Accounts of building and repairs to Grafton House from 1536 - 1634
Sir Francis Crane
The deposition was held in 1634 to find out what building materials Sir Francis Crane may have taken from Grafton House in order to build Stoke Park.
Each person was asked the same questions 1 - 34. [not all were answered by each person]
Folio Question Surname Forename Place Occupation Age Buildings Other Names recorded
1 3 Robert  Francis Alderton Carpenter 60c  Forty or Fifty bayes of buildinge   
1 4           a large Hall of some [Forty]d five or six & forty foote in length built with Irish Tymber   
1 4           Chappell, two kitchens th’one with three ranges and th’other  with two [with larders & other offices to the quantity of eight bayes]i bayes  of buildings, a greate Chamber & divers other Chambers & buildings of  great largnes, a porters lodge, & twoe stables  
1 4           seaven bayes of buildinge uppon the southe side of the Queenes stables leaded over, and one the North side of the hall there were about seaven or eight bayes of buildinge, and further saith that from the Sowth West parte to the North West parte of the said howse there was a walke of six bayes or there abouts with free stone ballasters and leaded over, and that there was alsoe a buttery of six bayes standinge east & west And that there was about ten or twelve bayes of buildinge more lyinge one the north side of the said howse shootinge east & west uncovered. And he further saith that there was alsoe one Tower with a handsome payre of stone stayres of some pretty height And he further saith that there were about six bayes of buildinge beween the upper court and the Middle Courte.  
1 5           three courts with buildings about them in good repayre   
1 5           a tyled howse of nine bayes next the streete, six bayes between the upper courte and middle courte tyled the buttery of six bayes tyled & about fower bayes of the Queenes stable tyled, one and twenty bayes of buildinge that had been formerly leadded, a tower leaded over and tenne bayes of buildinge more which were uncovered but the walls standing and a large porch All which doe conteyne to three score & twelve bayes of buildinge or there abouts   
1 6           that the walls of the said buildings were about twenty foote high and about twoe foote and a half in thicknes 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  
1 7&8           the materialles of the said honor howse as lead stone tymber brick, and tyles that were taken downe were laid up some in store howses and some in other places piled up  
1 7&8           the leadd which covered nine or tenne bayes of building   
1 7&8           laid up in the Celler and some tyles and tymber that were fallon downe were likewise by him laid upp and the rest of the buildings  
1 9           Five Cant Windowes in the old buildings pulled downe fower of which had sixteene lights apeece and the fifth had fower & twentie lights & all covered with lead  
1 10           there were twelve Cant Windowes in the newe buildings called Queene Elizabeths buildinge all covered with leadd - made streight lights thereof   
1 11           a bricke Wall one the South side of the gallery which was freeston in the botttome and bricke one the toppe the height whereof was about nine foote and six & thirtye  poles [198 yards] in length or there abouts - the wall one the North side of  the said gallerye for about sixteene poles [88 yards] from Grafton Lane was all taken downe and carryed away and a Ruffe pale set in the stead thereof  And for fower & twentie poles [132 yards] more of the said wall or there abouts  the bricke was taken of and made up againe with Rowgh stone.  
1 12           a faire tower covered with leadd as high as the Steeple belonginge to the said Mannor howse - the same Tower was since throwne downe, the thicknes of the walles whereof was Five foote or there abouts  And he further saith that the same Tower was in good repaire at the tyme of the takeing downe  
1 14           for the space of twoe yeares when the weather served theme was Lyme burned in or about the wood yard of the said Mannor house, which Lyme was made of some of the Rubidge stone which came of the walles of the said Mannor howse that were pulled downe, and that the worst of the Tymber that was taken of the said buildings did help to burn the said Lyme -that some part of  the said Lyme was spent on the same Mannor howse and th’other parte thereof was carryed to  Stoke Parke which said Lyme was worth in this deponents estimation twoe shillings eight pence a quarter  
1 17           twoe longe entryes of seaven bayes a peece one tarris walke of six bayes, one Tower, and the Chappell belonginge to the said Mannor howse which were covered with leadd which said leadd or the moss parte thereof  was laid up in Store howses  
1 20           the greatest parte of the lead that came of the said Turris sowth walke, entyes, tower, Chappell & windowes & other buildings of the said Mannor howse layde up in storehowses  
1 20             Walter Lowen Plummer 
1 20             Francis Butler  
2 22           the greate Chamber and the stable parte of the old buildinge called Kinge Harryes buildings conteynenge about Twelve bayes of buildinge is still remayninge.  
