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Sir Rowland Hill, born at Hodnet, was a Mer∣cer in London, whereof he was Lord Mayor 1549. He gave maintainance to a fair school at Dray∣ton in th••s County, which he built and endowed, besides 600l. to Christs-Church Hospital &c. He forgave at his death all his Tenants in his man∣nors of Aldersey and Sponely a years Rent, and enjoyned his Heirs to make them new Leases of 21 years for 2 years Rent. He built two Brid∣ges of stone, containing 18 Arches in both, be∣sides
Cawseys &c He died 15—
Sir Th. Adams Knight, born at Wem, bred a Draper in, became Lord Mayor of London 164— A man who drank of the bitter waters of Meri∣bah, without making a bad face thereat. He gave the House of his Nativity to be a Free-School, with liberal endowment.
W. Adams. Esq. born at Newport, bred a Ha∣berdasher in London (where he fined for Alder∣man.) founded a School-house in Newport, with a Library and Lodgings for a Master and Usher, (the one having 60l. the other 30l. salary per An. with a Tarras on the top. 2 Almshouses near to the School with competent maintainance. On which School the following Verses were made
Some Cottage-Schools are built so low, The Muses there must groveling goe; Here whilst Apollo's harp doth sound, The sisters Nine may dance around; And Architects may take from hence The Pattern of Magnificence.Long may this Worthy person live to see his In∣tentions compleated.