The Rod in Pickle; or, An Answer to the Appeal of John Church, the Obelisk Preacher: Containing an Authentic Narrative of the Cause of His Leaving Banbury, in Oxfordshire: Together With the Charges Exhibited Against Him, the Meeting of His Friends in Consequence of Those Charges, and the Result of That Meeting. To Which Are Added, His Letters, Written to the Managers of the Banbury Meeting-House, Begging Them Not to Let the Cause of His Dismissal Be Known in London. — John Shaqi
The Rod in Pickle; or, An Answer to the Appeal of John Church, the Obelisk Preacher: Containing an Authentic Narrative of the Cause of His Leaving Banbury, in Oxfordshire: Together With the Charges Exhibited Against Him, the Meeting of His Friends in Consequence of Those Charges, and the Result of That Meeting. To Which Are Added, His Letters, Written to the Managers of the Banbury Meeting-House, Begging Them Not to Let the Cause of His Dismissal Be Known in London.Latham, T.
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The Rod in Pickle; or, An Answer to the Appeal of John Church, the Obelisk Preacher: Containing an Authentic Narrative of the Cause of His Leaving Banbury, in Oxfordshire: Together With the Charges Exhibited Against Him, the Meeting of His Friends in Consequence of Those Charges, and the Result of That Meeting. To Which Are Added, His Letters, Written to the Managers of the Banbury Meeting-House, Begging Them Not to Let the Cause of His Dismissal Be Known in London.
Latham, T.
Church, J. (John), approximately 1780-approximately 1825 -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Trials (Sodomy) -- England
It was now called to mind at other places where Mr. Church was in the
habit of sleeping, though some of them not so distant from home but that
he might have returned with ease after preaching, that he has invariably
wanted a bed-fellow, and it is affirmed that he has gone to seek for a
farmer’s boy, or any one he could get, and apologised for bringing in a
bed-fellow, by saying he was apt to be troubled with a lowness of spirits
in the night after the fatigue of walking and preaching, and that he
always preferred a bed-fellow for company in the night: he was also in
the habit of taking a person of very low character with him from Banbury
to be his bed-fellow; this person was a porter there, and the people were
at a loss for the cause of such intimacy. However, when the reports
began to spread, this person was missing from Banbury, and was not heard
of all the time I was there, which was looked upon as a circumstance that
indicated nothing very favourable to Mr. Church. Another thing which was
also interpreted in an unfavourable light was, that Mr. Church had made
companions of several buckish young men in Banbury, and had frequently
amused himself with seeing them naked, washing in a river or pond, and
that he had been in their company at very unseasonable hours at night.
There was also a young man a hair dresser, apprentice to Mr. Hall, who
attended Church to dress and shave him, and when he was about this
business, Church used to take many indecent liberties with him. The
young man was much disgusted, but did not expose him till other things
came out. I was also informed by James Hall, grocer, a young man of
serious principles, and who was in connection with Mr. Westley’s people,
that being at a public association, at Warwick, if I recollect the place
right, that having to stay all night, Mr. Church was very importunate
with him to take a part of the bed which he had engaged, and would hardly
admit of a denial; and when Mr. Hall positively refused to be his
bed-fellow, Mr. Church appeared quite offended at his refusal.
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