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10/21/35 T Phil. 3:13–141 On board the “Simmonds,” bound for Georgia CW notation2

11/30/35 S 1 Kgs. 18:213 Cowes, Isle of Wight, St. Mary’s church4 CW notation5

03/09/36 T arrives at Frederica, begins leading regularly in prayers03/11/36 Th Luke 226 Frederica, Georgia MS Journal03/14/36 S Matt. 6:22–237 Frederica, Georgia MS Journal; CW notation8

04/04/36 S Ps. 37.37 Frederica, Georgia MS Journal04/18/36 S Ps. 126:7 (BCP)9 Frederica, Georgia MS Journal05/09/36 S Luke 16:810 Frederica, Georgia CW notation11

05/11/36 T [Matt. 9]12 Frederica, Georgia MS Journal05/12/36 W Matt. 10:16–2613 Frederica, Georgia MS Journal05/13/36 Th leaves for Savannah05/16/36 S not specified Skidaway Island, Georgia MS Journal05/19/36ff [lesson am & pm]14 Savannah, Georgia MS Journal05/23/36 S Matt. 6:22–23 Savannah, Georgia CW notation15

1The manuscript text of this sermon has survived (MARC, MA 1977/597/1). A transcription isavailable in Sermons, 95–106.

2See Sermons, 95.3The manuscript text of this sermon has survived in two drafts (MARC, MA 1977/597/4 & MA

1977/608/1). A transcription is available in Sermons, 110–22.4JW records that CW actually preached 3–4 times in Cowes between late Oct. and Dec. 10; see

JW, Journal (Nov. 20, 1735), Works, 28:140.5See Sermons, 107.6“At ten this morning I began the full service to about a dozen women whom I had got together,

intending to continue it and only to read a few prayers to the men before they went to work. I alsoexpounded the second lesson with some boldness, as I had a few times before.”

7The manuscript text of this sermon, which CW copied from JW, has survived (MARC, MA1977/608/4). A transcription is available in Sermons, 306–13; and JW, Works, 4:373–77.

8See Sermons, 308.9The manuscript text of this sermon has survived (MARC, MA 1977/608/2). A transcription is

available in Sermons, 123–29.10The manuscript text of this sermon, which CW copied from JW, has survived (MARC, MA

1977/608/5). A transcription is available in Sermons, 316–24; and JW, Works, 4:361–70.11See Sermons, 316.12“I had now so far recovered my strength, that I could again expound the lesson.”13Expounding the lesson.14“According to our agreement, my brother set forward for Frederica, and I took charge of

Savannah in his absence. The hardest duty imposed on me was the expounding the lesson morning andevening to one hundred hearers. I was surprised at my own confidence, and acknowledged it not myown.”

15See Sermons, 308.


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06/06/36 S Ps. 126:7 (BCP) Savannah, Georgia CW notation16

06/20/36 S 1 Kgs. 18:21 Savannah, Georgia CW notation17

07/25/36 S Luke 16:8 Savannah, Georgia CW notation18

07/25/36 S resigns office in Georgia, to return home MS Journal09/12/36 S 1 Kgs. 18:21 on board “London Galley,” to Boston CW notation19

09/26/36 S Luke 10:4220 Boston, Massachusetts, Christ Church MS Journal09/26/36 S Luke 10:42 Boston, Massachusetts, King’s Chapel MS Journal10/03/36 S Job 3:1721 Boston, Massachusetts, Christ Church MS Journal10/03/36 S Job 3:17 Boston, Massachusetts, King’s Chapel MS Journal10/10/36 S Ps. 126:7 (BCP) Boston, Massachusetts, Christ Church CW notation22

10/10/36 S Ps. 126:7 (BCP) Boston, Massachusetts, King’s Chapel CW notation23

10/17/36 S 1 Kgs. 18:21 Boston, Massachusetts, Christ Church CW notation24

10/17/36 S 1 Kgs. 18:21 Boston, Massachusetts, King’s Chapel CW notation25

16See Sermons, 125.17See Sermons, 110–11, fn 10.18See Sermons, 316.19See Sermons, 110–11, fn 10.20The manuscript text of this sermon, which CW copied from JW, has survived (MARC, DDCW

8/13). A transcription is available in Sermons, 360–68; and JW, Works, 4:352–59.21CW was likely preaching JW’s sermon on this text; cf. “The Trouble and Rest of Good Men,”

JW, Works, 3:533–41.22See Sermons, 125.23See Sermons, 125.24See Sermons, 110–11, fn 10.25See Sermons, 110–11, fn 10.


