Rathbone genealogy

10 RATHHOXE GENEALOGY
COL. JOHN. RATH-BONE.
April. 26. i66t), "John Rathbone, an old Army Colonel, and sev-
eral others, who had been officers, or soldiers in the late Rebiilion
convicted of high treason at the "Old Baily" in conspiracy to take
the tower, under the General, susprise the guards, and t-'rt the city:
all of which was to have been executed on the 3d of September, a day
deemed lucky to the faction; and, however, the rest of the plot mis-
carried, that part relating to the firing of the city was unhappily put
in execution by their brethren, the Fanatics, and then thrown upon the
Papists. Rathbone and the other prisoners were executed at Lyburn,
"Talman's Chronological Historian", born 17.33: (see aiso Ernard's
History of England). Col. Rathbone is a character in James, (,or
Horace). Smith's clever novel "Brambletree House.'"
John Rathbone was mayor of the city of Chester 150,3 1 which
of itself a county) in the County Paletine of Cheshire in 1514 and 1519-
He had been sheriff in 1503.
" DRAPER."
Richard Rathbone was sheriff of Chester. 1582. he is called " Mer-
chant." He was mayor 1598. Tomb in Church of Holy Trinity in
Chester. Thomas Rathbone. Esq., was sheriff in Chester in 1700 'md
mayor 1806.. died an alderman in Chester, July. 1815 1
Gen. Ma:.)
The distinguished family of Rathbone of Liverpool, probably
derives from the Chester stock. They own landed property in
Che-hire. 1573.
Aaron Rathbone wrote a book on surveying. 1616. a copy ot
which is still in the possession of the family, and vs in the private-
library of Aaron Rathbone of New York City. The book is of the
folio size and contains a large portrait of the author (Aaron; in steel.
with the following inscription in Latin encircling the portrait: "Gv\
in me vivt Pro Me Mortus. Anno Salutis Xostiri 1616."
There is also another portrait in steel of Prince Charles, winch
is encircled by the following: Prince of Wales. Duke of Cornwall. York.
Marquis of Ormont. &c. The work contains numerous diagrams, and
illustrations and was very elaborately and expensively printed. The
Atlo page being of the finest if not the most elaborate of the time 1"-.
The book is entitled the " Surveyors " in four books by Aaron
Rathbone, London. Printed by W. Stansly for W. Bune 1616 The
book is dedicated to Prince Charles. The dedication, is as follows:
To the High
And Might}'
Charles.
• Prince of Wale-. Duke of Cornwall. York. .Albany and Rothsay Marquis
of Ormont. Earl of Rosse and Baron of Ormanochi. H'.yh Ssrnse-