Spain's Polyglot. After the publication of his master's works, in 1638, Dr. Rawley resided upon his rectory at Landbeach. He married Barbara, the daughter of Mr. John Wicksted, alderman of Cambridge, by whom he had two children. His daughter, Mary, died in her infancy; but his son, William, became fellow of Corpus Christi college, and was buried at Landbeach, on the 3d of July, 1666. Dr. Rawley lost his son, his wife, and his servants, all in the same year, of the plague; which probably affected him so much as to bring down his grey hairs with sorrow to the grave. He died on the 18th of June, 1667, in the seventy-ninth year of his age, after having been pastor at Landbeach fifty years, and throughout the whole of the troubles. His remains were deposited near the Communion table, in the chancel of his own church, under a black marble, with a Latin inscription to his memory. Dr. Rawley was proctor in convocation for the clergy of the diocese of Ely, in 1661, and as such subscribed to the Book of Common-Prayer, upon its revisal. He had the appellation of the lord Bacon's learned chaplain; and that this title was justly bestowed upon him, is evident from the testimonies of several considerable men, both at home and abroad. He presented lord Bacon's works, as he published them, to the library of Corpus Christi college, Cambridge; and bequeathed to it "Camden's Britannia," with "Ciceronis Opera," in 2 vols. and Plato, in 3 vols. folio. These books were delivered by his executor Mr. John Rawley, to whose care we are indebted for those Remains of lord Bacon which were published by Dr. Tenison.' RAWLINSON (CHRISTOPHER), of Carkhall in Lancashire, esq. an able Saxon scholar, the only son of Curwen Rawlinson of the same place, who died in 1689, and de-' scended from a family of long standing in High Furness, and very numerous in the parish of Hawkshead and Colton, was collaterally related to the subjects of the three following articles. He was born in 1677, educated at Queen's college, Oxford, made upper commoner May 10, 1695, and eminently distinguished for his application to Saxon and Northern literature. He published, whilst at Queen's college, a beautiful edition of king Alfred's Saxon translation of "Boethius de Consolatione Philosophiæ," Oxon. 1698, 8vo, from a transcript, by Franciscus Junius, of a very ancient MS. in the Bodleian library, collated with one in the Cotton library. The "Grammatica Anglo-Saxonica, ex Hickesiano Thesauro excerpta," printed at Oxford in 1711, is dedicated to this gentleman, in the following words: "Viro eximio Christophoro Rawlinson Armigero, Literaturæ Saxonicæ Fautori egregio, hasce brevi culas Institutiones Grammaticas dicat, dedicat, Editor," He left behind him a large collection of MSS. among which are many relating to Westmorland and Cumberland, of which copies are at sir Michael le Fleming's at Rydal. He ordered his under-coffin to be heart of oak, and covered with red leather; and died January 8, 1732-8, aged hity, five. At the north end of the north transept of the abbeychurch of St. Alban's is a white marble sarcophagus, with a figure of History sitting on it, reclining on her left arm, holding in her hand a pen, with which she writes in a book, while two other books lie under her feet, Below is this epitaph: To the memory of Christopher Rawlinson, of Cark-hall in Cartmel, in the county of Lancaster, esq. whose remains are deposited in a vault near this place. He was son of Curwen Rawlinson, member of parliament for the town of Lancaster, and Elizabeth Monk, daughter and co-heir of the loyal Nicholas Monk, lord bishop of Hereford, brother to Gen. Monk duke of Albemarle. The said Christopher was of Queen's college, in Oxford, and published the Saxon version of Boethius de Consolatione Philosophia" in the Saxon language. He was born in the parish of Springfield in Essex, June 13, 1677, and died in Jan. 1733. This monument was erected pursuant to the will of his cousin and co-heiress Mrs. Mary Blake, youngest daughter of Roger More," of Kirkby Lonsdale, in the county of Westmoreland, serjeant at law, and Catharine Rawlinson, sister of the said Curwen Rawlinson, For this gentleman's pedigree, see "Sandford's Genealogical History of the Kings and Queens of England, 1707," where also is a print of the monument erected by him to *This print is engraved by Not