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order of Henry IV. (against whom he had rebelled,) it was taken out of its grave, and put between two mill-stones: after which, it was beheaded and quartered.
In 1551, the sweating sickness made its first depredations here; and extended fatally through the kingdom. The ancient road, called Watling-street comes hither from London, and goes on to the very extreme part of Wales. There is a new bridge lately built over the Severn where formerly stood the celebrated Welsh Bridge; two mutilated arches of which, are now only to be seen. There are several good built churches here; and the walk, called the Quarry, (a grove of lime trees) is frequented by all the Shrewsbury belles, particularly on Sundays. Crossing the bridge just mentioned, we entered North Wales, bound to Welsh Pool, by the worst road we had yet seen. Innumerable sandy hills almost prevented our horses from moving. At ten
miles,
