The Spanish Armada, 1588: The Tapestry Hangings of the House of Lords Representing the Several Engagements Between the English and Spanish Fleets.Pine, John
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The Spanish Armada, 1588: The Tapestry Hangings of the House of Lords Representing the Several Engagements Between the English and Spanish Fleets.
Chart V. and VI. At the Top is a Portrait of Sir _Francis Drake_, (taken
out of Mr. _Knapton_’s Collection of illustrious Men,) and adorned on
each Side with proper Naval Ornaments. The Coin at the Top has on one
Side the Arms of _Zealand_ crown’d, with this Inscription, NON · NOBIS
· DOMINE · NON · NOBIS, 1588. _Not to us, o Lord, not to us_: Reverse,
The _Spanish_ Fleet flying, thus circumscribed, SED · NOMINI · TVO ·
DA · GLORIAM, _But to thy Name give the Praise_: That at the Bottom
represents on one Side Queen _Elizabeth_, sitting in a triumphal
Chariot, holding in her right Hand a Palm Branch, the Emblem of
Victory; and in her left a Book open, in which is the Beginning of the
LORD’S Prayer in _Dutch_, and round the Circle, TANDEM · BONA · CAVSA
· TRIVMPHAT, 1588. _At last the good Cause triumphs_: Upon the
Reverse, a Tree in which is a Nest full of small Birds, that jointly
defend themselves against a Bird of Prey, by whom they are attack’d:
At the Bottom BELLVM · NECESS. _A War of Necessity_: Round the Circle,
SI · NON · VIRIBVS · AT · CAVSA · POTIORES, _Superior, if not in
Strength, yet in the Goodness of our Cause_. At the Bottom of these
two Charts is represented Sir _Francis Drake_, distributing amongst
his Officers and Sailors, the Money, _&c._ that was found in a great
Galleon brought to _Dartmouth_, See _Account_, _&c._ p. 13, 14. Others
are driving the Prisoners before them.
Chart VII. and VIII. At the upper Part are the Portraits of Sir _M.
Forbisher_, and Sir _J. Hawkins_ (taken from _Holland’s Herologia
Anglicana_) with a naval Crown between them, and other suitable
Decorations. Below them, upon a _Columna Rostrata_, (_i.e._ a Pillar
adorned with the Beaks of Ships,) stands _Victory_, holding a Shield,
upon which are the Names of those brave Persons that were knighted by
the Lord-Admiral, as is represented at the Bottom. See _Account_,
_&c._ p. 16. Others are bringing Weapons out of the _Spanish_ Ships.
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