24^ Painters in the Reign of ^een Elizabeth. 



fuit at Blenheim, monuments of two fignaj 

 vidories, acquired by fea and land, under 

 the aufpices of two queens of the fame 

 country, and both gained in defence of the 

 liberties of nations, attacked by two of 

 the moll powerfull princes, Philip XL and 

 Louis XIV. 



Vroom received an hundred pieces of 

 gold for his labour : The arras itfelf con- 

 taining 708 ells Flemifh, at 10/. \ s, per 

 ell, coft 1628/. which was paid by the 

 crown to the earl in the 14th of king James 

 —but it was during the Republic that this 

 noble trophy was placed in a temple wor- 

 thy of it. * 



The painter came to England to receive 

 inftruflions and execute his commiflion ^ 

 and contradling a friendfhip with Ifaac Oli- 

 ver was drawn by him ; There is a print 

 from that pidture. 



He returned to his own countr)% and 

 painted a large pidlure, which was much 

 admired by prince Maurice, of the feventh 

 day's adtion of the fight above-mentioned. 



• See Journals of the Commons, January i, 165a. 

 The houfe of Lords was then ufed for committees of 

 the Commons. 



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