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1619 TNA LR2/ 221   For a lock and a keay for the store howse dore.
In the same year - Tylers occupied in pointing and mending all the roofes, slated and tyled over the new buildings with some new and ould slates and tyles.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.15 Q. 7 Item wither was the matterialls of Lead, Timber, Tiles, [Stone, Bricke]d & such like matterialls which came of the said Honor howse or of any part of the Roofes that were taken downe laid up in certaine Storehowses at such time that they were taken downe; who took downe the said materialls & by whome; or by whose appointment were they [taken downe and]i laid up in Storehowses; what matterialls was there laid up; what matterialls was there laid up; what quantity of each sort as [you]i conceive.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.15 Q. 8 Item wither did the foresaid materialls [of Lead, Timber [& Stone etc]d]i continewe & remayne in the said Storehowses at [Grafton howse at]i & untill the time of the coming of Sir Francis Crane to the said howse; whither are the said materialls carried; and by whose appointment & directions; how many Load of lead; Stone etc have you knowth taken from the Honor howse of Grafton to Stoke lodge; and by whome were the foresaid matterialls carried;
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.15 Q. 16 Item were not you used as a Plummer in Sir Francis Cranes workes or service: how many Tunnes of Lead have you or any other to your knowledge or as you have heard runn into new sheetes; was not the foresaid Lead formerly laid up in Storehowses at Grafton; or did not the foresaid Lead come of or from the Honor howse of Grafton; when was the said Lead imployed; how many Tunn of Lead runn & unrunn came from Grafton [howse]i was not the said Lead laid or used upon Stoke lodge or other building there.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.15 Q. 18 Item whither did you or any other to your knowledg weigh or caused to be weighed the Lead that came of a Tarris or long Walke belonging to the Honor howse of Grafton; how many Tunn of Lead was there of the said Tarris or long Walke when you weighed the same; where was the same Lead laid up; what Store of Lead was in Storehowses (as you believe) at such time as the Lead which came of the Tarris or long Walke was laid up by you or any other; whither was the foresaid Lead carried as you knowe or have heard or believe.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.15 Q. 20 Item was not the Lead which came of the said Tarris, Long Walke, Gallery, windows, Tower, or of or from any other building belonging to the Honor howse then remaining in some or one of those Storehowses since Sir Francis Crane came to have any interest in the Honor howse [of]i Grafton.
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.1 Q. 17 To the Seaventh Interr he saith that he hath knowne 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 as he verely beleiveth.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.1 Q. 20 To the Twentieth Interr he saith that 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 was remayninge there since the said Sir Francis Crayne came thither as this deponent well knoweth.
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.1 Q. 7 - 8 To the seaventh & eighth Interr shee saith that there was 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 by Sir William Andrewes in three several storehouses all which were there remayneinge when Sir Francis Crane came to Grafton howse and a good while after.
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. 8 To the eighthe Interr he saith that when Sir Francis Crane came thither there wer greate store of the said materialls remayning in the said storehowses but the quantity of each sort he cannot tell because a servant of the said Sir Francis kept the keyes and would not suffer him this deponent and other workmen to come into the said places which said Materialls or the greatest parte were carryed to Stoke Parke as he verely beleiveth; and by the appoyntment of the said Sir Francis but howe many loades of the said Materialls were carryed to the said Parke he cannot tell.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.3 Q 17 To the Seaventeenth Interr he saith that he knew one and twentye bayes of buildinge covered with lead and which lead was layd up in storehowses and that he did helpe to laye up some parte of the [said]i lead himself.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.3 Q. 16 To the sixteenth Interr he saith that he was used as a Plummer in Sir Francis Cranes worke & employment and that 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 And further saith that all the lead that was taken at Grafton was brought to Stoke Parke and there employed but the quantity thereof he doth not remember.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.4 Q. 7 To the seaventh Interr he saith that there was some parte of 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, the quantity of which materialles he knoweth not.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.4 Q. 8 To the eighth Interr he saith that the said materialls of 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 And this deponent was present at the castinge of a greate deale of the said lead the greatest parte of which materialles were carried to Stoke lodge by th’appoyntment of John Biddles servant to the said Sir Francis, And the said Sir Francis Teames carried some parte of the said lead which he this said deponent did see loaded and further to this Interr he cannot depose.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.5 Q. 20 To the twentyeth Interr he saith that the 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 the most parte whereof was remayneinge when Sir Francis Crane came thither.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.5 Q. 7 To the seaventh Interr he saith that 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 was by th’appoyntment of Sir Francis Cranes servants and further to this Interr he cannot depose.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.5 Q. 8 To the eighth Inerr he saith that the 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 carried thither by the appoyntment of the said Sir Francis Crane; and the number of Carriadges of lead timber and stone and other materialls from Grafton to Stoke Parke were so many that this deponent cannot number them but the same were carryed the first yeare by the kings tennants And that warrents were sent forth to that purpose.
1634 Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.6 Q. 12 To the twelfth Interr he saith that there was 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 by Sir Francis Cranes servants which the workmen dust not under take but this deponent did worke by the daye and therefore cannot remember what the had for the throweing downe of the same but he was paid by John Freebody servant to the said Sir Francis And he saith that 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 for he did helpe to carry the said lead thereunto.
1635 TNA SP16/313 f.183 Not any material of the store houses (besides timber) valued