dexter bearing the merchant's mark of John Shaw, and the lower sinister bearing the arms of the city of York. The slab itself measures about 7 feet 9 inches by 4 feet 4 inches, and is now used as the hearthstone of the fireplace. Drake in his Eboracum, p. 298, gives the inscription thus:

"Hic jacent Johannes Shaw olim maior civitatis Ebor et Agnes uxor eius qui Johannes obiit duodecimo die Februarii A.D. millesimo quingentesimo tricesimo septimo."

John Shaw died on 12 February, 1537-8, during his year of office as lord mayor. His will, in which he is styled "maire and merchant of Yorke," bears date 5 February, 1537, and was proved the 18th of the same month. His widow, Agnes, died in 1541; her will, bearing date 16 October in that year, was proved on 9 November following.

The slab also bears the Vane brass (see No. viii) and the following incised inscription to the Champney family:

BENEATH THIS STONE IS INTERRED THE
BODY OF JAMES CHAMPNEY THIRD SON OF
WILLIAM & FRANCES CHAMPNEY OF THIS

WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 31ST OF
1801 AGED 13 YEARS.

ALSO WILLIAM CHAMPNEY FATHER OF THE ABOVE
JAMES CHAMPNEY DIED 5TH DECR 1810
AGED 65 YEARS.

IV.

ROBERT ASKWITH, 1597.

A quadrangular plate 23 inches in height by 20 inches in width. at the bottom, and gradually tapering to 14 inches at the top. The plate is almost completely filled with the large three-quarter figure of Robert Askwith, with, in the upper dexter corner, a small shield bearing his arms. A very fine and curious example of the type of large half or three-quarter figures peculiar to the York school of engravers. In this case there seems to be an attempt at portraiture, or possibly the brass may be a copy of some contemporary portrait of Askwith. Whether so or not, it furnishes an excellent example of the costume of an opulent merchant of the period.

Robert Askwith is represented with short hair, large moustaches, and long peaked beard, forked at the point. He wears a round, flattopped cap, a small, narrow ruff, a short doublet buttoned down the front, and girt round the waist by a narrow belt; the tight-fitting sleeves are slashed and ornamented, and terminate in frills at the wrists. Over all is a gown trimmed and lined with fur, and having long false sleeves, the upper portions puffed, slashed, and richly worked. To the left lapel of the gown is attached a small ornament, in the shape of an acorn. In his right hand he holds his gloves, whilst his left is awkwardly placed across his body, apparently to display the signet ring on his first finger, the device on which is now illegible, and the smaller gem ring on his little finger.

The shield in the upper dexter corner of the plate bears the arms of ASKWITH, (Sa.), on a fess (or) between three asses passant arg., a crescent (gu.).

The inscription, now lost, is thus given in Drake's Eboracum, p. 298: Here lyeth the body of Robert Askwith, late alderman and twice lord mayor of this citty, borne at Potgrange, who dyed the lxvii yere of his age and on the xviii day of August, 1597, leaving behind him four sons and two daughters, viz. Robert, Elizabeth, Katherine, Thomas, George, and Philip. Being in his lifetyme for good hospitality and other laudable parts a credit and ornament to this citty."

In the church of All Saints, North Street, is an inscription to Thomas Askwith, 1609, evidently from the same workshop, judging from the composition. The large three-quarter figure of James Cotrel, 1595, in the Minster probably also came from the same workshop.

Robert Askwith, alderman and draper, sheriff in 1572, lord mayor in 1580 and in 1593, M.P. for the city in 1589, died 18 August, 1597, aged 67. Will dated 14 February, 1596, proved 23 August, 1597. He left four sons, Robert, Thomas, George, Philip, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Katherine.

V.

ISABEL AND JOHN ROBINSON, 1606.

Inscription only. Size of plate 19 by 5 inches.

HERE. LYETH. INTOMBED. IZABEIL. ROBINSOVN
JOHN. ROBINSOV'. SECOV'D. SOVN. VNTO. WILLIAM

ROBINSOVN. THE. YOVNGER. OF. THIS. CYTTYE
MARCHANT. WHO. DEPARTED. THIS. LIFE

THE EIGHT DAY. OF AVGVST. AÑO. DOMII. 1606

&

Very coarse thick lettering, with bad spacing, the work of a York engraver, probably by the same hand as the Trew plate in All Saints', Pavement. The plate is inserted in a part of the indent of an earlier inscription.

VI.

LAWRENCE RAUDON, ALDERMAN, 1626, AND WIFE MARGERY, 1644, WITH THEIR GRANDCHILD ELIZABETH JAQUES, 1651.

Inscription and shield of arms, the latter lost. Size of inscription plate 27 by 10 inches, of indent of shield 8 by 8 inches. Inlaid. in the slab bearing the Lame brass (No. ii).

HERE LIETH THE BODY OF LAWRENCE RAVDON LATE OF THIS
CITTY ALDERMAN WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 58 YEARE
OF HIS AGE THE 5TH OF IVLY 1626 ALSO THE BODY OF MARGERY
HIS WIFE BY WHOM HE HAD 3 SONNES AND 2 DAVGHTERS ROGER
ROBERT AND MARMADVKE ELIZABETH AND MARY SHE DESEASED
THE 74 YEARE OF HIR AGE THE 17 OF APRIL 1644 ALSO THE

BODY OF

ELIZABETH THIR GRAND CHILD DAVGHTER TO SR ROGER IAQVES
KNIGHT WHO DESEASED THE 20TH YEARE OF HIR AGE YE 22 OF
OCTOBER 1651