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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. 19 Item was not King James of famous memory in the time of his Progress feasted upon the foresaid Tarris or long Walke; was it not of a large and spacious buildinge;
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. 4 To the Fowerth Interr he saith that in the said Mannor howse there was a large Hall of some [Forty]d five or six & forty foote in length built with Irish Tymber as he conceaveth, a Chappell, two kitchens th’one with three ranges and th’other with two [with larders & other offices to the quantity of eight bayes]i bayes of buildings, a greate Chamber & divers other Chambers & buildings of great largnes, a porters lodge, & twoe stables, and further saith that there were about seaven bayes of buildinge uppon the southe side of the Queenes stables leaded over, and one the North side of the hall there were about seaven or eight bayes of buildinge, and further saith that from the Sowth West parte to the North West parte of the said howse there was a walke of six bayes or there abouts with free stone ballasters and leaded over, and that there was alsoe a buttery of six bayes standinge east & west And that there was about ten or twelve bayes of buildinge more lyinge one the north side of the said howse shootinge east & west uncovered. And he further saith that there was alsoe one Tower with a handsome payre of stone stayres of some pretty height And he further saith that there were about six bayes of buildinge beween the upper court and the Middle Courte.
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 is 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. 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.