2 31           the said howse was built by Queene Elizabeth savenge some fewe roomes that were called Kinge Harryes buildinge  And further that the said buildinges were repayred at the chardge of the Crowne about fifteene yeares since  
2 32           Sir Francis Crane built two leane tooes (whereof one is at the nether end of the stable next the Churche and the other joynes to Queene Elizabeths buildings) and used for larders, a place to set a Coache under and a Pidgeon howse on the toppe thereof  And hath done some repayres in tylinge of the said howse, and by settinge up some windowes  
2 21 Walter Waules Alderton Yeoman 58   Walter Lowen Plummer 
2 21             Francis Butler  
2 18 Peter Browne Grafton Regis Blacksmith 46 the lead that came of the Tarrus or Longe walke - and saith that the same weighed twenty tunnes within within a quarterne or twenty Tunnes & a quarterne every tunne weighinge twenty hundred weight which lead was layde in the Cellar of the said Mannor howse  
2 3, 4, 5, 6 Alice Mercy Grafton Regis Spinster 34 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 - Saunt hill neare to Stoke Parke - 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 Beddles
2 7, 8           a greate deale of  lead that was taken downe and a great deale of timber that fell downe with Iron barrs and iron Casements laid up in three several storehouses Sir William Andrewes
2 9, 10           fower Cant windowes in the old buildings and twelve Cant windowes in the new buildings all leaded over head - and made them upright Wyndowes  
2 11           twoe walls leading from the Mannor howse to Grafton gate th’upper parte bricke and the lower parte free stone which walls were about fifty poles [275 yards] in length and nine foote high or there abouts - the wall one the streete side and almost all the other wall one the pasture side were pulled down - said walls are nowe dry walls and made up with rubidge stones taken from the Ruines of the said howse.  
2 12           a fayre tower covered with lead - which was higher than the Churche tower and the walls of a great thicknes which was throwne downe - that the same Tower soe throwne downe was in good repayre when Sir Francis Crane came thither.  
2 14           lyme burned by the space of  twoe yeares at convenient tymes which lyme was made of the Rubbidge stones of the said Ruines  And that all that fell from the said buildings was saved and the worst parte employed in burneinge of the sayd lyme  
2 22           the greate Chamber over the Cellar and twoe other Roomes whereof one is used for a wash:howse and the other for a stable being parte of the buildinge called king Harry the eight his buildinge are still remayneinge  
2 3 Robert  Toms Potterspury Carpenter 52 about fifteen yeares since, the kings surveyor the kings Planner and the kings carpenter were sent downe to Grafton aforesaid to viewe the said howse - nine bayes above & belowe the gate howse called the Queenes stable were then repayred and divers other buildings (that was needfull) were then alsoe repayred as well with lead and tyle   
2 4           a large Hall and the roofe was of Irish Tymber but the same was taken downe - a Chappell, 2 kitchens archedover a greate Chamber & divers other Chambers and buildings of very greate largenes two stables the one of seaven bayes and th’other of Five bayes, he was at the buildinge of that Stable of seaven bayes, And there was a greate building towards the woodyard wherein was twoe [greate]i Cant windowes  And at least twentye bayes of king harry the eight his buildinge which was very sumptious buildinge were all standinge onely the roofe was wantinge Some parte of the walls beinge about six foote in thicknes and the rest about twoe foote & a halfe in thicknes.  
2 5           there was about one & twenty bayes of buildinge tyled anew and that the said one & twenty bayes of tyled buildinge, one & twentye bayes or there abouts that had beene covered with lead and had roofes and one & twentye bayes of buildinge or there abouts unroofde but the walls standinge have beene since taken downe  - the ground whereon the said buildings stood are now put to gardens walkes & wood yardes.  
