Rubbing2024.38 - Robert Hanson
Title
Rubbing2024.38 - Robert Hanson
Description
Vicar
There are 4 lines of inscription:
"Of your charite pray for the soule of sir Roberte |
Hanson sumtyme vycar of this churche and of |
Lyttyl myssenden whiche decessyd the xxvth day |
of August Anno domini Mo Vc xlv . Whose soule god pardon"
(Deciphered by Bard Swallow)
Notes on the Parchment: "Robert Hanson 1545 Palimp"
Description of Rubbing: There are 2 sections to this rubbing.
There is a male figure on top of 4 lines of inscription (see inscription section). The male is facing forward with his hands in prayer. He is in full robes with embroidery on the collar, wrist and bottom edges of his robes. He has multiple scarves between the layers of his robes. His feet are shown and have been rounded.
There is some crosshatched shading and he is standing on grass. This is a palimpset of a priest from 1440. The shading and rounded shoes were added along with a new inscription.
There are 4 lines of inscription:
"Of your charite pray for the soule of sir Roberte |
Hanson sumtyme vycar of this churche and of |
Lyttyl myssenden whiche decessyd the xxvth day |
of August Anno domini Mo Vc xlv . Whose soule god pardon"
(Deciphered by Bard Swallow)
Notes on the Parchment: "Robert Hanson 1545 Palimp"
Description of Rubbing: There are 2 sections to this rubbing.
There is a male figure on top of 4 lines of inscription (see inscription section). The male is facing forward with his hands in prayer. He is in full robes with embroidery on the collar, wrist and bottom edges of his robes. He has multiple scarves between the layers of his robes. His feet are shown and have been rounded.
There is some crosshatched shading and he is standing on grass. This is a palimpset of a priest from 1440. The shading and rounded shoes were added along with a new inscription.
Source
Herbert, W., and M.A. Macklin. 1907. "Full Text of 'the Brasses of England.'" Archive.org. Methuen & Co. 1907. https://archive.org/stream/brassesengland00mackgoog/brassesengland00mackgoog_djvu.txt. Stephenson, Mill. 1903. "Full Text of 'a List of Palimpsest Brasses in Great Britain.'" Archive.org. John Bale, Sons & Danielsson Ltd. 1903. https://archive.org/stream/listofpalimpsest00step/listofpalimpsest00step_djvu.txt. Victoria County History. 1925. "Parishes: Chalfont St. Peter." Edited by William Page. A History of the County of Buckingham 3. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/bucks/vol3/pp193-198.
Date
1545
Relation
Rubbing2024.43
Format
Parchment 38cm x 68.5cm
Rubbing 34cm x 48cm
Coverage
St. Peter, Chalfont Bucks
Files
Collection
Citation
“Rubbing2024.38 - Robert Hanson,” Exhibits, accessed April 27, 2025, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/29317.