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James Bradshaw (minister)
James Bradshaw (1636? – 1702), was an English clergyman and ejected minister, ejected Minister (Christianity), minister.Robert Halley, ''Lancashire, its Puritanism and Nonconformity'', ii. 184, confused him with James Bradshaw (1613–1685) of Wigan. Life James Bradshaw was related to the Bradshaws of Haigh, Greater Manchester, Haigh, near Wigan, the elder and royalist branch of the family. He was born at Hacken in the parish of Bolton, Lancashire, about 1636. He was educated at the Bolton grammar school and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, but did not graduate. This was due to the influence of his uncle William Holmes, vicar of Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, under whom he studied divinity. Returning to Lancashire, he was ordained minister of Hindley, Greater Manchester, Hindley. With other Lancashire ministers, he was involved in the royalist rising under Sir George Booth. He was ejected in 1662, but, continuing to preach, he suffered some months' imprisonment at the instance of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ejected Minister
The Great Ejection followed the Act of Uniformity 1662 in England. Several thousand Puritan ministers were forced out of their positions in the Church of England, following Stuart Restoration, The Restoration of Charles II of England, Charles II. It was a consequence (not necessarily intended) of the Savoy Conference of 1661. History The Act of Uniformity prescribed that any minister who refused to conform to the Book of Common Prayer (1662), 1662 ''Book of Common Prayer'' by St Bartholomew's Day (24 August) 1662 should be ejected from the Church of England. This date became known as 'Black Bartholomew's Day' among English Dissenters, Dissenters, a reference to the fact that it occurred on the same day as the St Bartholomew's Day massacre of 1572. Oliver Heywood (minister), Oliver Heywood estimated the number of ministers ejected at 2,500. This group included Richard Baxter, Edmund Calamy the Elder, Simeon Ashe, Thomas Case, John Flavel, William Jenkyn, Joseph Caryl, Benjamin N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
