io6 P am ting under Edward VI. and Mary* 



Another perfon of fome note in ihis reign 

 was Sir John Godfalve, created knight of the 

 carpet at the kings coronation ; * and com- 

 mifTioner of vifitation tlie fame year j f and in 

 tlie third year connptroller of the mint. His 

 portrait is in the clofet at Kenfington, and 

 Vertue mentions another in miniature, drawn 

 by John Betts, ;J; (who he fays was an efteem- 

 ed painter in the reign of queen Elizabeth) 

 On this picfhure was written, captum in caf- 

 tris ad Boloniam 1 540 -, with his arms, party 

 per pale gules and azure, on a fefs wavy ar- 

 gent, between three croflets pattee, or, as 

 many crefents fable. The knight was 

 drawn with a fpear and fhieki. This pidlure 

 belonged to Chrillopher Godfalve, clerk of 

 th.^ vidtu ailing-office in the reign of Charles I. 

 in whofe caufe he loft 7,000/. and was 

 near being hanged. He was employed by 

 Charles II. in the navy-office and lived to 

 1694. 



Guillim Stretes was painter to king Ed- 

 ward j in 1 55 1 '^ He had paid him., iays 

 Strype, § fifty marks for recompence of 



» Sec Strype. 



t Heylirj. 



X Vertue fays that Eett: learned ofHllIiard. 



^ Vol. ii. p. 494. 



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