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- 29 November 1673: A verse warns Charles II against his brother James, six days after the latter’s marriage to an Italian Catholic
- 10 December 1673: The Rev. Heywood prays for more death and destruction in the new year
- 11 April 1667: A hubristic Sam Mitchell impersonates a gypsy in a Halifax pub, and nemesis follows
- 5 April 1676: The Lord saves a Presbyterian from his horse in Craven
- 5 April 1674: An anonymous message to a preacher
- 2 April 1683: A domestic dispute at the Heywoods’ in Northowram (Halifax)
- 12 February 1677: Heavy snow leaves Oliver Heywood unsure whether to cross the Pennines into Lancashire
- 24 February 1673: Oliver Heywood regrets impulsively baptising the child of an irresponsible Quaker father
- 11 February 1674: A successful national fast
- 5 February 1691: Approaching 60, Oliver Heywood contemplates his place in the cosmos
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