| Description | Sermon on the text "Two Men went up into ye Temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, ye other a Publican (Luke chapter 18, verse 10)
On the front cover is recorded a shortened title, "P.N."
"Poplar 11 Jan. 1784
Poplar 8 May 1791.
Poplar 23 February 1800.",
"1st." and "c M. 20. Au. 1797"
At end is written
"p.n. copy'd first at Leamington 22 Ap. 1783. now at Mareham le fenn. 20 Aug. 1797.
Poplar 11 Ja. 1784. a bad cold croak'd like a Raven. a horrible fog return'd comfortless
Poplar 8 May 1791. extremely sick & extremely ill delivered. din'd at Bromley Charles John, & Leonard only
there.
Poplar 23 Feb. 1800. Walk'd to Poplar, met Mr & Mrs Green in ye Street going to Limehouse. The alterations
in ye Chapel Yard astonish ye People. who come to see what is to happen next. ye old passage into
ye Chapel yard brick'd up, & a road made through my Brew house. returned to dinner call'd of Mrs
Bird. all ye children ill with ye hooping cough. a fine day but tir'd with walking
Mareham 3d Ocr. 1784. cold & comfortless
Revesby Sr Jos. Banks ses(?) in Derbyshire. first Sermon in this Country since the dismal 10th. Ocr. 1784.
Leamington 12 June. C. in Town to Shepherd his children[.] heartily wish I was never to preach again." |