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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[2'"i S. VIII. Aug. 13. '59. 



witnessed and approved by diverse gent of woorthe. 

 Whereas on the other parte M''. Gerbier about six 

 monethes since offerred to kill a man Avith a poclvett 

 pistoll att the Tower, a priviledged place, yf^^ beinge duly 

 considered, my sonnes have more occasion to stand in 

 feare of their lyves by him, hee beinge a man of that 

 desperate condition to carrj' such dangerous and una- 

 voydable -weapons about him in prohibitted places. 



" And whereas it hathe been reported That my sonnes 

 fihoulde offer some harde measure to M"'. Laneere abroade, 

 and that some distast was growne between them, there 

 ■wilbe authenticall witnesse to prove the contrary. Be- 

 cause that Mf. Laneere alwayes used them respectively, 

 and the3' ever were reputed to be of quiett disposicon in 

 the places where they have lived, which beinge prsemised 

 I humbly beseech your Ma*'" to observe the coherence of 

 this last accident. 



" On Monday the 19* of this January, Julio ray sonne 

 appointed aboute 6 of the clock att night to visitta freind, 

 and raeetinge M'. Gerbier in the Strande they fell into 

 expostulations, and uppon some ill woordes given it is 

 confessed thatm}- unadvised sonne Julio strooke him once 

 or twise with his swoorde in the Scaberd over the heade, 

 and the Scabberd beinge broken John Bous, M''. Gerbier 

 his man, layinge houlde on the swoorde to wrest it out of 

 my sonnes hande, cutt his hande. Whereuppon, M"". 

 Gerbier and his man crj-inge out, a multitude of people 

 came about them, and my sonne was forced to leave his 

 swoorde and be gone. 



" Imediately after it happened That Marco my sonne 

 retourneinge home from the Towne where hee had been, 

 seeinge a multitude of people in a shopp, he went (it 

 seemes out of vaine curiosity) to know the cause of that 

 Assemblj". And beinge discovered by M'. Gerbier, he 

 assaulted him, and drew him into the shopp, where they 

 •would have disarmed him of his swoorde before hee knew 

 or suspected any thinge, for his Brother was then gone ; 

 whereuppon my sonne defended himself as well as hee 

 coulde. But intendinge no matter of quarrell, his swoorde 

 beinge in the hanger by his side, he was willinge to de- 

 Ij'ver it upp to the Shopkeeper, neverthelesse they vio- 

 lentlj' tooke it away and his cloake alsoe, which is yett 

 detained. 



" Complainte beinge made against my sonnes to the 

 Right Ho'"'" the Earle Marshall, thej' were comitted and 

 doe yett indure imprisonment, havinge now cont3'nued 

 under their punishmentes tenne daj-es. 



" And this punishment uppon mj' sonne Julio vf"^ of- 

 fended, I acknowledge to be just, and am not sorry for it. 

 For howsoever the Provokements by Mr. Gerbier his in- 

 juries have been great, j'ett it shalbe farre from mee to 

 defend any of them when they doe amisse. And now hav- 

 inge taken the boldnes to declare unto your Ma''« this 

 perplexed condicOn wherein I and myne have lived a good 

 while, and have just cause to conceave that the Animosity 

 of M'' Gerbier against us is not yett att a Period unlesse 

 by your Ma*<" gratious favor we be protected, I take the 

 confidence to make your Ma"^ my Refuge, whoe (under 

 God) doe relye uppon your goodnes alone, havinge no 

 other freinde, and lookinge for no succor from any otlier 

 hande. And therefore doe humbly beseech your Ma"« to 

 take such order on your peticoners behaulf as hee and his 

 ma}- live and serve you without disturbaunce and vexa- 

 con, And that he may ende his oulde age under your 

 Ma'" Countenaunce, without discomforte, and that his 

 sonnes after soe longe a sufferrance may be enlarged. 

 But if it be your pleasure that his sayd sonnes shoulde 

 leave this kingdome uppon this occasion, your Ma*" 

 within a convenient tyme shalbe obeyed. And (as in 

 duty bounde) I and myne shall pray for your Ma'«' most 

 happy and prosperous Raigne." 



York House, formerly the episcopal residence 

 of the Archbishops of York, was purchased by the 

 crown from Cardinal Wolsey, and thenceforward 

 became better known by its ancient name of 

 Whitehall, as the chief royal residence in the me- 

 tropolis. Buckingham had a residence in a part 

 of the palace, which retained the old name of York 

 House, probably as being a portion of the original 

 fabric. Many of Buckingham's letters are dated 

 "from York House." After Buckingham's death, 

 Gerbier was its keeper, and it was there that he 

 entertained Rubens during his stay in England. 

 In July, 1629, writing to Sec. Lord Dorchester, 

 Gerbier says that be had " received no other re- 

 compense and livelihood for twelve years' service, 

 than an annuity [the amount is not stated], the 

 old house in which he is lodged, and the Keeper- 

 ship of York House., which is but servitude with- 

 out profit." The Privy Gardens of Whitehall are 

 part of those formerly attached to York House. 



Pilkington, in his Dictionary of Painters, speaks 

 of a son Francesco Gentileschi, who excelled in 

 historical subjects, and died at Genoa in 1660; 

 and also of a daughter, Artemisia, who, while in 

 England, painted portraits of the principal nobi- 

 lity, and a fine picture, " David and Goliah," for 

 Charles I. There are warrants in the State Paper 

 Office for payment of various sums of money to 

 Gentileschi in January, 1629-30, and June, 1631. 

 He died in London in 1647, so that we do not 

 suppose his interest, or favour at court, was in 

 any degree affected by Gerbier's conduct, and " all 

 the Dutchmen combyning togeather to weary 

 him." In May, 1631, Gerbier was appointed " H. 

 M. agent at Brussel?," which put an end to the 

 disputes between the Italian and Dutch artists. 



W. Noel Sainsbubt. 



MR. JAMES PATNE. 



The Catalogue cle livres pricieux, manuscrits et 

 imprimes sur peau-velin, du cabinet de M. * *, is 

 one of the richest ever issued. The date of its 

 publication is 1811, and the proprietor of the books 

 described in it was M. Chardin. A copy of it has 

 been many years in my possession. 



Another copy falling in my way, I was induced 

 to examine it in order to ascertain its beauties or 

 defects as compared with my previous acquisition. 

 It proved to contain, in addition, 1. A descriptive 

 list of 283 classical works cum notis variorum ; 2. 

 A similar list of 182 works printed by the Elze- 

 viers ; and 3. A similar list of 95 works printed 

 on vellum by P. Didot I'aine and other Parisian 

 printers. I therefore purchased it. 



The Avis prefixed to the first of the three lists 

 furnishes me with the lines which I am about to 

 transcribe : — 



" Dire que les exemplaires ont e'te choisis par M. Char- 



