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| 1634 |
NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition |
f.15 Q. 13 |
Item what Chimney peeces of Stone or Compasse peeces of Stone over the doores have you or any other to your Knowledge pulled downe or seene pulled downe within the Honor howse of Grafton; what is become of the stone as you knowe or have heard, and by whome; and at whose charge were they throwne or pulled downe; |
| 1634 |
NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition |
f.1 Q.6 |
To the Sixth Interr he saith As concerninge the first parte of this Interr he referreth himself to his answere to the fifth Interr, and further saith that the walls of the said buildings were about twenty foote high and about twoe foote and a half in thicknes but what Roomes the said walls conteyned he doth not remember and the wall which had taken wet he conceiveth could not be very good, but the freestone of the Wyndowes the barrs & iron worke of the same then remaininge and becketts [OED possibly brackets] of the Chimneyes were reasonable good And further to this Interr he cannot depose. |
| 1634 |
NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition |
f.2 Q. 3 - 6 |
To the third fourth fifth & sixth Interr she saith that at the tyme when the said Sir Francis Crane came to dwell at the said mannor howse the roomes next the Streete; the entry between the kitchen & Queenes Stable & divers other roomes adjoinenge thereunto the Longe gallery the greate chamber over the Cellar and many other roomes whose names shee knoweth not and alsoe a greate outward stable, and the Queenes stable were all covered and in reasonably good repayre and that the greatest parte of the Longe gallery, the gatehowse the Porters ward & below that a storehowse which was in good repayre the great Kitchen, the entry the Queenes stable & little [ease]i & the privy kitchen, a long tarras the Chappell, and Tower and other roomes behind the tower whose walls were standeinge a row of buildinge adjoynenge uppon the hall rangeing between the twoe inner courts the greate hall, another Tarras shooteing from the greate hall to the kitchen and another Tarras betweene the Courte and little gallery are all since taken downe and carryed away within these nine yeares by appoyntment of Sir Francis Crane as shee conceiveth because one Beddles Sir Francis Cranes servant said that he was to carry Warrants into the Countrye to the Constables to charge the countrye there abouts for carryinge away the same And that all the materialls were carried unto Stoke parke as she verily beleiveth because shee hath seen very many teames and carts loaden with the said materialls goe up Saunt hill neare to the said Parke And she further saith that the ground whereon the said buildings stood is devided into many several parts and employed to several uses. And shee further saith that the walls soe caryed away were of a greate height and thicknes and many windowes & Chimneyes in the said walls in good repayre. |
| 1634 |
NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition |
f.2 Q. 6 |
To the sixth Interr he saith that the walls of the said buildings that were uncovered were for the most parte sound & good & in the windowes & chimneyes standinge & the said walls |
| 1634 |
NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition |
f.4 Q. 6 |
To the sixth Interr he saith that in this deponents estimation the buildings uncovered and pulled downe the most parte of the walls whereof beinge standinge when Sir Francis Crane came thither were twice soe much or more as those that were covered and pulled down as afoesaid and he further saith that the most parte of the said walls were sound and good and that the greatest parte of the windowes and Chimneyes standinge ne the said walles (in which windowes there were greate many of Iron barrs) were sound and good. |
| 1634 |
NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition |
f.5 Q. 13 |
to the tirteenth Interr he saith that there were many beckettes of Chimneys and the compasse peeces of the hall dore and some other compasse peeces of stone taken downe at the Charge of Sir Francis Crane & carryed to Stoke parke as he conceaveth. |
| 1634 |
NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition |
f.4 Q. 6 |
To the sixth Interr he saithe that after Sir Francis Crane came to live at the said honor howse that there was about fortye bayes of buildinge uncovered and the walls standinge when thes deponent came to worke there, (divers other bayes of buildinge haveinge beene formerly taken downe and carryed away to Stoke Parke as he hath heard the workemen say) And that some of the walls were fortye foote high, some thirty, and some twentye And that the end of the hall wall was made of bricks and was three score foote high, and that the said Walls were twoe foote thicke and some more & some lesse in thicknes and that some of the said Walls were very good and other some haveinge taken wet were decayed at the Top, And that the Wyndowes and Chimneyes in the said Walls were standinge and most of them were in good repayre And the Iron barrs and hockes were therein which Iron barrs this deponent was to be accomptable for at the takinge of the same downe which he can the better affirme because one John Freebody Sir Francis Cranes servant did take a note of this deponents hand to that purpose |
| 1634 |
NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition |
f.6 Q. 13 |
To the thirteenthe Interr he saith that he this deponent did pull downe a payre of beckettes over the hall dore another payre in the howse where one Mary dwelt, another payre in the howse wherein one Norton dwelt, he alsoe tooke Downe the twoe Compasse peeces in the kitchin which were arched over with stone And that most of the Chimney peeces in the newe buildinge were taken downe [and also all the rest in the old buildings were taken downe]i when the walls thereof wee taken downe, only one excepted, And he further saith that the said [beckettes,]i Chimney peeces & compasse peeces of stone were carryed to Stoke Parke and cut apeeces to make windowe stuffe and for other uses there, all which was performed at the charge of the said Sir Francis Crane as he beleiveth And he further saith that all the stone that built all or the most parte of the dwellinge howse at stoke Parke came from Grafton he beinge a workman there. |
| 1634 |
NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition |
f.9 Q. 6 |
To the sixthe Interr he saith that the walls of the buildings at the honor howse of Grafton since Sir Francis Crane came thither were some of them a yard thicke some twoe foote and fower inches and some twoe foote thicke some of which walls were twelve foote high some tenne and some eight foote high wherein he this deponent was onely employed to pull downe and to which he doth onely speake to; there being divers other buildings standing and divers pulled downe before which this deponent cannot perticulerly set downe And this deponent further saith that soe much as he and his company pulled downe amounted to tenne or twelve bayes or there abouts: And he further saith that some of the chimney peeces & windowes [then]i standinge in these walls were Very good for Iron worke and in good repayre and further he saith that in that parte of the buildings which he this deponent and his company pulled downe there were in Beckettes of Chimneyes dores and Joymes stones and other freestone remaynenge to the quantitie of Fortye loades or thereabouts the rest being pulled out and taken a Way before he came to worke there and he this deponent further saith that he would not be tyed to set up soe much buildinge as he and his company pulled downe for a thousand pounds |
