56 State of Painting from the Reign of 



portrait of queen Catherine of Valois, ani 

 another of archbifhop Chicheley. 



Richard Frampton had a gift of five 

 marks from Henry V. for illuminating a 

 book of grants in the office of the dutchy 

 of LancaflfT. 



An original portrait of John duke of 

 Bedford, above-mentioned, is extant J in 

 a fine illuminated Prayer Book prefented 

 by him to Henry VI. The duke and his 

 firft v/ife xlnne of Burgundy are reprefented 

 with their arms axnd devices. 



Of that indifcreet but amiable and un- 

 fortunate prince Humphrey duke of Glo- 

 cefler, I know |1 j;o memorial ; nor will I 

 mention him but to make one remark, fuffi- 

 cient alone to dete6t the malice of his ene- 

 mies, if it had not been detefted. What pro- 

 bability was there that the wife of a man 

 illuftrious for expofing impoflors, who en- 

 couraged learning f, and founded the Di- 



X It is now ia the coUeflion of her grace the diichefs 

 of Portland : the duke of Bedford's head was engraved 

 by Vertue with thofe of the kings. 



II I have fmce the firil edition of this work, authenti- 

 cated two portraits of that prince, v. hereafter, p. 59. 



f He had a valuable library for that time, and gave 

 129 volumes to the univerfity. Hearne. 



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