Charles I, the Dominion of the Seas
Charles I, the Dominion of the Seas, silver medal, , 1630, by N. Briot, bust of Charles I bare head right wearing large ruff collar, armour and garter badge, signed N. Briot below the bust, rev. a ship under full sail, a fort on the shore to the left with the legend, NEC . META . MIHI . QUI . TERMINUS . ORBI (NOR IS THAT A LIMIT TO ME, WHICH IS A BOUNDARY TO THE WORLD), 59 mm (MI 256/40), pierced for suspension. Cast and chased; rubbed on the high points; very fine and rare. £Sold
These medals were issued to assert the claims of England to the dominion of the sea, as maintained by Selden, and in accordance with Charles’s instructions to Sir William Boswell, his minister at The Hague, “we hold it a principle not to be denied that the King of Great Britain is a Monarch at sea and land to the full extent of his dominions. His Majesty finds it necessary for his own defence and safety to reassume and keep his ancient and undoubted right in the dominion of these seas”.
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