ment since y departure, by Mr. Sherborne, whoe would needes place heere that greate Anticke head, wch I sawe of y' LPs wch I have not yet discharged by gratefull acknowledgment, I hope y" will not thinke I have forgotten the obligacion, because I did not mencion it hitherto, yet nowe I could not forbeare that any longer, wee beinge to be absent from London some weekes by reason of the progresse. * * Y' LoP most affectionate true frende T. ARUNDELL. XXXII. ED. SHERBURN TO SIR D. CARLETON. (Extract.) Dix, my L. of Arundell's my L. of Arundell and my steward, by wch yo' L. may perceave howe that L. Davers are agreed to take ye whole parcell of pictures. If y' L. rest satisfied herein, I would gladly receave yo' Commission and what is their price, that according to yor order, I may make delivery of them. XXXIII. EDW. SHERBURN TO SIR D. CARLETON. (Extract.) My L of Arrundell is content to take all ye pictures (I would he were of the same mind for the Statues) to himself, and cares not whether my L. Davers have any part of them. I shall knowe this week, a time certaine, when to attend his L. for the money, wch so soone as I shall receave, I will repay to Mr. Fortry to the use of Mons' Nys, according to the direcĉon yo' L. hath given me. Yo L: faithfully to serve yo" EDW. SHERBURN. XXXIV. ED. SHERBURN TO SIR D. CARLETON. (Extract.) I have agane attended my L. of Arundell, and I expect howerly to heare from his L. about the Pictures. He told me the last weeke at Greenewch 5 I do not find this note. that he would send for them forthwth, but as yet I have not heard from him. I have acquainted my L. Davers wth so much of Mr Nys his lre, as yo' L. gave me order; and for his part in the pictures, I did not forgett to lett him knowe howe reddy yo' L. was to conforme yo'self to his desire: he seemes very desirous to be free from them, and my L. of Arrundell is not displeased wth it, so as I hope by th'end of the next weeke, to write unto yo' L. that yo" are acquitted of that burthen. * * * * Yo' L. ever to be comaunded XXXV. ED. SHERBURN TO SIR D. CARLETON. (Extract.) This day my L. of Arundell gave direcĉon to Mr. Inego Jones in my hearing to pay me one day this weeke the £200 : and to receive the pictures; but I doubt I shalbe delaied, and Mr. Chamberlaine adviseth me, if they be not fetcht away according to this appointed, to send them forthwth to yo' L: because he heares a rumor that yo L. gave all these pictures to my L. of Somersett, and that there are found a lře or 2 to approve the same; I wilbe carefull therefore to do my best to prevent such a mischeife and I am resolved if they be not paid for this weeke, to remove them to some other secret place untill I may heare from yo' L : XXXVI. ED. SHERBURN TO SIR D. CARLETON. (Extract.) RIGHT HONORABLE MY VERY GOOD L.: * [London], July 13, 1616. I omitted in my last, to let yo' L. knowe that my L. Rosse hath spoiled 6 On 20th July Sherburn writes, "I have nowe parted wth the pictures (I would I could say wth the statuas), the money being paid upon delivery of them, wch I have repaid to Mr. Fortry to thuse of Mr. Daniel Nys." Also, I receaved his Highness' Privy Seale for the payment of the £250 according to the Contract y' L' hath made for the Modells" [for Prince Charles]. 7 On 12th October, 1616, Chamberlain writes to Carleton, "The L. Roos is gon for Spaine very gallant, having sixe foot men, whose apparelling stoode him in £50 a man, eight pages at £80 a peece, twelve gentlemen to each of whom he gave £100: to provide themselves, some twenty ordinarie servants who were likewise very well apointed, and twelve sumpter clothes that stoode him in better than £1500. All his other provisions were sutable, and he went in a very goode and fayre ship of the Kinges, called the Dread-nought. He is growne very great wth Secretarie Winwood, the sale of yo' Statuas, because after all his paines