Wesley Corpus

Mon. 21.--I rode on to Bandon. From three in the afternoon till past seven, the mob cf Cork marched in grand procession, and then Larnt me in effigy near Dant’s bridge. While they were so busily employed, Mr. Haughton took the opportunity of going down to Hammond’s Marsh. He called at a friend’s house there, where the good woman, in great care, locked him in; but observing many people were met, he threw up the sash, and preached to them out of the window. Many seemed deeply affected, even of those who had been persecutors before ; and they all quietly retired to their several homes before the mob was at leisure to attend them. Tues. 22.--The mob and drummers were moving again, between three and four in the morning. The same evening they came down to the Marsh, but stood at a distance from Mr. Stockdale’s house, till the drums beat, and the mayor’s sergeant beckoned to them, on which they drew up, and began the attack. The mayor being sent for, came with a party of soldiers, and said to the mob, ‘ Lads, once, twice, thrice, I bid you go home: now I have done.” He then went back, taking the soldiers with him; on which the mob, pursuant to their instructions, went on, and broke all the glass and most of the window frames in ieces. Wed. 23.--The mob was stili patrolling the streets, abusing all that were called Methodists, and threatening to murder them and pull down 186 REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. [ May, 1750. their houses, if they did not leave this way. Thur. 24.--They again assaulted Mr. Stockdale’s house, broke down the boards he had nailed up against the windows, destroyed what little ~emained of the window frames and shutters, and damaged a consideraole part of his goods. Fri. 25.--One Roger O’Ferrall fixed up an advertisement at the public exchange, that he was ready to head any mob, in order to pull down any house that should dare to harbour a swadaler. (A name given to Mr. Cennick first, by a Popish priest, who heard him speak ot a child wrapped in swaddling clothes; and probably did not know the expression was in the Bible, a book he was not much acquainted with.)