The antiquities of England and Wales . ion of enquiry for that purpofe, viz. <- CERTIFICATE of the decays of the caftle, town andcitadel of Carlifle, by Walter Strykland, Richard Low-ther, John Lamplugh, Anthony Barwick, Alan Belling-ham and Thomas Denton, Efqrs, appointed commiflionersfor the fame, June 12, 1563, Decays within Carlisle Castle. First, the dungeon tower of the caftle, which fiiould beprincipal part and defence thereof, and of the town alfo, on threefides is in decay, that is to fay, on the eaft and weft fides in lengthfixty-fix foot, and on the fouth fide fixty-fix foot in d
The antiquities of England and Wales . ion of enquiry for that purpofe, viz. <- CERTIFICATE of the decays of the caftle, town andcitadel of Carlifle, by Walter Strykland, Richard Low-ther, John Lamplugh, Anthony Barwick, Alan Belling-ham and Thomas Denton, Efqrs, appointed commiflionersfor the fame, June 12, 1563, Decays within Carlisle Castle. First, the dungeon tower of the caftle, which fiiould beprincipal part and defence thereof, and of the town alfo, on threefides is in decay, that is to fay, on the eaft and weft fides in lengthfixty-fix foot, and on the fouth fide fixty-fix foot in decay, andevery of the fame places fo in decay, do contain in thicknefstwelve foot, and in height fifty foot: .fo as the fame dungeontower is not only unferviceable, but alfo in daily danger to fall,and to overthrow the reft of the faid tower. Item, there is a breach in the wall in the outer ward, whichfell 12 March, 1557, containing in length fixty-nine foot and ahalf, in thicknefs nine foot, and in height with the battlement eighteen. mm CUMBERLAND. 45 eighteen foot; through which breach men may eafily pafs andrepafs. Item, the captains tower and other principal defence wantetha platform, and the * vawmer about forty-four foot, in breadthforty foot, and in thicknefs eight foot. Item, three parts of the walls of the inner ward is not vaw-mer containing in length three hundred and forty-four foot, andin thicknefs twelve foot, and in height three foot, with one halfround. Item, the caftle gates are in decay and needful to be made new. Item, there is not in the faid caftle any ftorehoufe meet forthe ordnance and munition j fo as the fame lieth in the townvery dangeroufly for any fudden enterprize. Item, there is decayed the glafs of two great windows j the onein the great chamber, and the other in the hall of the faid caftle. The ordnance, artillery, and munition in the caftle at thattime were, fagers 2, fawcons 4, all difmounted : fawconets 2,whereof one not good; one little pot-
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