_John of Padua._--Who was this person, who in various accounts of Henry
VIII.'s time is styled "Deviser of his majesty's buildings?" Where was
he educated? and what were his works previous to his arrival in England?
He survived his royal master, and enjoyed the favour of the Protector
Somerset, who employed him to build his famous palace in the Strand.
From a warrant dated 1544, printed in Rymer's _Foedera_, it appears that
_Johannes de Padua_ was a "musician" as well as an architect.