Christopher RAWSON

1474 - 1518  (44 years)

• Name	Christopher RAWSON  [2]
  	Christopher, center, and his two wives. The brass banners show what each is saying. The wife (possibly Agnes) on L: 'Libra nos' (Deliver us). The wife on R: 'Salva nos' (Save us)-- this banner destroyed in WWII. and Christopher: Iustifica nos, 0 beata Trinitas (O Blessed Trinity, Justify us). The 'Justify us' wording is very unusual (only found on brass for a peer of Christopher's, a mayor of London buried a block away at St. Olave's, interestingly when Christopher's brother Richard was vicar there), and from a theological perspective, a very early progressive statement, but vague enough to escape Queen Mary's Catholic wrath later, amazing it has survived these 498 years. Source: p.847, The Romance of an Ancient City Church, by A.J. Mason in THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: A Monthly Review Edited by James Knowles VOL. XLIII JANUARY-JUNE 1808 Sampson Low, Marston & Company (Limited) St. Dunstan?s House, Fetter Lane, Fleet Street, E.C. London, 1898 The brass wording at bottom was vandalized during Henry VIII's time by Thomas Cromwell's men, to remove Catholic language, note upper L and lower R has been hammered out. The yellow are burn marks from London bombings of WWII, which destroyed the church building but this brass survived. Christopher's body was directed to be buried 'in the chapel of our blessed lady' (referring to a painting of the Virgin, for which south chapel named) . After WWII the church was completely rebuilt and it appears the brass was moved onto new stones, now within the front altar's roped off area. The volunteers of the church during a 2011 visit were not familiar with Christopher or his brass, he is not mentioned in the church literature. Unlike other brasses in the church, this one, unfortunately, does not have a mould to make rubbings from. Posted on Find a Grave by Todd Whitesides [1]
  Birth	1474	Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Merchant of London, dealer in staple of Calais  [2]
  Death	2 Oct 1518	London, England   [1, 2]
  Burial	All Hallows by the Tower Church, London, England   [1]
  Person ID	I46000	Main Tree
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	Richard RAWSON,   b. Abt 1450, Water Fryston, West Riding, Yorkshire, England d. Between 8 Oct and 22 Oct 1483
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Isabella CRAFORD,   b. 1455, Northumberland, England d. Between 1 Sep and 11 Oct 1497, London,England
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Abt 1473  [1]
  Family ID	F23961	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Agnes BURKE,   b. Abt 1460, Yorkshire, England d. 1500 (Age 40 years)
  Children	1. Margaret RAWSON,   b. Abt 1500, London, Middlesex, England  [Natural]
  Family ID	F02360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret ?
  Family ID	F23960	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S03684] "Belden/Baildon", From the files of Stephen M. Lawson. kinnexions.com