2 6           the walls of the said buildings that were uncovered were for the most parte sound & good & in the windowes & chimneyes standinge & the said walls  
3 7           lead Tymber & Iron of the said buildings soe taken downe were layde up in Storehowses - there was a longe entrye that went from the hall to the stable passing through many Roomes of twelve foote in height tenne foote broade and ten or Eleaven bayes longe which was filled full of tymber there was alsoe a Cellar under the greate Chamber conteyninge Fower bayes wherein was layde greate store of  Tymber which was there said for conveniency of liftinge beinge very heavy timber, and there was likewise layde up in the said Cellar greate store of lead & Iron.  And that there was likewise layd up in the said greate Chamber greate store of lead Iron baarrs and Iron casements & other materialls   
3 10           twelve Cant Windowes in the newe buildinge - Sir Francis caused to be pulled down   
3 11           one fayre bricke wall which mounded one side of the hall the height whereof was thirty foote or thereabouts and Forty foote in length or thereabouts; and twoe foote and halfe thicke or thereabouts; there was another brick wall about Eleaven foote high and fower bayes longe or thereabouts that led to the greate Chamber; And that the privy Citchin was all arched with bricke: there were twoe walles in the gallery leading to Grafton Parke; the wall of the Streete side beinge nine foote high and the wall one the Pasture side beinge about thirteen foote high both of them beinge about  one hundred poles [550 yards] in length and the bottome of the wall one the Pasture side was about fower foote high of free stone and all the rest of the said walls were made of bricke  
3 12           a fayre tower in good repayre stanndinge in the said Mannor howse covered with lead - the same was throwne downe - the Northside of the said wall of the said Tower was about six foote thicke and the height of the said tower was about three score foote  
3 13           dore trees of the hall pulled downe   
3 14           lyme burned - by the space of twoe yeares at such tymes as they could worke and that the worst parte of the Tymber which was taken of the said buildings did burn the said lyme  
3 17           one and twentye bayes of buildinge covered with lead and which lead was layd up in storehowses  
3 19           Kinge James of famous memory was feasted uppon the longe Tarras in his progress  
3 26           eight score Timber trees or thereabouts felled in a certeyne place called the Frythe Sir Robert Bannister 
3 28           part of the [Mannor]i howse wherein the said Sir Francis nowe dwelleth and was in good repayre at his cominge thither -  and that Queene Elizabeth of famous memory built the same - the same buildings were repayred at the charge of the Crowne about Fifteene yeares since.  
3 32           built a lenetoo at the end of the stable & a Coache howse of two bayes or there abouts over which is a pidgeon howse and some fewe little sheddes of  board   
3 34             Pussell 
3 34           did pull downe a larder & a dairy howse contayninge twelve bayes or thereabouts belonginge to Grafton lodge which was repayred by the kinge within theise eight yeares past and the materialls thereof amounting to thirteene loades were carryed to Pury Parke and the next daie after brought back to Grafton Lodge  Captaine Crane liveth at Pury Lodge 
3 15 Walter Lowen Northampton Plummer 40 lead which came from the Mannor howse of Grafton did cover the upper greate walke uppon the greate howse at Stoke lodge which is three sheetes in breadthe & every sheete five foote in breadthe and alsoe all the Chappell there onely three tunns of lead that was bought at Northampton was added to the coverige of the said Chappell.  
