John of Padua. 



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compositions in' music" taking that to be the right meaning of the 

 original words " in architectural et variis in Re Musica inventis." 

 Such is the substance of the following patent, given by Rymer 5.— 1 



" Pro servitio in Architecture et Musica. 

 " A.D. 1544. Rex omnibus ad quos, &c, Salutem. 



" Sciatis quod Nos de gratia nostra, speciali, ac ex certa scientia et mero motu 

 hostris, necnon in consideratione boni et fidelis servitii quod dilectus serviens 

 noster Johannes de Padua nobis in Architecture, ac aliis in re Musica inventis 

 impendit ac impendere intendit, Dedimus et concessimus ac per Presentes damus 

 et concedimus eidem Johanni Vadium sive Feodum Duorum Solidorum ster- 

 iingorum per diem Habendum et annuatim percipiendum prcefato Johanni 

 dictum Vadium sive Feodum Duorum Solidorum durante Beneplacito nostro, de 

 Thesauro nostro ad Receptam scaccarii nostri per manus Thesaurariorum et 

 .Camerarioruni nostrorum ibidem pro tempore existentium, ad Festa S li Michaelis 

 Archangcli et Paschas per sequales Portiones. 



" Et insuper Sciatis quod cum dictus Johannes nobis inservivit in dicta Arte 

 a Festo Paschas quod erat in Anno Regni nostri 34 t0 , prout certam habemus 

 notitiam Nos de uberiori Gratia nostra Dedimus et concessimus eidem Johanni 

 praefatum Feodum Duorum Solidorum per diem Habendum et percipiendum 

 eidem a dicto Festo Paschae Nomine Regardi nostri. 



" Et quod expressa mentio, &c. 

 I " Teste Rege apud Westm r . 30 die Junii. 



" Per Breve de Privato Sigillo." 



The patent was renewed on 25th June, 1549 (3 Edw. VI.) 2 in 

 1 precisely the same words {mutatis mutandis), and with the order of 

 retrospective payment from Easter, 1 Edward VI. The only 

 difference was, that the salary in the former one was " during- the 

 King's pleasure " : in the latter " for life." 



These patents have often been quoted as authority to prove that 

 Henry VIII. was the first who introduced a new officer about the 

 Court, under the title of " Devizer of the King's Buildings" : but 

 no such title appears in them. It occurs only in an Office Book 

 which Walpole saw, in which the entry is made of the annual 

 payment of £36 10s. to John of Padua, Devizer of the King's 

 Buildings. This payment continued till the reign of Philip and 

 ' Mary, 3 but still no mention of the particular work paid for. The 



' , 1 " Foadera," vol. xv., 34, Edit. 1713. ~~~~ ~~~~ 



2 "Rymer," xv., 189. 

 3 Daines Barrington to Rev. Mr. Norris, "Nichols's Literary History," vol. 

 j v., p. 602, referring to " a MS. of the then Royal Household, which I had th,e 

 honour of presenting to the Society of Antiquaries." 



