Note FT — THE 'LIVES' (continued 6)
Reading edition
(P. 339.) The first draft of this passage stood as follows, MS. Aubr. 9, foll. 40, 41:—'In April following was the dawning of the coming in of our gracious soveraigne, who being a great lover of curious painting I knew could not but sett for his picture to my ever honoured friend Mr. S. Cowper, who[1680] besides his art was an ingeniose person and of great humanity. In April I wrott a letter to Mr. Hobbes in Derbyshire, by all meanes desiring him to come-up and make use of the opportunity of renewing his majestie's graces to him at our friend's howse. He thanked me for'—etc.