3 16           some of the lead that came from Grafton was taken out of the storehowses and some other parte thereof was taken of the Cant winddowes and other windowes there  
3 30 Thomas Custion Stoke Bruerne Labourer 60    
4 5 Thomas Mellins Northampton Tyler 23 the greate Chamber, a middle Chamber next to the greate Chamber Fower other Chambers adjoiyneinge thereunto and twoe other Chambers likewise adjoiyneinge to the former, another Chamber goenge up into the said greate Chamber  And on th’other side against the said Chambers there were sixe Chambers before the galleryes and the greate gallery there were two greate Chambers one over the other there were alsoe twoe Chambers where the old gatehouse was pulled downe, the greate stable and fower Chambers over the same and the tower all which roomes were covered and roofed haveinge roomes under them  And being asked howe many bayes of the buildings have beene since taken down he saith that nine bayes have beene utterly defaced - the gallery and divers other roomes were taken away before this deponent cominge thither   
4 14           lyme burned at the said Mannor howse by the space of twoe yeares together at convenient tymes and the same lyme was made of the rubish stones that came of the walles of the said Mannor howse and that the said lyme was partly burned with the old timber that came of the said Mannor howse and partly with old rootes  
4 34           a [longe]i  bricke wall of the said Mannor howse was taken done and carried away  
4 1, 2 Christopher Marcye Grafton Regis   32 Sir Francis Crane came thither and lived in parte of the said Mannor howse about some Fifteane or sixteane yeares since did cuase divers repayers to be done about the said Mannor howse aswell as tyleenge leading playsteringe and other necessarye reparations  
4 4           the walls of the greate hall were standinge to this deponents memorye and the walls of the Chappell were standinge and that there were twoe kitchins with twelve tunnells whereof nine were in the greate kitchin, and three in the other; three of which Tunnels fell downe and sixe others were since taken downe, and there was the greate Chamber and divers other Chambers and buildings of greate largnes: a Porters lodge three Stables whereof one of the said Stables was called the Queenes Stable the second stood by the woodyard gate and th’other neare the Churche yeard and divers other ancient buildinges the number whereof he cannot perticularly name  
4 5           the longe gallerye was covered, the Porters lodge was the greatest parte covered the gate howse was some parte covered  And that five five or sixe bayes or there abouts belowe the gate howse was covered, the Queenes stable and two other stables, and one the left hand of the Queenes stable there were three bayes or more covered there was alsoe one greate Chamber, adjoyneinge to the Tower covered, another Chamber next adjoyneinge to the same greate Chamber was covered, another Chamber adjoyneinge to the last mentioned Chamber covered, the greate Tower covered, there were likewise twoe ranges of the newe buildinge covered, all which Roomes did belonge to the Mannor howse of Grafton and were soe covered when this deponent dwelt in the said howse there were diverse other Roomes of the said Mannor howse that were roofed and uncovered,at the same tyme and this deponent saith that the most parte of the longe gallery the Porters lodge with some parte of the gate howse about two bayes & halfe of the storehowse, the Queenes stable and about three bayes of buildinge thereunto adjoyneinge the tower, six or seaven bayes more of buildinge adjoyneinge to the Churche yeard a Chamber adjoyneinge to the great Chamber, another Chamber adjoyninge to the last mentioned Chamber were covered - and are since pulled downe - And he saith that  the ground whereon the said buildings stood is now put to several uses End John Biddles
4 6           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.  
4 7           the lead taken downe in this deponents knowledge and layde up in a storehowse By Sir William Andrewes appoyntment a greate  deale of lead Iron tymber, and other materialles beinge layd up there beefore Sir William Andrewes 
4 8           lead, tymber, and Iron were remayneing in the said storehowse when the said Sir Francis Crane came to the said howse for the same was locked up John Biddles
4 9           there were twelve Cant windowes whereof sixe were covered with lead in the newe buildings when Sir Francis Crane came to the said howse and are since taken downe and made even with the walls and the materialls of which  windowes as lead and the best of the stone were carryed to Stoke lodge   
5 11           there were two bricke walles the one on the streete side and th’other one the Pasture side which walls did conteynd to an hundred poles in length [550 yards] or better and that the wall next the streete was nine foote high or there abouts the bottome being made of free stone knee high and the wall one the pasture side was five foote high of free stone or thereabouts and five foot high of bricke or thereabouts in some places and some other places much higher and there were diverse other walls of bricke which were [all]i  standinge at Sir Francis Cranes coming thither; the wall on the street side beinge all taken downe and most parte of bricke of the pasture wall & other walls likewise taken downe and all the best of the brick taken downe as afore said was carried to Stoke Parke  and that there were walls made of Rubish stone in steade of the said longe walls.  
