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wlilcii was to contain his tomb, the defign 

 v.'hereof, fays lord Herbert, * was fo glorious 

 that it exceeded far that of Henry VII. One 

 Benedetto, a flatuary of Florence took it 

 in hand and continued it 'till 1529, receiv- 

 ing for fo much as v/as already done 4250 

 ducats. The Cardinal, adds the hiflorian, 

 when this was finiflied, did purpofe to make 

 a tomb for Henry, but on his fall, the king 

 made ufe of fo much as he found fit, and 

 called it his. Dr. Fiddes fays that the Cardi- 

 nal made fuit to the king to have his own 

 image with fiich part of his tomb as fhali 

 pleafe the king to let liim have, to be fent 

 to York, where he intended to be burled. 

 In the fame colledions mention is made of 

 Antony Cavallari, as guilder of the tomb, 

 whom the Cardinal is befought to permit 

 to return home to Antwerp, if he means to 

 employ him no farther, and alfo that Bene- 

 di6b the carver may return to Italy. But 

 Benedict Henry took into his own fervice, 

 and employed on the fame tomb which his 

 majefty had now adopted for himfelf. — ■ 

 This perfon was Benedetto da Rovczzano, 

 another Florentine fculptor, who, Vafari 



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fays. 



