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1537 Bodleian Rawlinson MS D 780 1537 f 173 laying of crests in the kynges sellers

1572-74 TNA E 351/3337   new making of a butterie, six haulf paces before chemnes 140 foot of battlement, thre dores of freestone, 8 leightes for wyndowes, a payre of staires, a hatch and joystes for the seller - for making 9 particons and a passag goinge from the sellor to the shrauntes lodginge and for bording 11 roomes underfott and sawing of the same
1619 TNA LR2/ 221   making a staple and lock for the seller dore and for nayles, linckes and staple at the top of the stayres
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.1 Q. 7 - 8 To the seaventh and eighth Interr he saith that 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, and he further saith that the leadd which covered nine or tenne bayes of building was taken downe by Sir William Andrewes or by his appoyntment and by him caused to be 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 were taken downe since Sir Francis Crane came Thither and that the said Sir William Andrewes lefte some fortye loades of timber or there abouts of the old Roofes and Floares that fell downe and laid up by the said Sir William: All or the greatest parte of which materialles were carried to Stoke Parke by the direction of Sir Francis Crane as this deponent conceiveth And further to this Interr he cannot depose.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.2 Q. 18 To the eighteenth Interr he saith that he this deponent did weigh the lead that came of the Tarrus or Longe walke belonginge to the Mannor howse of Grafton 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 & further he saith not.
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. 22 To the twoe & twentyeth Interr shee saith that 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 And further shee cannot depose more than shee hath formerly Answered.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f. 3 Q. 7 To the Seaventh Interr he saith that lead Tymber & Iron of the said buildings soe taken downe were layde up in Storehowses for he this deponent was one of the workmen that tooke some parte of the same downe and layde the same up. And that 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 barrs and Iron casements & other materialls And further he saith not to this Interr.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.5 Q. 22 To the twoe & twentyeth Interr he saith that 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 And what soever elce that was expressed before to be of the old building was since plucked downe by the said Sir Francis Crane or his appoyntment as he hath heard and beleaveth.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.6 Q. 22 To the twoe and twentyeth Interr he saith that there is 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 when the said Sir Francis Crane came thither which are since taken downe
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.14 Q. 22 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.