5 12           a faire tower covered with lead throwne downe since Sir Francis Crane came [to]i  the said howse which tower was higher than the Church tower and was in good repayre  
5 13           beckettes of Chimneys and the compasse peeces of the hall dore and some other compasse peeces of stone   
5 14           lyme burned at the said Mannor howse by the space of twoe yeares or thereabouts and that the same was for the most part burned with the worst of the Tymber that was taken from the said Mannor howse the most parte of which lyme  
5 20           lead that was taken of one of the Tarras was laide up in one of the storehowses to his knowledge and that he did see a greate deale of lead more which lay in the other twoe storehowses  
5 22           the Cellar the greate Chamber over the said the howse a stable & a little Roome adjoyneinge to the long gallery beinge of king harry the 8 buildings are still standinge  
5 30           parte of the Mannor howse wherein the said Sir Francis dwelleth and that the same was in good repayre when he cam thither xx that said Sir Francis hath made many partitions of some parte of the said howse and made twoe or three other Chambers into one gallery. - the same buildings were repaired at the charge of the Crowne about fifteene or sixteen yeares since.  
5 31           Sir Francis Crane hathe done some repyes to the said howse wherein he now dwelleth as in glazeringe of some parte tileinge of some part & white lyminge of some parte but the charge of the said reparations  Sir Francis hath built a lene-too used as a larder joyneinge to parte of the old gallery which is nowe standinge a Coach-howse a Roome to lay oates in, and a dov-howse over them & alsoe one othre lenetoo wherein the brewing vessell stands and further he saith not.  
5 32             John Atterberrye
5 33             Sir Robert Osborne
5 34             Edward Heath, keeper of Stoke Park
5 34             Yorke of Stoke victualler
5 4 Matthew Trotter Collingtree Rough mason 35 there was a very large hall belonginge to the current honnor howse of Grafton; there was alsoe a Chappell twoe Kichenes and divers chamber of greate largnes twoe stables, a Porters lodge, (as he hath heard) and that there was a very fayre tower and a staire case and divers other Roomes  
5 6           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 - 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 John Freebody - Sir Francis Crane's servant
5 7           since Sir Francis Crane came to the said howse there was certeyne taken downe and laid in a storehowse to this deponents knowledge in which howse there was much more lead laide in before which this deponent did then see there  And that he this deponent tooke downe some of the materialls of the said buildings and that the lead that this deponent did see taken downe and layd up in the said storehowse  
5 8           materialls which were layd up in the said storehowses were remayneing at Sir Francis his first comeing thither and that all the Tymber which was good was carryed to Stoke Parke, and that a great deal of the lead was likewise  
5 10           there were six faire Cants from the ground to the top haveinge faire battlements and covered with lead wherein there were twelve windowes which Windowes were in the newe buildings and are since taken down, and made even with the walls which cant windowes this deponent did see taken downe and th’other windowes set up in their stead  
5 12           a faire tower covered in lead when Sir Francis Crane came thither which this deponent threwe downe, and that the walls of the same tower were in some places about five foote thicke in some places fower foote, and in some places lesse and that the same tower was three score foote and better in height  And he saith that the same Tower was sownde and in goode repayre and that this deponent conceiveth that three hundred pounde will not set up such another tower and he saith that he hath heard that there was offered Five poundes for the throwinge downe of the said Tower and some other small buildings thereunto adjoyneinge - all the stone which was good that came of the said Tower was forth with carryed to Stoke Parke and the lead laid up in a storehowse   
6 13           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 - 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 Mary
6 13             Norton
6 14           lyme burned at the said Honor howse for one yeare - the said lyme was for the most parte burned with the old timber that was taken of the ancient buildings    
6 22           one greate Chamber over the Cellar and a stable standinge which were parte of th’ancient buildinge called king harry the 8 his buildings and all the rest of the buildings were large and spacious and the walls standinge - which are since taken downe   
6 31           he knoweth that parte of the howse wherein the said Sir Francis nowe liveth and hath knowne the same by the space of Fifteene or sixteene yeares and that the same was in reasonable good repayre when the said Sir Francis came thither  And he hath heard that the said is commonly called Queene Elizabethes buildinge and the same were repayred at the charge of the Crowne about Fifteene or sixteene yeares since.  
