England under the house of Hanover : its history and condition during the reigns of the three Georges . to restore the exile to his lost crown—decretum est,REGNO BRiTO RESTiTUATUR ABACTUS—the numeral let-ters of which make the date 1722, as that in whichthe plot was carried on. On the reverse of the medal,the eye of Providence, never asleep, darts its light-nings among the conspirators, casting the Bishopsmitre from his head, and striking apparently withdeath another conspirator seated on the right, pro-bably intended to represent the Templar, Layer. Theinscription on this side is, conspirate
England under the house of Hanover : its history and condition during the reigns of the three Georges . to restore the exile to his lost crown—decretum est,REGNO BRiTO RESTiTUATUR ABACTUS—the numeral let-ters of which make the date 1722, as that in whichthe plot was carried on. On the reverse of the medal,the eye of Providence, never asleep, darts its light-nings among the conspirators, casting the Bishopsmitre from his head, and striking apparently withdeath another conspirator seated on the right, pro-bably intended to represent the Templar, Layer. Theinscription on this side is, conspirate aperit deus[ oculum ], et vos fulmine pulsat, the numeralletters of which make the date 1723, the year inwhich the plotters were convicted and punished. Atthe foot of the medal, obverse and reverse, is the in-scription conspiratio britannica.* From this time the government of King Georgewas relieved from most of its uneasiness. The mi-nisters, strong in their parliamentary majorities, paidlittle heed to the clamours of the opposition; trade * This medal, as well as the Pretenders medal mentione
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