RABAN 400
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    • Who was Edward Raban
    • Raban Revisted
    • Raban's Circle
    • Perth Assembly
    • Arrival in Aberdeen
    • Ornaments and Devices
    • Raban and the Bear
    • The Townes Armes
    • Time of Turmoil
    • Elusive to the end
    • Legacy
    • Raban at St Andrews
    • Theses Philosophicae
    • Poeticall Recreations
    • Raine from the clouds
    • First blast of the trumpet
    • A silver watchbell
    • Prognostications
    • Raban's Psalter
    • Funerals and Epitaphs for Bishop Patrick Forbes
    • Duplyes
    • Solemn League and National Covenant
    • Antidote agaynst Poperie
    • The Old Roman Catholick
  • Events
    • Printing Workshops
  • Printing Workshops
  • Raban Family
  • Up Close Day

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Raine from the Clouds, Upon a Choicke Angel; Or, a Returned Answere, to that Common Quaeritur [a question that is asked] of Our Adversaries, where was Your Church Before Luther?  The author, though not given on the title page was Andrew Logie was Parson of Rayne and Archdeacon of Aberdeen.  James Gordon (Parson of Rothiemay) in his celebrated work ‘Scots Affairs’ (Spalding Club 1841) provides some background to Andrew Logie.  Parson Gordon of Rothiemay also gives various insights into Edward Raban and describes him as ‘ane Englishman’.  
This volume is particularly interesting and important because, on the verso after the title page, can be found the first use of the woodblock of the Townes Armes of Aberdeen. This volume has the arms in pristine state before a crack occurred.  That cracked version would be used by Raban and his successors as Town Printer until 1707 (more than eighty years later).
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The Townes Armes used by Raban and his successors with the crack
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< Poeticall Recreations

First blast of the trumpet >

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Raban 400 is a partnership involving Robert Gordon University, the University of Aberdeen Special Collections, Peacock & the Worm, and Aberdeen City Council Library and Information Service. It has been made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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  • Home
  • Digital Exhibition
    • Who was Edward Raban
    • Raban Revisted
    • Raban's Circle
    • Perth Assembly
    • Arrival in Aberdeen
    • Ornaments and Devices
    • Raban and the Bear
    • The Townes Armes
    • Time of Turmoil
    • Elusive to the end
    • Legacy
    • Raban at St Andrews
    • Theses Philosophicae
    • Poeticall Recreations
    • Raine from the clouds
    • First blast of the trumpet
    • A silver watchbell
    • Prognostications
    • Raban's Psalter
    • Funerals and Epitaphs for Bishop Patrick Forbes
    • Duplyes
    • Solemn League and National Covenant
    • Antidote agaynst Poperie
    • The Old Roman Catholick
  • Events
    • Printing Workshops
  • Printing Workshops
  • Raban Family
  • Up Close Day