John Raithby (1766–1826) was an English lawyer and author of legal reference works. Raithby was born in Edenham, Lincolnshire. After an early career in writing, having published a novel in 1792 titled Delineations of the heart; or, the history of Henry Bennet, in January 1795 he was admitted as a member of Lincoln's Inn, and subsequently called to the bar to practice in the Court of Chancery. . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Raithby