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“HALS, Frawcrs, in Biography, a portrait paitter of 
great celebrity, born at Mechlin in 158 was a pupil 
an Mander, aad fludying nature at thie fame Foy 
te sous great knowledge of the rar of the huma 
frame, as far as he required it in his pra€tice. No man ever 
fet the features of a face together with more truth than 
Frank Hals; or with a readier pencil; and he did it with 
t truth and fpirit alfo of colour, as well as of execution. 
le avoided the laboured mode of finifh, fo much admired been 
among his countrymen at the time, and gave his portraits 
much expreffion and animation of countenance, particularly 
of a gay and humorous nature. He was famed the 
trong oofemblitices his pictures conveyed of their originals. 
Vandyke was fo delighted with = zs orks, that he 
him nd of attention, and we o Haerlem, Sy he 
_He 
andyke to look at what he had done, who ex him- 
felf ety evel gig with it, at the fame Ase ying that 
he fuch work fo eafy, he was perfuai could 
do it himfelf, Taking the palette and E pei he defired 
". Hals to fit down, and in a quarter of an hour fhewed. 
: portrait. ‘The go he faw it he recognized his 
tito, and embraced him with tranfport 
endeavoured to prevail upon Hal to sige os 
agland, en to enrich him; but he was 
“a +c fucceed ; Has Cite that his happinefs cnfied i 
e he 
elegance or polifh to 
is charagters. bs his idol ean ark, Bd his ya 
tion of j it rather too fevere. He died in 1666, at the age 
of 82. 
‘Hats, asi’ a painter of animals, merry-makings, con- 
g5> 
ee feafts, and fubjeéte of drollery. “He was brother 
Frank Hals, to ) whom however as an artift he was far in- 
ride in alk om better qualities of art: {till his works 
him much reputation, and he pradiled with great 
till he he was 67 ages ie when he died in 1656. 
vel eee: with a county 
dave dod Prrrory. 
ND. in Geography: 
: aa Li re and. of Effex, England, fituated 
os Sages county i, ne 
ne 
gravelly eminence near 
its: name eth two- mellors tine 
Hetstxo- 
0 
is i facge ant poplions town in the - 
he pain. which i it fuffers. This i is fe Fg cafe when the 
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Richard of the danger there is 0 is of L wetkiog i it in the operatio 
H AL 
this manor from Richard Fitz-Cilbert. ‘Hugh de ‘Vere, 
fourth earl of Oxford, indiéted Abel de’ St. . Martin for 
a tting up a market at Halftead to his prej as oe. 
near to his own markets at Caitle is 
Earls Colne ; but the A de N Med on Abel's’ 
confenting to pa a early to rovi 
his right te a etic kat at Half-ad, both by te pat 
the = rant. ithe Ling sways a to have 
h Cpe tower the tw 
i 
for beck di yed by lightning. The fecona 
Fike was a ae in 7 i the expence of Mr. Samuel 
is town. A chantry was founded ’ 
in 13 i Robert Bourhcr earl of Effex ae" Jord. 
in 3340, by. England, who was burie ®, and w 
monument is * fapreted to be in the fouth aifle, together w 
r ancient tomb of the Bourchiers, on which are ' 
HALT, in War, a paufe or flop in the march of . 
military body. Par 
Some derive the word from the Latin halitus, reath, 
being a frequent occafion of halting, to take breath ; othe 
from alte, becaufe in halts ts they raife” their pike . 0 
Hatz, in Rural Bis’: a fort of Is a wl at nenefs 
that affects diff t forts o 
ag nt caufes, 
“egos 
rought out ‘forface, is fu 
Messi poder thera of drawing it 01 