and chardges bestowed in collecting and gathering togeather such antiquities of this kind as he could get in his travailes, he hath nowe in an humo' (& I may say an ill one) given them all to my L. of Arundell, wch hath exceedingly beautified his L. Gallerie. * * * Yo' L. ever to be comaunded and duly to love and serve yo" EDW. SHERBURN. XXXVII. ED. SHERBURN TO SIR D. CARLETON. (Extract.) The cheife busines that nowe wee have heere, is the preparacon for the Prince his creacon, wch doth hold on Monday next, and this day my L. of Arundell had the honor to be made Erle Marshall during the tyme of this ceremony and some do say it may be longer; his M. hath also bestowed upon his L. all my L. of Somersett's pictures, wch are valued at the least worth £1000. ACCOUNT OF THE EARL OF SOMERSET'S COLLECTION. THE following account of pictures, marble figures, &c., is in the handwriting of Sir Dudley Carleton. It will be found to contain all the works of art specified in the "Contents of the 2 Cases with Pictures," dated 25th April, 1615 [p. 274] in which is included the pictures in Daniel Nys' list of 8th February, 1615 [p. 275] purchased by Carleton, also the "Contents of the 29 Cases with antique figures and heads of marble." XXXVIII. ACCOUNT OF SUCH THINGS AS I [SIR DUDLEY CARLETON] HAVE BOUGHT FOR THE EARLE OF SOMERSET. THREE pictures, whereof one was of the hand of old Bassan, the other two of Paulo Veronese A parcel of pictures and marble figures An other parcel of pictures which are not yet arrived £100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 51 10 0 in so much that the world sayes he relies more upon him then his father Lake. At parting he sent him a very fayre present of plate, better worth then £200. Yt seemes he is very desirous to buy frends, for he gave the Earle of Arundell all the Statues he brought out of Italic in one clap, and reposeth such confidence in him that he hath left in his hands all the entailes of his land and other writings of greatest moment." T One parcel iniscarried as appeares by ye marchants letter £890 7 4 The port is not accounted. XXXIX. CONTENTS OF TWO CASES WITH PICTURES MARKED WITH A COUNTERMARK AND PUT ON BOARD THE SHIP CALLED THE CHARITY, DANIEL BANNESTER, MASTER, AND CONSIGNED TO The Benediction of Jacob of Tintoretto. The Queen of Sheba of Tintoretto. The Samaritan Woman of Tintoretto. 3 pieces, by Paul Veronese, the Life of Hercules. 1 piece, by Bassano Vecchio, the Beheading of St. John. 1 piece, by Titian, Venus, very rare. 1 piece, by Schiavone, Shepherds. 8 Payed for assurance of Pictures in the Mary-gold, of Lon- Rec in full satisfaction this 15 of June, 1615, ED. BLOUNT. £ s. d. 3 18 0 £11 7 6 3 by Paul Veronese, the Life of Hercules, at Dts. 67 each 1 by Bassano Vecchio, the Beheading of St. John 1 The Venus of Titian 1 by Andrea Schiavone, Shepherds Dts. 400 200 90 70 40 Dts. 800 The Study of Marbles just and conformable to the Bill delivered Dis. 2000 XLI. [Translated from the Italian.] CONTENTS OF THE TWENTY-NINE CASES WITH ANTIQUE FIGURES AND HEADS, OF MARBLE, MARKED WITH A COUNTERMARK, AND PUT ON BOARD THE SHIP CALLED THE HANDMAID, HENRY BEALE, MASTER, AND CONSIGNED TO LONDON TO THE ILLUSTRIOUS GIO. PACQUIER [? PARKER], SECRETARY TO THE EARL OF SOMERSET. In case No. 1 are: 54. A Picture of Apollo, entire. A Boy on a Dolphin. the hand brought from Troy, also of his Excellency. In case No. 2 are: 53. An Urn, the Sepulture of the Ashes of the Ancients. 160. A little torso of a Satyr. In case No. 3 are: 49. The head of the great Jupiter. 27. A little Bacchante with the breast. 104. A Hercules. 9 In an account of "His Excellency [Sir Dudley Carleton] to Daniel Nys" the following entries will be found :-" For the Creation of the Animals of Old Bassano, 220 D'. [see ante p. 52, note 821. For two large pictures of Paul Veronese, 200 D." The total account is 535 D'. |