ting, and inscribed at bottom, as fol lows: Viros nobili & ornatissimo, literarum patrono, Christophoro Rawlinson, de Cark, in comitatu Lancastriæ, armigero; qui ne dulcis memo ria avi sui honorabilis et matris charissimæ pereat, monumentum hoc æternitati sacrum esse voluit." In the center of this inscription is a shield, quar. tering the arms of Rawlinson, Planta genet, Curwen, and Monk; with the motto of the Rawlinsons affixed. The epitaph runs thus: "Near this place lyeth the body of that most learned and honest counsellor at law, Robert L ei⪜བ་ Pad Rawlinson, of Cark Hall in Cartmell his grandfather and mother, in the church of St. Mary, at Cartmel, in Lancashire. There are two engravings of him; one in a wig and night-gown, in a frame of oakleaves, engraved by Nutting, with his initials in a cypher at the corners, and his arms quartering a chevron between 3 lions' heads, and Ar. fretty Gu. a chief Az. Another, by Nutting also (mentioned in Granger), in the same plate with four others, viz. Robert, his grandfather; Curwen, his father; Elizabeth, his mother, and Dr. Nicholas Monk, bishop of Hereford, his mother's father. There is likewise a mezzotinto half-sheet, by Smith, representing him younger, and of a more comely person, than either of the engravings. It is dated "Anno Christi 1701, ætatis suæ RAWLINSON (THOMAS), knt. eldest surviving son of Daniel Rawlinson, citizen and wine-merchant of London, descended from the ancient family of that name at Graisdale, in the county of Lancaster, was born in the parish of St. Dionis Backchurch, in Fenchurch-street, Lon (eldest daughter of Thomas Wilson of Haversham Hall in Westmoreland, esq.) who died 1686, aged 66; and was buried in the same grave with him; by whom he left Curwen Rawlinson, esq. his eldest and only son, who married. He was a most accomplished and ingenious gentleman, and a true patriot; so succeeded his father in the service and love of his country, and died in it 1689, aged 48, being burgess for Lancaster in the parliament convened 1688, Jan. 22, and was buried in the chancel of St. Mary's, Warwick.sked t Next Robert Rawlinson lyeth the remains of the truly pious and religious Elizabeth Rawlinson, wife of Curwen Rawlinson of Lark, esq. (daughter and co-heir of the loyal Dr. Nicholas Monk, lord bishop of Hereford) a great assistant in the Restoration to his brother, the most noble George Monk duke of Albemarle, and son on of sir Thomas Monk of Potheridge in Dekat. children, and a divine patience under the torture of the stone, and with which she resigned her heavenly soal, Sept. 27, 1691. aged forty-three, leaving two sons; Monk Rawlinson, who died 1695, aged 21, and lyeth buried by her; and Christopher Rawlinson, esq. now living, born in Essex, 1677, who, in memory of his grandfather, and most dearly beloved and good mother, erected this monument, MDCCV." The above is an exact copy of the plate. Daniel Rawlinson has a monu ment in his wife Mackchurch, with his eldest son Das niel, his daughters Elizabeth, and Mary, wife of Mazine, esq. Strype's Survey of London, B. II. p. 154. It appears by the printed will of Dr. Richard Rawlinson, that Daniel left him a fee-farm rent of 421, per annum, issuing out of the rectory and parish. church of Ulverston, and other tithes, in the county of Lancaster, and 17s. also out of the tenements, andml 2 Vons of the Church most dutiful acres of glebe of the said rectory, and 61, out of Pennington rectory and other rents, &c, amounting in the whole to upwards of 85% per annum, which he left in trust, as hereafter stated. daughter of England, as well as of a prelate of it; being a sublime pattern of holy piety, a true charity, a Christian bumility, a faithfal friendship, a religious care of her! Drawn up by Mr. Gough for the edition 1734 of this Dict.Collier's Dia. tionary, vol. 11. art. Rawlinson. June don, March 1647; appointed sheriff of London by James II. 1687, colonel of the white regiment of trained bands, and governor of Bridewell and Bethlem hospitals, 1705; and, in 1706, lord mayor of London, when he beautified and repaired Guildhall, as appears by an inscription in the great porch. He married Mary, eldest daughter of Richard Taylor, esq. of Turnham-green, with whom he lived 27 years, and by whom he had 15 children. She died at Chelsea, Feb. 21, 1724-5, aged sixty-three. He died in