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1585 E 351/3220
Thomas Dryver carpenter chardges in mendinge of the Tarrys and for putting in of newe beames and rafters and trussing upp of the gutters ready to fall down over the gallery, new joystinge over the greate chamber bay windowe which was ready to fall down, puttinge in of joice and rafters over the lobbie and privie chamber for the workmanship of the same, the queen findinge all manner of stuffe £11.
1585 E 351/3220
castings the walles and making upp of tholde walles with brickes and also trussing up of the girders over the gallery, new joistinge of the greate chamber, settinge upp of the topp stones uppon the gable endes which were fallen down and new making of the creastes which were fallen down and rotted in diverse places, new working of sorles under the ballesters, over the tarrys, laying in of jollpeces in the side of the hall, trussing upp the somers with beams which were sunke doune in the presence and the gallery, drawing upp tholde roofe which was shrounke over the greate stayres by the king's lodginges, tylinge over th haule on both sides and the gallery, slating over the greate chamber and the presence chamber, new lathing with sheete lead and puttinge in of diverse peces and flashes of leade where nede required, sowdering over the chappell and the gutters of the Queene's lodginges, making and laying a new sesterne for carreinge the water from the double roofe over the chapple - new joystinge over the greate chamber bay windowe which was ready to fall down - mending the plastered walls and ceelings in the gallery and the great chamber, the presence and the privie chamber and making up of the brick wall
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.15 Q. 4 Item what Roomes of noate or name hath there beene in the said Honor howse; was there not a large Hall built with Irish Timber; a Chappell, Two Kitchins, a greate Chamber, & divers other Chambers & Buildings of greate largnes, a Portas Lodge & Two Stables; what other buildings belonged to the Antient Honor howse.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.2 Q. 4 To the Fowerth Interr he saith that there was a large Hall and the roofe was of Irish Tymber but the same was taken downe before this deponents memory, 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.
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.3 Q. 11 To the Eleaventh Interr he saith that there was 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 all which the said walls were standinge at the tyme of Sir Francis Cranes coming to the said howse; And that the said Walls are since pulled downe and carryed away by the said Sir Francis appoyntment, and that from the said Mannor howse And further to this Interr he cannot depose.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.4 Q. 5 To the fifth Interr he saith that about twoe yeares after that Sir Francis Crane came to the Mannor howse of Grafton there was 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 and carryed away by Sir Francis Cranes appoyntment to Stoke lodge and further this deponent cannot answere because the gallery and divers other roomes were taken away before this deponent cominge thither or he hath credibly heard.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.4. Q. 4 To the fowerth Interr he saithe that 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 And further to this Interr he cannot depose.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.4 Q. 5 To the fifth Interr he saith that 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 and when the said Sir Francis Crane came thither And he saith that 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 at Sir Francis Cranes cominge to the howse and are since pulled downe by appoyntment of the said Sir Francis Crane this deponent beinge then present when the said Sir Francis gave direction to John Biddles for the pulling of the same downe and that the leest & greatest parte of the said materialles were carried to Stoke Parke And he saith that the ground whereon the said buildings stood is now put to several uses
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.