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02/06/37 S Luke 10:42 Westminster, Duke Street Chapel1 CW notation2

04/24/373 S Matt. 6:22–23 Aston4 CW notation5

04/24/37 S Matt. 6:22–23 Wickham6 CW notation7

05/01/37 S Matt. 6:22–23 Oxford, Castle Prison CW notation8

06/05/37 S Luke 13:23 (?) Wormley, St. Laurence church MS Journal07/03/37 S not specified Hatfield [Heath or Broad Oak] MS Journal08/14/37 S Ps. 126:7 (BCP) Westminster, Duke Street Chapel CW notation9

08/21/37 S not specified Wormley, St. Laurence church MS Journal08/28/37 S Ps. 126:7 (BCP) Westminster, St. John the Evangelist’s church CW notation10

09/11/37 S Luke 10:42 Bexley, Blendon Hall MS Journal09/18/37 S not specified Oxford, Castle prison MS Journal10/02/37 S not specified South Leigh, St. James church MS Journal10/09/37 S not specified South Leigh, St. James church MS Journal10/23/37 S Mark 12:3011 Westminster, Duke Street Chapel CW notation12

10/23/37 S Prov. 11:3013 Westminster, St. John the Evangelist’s church CW notation14

10/23/37 S Ps. 91:1115 Westminster, St. John the Evangelist’s church CW notation16

1Duke Street Chapel was a small private chapel in the parish of St. Margaret, founded in 1709 in awing of the house once owned by Lord High Chancellor Jefferies. It overlooked St. James Park, at Story’sgate, standing near what is now the corner of Birdcage Walk and Horse Guards Avenue. It was torn downabout 1900. See William Stow, Remarks on London (London: T. Norris & H. Tracy, 1722), 98–99.

2See Sermons, 362.3CW mistakenly records the year as 1736 in this and the following entry. Under the old calendar

the year had changed in late March.4There are several villages near Oxford (where CW was staying) with the name Aston (or close

verbal cognates). It is unclear which he was indicating.5See Sermons, 308.6There is no “Wickham” in the area near Oxford. CW may have been referring to Wytham, about

3 mi NW of Oxford. JW preached in Wytham the following year.7See Sermons, 308.8See Sermons, 308.9See Sermons, 125.10See Sermons, 125.11The manuscript text of this sermon, which CW copied from JW, has survived (MARC, DDCW

8/13). A transcription is available in Sermons, 348–59; and JW, Works, 4:331–45.12See Sermons, 348.13The manuscript text of this sermon, which CW copied from JW, has survived (MARC, DDCW

8/13). A transcription is available in Sermons, 371–79; and JW, Works, 4:306–17.14See Sermons, 369.15The manuscript text of this sermon, which CW copied from JW has survived (MARC, DDCW

8/13). A transcription is available in Sermons, 382–90; and JW, Works, 4:225–35.16See Sermons, 382.


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10/30/37 S Luke 10:42 London, St. Helen’s church, Bishopsgate MS Journal; CW notation17

10/30/37 S Luke 10:42 London, St. Olave’s church, Old Jewry MS Journal; CW notation18

11/13/37 S Mark 12:30 Bexley, St. Mary’s church MS Journal; CW notation19

11/20/37 S Rom. 2:2920 London, St. Helen’s church, Bishopsgate MS Journal

17See Sermons, 362.18See Sermons, 362.19See Sermons, 348.20CW was likely preaching a transcript of JW’s sermon. Cf. JW, Works, 1:401–14.


