The Infamous Life of John Church, the St. George's Fields Preacher: From His Infancy Up to His Trial and Conviction, With His Confession, Sent in a Letter to the Rev. Mr. L--, Two Days After His Attack on Adam Foreman, at Vauxhall, With Clerical Remarks by the Same Gentleman; to Which Is Added, His Love Epistles to E**** B****. Together With Various Other Letters, Particularly One to Cook, of Vere-Street Notoriety.Anonymous
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The Infamous Life of John Church, the St. George's Fields Preacher: From His Infancy Up to His Trial and Conviction, With His Confession, Sent in a Letter to the Rev. Mr. L--, Two Days After His Attack on Adam Foreman, at Vauxhall, With Clerical Remarks by the Same Gentleman; to Which Is Added, His Love Epistles to E**** B****. Together With Various Other Letters, Particularly One to Cook, of Vere-Street Notoriety.
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Church, J. (John), approximately 1780-approximately 1825; Church, J. (John), approximately 1780-approximately 1825 -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Trials (Sodomy) -- England
something to drink, which I did, and he paid for it, and left the
house for that time, in a few days he called again, in the afternoon,
and there was not many people there; he asked if Yardley was at home;
I said he was not: he said he was very sorry for it: I asked him what
he wanted; he said he came on purpose for me to take a walk with him,
but I did not go: he said he would wait until Yardley came in.
Church said I should do him a great favour if I would take a walk
with him; I would not go—he still pressed me very much to go: I said
I would if he would wait till I had cleaned myself: he waited more
than two hours for me; I went to sleep because I would not go with
him; and in the mean time he waited so long that he was tired; he
sent the waiter to call me, which he did, and said the Parson wanted
me, and had been waiting two hours for me; I said, let him wait, for
I should not come; he returned, and said if I would but speak to him,
he should go away happy: I found I could not get rid of him—I went
down stairs; he said, well, sir, I hope your nap has done you good; I
said, I don’t know, don’t bother me. He said I was very cross to
him; I told him there was other men without me; if he wanted to
preach, not to preach to me about crossness. He said, well, if that
was the case, he was very sorry he had offended me; I told him he had
not offended me nor pleased me; but as I was not well, the less any
one talked to me the better I liked it; he said, if I was but friends
with him, and shake hands with him, he should go away happy. Mr.
Yardley said he never see such a fellow as I was, for I had affronted
every body that came to the house. I then shook hands with the
Parson, for at that time I did not know his name. He shook hands
with me, and we had something to drink, and Mr. Church paid for it
and went away. I never saw him until I came out of Newgate; I was
talking to Mr. and Mrs. Holloway, and telling them there was a Parson
somewhere about St. George’s Fields, but his name I did not know. He
asked me if I should know him if I saw him, I said I should; by that
I went to the Chapel and saw Mr. Church, and then I asked the people
what was the Parson’s name; they told me his name was Church. I said
he ought to be ashamed of himself to preach there, a *** and rascal,
and left the place, and went home in the greatest pains I ever felt
in my life, and was resolved to see him, which I did the next day,
and give him one of the hand-bills; and the manner he received me,
was like a young man would his sweetheart;—I begun my conversation:
Well, Sir, I suppose you do not know me? He said he did not. I said
my name was Cook, that kept the Swan, in Vere-street. He said he
thought so, but was not sure: he said, why did I not call before and
shake hands with a-body.
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