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Title: Halifax books and authors. A series of articles on the books written by natives and residents, ancient and modern, of the parish of Halifax (stretching from Todmorden to Brighouse)
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Turner, J. Horsfall (Joseph Horsfall), b. 1845
Subjects: English literature -- England Halifax Clergy -- England Halifax Halifax (England) -- Bio-bibliography
Publisher: Brighouse : Priv. print. at the "News" office
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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h a preface containing the reason of itspublication. There were two editions of thispamphlet. (2) An Apology for his Conductyearly on the 30th of January (anniversary ofthe execiition of Charles I.) Annexed is aSermon preached in Ripponden Chapel on ihe30tli January, 1755, from Romans xiii., 4, in-titled Kings should obey the Laws. Thispamphlet was printed at Manchester, 8vo. size.(3) A( Letter to the Clergy of the Church,known by the name of TJnitas Fratrum. orMoravians, concerning a remarkable Book ofHymns used in their Congregations, pointingout several Inconsistencies and Absurdities inthe said Bonk. This was an octavo pamphlet,printed at Manchester in 1756. We may haveoccasion to refer to these three productions,and although the first Moravian hymn-bookwas not a Yorkshire book it was mainly sedhere, and owing to the too literal translationof German hymns, and other uncouth expres-sions it was certainly open to criticism, anueventually was superseded. 22 HALIFAX BOOKS A^D AUTHORS.
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HALIFAX BOOKS AND AUTHORS. 23 Mr. Watfion also wi-ote articles for the Arcli-aeologia, London, including (1) an Account ofa Eoman Station lately discovered in the bor-ders of Yorkshire; read to the Society of Anti-quities, Feb. 20, 1786; (2) A Mistaken passagein Bedes Ecclesiastical History (Feb., 1766);(3) Druidical Eemainp in Halifax Parish (No^.,1771); this was incoiporated in the History■of Halifax. Several other fugitive pieces by Mr. Watsonappeared in different periodic-als Avithout lisname. A,t the time of his death he had rn:>decollections for a book on the Antiqiiities of apart of the County of Chester; and also fora part of the County of Lancaster. For hispatron. Sir George Warren, he compiled theHistory of the Ancient Earls of Warren andSurrey, and their Descendants to the PresentTime. The aim was to prove that Sir Georgewas entitled to the Earldom of Surrey. Tliework has generally fetched large prices, liveguineas sometimes, but its iocai value, cheWarrens being the L

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