■ Henry III. to the Eyid of Henry VI. 53 



the chapel in his palace there. Hi? fond- 

 nefs for the houfe of Lancafter is too well 

 known to be dwelt on : the fmall refein- 

 blance of the portrait of Henry V. to ge- 

 nuine pidbures of him, and the great re- 

 femblance of all the other' perfonages to 

 one another, make it evident that it was 

 rather a work of command and imao;ina- 

 tion than of authenticity. Add to this that 

 on the tents (which I Iliall mention pre- 

 fently) portcullifes are mixed with red 

 rofes J the portcullis * was the cognizance 

 of the illegitimate branch of Beaufort, and 

 was never that I can find born by the 

 houfe of Lancafter f ; but v/hen Henry VII. 

 gave himfelf for the heir of that royal 

 line, no wonder he crouded the badges of 

 his own b^ftard blood among the emblems 

 of the crown.. However the whole piece is 

 fo ancient and fo fingular, that I fliall be 

 excufed inferting the defcription of it in 

 this place. 



It is painted on feveral boards joined, 



* See Sandford 



f The red rofe is another proof that this pidlure was 

 not painted ia the rciga of Henry V. as the red and 

 white rofes were not adopted as diftindlions of the two 

 houfes, till the reign of Henry VI. 



D 3 and 