his own parish, November 2, 1705, and was buried with his father, who died in 1679, aged sixty-six. Of his children, four daughters, Anne-Maria, Mary, Margaret, Susan, and two sons, both named Daniel, died before him. William died in 1732, and was buried at Antwerp. John, of Little Leigh in Cheshire, esq. died January 9, 1753. Tempest, the youngest son, by profession a dry-salter, died January 1, 1737. Sir Thomas Rawlinson, it may be added, had been foreman of the grand jury at the trial of alderman Cornish; and was elected sheriff by royal mandate. His eldest son, THOMAS, for whom Mr. Addison is said to have intended his character of Tom Folio, in the Tatler, No. 158, but with infinitely too satirical a vein, was a great collector of books; and himself a man of learning, as well as patron of learned men. Mattaire has dedicated to him his edition of Juvenal; and Hearne's publication, entitled " Aluredi Beverlacensis Annales, &c." was printed from the original MS. in this gentleman's possession. Very numerous indeed. were the communications that editor received from Mr. Thomas Rawlinson, for all which he takes every opportu nity of expressing his gratitude. While Mr. Rawlinson lived in Gray's inn, he had four chambers so completely filled with books, that his bed was removed out into the passage. He afterwards removed to London-house, the ancient palace of the bishops of London, in Aldersgatestreet, where he died August 6, 1725, aged forty-four, and was buried in the church of St. Botolph Aldersgate. In London-house his library was sold after his decease; and there also lived and died his brother Richard, who left a portrait of his brother Thomas in crayons, another of himself, and another of Nicolas Salmon, LL. D. the antiquary, to the Society of Antiquaries, all afterwards revoked. His MSS. took sixteen days to sell, from March 4, 1733-4 The catalogue of his library consists of nine parts. The amount of the five first parts was 24091. Mr. Charles Marsh, late bookseller at Charing-cross, used to say, that the sale of Mr. Thomas Rawlinson's library was one of the first events he remembered upon engaging in business; and that it was the largest collection at that time known to have been offered to the public.' DRAWLINSON (RICHARD), an eminent antiquary, and great benefactor to the university of Oxford, was the fourth son of sir Thomas; and was educated at St. John's college, Oxford, where he was admitted gentleman commoner, and proceeded M. A. and grand compounder in 1713, and was admitted to the degree of doctor of civil law by diploma in 1719. He was F. R. S. and became F. S. A. May 10, 1727. He was greatly accessary to the bringing to light many descriptions of counties; and, intending one of Oxfordshire, had collected materials from Wood's papers, &c. had many plates engraved, and circulated printed queries, but received accounts only of two parishes, which in some degree answered the design, and encouraged him to pursue it. In this work were to be included the antiquities of the city of Oxford, which Wood promised when the English copy of his "Historia & Antiquitates Oxon." was to be published, and which have since been faithfully transcribed from his papers, by Mr. Gutch, and much enlarged and corrected from ancient original authorities. All Dr. Rawlinson's collections for the county, chiefly culled from Wood, or picked up from information, and disposed by hundreds in separate books, in each of which several parishes are omitted, would make but one 8vo volume. But he made large collections for the continuation of Wood's "Athenæ Oxonienses" and "History of Oxford," and for an account of Non-compliers" at the Revolution; which, together with some collections of Hearne's, and note-books of his own travels, he bequeathed by his will to the university of Oxford. The Life of Mr. Anthony Wood, historiographer of the most famous university of Oxford, with an account of his nativity, education, works, &c. collected and composed from MSS. by Richard Rawlinson, gent. commoner of St. John's college, Oxon. was printed at London in 1711. A copy of this life, with MS additions by the author, is in the Bodleian library. He published proposals for an History of Eton College," 1717; and, in 1728, "Petri Abælardi Abbatis Ruyensis & Heloissa. 1 By Mr. Gough, for the edition of this Dictionary of 1784. |