258 Painters in the Reign of^een EUzaleth. 



cholas Hilliard, gentleman, our principal 

 drawer of finall portraits, and embofTer of 

 our medals in gold, in refpedl of his extra- 

 ordinary fkili in drawing, graving, and im- 

 printing, &c. we have granted unto him 

 our fpecial licence for twelve years, to in- 

 vent, make, grave and imprint any piflures 

 of our image or our royal family, &c. and 

 that no one do prefume to do, without his 

 licence obtained, &c. 



This grant was of great emolument to 

 him, as about tliat time he engraved many 

 Cnall plates and fold licences for others, 

 with the heads of the king and royal family, 

 which were then and are ftill ufed for coun- 

 ters. Simon Pafs and other engravers were 

 employed by him in thefe works. 



Hilliard died January 7, 16 19, and was 

 buried in St. Martin's church in the fields, 

 Weftminfter (as appears by the regifter) in 

 which parifh he had a houfe. He made 

 his will * in the preceding December, leav- 

 ing twenty fhillings to the poor of the pa- 

 rifh ', to his filler Anne Avery twenty 

 pounds of thirty f that were due of his 



* From the regiller in Dodors Commons. 

 f He had the fame falary as Holbein. 



2 ^ penfion ? 



