. The garrisons of Shropshire during the civil war, 1642-1648 . of great concernment, and the key that lets us into Wales. Rowton Castle, the most ancient of all the rest, (of Shropshire Castles)towards the west borders of the shire, not farre from Severne, which Castle some time belonged to the Corbets, and now to the ancient family of Lysters. Before time it was in the possession of John Le Strange, of Knucking, in despite of whom Llewellyn Prince of Wales laid it even with the ground, as we read in the life of Toulque Fitz Warin.—Camden. William Lyster was in possession of Rowton, in 1482.
. The garrisons of Shropshire during the civil war, 1642-1648 . of great concernment, and the key that lets us into Wales. Rowton Castle, the most ancient of all the rest, (of Shropshire Castles)towards the west borders of the shire, not farre from Severne, which Castle some time belonged to the Corbets, and now to the ancient family of Lysters. Before time it was in the possession of John Le Strange, of Knucking, in despite of whom Llewellyn Prince of Wales laid it even with the ground, as we read in the life of Toulque Fitz Warin.—Camden. William Lyster was in possession of Rowton, in 1482. Its owner at the timeof the Civil War was Thomas Lyster, who greatly distinguished himself by hisloyalty to Charles, to whom, when at Shrewsbury, he presented a purse of 500oTiineas. He was in the town of Shrewsbury when it was taken, and compoundedfor his estates. It is stated in Burgholes Journal printed in the Antiquities ofChester, that the royalists quitted it in 1644, soon after the taking of view of it has been met with. f^Jr •4?« .§i^tab)artien Castle Had been destroyed by the Welsh, and was rebuilt in 1250, by John FitzAlan, who had married Isabel de Say, one of the co-heiresses of the Earl ofArundel, and from her it derived its name of Castle Isabel, adapted by SirWalter Scott in the Betrothed. It was purchased from the Fitz Alans in the25th year of Elizabeths reign by the Lord Chancellor Bromley, and it was theresidence of his grandson, Henry Bromley, when Sir William Vaughan placed aroyal Garrison in it, in September, 1644. Mr. Bromley was a Commissioner ofArray, and was in Shrewsbury Castle, when it surrendered to the Parliament. Perfect Occurrences of ParHament, October, 1644. Thursday, October24th. There came this day letters from Wem, which certifie that the vahant• Colonel Mytton hearing intelligence of Sir William Vaughan, and a party of• the enemies commanders to be forth of the Garrison: renowned Colonel Myttonlosing no opportunit
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