Wesley Corpus

Accordingly twenty-eight depositions were taken (from the foul copies of some of which the preceding account is mostly transcribed), and laid before the Grand Jury, August 19. But they did not find any one of these bills. Instead of this, they made that memorable presentment which is worthy to be preserved in the annals of Ireland to all succeeding generations: ‘We find and present Charles Wesley to be a person of ill fame, a vagabond, and a common disturber of His Majesty's peace; and we pray he may be transported. ‘We find and present James Williams, &c, ‘We find and present Robert Swindle, &c. ‘We find and present Jonathan Reeves, &c. ‘We find and present James Wheatly, &c. ‘We find and present John Larwood, &c. ‘We find and present Joseph M'Auliff, &c. ‘We find and present Charles Skelton, &c. ‘We find and present William Tooker, &c. ‘We find and present Daniel Sullivan, &c.’ 12. Mr. Butler and his mob were now in higher spirits than ever. They scoured the streets day and night, frequently hallooing as they went along, ‘Five pounds for a Swaddler's [A name first given to John Cennick, from his preaching on those words, ‘Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes, lying in a manger.’ See Journal, iii. 472; C. Wesley's Journal, i. 457; and letter of July 3, 1756.] head!’ their chief declaring to them all he had full liberty now to do whatever he would, even to murder, if he pleased; as Mr. Swain, of North Abbey, and others are ready to testify. 13. The Sessions, held at Cork on the 5th of October following, produced another memorable presentment: ‘We find and present John Horton to be a person of ill fame, a vagabond, and a common disturber of His Majesty's peace; and we pray that he may be transported.’ But, complaint being made of this above as wholly illegal, it vanished into air.