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A Day in the life of Richard Prynce a lawyer (evening)
Lawyer (Image courtesy of J.Bryan)
Wealth brings its own problems. When I am not worrying about my daughters, who I have to pay husbands to to take off my hands, it’s my servants! My fine house, which many a country squire would envy, has also been the target of thieves. In 1582 one of my own servants plotted with that knave the town clerk to rob me. Both men were hanged at Kingsland. Last night my counting house was robbed but the villains were disturbed and ran. The fools even lost their horses and the constables are showing the beasts around the town to see if any recognize them.
Richard Prynce's House with its gatehouse. (Image courtesy of Shrewsbury Museums Service and www.darwincountry.org)
How true is "Days in the Life..."?
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.