6 23 Francis Butler Alderton Yeoman 50 sixteene loudes of Tymber and stone from Grafton to Stoke Parke  in fowere severall dayes  
6 25           the lead that came of the honor howse of Grafton did cover more worke than the xxxiij tonne of lead that came out of Darbyshire & St Andrewes in Northampton for he said all the greate howse and all  the Chappell were covered with the lead that came from the honor howse of Grafton exceptinge three fothers [48 ½ cwt]. Walter Lowen Plummer 
6 23 Richard Bland Alderton Yeoman 52 deponentes teame hath carryed twoe dayes three loads a daye John Freebody - Sir Francis Crane's servant
6 23 Thomas Holman Alderton Yeoman 29 his fathers teame hathe carryed nine loades of mateialls (vizt) three loades a daye one of tymber  & the rest of stone as his servant told him  
8 28 Edward Scott Yardely G Carpenter 25 were twentye greateAshe trees at least which grewe uppon More end farme felled and diverse of them were browght into Sir Francis Cranes yard which trees were worth thirteene shillings & Fower pence a tree in this deponents estimation and he this deponent did carrye twoe trees of the same with his M[aister] Atterburyes teame being loades a peece.   
9 6 William Clardige Hanslope Rough mason 36 the walls of the buildings - 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 - 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  
9 26, 27 Richard Warren Potterspury Husbandman 50 that there were twelve score and sixe trees or thereabouts felled in a place called the frithe, and that the whole in timber and loppe amounted unto betwixt fower and five hundred loades and that the same trees were worth betweene twelve shillings and thirteene shillings fower pence a tree one with another in this deponents estimation and that the tymber and loppe were worth eight shillings a load which was worth xxs  an acre one with another or there abouts in this deponents estimation  And [he]i further saith that Mr Oagles had six of the said Trees and Sir Robert Bannister had some other of the said trees by the appoyntment of Sir Francis Crane and the underwoods were sold by the said Sir Francis appoyntment  
9 28, 29 Thomas  Scrivener Yardley G Husbandman 44 there were divers trees of Ash felled out of a ground belonginge to Moreend Farme the number whereof he cannot tell.  And the bodyes thereof were carryed to Sir Francis Cranes  And further saithe that there were neare twenty Oake trees felled uppon a ground called greate stockings belonginge to the said Farme by the said Sir Francis Cranes appoytment and that there were divers other trees marked to be felled which are still standinge.  
9 28 Roger Browne Yardley G Husbandman 50 there were twenty oake trees or there abouts felled of a ground called the greate Stockinge belonginge to More:end farme besides some ashe trees that were felled about the home closes belonginge to the said farme and that there were other trees marked to be felled which are still standinge and that the said Oake trees which were felled were worth fowerteene shillings apeece one with another in this deponents estimation all which trees were felled by Sir Francis Cranes appoyntment.  
9 28 Richard Church Yardley G Husbandman 47 there were twenty Ash trees felled of a ground called More closse now in this deponents occupation belongeing to More: end Farme, the Tymber whereof Sir Francis Crane had and Mr Wood then tennant to the said ground had the lopp Which Trees were [were]d  felled by the said Sir Francis appoytment as Mr Wood told him this deponent.   
10 11 John Wayne Ashton Husbandman 66 twoe bricke walls belonging to the honor howse of Grafton the length of both which walls were neare five score poles [550 yards] and that the same walls were tenne foote high or thereabouts and that the same were standinge when Sir Francis Crane came thither and that the streete wall beinge a yard high of freestone is all pulled down and carryed away and made up again with Rubbish stones which came from the same honor howse and that the most parte of the wall against the Warde closse is pulled down and the bricke carryed away to Stoke Parke as he verely beleiveth the rest of the said Wall being made up againe with rubish stone which came from the said howse  
10 27 John Warren Potterspury Coppice Keeper 63 said Frythe doth conteyne five & twentie acres or there abouts the underwood therein being worth five & twenty shillings an acre or there abouts and that the same was sold by Sir Francis Cranes appoyntment.  
10 29 John Cooke Shutlanger Gent 55 he hath made severall Warrants at severall tymes in the Kings name to all or most part of the townes belonginge to the honor of Grafton for carriages from the honor howse of Grafton to the Kings lodge at Stoke Parke by the appoyntment of Sir Francis Crane which he verelye beleiveth because Sir Francis Cranes servants Continually repayred to him to make Warrants for the purpose  
13 11 George Greene Blisworth Mason 40 there was a bricke wall one the streete side belonging to the honor howse of Grafton which was nine foote highe and fuore teene inches thicke or there abouts which was standinge at Sir Francis Cranes cominge thither and since carryed away to Stoke lodge and that there is a wall made of Rubish stone taken from the Walles of the said honor howse (instead thereof as he beleiveth) and he is perswaded that a pearch of such worke as that wall was will not be built under sixe thousande of bricke and further he cannot depose.  
