gathered by Daniel Nisum the like had the Great Duke of Buckingham the Marquis afterwards Duke Hamilton Sir William Paston Grandfather to the present Lord Yarmouth who I suppose is still in possession of them as of other his Choice Collection of Rarities Sir Simon Fanshaw of Ware Park Sir Thomas Hanmer of Hanmer whilst he lived my most worthy Friend the late Ralph Sheldon of Weston Esquire now in the Hands of his Virtuous Kinswoman Mrs. Frances Sheldon late Maid of Honor to the now Queen Dowager Iohn Harvey Esquire late Treasurer to her Majesty the Queen Dowager Sir Iames Long of Draicut Elias Ashmole Esquire both lately deceased and amongst our more liminently Learned Antiquaries Sir Robert Cotton Grandfather to the present Sir Iohn Cotton who persisting in the steps of that Illustrious Person is still augmenting the unvaluable Treasure of Medals and Manuscripts obliging the Learned World by his Generous Communication of what has been so left and is so improv'd by him What singular Use our Learned Cambden whom next I am to mention made of his Collection Notae ad Brit. Numis s to justify and adorn his Britannia is to be seen every where in that Glorious Work as also in that of Mr. Speed Add to these Sir Henry Savil and Spelman Sir Simon d Ewes our Learned Selden Sir Iohn Marsham Mr. Iohn Greaves Mr. Brerewood c. and at present living the Right Honourable Earl of Peterborough Dr. Sharp Archbishop of York the Right Honourable Sir William Trumbal late Ambassador at Constantinople and now Principal Secretary of State Sir Edward Sherburn my most Honoured Learned and Worthy Friend and now Old Fellow-Traveller Thomas Henshaw Esquire Abraham Hill Esquire Mr. Falkner Dr. Iohnson the Learned Mr. Laughton of Trinity-college in Cambridge inferior I am told to few Mr. Guillhard cum multis aliis And that even the Ladys may not be defrauded of the Honor due to the Favourers of this Noble Diversion the Lady Ann Boynton Daughter to Iohn late Earl of Rochester who I am told has not only made a Curious Collection of Medals but is herself very Knowing in them There are doubtless many others whom I have not the Honor of being known to and should have enrich'd this Catalogue with their Names and Merits always reserving a more distinguishing Recognition with infinite and particular Obligation to the present Earl of CLARENDON whose most ample Collection of the most Noble Medals and Glorious Medalions both for Number and Choice together with what of Modern he has contributed to the Type here exhibited is worthy the being reckoned amongst the most Illustrious and his Lordship for many other singular Favours to be ever mentioned by me with the greatest Regard Nor may I on this account forget Mr. Charleton of the Middle-Temple without signal Ingratitude and want of discernment who has besides a Glorious Collection and Universal Series of the Rarest Medals a Cabinet of other Natural and Artificial Curiosities far exceeding for Choice and Perfection any that I have met withal Abroad or believe will easily be found in Europe besides To which let me add not only his extraordinary Knowledge of the Treasure he possesses but the Obligingness and great Civility of a most Generous Person I conclude this Recension where indeed I ought to have begun when I mention'd the Great and most Illustrious Persons of England emulating the most celebrated Cabinets of the Greatest Princes of other Countries namely that Royal Collection of Medals at St. Iames's begun by that Magnanimous and Hopeful