Tainting in England, i^ 



liam of Florence were the fame perfon. 

 What arts we had, as well as learning, lay 

 chiefly among the religious in thofe ages. 

 One remark I am furprized Mr. Vertue did 

 not make, when he was afligning greater 

 antiquity to painting in England than in 

 Italy, that this William of Florence was an 

 Italian. 



The two following are little remarkable, 

 except that in the lafl we find the name ot 

 another painter. 



" Liberate A". 49. Hen. III. m. 7. Rex. 

 '^ Thef. et camerariis fuis falutem. Libe- 

 *^ rate de thefauro noftro pi(5loribus camerac 

 " noftrae apud Weftm. feptem libras et 

 " decern folidos ad picluras ejufdem camerae 

 " capellae noftrae retro ledtum noftrum 

 *^ ibidem faciend.'* 



" Liberate A°. 51. Hen. III. m. 10. 

 *^ et 8. Rex Ballivis civitatis London, fa- 

 *^ lutem. Mandamus vobis quod de firma 

 " civitatis praedidlae habere faciatis ma- 

 " giftro Waltero pi6tori noftro viginti mar- 

 " cas ad. pidluras camerae noftrae apud 

 *■ Weftm. inde faciend. et hoc nuUo modo 

 *^ omittatis. Et computabitur vobis ad 



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