Background
Lyford was born at Peasemore, near Newbury in Berkshire, the son of the rector, an elder William Lyford and his wife, Mary Smith.
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William Lyford
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He entered Magdalen Hall, Oxford, as a commoner on 26 April 1615, became a demy of Magdalen College in 1617, and graduated Bachelor of Arts on 16 December 1618.
Career
He proceeded Master of Arts on 14 June 1621 (incorporated at Cambridge 1623), and Bachelor of Divinity 12 May 1631. On the presentation of John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol, he became vicar of Sherborne, Dorset, in 1631. In 1653 he was allowed an annuity out of Lord Digby"s estate.
Lyford died at Sherborne on 3 October 1653, and was buried under the communion table in the chancel of the church.
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An Apologie for Our Publick Ministerie and Infant-Baptism Written SOM Years Ago for Private Satisfaction of SOM Dissenting Brethren and Upon Request Enlarged and Published for the Same Ends / By William Lyford. (1652) (Paperback) - Common
(This book represents an authentic reproduction of the tex...)
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An Apologie for Our Publick Ministerie and Infant-Baptism Written SOM Years Ago for Private Satisfaction of SOM Dissenting Brethren and Upon Request Enlarged and Published for the Same Ends / By William Lyford. (1652) (Paperback) - Common
Membership
His Calvinistic views left him undisturbed during the civil war. He was chosen member of the Westminster Assembly, but did not sit.
