Yorkshire Almanac 2026

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Aug 23, etc 1681 At John Hey’s in Craven, ordination of Mr John Heywood.

Mr Issot begun with prayer about an hour Mr John Heywood preached a handsome well compacted discourse on Matthew 5. 14 & prayed sensibly. produced 5 testimonials from places where he had preached and conversed, which were left in John Heywood’s hands. Mr. Frankland examined him.-he read his thesis-Qu: An Episcopus idem sit qui Presbyter. Next morning Mr Dawson begun with prayer about an hour—then Mr. Oliver Heywood prayed about an hour & half. Then Mr. John Heywood made his confession etc. Then they proceeded to imposition of hands, Mr. Frankland praying, Mr Oliver Heywood, Mr. Dawson & Mr Issot laid on hands, then gave right hand of fellowship-Mr. Dawson preached on 2 Timothy 2. 15, went to prayer, sung a psalm & pronounced blessing. Afternoon Mr Oliver Heywood preached on Psalm 44. 17.

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• Craven (8) W/G ·
• Gospel of Matthew (5) W/G ·
• Heywood, Oliver (1630-1702) (34), Bolton-born nonconformist minister and diarist, active in the West Riding, resident at Northowram, ejected for his beliefs W/G ·
• Laying on of hands (1) W/G ·
• Nonconformism (47) W/G ·
• Ordination (1) W/G ·
• Prayer (7) W/G ·
• Presbyterianism (20) W/G ·
• Protestantism (25) W/G ·
• Psalms (13) W/G ·
• Second Epistle to Timothy (1) W/G ·

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2 April 1683: A domestic dispute at the Heywoods’ in Northowram (Halifax)

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Wikipedia appears to want us to think that a domestic dispute is bound to be violent, and that marital discord is marital breakdown pic.twitter.com/b87368sxLN— SingingOrganGrinder (@elorganillero) July 27, 2022

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