2^0 Painters in the Reign of ^leen Elizabeth, 



and fupporters of a nobleman, and facing 

 it, king David on his knees. At the end 

 of the book this infcription \ 



Petruccius Ubaldinus Florentinus Hen- 

 rico comiti Arundeliae, Maecenati fuo, fcribe- 

 bat Londini M.D.LXV. 



Another book of vellonn, written and illu- 

 minated by the fame perfon, containing the 

 fentences of fcripture painted in the Lord 

 Keeper's gallery at Gorhambury. * This 

 book was m.ade by order of Sir Nicholas 

 Bacon, and by him prefented to die lady 

 Lumley. 



Another, containing various kinds of 

 writing, chiefly in the Italian language, 

 ytvj neady executed. This was in the Cot- 

 ton library. 



* This gallery and the infcription s are flill extant at 

 the houfe, now lord Grimfton's near St. Alban's, where 

 arefeveral curious portraits, a large ftatue of Henry VIII. 

 in armour, bufts of Sir Nicholas Bacon and his lady, and 

 of lord Bacon when a boy. This manfion was built by 

 the Keeper, and much improved by Sir Francis Bacon, 

 who added Italian porticos, and loggias, but artfujly 

 prefer ved from being too diffonant from the older parts 

 of die building. It is a fweet retirement, without oftenr- 

 tation, and adapted to his motto, Mediccria firma. It 

 was purchafed by Sir Harbottle Grimfton, and much of 

 tl.e old furniture the purchafers and prefent pofTefTors 

 iiave had the good uile to prefer ve. 



There 



