Henry III. to the End of Henry VI. £9 



fite to whom is a comely gentleman. This 

 pair I conclude is Jaqueline, dnchefs of Bed- 

 ford, widow of duke John, and her fecond 

 hufband. Our hiflorian fays that pretty fud- 

 denly after the duke's death, fhe married Sir 

 Richard Widville, a goodly young knight. 

 They were the parents of Elizabeth, queeu 

 of Edward IV J. 



On the fore ground oppofite to the mar- 

 quis of Suffolk ftands a noble virgin, whom 

 1 take for Margaret of Richmond, mother 

 of Henry VII. One of the charges againft 

 the marquis of Suffolk was, that he en- 

 deavoured to marry his fon to this lady 

 Margaret, a princefs of the blood. Near 

 the archbifhop is a cardinal, who is cer- 

 tainly Winchefter, the king's great uncle. 

 The face is very like the image on his 

 tomb at Winchefter ; nor can one account 

 for his not performing the ceremony, but 

 ]Dy his dignity of prince of the blood, which 

 4id not fuffer by the miniftration of an 

 inferior prelate. Behind the queen of 



X The portraits of duke Humphrey and archbifhop 

 ICemp have been authenticated by two others of the 

 fame perfons, which formed part of an altar-piece at St. 

 Edmundlbury, and are now at Strawberry-hill. 



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