13 34 Edward Pursell Potterspury Carpenter 42 this deponent his boy and Robert Toms of Potterspury did take downe three bayes of buildinge at Grafton lodge and the same was carried to Pury Lodge in one day with Captaine Cranes Oxe teame and the next day browght backe againe to Grafton lodge where it still remaineth as this deponent conceaveth which buildinge amounted to twelve loads or there abouts.   
13 34 Edward Goodman Grafton Regis Husbandman 40 there were a hundred loades of Rubbish stone carryed from the sd honor howse into the kings way by the Inhabitants of Grafton and that there were some buildinge pulled downe at Grafton lodge and carried away and browght againe as he hath heard.  
14 3 Richard Weston Courteenhall Mason 41 Queene Elizabeths buildings at the honor howse of Grafton about fifteene or sixteene yeares since were newly & sufficiently repayred and further saith that some places of  King  Henry of [the 8 his]i  buildings were then repayred to keepe the timber drye  And that the longe Stable called Kinge harreyes stable beinge about twelve bayes of buildings was then alsoe sufficiently repayred which stable is sonce taken downe   
14 5 John Marriot Ashton Gent 63 the number of bayes of buildinge roofeed and covered when the said Sir Francis first came thither he cannot particulerly sett downe and that about nine bayes of buildinge towards the gate the Queenes stable and other buildings thereunto adjoyneinge to the number of v or vj bayes another Rowe of buildinge towardes the tower [conteyning about fower or three bayes the tower]i and a stable neare the Church yeard of six bayes or there abouts were covered except some fewe places; at the comeing of Sir Francis Crane thither and have since been taken downe and carryed away by th’appoyntment of the said Sir Francis as he beleiveth by Reason he hath often seene Carts carryinge materialls from Grafton to Stoke lodge and the ground where the said buildings stood was since used as Courtes and the ground where the stable next the Church yeard stood as he beleiveth is now used as a garden.  
14 6 John Marriot Ashton Gent 63 there were a great vast number of Roomes some with crosse tymber sparrs over and a greate number of walles [were only]i standinge and some walls decaying when Sir Francis first came thither   
14 11 John Marriot Ashton Gent 63 there was one wall one the sowth side of the gallory exceptinge one pole in measure or there abouts; another one the Northe parte, and some part one the west end standinge xxx  xxx when Sir Francis Crane came thither and that the wall one the sowth side; was in height about x foote and the wall one the North & West parte was xij foote high or thereabouts and all the said walls were in length fower score and sixteene poles [528 yards at 16 ½ equal to one pole] or there abouts acomptinge xviij foote to every pole [576 yards] the greatest parte of bricke worke and freestone of which walls are since taken downe and carryed a way to Stoke lodge as he hath heard and that the most part of the said Walls are made up a gaine with Rubish stones taken from the said honor howse.  
14 22 John Marriot Ashton Gent 63 To the twoe and twentyeth Interr he saith that there are twoe Roomes one called the great Chamber the Cellar and a Rowe of buildinge next unto the Streete the most part there of being used as a stable (as he conceaveth)  nowe standinge which were of king harry the 8 his buildings and there are [noe]i other Roomes called  king harry the 8 his buildinges standinge to this deponentes knowledge.   
14 31 John Marriot Ashton Gent 63 he hath knowne that part of the honor howse where Sir Francis Crane dwelleth xxty yeares or there abouts and the same, was in reasonable good repayre when the said Sir Francis Crane came thither because it was inhabited by one Marcye & his family and Norton and his family and one Widdow Freebody and he this deponent did lie in the said howse a moneth or six weekes together or there abouts, and that the same was built by Queene Elisabeth as he hath heard by divers persons and officially by one Goodman that browght stone from Morre End Castle towards the buildinge of the same.