1 68 Painters in the Reign of Henry VIII. 



ennoble any age. Several indentures are ex- 

 tant relative to the execution of that fabric. 

 One in the fourth year of this king, between 

 the provoft, Robert Hacomblein, and Tho- 

 mas Larke furveyor of the works on one 

 part, and John Waflcll, nnafter mafon, on 

 the other part, by which he agrees to build 



in Cambridge are flruck with admiration, and mofl are 

 mighty deiirous of knowing the architcfl's name. Yet 

 ' few can tell it. It appears however from their books 

 at King*s college [ as I am informed by my friend Mr. 

 Baker, the learned antiquary of Cambridge] that one 

 Mr- Cloos, father of Nicholas Cloos, one of the firft fel- 

 lows of that college, and afterwards bifliop of Litch- 

 field, was the archited of that chapel [though God- 

 win fays the bilhop himfelf was mailer of the king's 

 works here] as far as king Henry 6th's fhare reacheth, 

 and contriver or defigner of the whole, afterwards 

 finilhed by Henry 7th, and beautified by Henry 8th." 



In a MS. account of all the members of King's col- 

 lege, a copy of which is in the pofTefhon of the Rev. 

 Mr, Cole of Blecheley, to whom the public and I are 

 obligevl for this and feveral other curious particulars, 

 bifnop Nicholas Clofe is mentioned as a perfon in whofe 

 capacity king Henry 6th. (v/ho had appointed him fel- 

 low in 1443) had fuch coniidence, that he made him 

 overfeer atid manager of all his intended buildings and 

 defigns for that college : In the fame MS. John Can- 

 terbury, a native of Tewklbury and fellow of the col- 

 lege in 1451* is faid to have been clerk of the worki 

 there. 



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