Henry III. to the End of Henry VI. 67 



thought that the magnificence of the in- 

 tended monument mud confifl in the value 

 and ihow of the materials, rather than in 

 any excellence of the workmanfliip. This 

 covenant carries us flill farther, and has even 

 brought to light a hiflory-painter of that 

 time. John Brentwood citizen and fteyner 

 of London engages '^ to paint on the weft 

 wall of the chapel the dome of our Lord 

 Jefus and all manner of devifes and imagery 

 thereunto belonging, of fair and fightly pro- 

 portion, as the place lliall ferve for, with 

 the fineft colours and fine gold ;" and Krif- 

 t'lan Colehurney another painter dwelling in 

 London, undertakes to paint " in moll fine, 

 faireft and curious wife four images of ftone, 

 of our lady, St. Gabraell the angel, St. Anne 

 and St. George -, thefe four to be painted 

 with the fineft oil colours, in the richeft, 

 fineft and frefheft clothings that may be 

 made of fine gold, azure, of fine purpure, of 

 fine white, and other fineft colours necefTary, 

 garnifhed, bordered and poudered in the 

 fineft and curioufeft wife." 



This fingular record contains too the 

 prices ftipulated for the feveral perform- 

 ances. The tomb was to coft 125 /. fterl- 

 E 2 ingj 



