Claim: Thomas Ravis, who was admitted to the rectory of Merstham, a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England, in 1591, was an authoritarian Dean of Christ Church from 1596 until 1605.
Evidence: In 1591 he was admitted to the rectory of Merstham, Surrey, and from 27 December of the same year until May 1598 was vicar of All Hallows, Barking. From February 1593 till 1607 he was a prebendary of Westminster, and from 1596 until 1605 an authoritarian Dean of Christ Church. Merstham /ˈmɜːrstəm/ is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England.