Painting under Edward VI. and Mary, 1 1 1 



ed Philip [and probably his religion *] in- 

 to Spain, where he was indulged in fo much 

 fanniliarity, that one day the king flapping 

 him pretty roughly on the fhoulder. More 

 returned the fport with his handftick : A 

 ftrange liberty to be taken with a Spanifh 

 monarch, and with fuch a monarch ! His 

 biographer gives but an aukward account 

 of the fequel ; and I repeat it as I find it. 

 A grandee interpofed for his pardon, and he 

 was permitted to retire to the Netherlands, 

 but under promife of returning again to 

 Spain. I fhould rather fuppofe that he was 

 promifed to have leave to return thither, 

 after a temporary baniihment ; and this 

 fuppofition is the more likely, as Philip, for 

 once forgetting majefty in his love of the 

 arts, difpatched a mefl^enger to recall him, be- 

 fore he had finiihed his journey. But the 

 painter fenfible of the danger he had efcaped, 



* He was Aifpedled by the inquifition of making ufe 

 of liis intereft with the king in favour of his country- 

 men, fays Sandrart. This might be meant either of 

 their religious or political principles. But fure the in- 

 quifitors knew Philip too well to be apprehenfive of his 

 lillening to any infmuations of tendcrnefs on either 

 head. 



O 2 modeftly 



