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A Day in the life of Thomas Ashton, Headmaster of Shrewsbury School (evening)
Headmaster (Image courtesy of J.Bryan)
It’s been a good day that has filled me with cheer, and it has ended well. I was able, with God’s help, to settle a dispute over rent payments between Richard Prynce and his tenant Thomas France, the glover. It is a mystery to me why men like Prynce, so full of cleverness, as these lawyers are, cannot be full of charity to their fellow men.
Now to bed, perhaps I’ll dream of my school. I have great plans. One day soon, by the grace of God whilst I still live, a new school of fine stone shall rise on this spot and the name of Shrewsbury School shall be known throughout England.
The school Thomas Ashton dreamt of that was built shortly after his death.
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These dramatised accounts have been created by the Discovering Shropshire's History team. We used information taken from biographies of these individuals as researched by Bill Champion, author of "Everyday Life in Tudor Shrewsbury". These biographies, with the sources he used, can be seen in full by clicking on the "in depth" buttons on each page.