Note 18 — VI. SIR THOMAS MORE’S HOUSE AT CHELSEA.
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Of Spicer I have not been able to find any other mention than the following reference in the Hatfield MSS. In a letter dated 9 December, 1598, written in Italian by Federigo Genibelli to Sir Robert Cecil, the writer, in speaking of the wages due to himself and other workmen in building fortifications in the Isle of Wight, refers to “Mr. Speicer” as also employed. It is quite possible that he was the Surveyor of Works at Chelsea.