Thomas Hayward

The audit took place, as usual, on November 16th, in the Exchequer, but Meighen was not present. He notes in the register that he was at the time "at Grinshill with the schoole because of the sickness then raiginge in the towne," and "was unable to travayle by reason of sickness then comynge uppon" him. His son-in-law, Thomas Hayward, represented him at the audit. This Thomas Hayward, whose name is again mentioned in Meighen's notice of the audit of November 16th, 1635. was the eldest son of Mr. Thomas Hayward, of Balderton Hall, Middle, Shropshire, and was entered in the highest school at Shrewsbury, together with his brother George, on June 15th, 1607. He married Alice Meighen, daughter of his old schoolmaster, and seems to have subsequently resided for some years at Middle.

Annals of Shrewsbury School by George William Fisher (1899), Methuen, page 82-83.