The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
John Rastrick (1650 - 1727)
Dissenting minister at Spalding from 1688 top 1697, then Rotherham, and from 1701 until his death at Spinner Lane, King's Lynn, Norfolk. He was a guest preacher at Mill Hill Chapel in 1699, where he met Thoresby. In his diary, Thoresby notes that Rastrick stressed only "the essentials of religion, wherein all are agreed" (1.332). He was also a minor collector in his own right, exchanging information with Thoresby and Hans Sloane. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23152?docPos=1 CorrespondentRelevant locations: Lived at or near King's Lynn, Norfolk
Visited Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds
Workplace or place of business Spalding, Lincolnshire
Workplace or place of business Rotherham, Yorkshire
Relationships: John Rastrick was a correspondent of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)
John Rastrick was a visitor to the collection of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)
Linked manuscript items: as Mentioned or referenced by - "[Guest Book to Thoresby's Museum]," Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27, Leeds
as Sender of a letter - "[Letter from John Rastrick to Ralph Thoresby]," Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS20, Leeds
as Sender of a letter - "[Letter from John Rastrick to Ralph Thoresby]," Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS20, Leeds
as Sender of a letter - "[Letter from John Rastrick to Ralph Thoresby]," Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS20, Leeds
Linked print sources: as Mentions or references - The Diary of Ralph Thoresby, F.R.S. author of the topography of Leeds. (1677-1724).
References in Documents:
Ralph Thoresby's guestbook of visitors to his museum (Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27)
John Rastrick . (of Spalding Com:Comitatu Linc:Lincolnshire VDM)
In necessariis Unitas, in non necessariis Libertas inutrisī¢³ utrisque Charitas Caritas [*] "In essentials, there should be unity; in doubt, liberty; in all things, charity (love)." Incorrectly attributed to St. Augustine