Robert Thoroton

Dr Robert Thoroton (4 October 1623 – c. 21 November 1678) was an English antiquary, mainly remembered for his county history, The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire (1677).

In return, the Quakers were active in recording the occasions on which he imposed heavy fines on poor members of their faith, often depriving them of the tools to make a living.

[1] In 1667 Thoroton, aided by a band of helpers, began work on his great county history, The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire.

[2] Some six years before his death, Thoroton commissioned an elaborate coffin carved from red Mansfield stone, and incised with the coats of arms of his various ancestors.

[3] He was buried at Car Colston in the coffin;[4] but in 1845, during restoration work on the chancel of St Mary's Church, it was unearthed and opened.