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06/21/38 W Eph. 2:81 Bexley, Blendon Hall MS Journal06/22/38 Th Eph. 2:8 Bexley, Rev. Henry Piers’ house MS Journal06/25/38 S [Eph. 2:8] Bexley, Blendon Hall MS Journal07/02/38 S Eph. 2:8 London, St. Michael’s church, Bassishaw MS Journal07/02/38 S [Eph. 2:8] London, St. Alphage church, London Wall MS Journal07/09/38 S Eph. 2:8 London, unspecified church MS Journal07/09/38 S Eph. 2:8 London, St. Sepulchre’s vestry MS Journal07/10/38 M [Eph. 2:8?] London, Newgate prison MS Journal07/11/38 T Luke 232 London, Newgate prison MS Journal07/11/38 T Eph. 2:8 London, St. Helen’s church, Bishopsgate MS Journal07/12/38 W not specified London, Newgate prison MS Journal07/13/38 Th John 1:233 London, Newgate prison MS Journal07/14/38 F not specified London, Newgate prison MS Journal07/15/38 Sa not specified London, Newgate prison MS Journal07/16/38 S 1 John 3:144 London, St. George’s church, Queen’s Square MS Journal; CW notation5

07/16/38 S 1 John 3:14 London, Blackfriars society MS Journal; CW notation6

07/17/38 M [on death] London, Newgate prison MS Journal07/23/38 S 1 John 3:14 (1st pt) London, All Hallows, Thames Street CW notation7

07/23/38 S 1 John 3:14 (2nd pt) London, All Hallows, Thames Street CW notation07/24/38 M [Eph. 2:8] Islington, George Stonehouse’s house MS Journal07/30/38 S Eph. 2:8 Islington, St. Mary’s church MS Journal07/30/38 S Eph. 2:8 London, All Hallows’ church, Thames Street MS Journal07/30/38 S Rom. London, Mr Syms’ society MS Journal08/06/38 S not specified Islington, St. Mary’s church MS Journal08/13/38 S 1 John 3:14 (1st pt) Islington, St. Mary’s church CW notation8

08/13/38 S 1 John 3:14 (2nd pt) Islington, St. Mary’s church CW notation08/20/38 S Gal. 3:229 Islington, St. Mary’s church MS Journal08/20/38 S Gal. 3:22 London, St. John’s church, Clerkenwell MS Journal

1CW was reading his brother’s sermon Salvation by Faith; see JW, Works, 1:117–130. JWpreached this sermon at St. Mary’s church, Oxford, on June 11, 1738, and published it soon after(London: Hutton, 1738).

2CW says he preached on the “second lesson.”3CW does not identify his text in the MS Journal for this day, but he had been preaching on the

assigned lessons and John 1 was assigned for this day. See the reference to those who had earlier heardhis sermon on the text “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord” (John1:23) in the MS Journal listing for July 21.

4The manuscript text of this sermon has survived (MARC, MA 1977/597/5). A transcription isavailable in Sermons, 130–51.

5See Sermons, 132.6See Sermons, 132.7See Sermons, 132; indicates he preached twice that day.8See Sermons, 132; indicates he preached twice that day.9CW began writing this sermon on July 31, 1738; it has apparently not survived.


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08/27/38 S 1 John 3:14 (1st pt) London, St. John Zachary church MS Journal; CW notation10

08/27/38 S 1 John 3:14 (2nd pt) London, St. John Zachary church MS Journal; CW notation08/29/38 T 1 John 3:14 Oxford, Castle prison CW notation11

08/31/38 Th Gal. 3:22 Oxford, society meeting MS Journal09/03/38 S Eph. 2:8 Westminster, the Abbey MS Journal09/03/38 S 1 John 3:14 (1st pt.) London, St. Botolph’s, little Britain MS Journal; CW notation12

09/03/38 S Rom. 2 London, Mr Syms’ society MS Journal09/10/38 S Eph. 2:8 London, Sir George Wheler’s chapel MS Journal09/10/38 S 1 John 3:14 (2nd pt.) London, St. Botolph’s, little Britain MS Journal; CW notation13

09/10/38 S [Rom.] London, Mr. Sym’s society MS Journal09/17/38 S Gal. 3:22 London, St. Benet’s church, Gracechurch Street MS Journal09/17/38 S Gal. 3:22 London, Queen’s Street chapel14 MS Journal09/17/38 S Rom. 3 London, Savoy society MS Journal09/22/38 F Eph. 1 London, John Bray’s house MS Journal09/24/38 S Exod. 20:815 Islington, St. Mary’s church MS Journal10/01/38 S 1 John 3:14 (1st pt.) Westminster, St. Margaret’s church CW notation16

