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Pavia.<br />

APPENDIX II, A 309<br />

29. Letter from Gadio to <strong>the</strong> Duke relating to <strong>the</strong> Ancona for <strong>the</strong> Chapel <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Relics,<br />

Ill""" et Exc. Signore mio,<br />

December 7, 1476, Milan.<br />

Hieri sera riceveti una lettera de Vostra Excellentia de di ij del presente signata<br />

Cichus, in exequtione de la quale ho facto che Philippo Coyro general Thesaurario de li<br />

lavorerii de Vostra Signoria, ha acceptato et ricevuto presentemente da Pietro Oldevino<br />

libre 400 imperiali, quali poi per epso Philippo ho facto numerare a magistro Jacomino<br />

Vismara et ad Magistro Costantino da Vaprio depinctori et compagni con Magistro<br />

Bonifacio de Cremona et Magistro Vincentio de <strong>Foppa</strong> a depingere la capella nel<br />

Castello de Pavia, et ne son facte le debite et opportune scripture cio6,<br />

debito et credito<br />

adosso a Philippo Coyro come si conviene. . . . Insuper ho voluto sapere da li dicti<br />

magistri Jacomino et Costantino se da qui a Natale proximo saria fornita dicta capella,<br />

facendoli intendere che intentione de Vostra Signoria e che la sia fornita a tale tempo et<br />

che a questo fine quella gli fa numerar dicti danari. Me hanno risposto non essere<br />

possibile, ma che Iharano fornita da qui a Pascha, como dicono che anche feceno<br />

intendere a V. Extia quando quella fu ad viderla et che gli era messer Cicho et che<br />

quella rimase contenta. La maggior parte del oro dicono esser misso como quello<br />

alhora pote videre ; bene dicono che gia saria fornita se havesseno voluto haverli<br />

pocha advertentia, ma che gli vanno ducento figure longhe quarte iii luna de quilli<br />

sancti sicondo le reliquie sarano in le capsete et che non hanno voluto che ogni magistri<br />

li habia misso mano ma loro soli, et cosi dicti magistri Jacomino et Costantino hanno<br />

qui dele tavole de 1' anchona suso le quale lavorano. Magistro Bonifacio et Magistro<br />

Vincentio sono ad Pavia et lavorano anche loro in epsa anchona, dicono non voleno<br />

guardare ad uno poco di tempo piu per far la cossa digna et laudabile. Mi racomando<br />

continuamente a Vostra Celsitudine, etc.<br />

Servitor Bartholomeus de Cremona.<br />

Ex Mediolano, die 7 Decembris, 1476.<br />

Arch, di St. Mil., Autografi, Ingegn. Architetti, B. Gadio, anno 1476.<br />

Sacchi, Pitt. Cremoncsi, p. 222.<br />

Chap. IV, p. 102.<br />

My Illustrious and most Excellent Lord,<br />

Yesterday evening I received a letter from your Excellency <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> second inst.<br />

signed Cichus, in execution <strong>of</strong> which I have arranged that Filippo Coyro, Treasurer <strong>of</strong><br />

your Highness' Department <strong>of</strong> Works, having received 400 lire imperiali from Pietro<br />

Oldevino, is to pay it to <strong>the</strong> painters. Master Giacomino Vismara and Master<br />

Costantino da Vaprio, who are associated with Master Bonifazio da Cremona and<br />

Master <strong>Vincenzo</strong> <strong>Foppa</strong> in painting <strong>the</strong> Chapel in <strong>the</strong> Castle at Pavia ; and <strong>the</strong><br />

necessary memoranda <strong>of</strong> debit and credit have been drawn up and placed as a matter <strong>of</strong><br />

course to <strong>the</strong> account <strong>of</strong> Philippo Coyro. Fur<strong>the</strong>r, I wished to ascertain from <strong>the</strong> said<br />

masters, Giacomino and Costantino, whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> Chapel could be finished between now<br />

and next Christmas, giving <strong>the</strong>m to understand that it was your Highness' intention<br />

that it should be completed by that date, and that it was to t<strong>his</strong> end that che abovenamed<br />

sum <strong>of</strong> money had been paid to <strong>the</strong>m. They replied that it was not possible,<br />

but that <strong>the</strong>y would finish it by next Easter as <strong>the</strong>y had stated (so <strong>the</strong>y gave me to

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