[531] Williams’ Life of Annesley, and Kirk’s Mother of the Wesleys.
[532] Toulmin, 522.
[533] Palmer, i. 103.
[534] Howe’s Works, vol. vi. 306.
Oliver Heywood’s death occurred in May, 1702. No particular account of it is given by Mr. Hunter in his biography. Thoresby notes down, “May 7: Rode with Mr. Peters to Northowram, to the funeral of good old Mr. O. Heywood. He was interred with great lamentations in the parish church at Halifax; was surprised at the following Arvill, or treat of cold possets, stewed prunes, cake and cheese, prepared for the company, where had several Con. and Noncon. ministers and old acquaintance.”—Diary, i. 362.
[535] Rogers’ Life of Howe, 357, 316. “I well remember that he himself once informed me,” says Calamy, “of some very private conversation he had with that Prince (William III.) not long before his death. Among other things the King asked him a great many questions about his old master Oliver, as he called him, and seemed not a little pleased with the answers that were returned to some of his questions.” Those answers would throw some additional light on the popular question of Oliver’s character.
[536] Crosby’s Hist. of Baptists, iii. 246–258.
[537] Crosby, iii. 259, 264–270.
[538] Crosby, iv. 298–301.
[539] Ibid., Appendix No. 1.