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had she possessed such a pair of eyes as the painter has given her.—Two Etruscan vases, and a good composition Eagle from the antique, finish the ornaments of this room.
In the gilt-room,—Mr. Thynne, half length. Earl of Strafford, half length. Having else- where[1] repeated what I considered the indisputed charge of ingratitude on the part of Charles I. towards this nobleman; let me here make the amende honorable, by transcribing from the memorandum-book of Dr. Birch, preserved in the British Museum, the following minute. "The King, upon the impeachment of Strafford, went to the House of Lords, and desired that the articles against him might be read, which was accordingly done. But many Lords called out, Privilege, Privilege; and when he departed, it was ordered that no entry should be made of the King's demand, or the keeper's compliance." The King offered to come to the Tower with a great train, and afford him an opportunity of escaping, but he refused.
Thomas Howard Earl of Arundel; to whom the arts are more indebted for their encouragement, than to any nobleman of the age in which he lived. He carried his passion for virtù to such a height as to neglect his private an J public concerns; and
- ↑ Vide Excursions from Bath, p 61.
