Appendix G.

State Papers Domestic — Jas. I., Vol. xvi., No. 16.

The declarn of John Cradock cutler the vj^th of
November 1605.

He sayeth that M^r Rockwood whos father marryed M^r Tirwhyte mother about the Begynyng of the last Som vacac dyd bespeke the puttyng of a Spanyshe Blade off hys into a Sword hilte and appoynted the hylth to have the Story of the passyon of Christ Richly Ingraved, and now w^thn these Syxe dayes cawsed that hylth being enamlled and Rychly sett forth to be taken of and the handle to be new wrought of clere gold and the former hylth w^th hys story to be putt on agayne and delyvered yt unto m^r Rockewood upon Monday last at xj of the Clocke at nyght at his Chamber at m^r Mores and m^r Wynter a pp Gentylman of about xxx yeares or vpward who lyeth at the Syng of the Docke an Drake beyond putrycke in the Strand and ys a great Companyon w^th m^r Catesby m^r Tyrwhyt and m^r Rockwood hadd a Sword w^th the lyke Story and was delyvered hym on Sunday last at nyght but not so Rychly sett forth as the form for w^ch he payed in all xij^£ x^s pt about a quarter of a yeare past at the bespeken thereof and the Rest on Sonday last and this term an other Gentylman of that Cupany being a Blacke man of about xl yeares old bespake a lyke Sword for the story & shuld pay vij^ti for yt gave hym x^s in Ernest he ys yet out of Towne and the

Sword remayneth w^th thys Exam Christopher Wryght was often w^th thys M^r Rockwood at thys Exam shoppe and he hadd the said Wryghte jugmet for the worcke and Syse of the Blade.

Jo Cradock

Ex p
J. Popham
(Endorsed) Cradocke.