10/08/38 S Gal. 3:22 Bexley, St. Mary the Virgin church MS Journal10/13/38 F not specified London, St. Antholin’s church MS Journal10/15/38 S Luke 10:42 Islington, St. Mary’s church MS Journal; CW notation17

10/20/38 F Rom. 318 London, St. Antholin’s church MS Journal10/22/38 S Luke 10:42 London, St. Clement Dane’s church MS Journal; CW notation19

10/22/38 S Luke 10:42 London, Sir George Wheler’s chapel MS Journal10/29/38 S 1 John 3:14 (1st pt.) London, St. George’s church, Bloomsbury CW notation20

10/29/38 S 1 John 3:14 (1st pt.) London, Ironmonger’s Almshouse CW notation21

10/29/38 S Rom. 5 London, society in Minories MS Journal

10See Sermons, 132; which indicates he preached twice that day. St. John Zachary church used tostand next to St. Anne’s and St. Agnes’s church on Gresham Street.

11See Sermons, 132.12See Sermons, 132.13See Sermons, 132.14A chapel built by William Baguley at the end of Great Queen Street. It operated at this time as

an Anglican chapel, but later became a Methodist chapel.15The manuscript text of this sermon, which CW copied from JW, has survived (MARC, MA

1977/597/2). A transcription is available in Sermons, 337–45; and JW, Works, 4:268–78. For evidencethat this was the sermon CW preached that day at Islington, see Sermons, 335.

16Sermons, 132.17See Sermons, 362.18CW stresses that he preached extemporaneously.19See Sermons, 362.20See Sermons, 132.21See Sermons, 132.


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11/04/38 Sa [faith & works]22 London, St. Antholin’s church MS Journal11/05/38 S 1 John 3:14 (1st pt.) Shadwell, St. Paul’s church CW notation23

11/05/38 S 1 John 3:14 (1st pt.) London, St. Alban’s, Wood Street MS Journal; CW notation24

11/05/38 S [Rom. 6?] London, Mr. Sym’s society MS Journal11/07/38 T Matt. 5:25–26 London, Newgate prison (am) Account of Malefactors11/07/38 T Luke 23:33–43 London, Newgate prison (pm) Account of Malefactors11/12/38 S [Rom. 7?25] London, Mr. Sym’s society MS Journal11/19/38 S 1 John 3:14 (1st pt.) St. Botolph’s church, Bishopsgate, 1st pt. CW notation26

11/19/38 S 1 John 3:14 (2nd pt.) London, St. George’s church, Bloomsbury CW notation27

11/25/38 Sa not specified28 Oxford, Castle prison MS Journal11/26/38 S 1 John 3:14 (1st pt.) Cogges, St. Mary’s church MS Journal; CW notation29

11/29/38 W not specified Oxford, Castle prison MS Journal12/10/38 S Gal. 3:22 Oxford, Castle prison MS Journal12/21/38 Th Titus 3:830 London, St. Antholin’s church MS Journal12/21/38 Th Titus 3:8 Islington, St. Mary’s church CW notation31

12/25/38 M not specified Islington, St. Mary’s church MS Journal

22A sermon “reconciling those who never differed—St. Paul and St. James.” This may have beenan early form of his sermon on Titus 3:8.

23See Sermons, 132.24See Sermons, 132.25This may be the occasion when Thomas Hogg first heard CW preach. As he describes it, “You

was explaining the seventh chapter of the Epistle to the Romans, which was to me like a man speaking inan unknown tongue. You was endeavouring to convince us of sin, and showing the difference betwixt thelaw and gospel. You told us what we were by nature, described the motions of sin stirring in us, and theblessings we received by Jesus Christ.”

26See Sermons, 132.27See Sermons, 132.28CW stresses that he preached extemporaneously.29See Sermons, 132.30The manuscript text of this sermon has survived (MARC, MA 1977/597/7). A transcription is

available in Sermons, 154–66.31See Sermons, 154.


