Revd. William Hayworth M.A.

1673 - 1703

Formerly Vicar of St. Peter's Church, St. Albans. 

He lost his living by refusing the sign the Act of Uniformity in 1662.  On Charles II issuing his Declaration of Indulgence in 1672, he came to Hertford as our first minister.  His ministry began under Charles II, lasted through the second Stuart period under James II, saw the coming of William of Orange, and ended in the reign Queen Anne.