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in quarto, where it is faid, p. 60, that in 

 a caufe between two Florentine merchants, 

 Peter de Bardi and Bernard Cavalcanti, 

 heard before the council at Greenwich, 

 mafter Peter Torifano, a Florentine fculptor, 

 was one of the witnefTcs. Vafari fays, that 

 Torreggiano having made fevcral figures 

 in marble and fmall brafs, which were in 

 the town-hall at Florence, and drawn many 

 things with fpirit and a good manner, in 

 competition with Michael Angelo (and con- 

 fequently could be no defpicable performer) 

 was carried into England by fome merchants, 

 and entertained in the king's fervice, for 

 whom he executed variety of works in mar- 

 ble, brafs, and wood, in concurrence with 

 other mafters of this country, over all whom 

 he was allowed the fuperiority. — He received, 

 adds Vafari, fuch noble rewards, that if he 

 had not been a proud, inconliderate, ungo- 

 vernable man, he might have lived in great 

 felicity and made a good end ; but the con- 

 trary happened, for leaving England and 

 fettling in Spain, after feveral performances 

 there, he was accufcd of being a heretic, * 



* In a paffion he had broken ati image of the Virgin, that 

 he had juft carved, 



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