Wesley Corpus

Tues. July 2.--I preached in the evening at St. Just. I observed not only several gentlemen there, who I suppose never came before, but a large body of tinners, who stood at a distance from the rest; and a great multitude of men, women, and children, beside, who seemed not well to know why they came. Almost as soon as we had done singing, a kind of gentlewoman began. I have seldom seen a pour creature take so much pains. She scelded, and screamed, and spit, and stamped, and wrung her hands, and distorted her face and body all manner of _ ways. I took no notice of her at all, good or bad; nor did almost any one else. Afterward I heard she was one that had been bred a Papist ; and when she heard we were so, rejoiced greatly. No wonder she should be proportionably angry, when she was disappointed of her hope. Mr. Eustick, a neighbouring gentleman, came, just as I was concluding my sermon. The people opening to the right and left, he came up to me and said, * Sir, I have a warrant from Dr. Borlase, and you must go with me.” Then turning round, he said, ‘Sir, are you Mr. Shepherd ? If so, you are mentioned in the warrant too. Be pleased, sir, to come with me.” We walked with him to a public house, near the end of the town. Here he asked me, if I was willing to go with him to the Doctor. I told him, just then, ifhe pleased. “Sir,” said he, “I must wait upon you to your inn; and in the morning, if you will be so good as to go with me, I will show you the way.” So he handed me back to my inn, and retired.