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[17] The 15th June, 1573, Thomas Boynton signed a bond to Thomas, son and heir of Walter and Alice Strickland, and to Alice Strickland, sister of Thomas Strickland, to perform the covenants in the below indenture. (Ibid. No. 21).

An indenture was signed 15th June, 1573, between Alice Strickland, the mother, and Thomas and Alice Strickland, her children, concerning the timber, lead, iron, glass and wainscot, &c., remaining at Sizergh after the death of Walter Strickland, her late husband, and by his will reserved for his son Thomas. Alice purchased all these materials of the heir, but before her marriage with Thomas Boynton she conveyed them to him, with other household furniture of her own purchase, except two dozen silver spoons. Alice had carried on the repairs which Walter Strickland had left unfinished at his death. (Ibid. No. 23).

A note to his agreement points out that "the carving over the chimney piece in the drawing room (at Sizergh) in the bosom of the Tower being dated 1560, and in the wainscot dining parlour, 1567. The inlaid or "Finerred" wainscot room, over the Queen's room, was finished after Alice married Boynton. The Parlour is 1575, that is two years after her marriage with Thomas Boynton. This was probably their bedchamber, and it is decorated with the Boynton arms." Alice Tempest wrote a good hand, and it is clear she traced the letters and figures that are inscribed on several labels in the carving.

The 23rd January, 1588-9 Thomas Strickland, of Sizergh, Esq. (he came of age 6th June, 1585), released to Alice Lady Boynton, of Ripon, his mother, all furniture, plate, &c., left him by his father's will. (Ibid. No. 43).

The 6th September, 1589, Francis Boynton releases "his" brother-in-law Thomas Strickland (No. Ibid.Should read: Ibid. No. [sic] 50).

This shows Francis Boynton was already husband to Dorothy Place, step sister to Thomas Strickland.

The 9th April, 1582, Francis, son and heir of Sir Thomas Boynton signs a bond to perform covenants with Dame Alice Boynton (Ibid. No. 38). This is probably the date of Francis Boynton's marriage.