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1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.1 Q. 5 To the Fifth Interr he saith that when he this deponent dwelt in the said howse there were three courts with buildings about them in good repayre, and he saith that the said buildings were standinge when Sir Francis Crane came first thither, and that 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 were all pulled down & carried away & divers of the materialls as tymber and stone of the hall were likewise carried away All which doe conteyne to three score & twelve bayes of buildinge or there abouts And that the same were all carried away since the said Sir Francis Crane came thither And he further saith that the most parte of the said materialls were carried to Stoke Parke as he verely beleiveth and that the ground where the said buildings did stand is nowe devided into divers small courts and soe used.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.2 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. 11 To the Eleaventh Interr shee saith that shee knewe 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 as shee hath heard the workmen which boarded at her fathers howse say And that the wall one the streete side and almost all the other wall one the pasture side were pulled down and all that was usefull carryed away to Stoke Parke by the appoyntment of the said Sir Francis Crane since his cominge thither and the said walls are nowe dry walls and made up with rubidge stones taken from the Ruines of the said howse.
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.5 Q .11 To the Eleaventh Interr he saith that 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.
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f.10 Q. 11 To the Eleaventh Interr he saith that he knew 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
1634 NRO Ph35288 Northampton Deposition f. 13 Q. 11 To the Eleaventh Interr he saith that 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.
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.