248 THE CASTLE. Caetlc. There is there a certain Castle, the walls of which are ruinous, and ought to be repaired, as it is said, by the tenants of the military fees belonging to the Honor of the same Castle : And there are, in the same Castle, a certain hall, with two cellars which require to be newly roofed — one sufficient kitchen annexed to the same hall, one little staged hall which is called the Earl's Chamber,* with a chamber and a small Chapel, the walls of which are of timber, and the timber thereof almost disjointed ; and two chambers outside the two gates sufficiently covered with lead ; One small hall, with a chamber, and an old and feeble cellar, convenient for the Constable, and one little new kitchen annexed. There is also there one competent chapel, except the windows which are weak ; two stables sufficient for ten horses ; one gaol, badly and weakly covered with lead ; and one other prison, called Larder, weak and almost useless ; and one staircase, lead- ing from the Castle even to the high tower, recently covered with lead, nevertheless the steps of the same are deficient ; and there are in the same tower two Chambers, of which the doors and windows are of no value; And the tower has two parapets of stone wall, of which one part containing by estimation three perches has fallen to the ground. There are also, in the same Castle, one iron called a chisel for breaking stones in the quarry, worth 2d. ; one great iron hammer with five iron wedges (weggis) for quarrying, worth 6d. ; one ' crowe ' of iron for lifting stones in the quarry, worth i2d. ; two coffers of oak, well locked, worth 13s. 4d., for keeping the rolls and the money ; one oaken measure (computator), with two locks, worth 6s. 8d. ; and one cord of hemp, worth i8d. ; which ought to remain for the lord Duke, and are delivered to John Moneroun, the Constable of the Castle aforesaid, for custody. [Moneroun was at this time M.P. for Dunheved.] Parfe* There is also a certain Park there, adjoining to the aforesaid Castle, containing in circuit one league, in which are
- The residential portion of the building is being here described. It stood
within the Keep Court. The " staged hall " was probably a floored chamber, having a room beneath it. It must not be confounded with the fortified "Earl's chamber" (page 206), which was placed in the heart of the Citadel for the protection of its chief, and for the convenient issuing of his military orders.
