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Beckets
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 of the Chimneyes were reasonable good And further to this Interr he cannot depose.
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.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
     
Compass
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 f15. 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;