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01/07/39 S 1 John 3:14 (1st pt.) London, St. Alphage church, London Wall CW notation1

01/14/39 S Titus 3:8 Kensington CW notation2

01/21/39 S Rom. 3:23–243 Islington, St. Mary’s church MS Journal; CW notation4

01/24/39 W 1 Cor. 6:19 London (unspecified) MS Journal01/25/39 Th not specified London, Mr. Brockmer’s MS Journal01/28/39 S 1 John 3:14 Bexley, St. Mary’s church MS Journal01/28/39 S 1 Cor. 9:16 Bexley, St. Mary’s church MS Journal02/10/39 Sa not specified London, Beech Lane society MS Journal02/11/39 S Mark 10:46–525 Islington, St. Mary’s church MS Journal02/13/39 T Luke 7:36–50 London, Marshalsea prison MS Journal02/14/39 W not specified London, Newgate prison MS Journal02/15/39 Th [X, friend of sinners] London, Marshalsea prison MS Journal02/15/39 Th John 4 Islington, the society MS Journal02/18/39 S Luke 7:36–50 Islington, St. Mary’s church MS Journal02/18/39 S Rom. 3 London, Marshalsea prison MS Journal02/19/39 M [on the last day] London, Marshalsea prison MS Journal02/19/39 M not specified London, Mr. Hind’s house MS Journal02/20/39 T John 8:1–116 Islington, George Stonehouse’s house MS Journal02/25/39 S Rom. 3:23–24 Bexley, St. Mary’s church MS Journal; CW notation7

02/25/39 S Luke 7:36–50 Bexley, St. Mary’s church MS Journal02/25/39 S not specified Bexley, Blendon Hall MS Journal03/03/39 Sa not specified London, Beech Lane MS Journal03/04/39 S Titus 3:8 London, St. Katherine’s church8 CW notation9

03/04/39 S John 3 Islington, St. Mary’s church MS Journal03/03/39 S not specified London, Mr Sym’s society MS Journal03/03/39 S not specified London, Mr Bell’s society MS Journal03/10/39 Sa not specified London, Newgate prison MS Journal03/10/39 Sa not specified London, Beech Lane MS Journal03/11/39 S Rom. 3:23–24 London, St. Katherine’s church MS Journal; CW notation10

1See Sermons, 132.2See Sermons, 154.3The manuscript text of this sermon has survived (MARC, MA 1977/597/10). A transcription is

available in Sermons, 169–82.4See Sermons, 169.5CW stresses that he preached without notes.6The manuscript text of this sermon has survived in two drafts (MARC, MA 1977/597/8). A

transcription is available in Sermons, 241–58.7See Sermons, 169.8It is unclear in this and subsequent cases whether CW is at St. Katherine Coleman church, or St.

Katherine Cree church.9See Sermons, 154.10See Sermons, 169.


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03/11/39 S John 411 Islington, St. Mary’s church MS Journal03/12/39 M not specified London, Minories’ society MS Journal03/13/39 T not specified London, Newgate prison MS Journal03/13/39 T not specified London, Dowgate Hill, Mr. Crouch’s house MS Journal03/18/39 S 1 John 3:14 (1st pt.) London, St. Katherine’s church CW notation12

03/20/39 T not specified London, Fetter Lane society MS Journal03/22/39 Th John 913 London, Marshalsea prison MS Journal03/25/39 S John 11 Islington, St. Mary’s church MS Journal04/01/39 S 1 John 3:14 (2nd pt.) London, St. Katherine’s church [MS Journal]; CW notation14

04/01/39 S Luke 10:29–37 Islington, St. Mary’s church MS Journal04/15/39 S John 8:1–11 Islington, St. Mary’s church MS Journal; CW notation15

04/19/39 Th not specified London, Savoy society MS Journal04/20/39 F John 1816 London, John Bray’s house MS Journal04/20/39 F not specified Wapping, the society MS Journal04/27/39 F [means of grace] London, Fetter Lane society MS Journal04/28/39 Sa not specified London, William Exall’s house MS Journal04/29/39 S CW forbid from pulpit at Islington MS Journal04/29/39 S not specified preach at “our house” MS Journal04/30/39 M not specified London, Marshalsea prison MS Journal05/02/39 W Luke 15:11–32 London, Fetter Lane society MS Journal05/10/39 Th not specified Bexley, Blendon Hall MS Journal05/13/39 S Luke 15:11–32 Bexley, St. Mary’s church MS Journal05/14/39 M Rom. 8 London, Mr. West’s house MS Journal05/16/39 W not specified London, Marshalsea prison MS Journal05/27/39 S John 3:1–10 (?) Thaxted, St. John the Baptist church MS Journal05/29/39 T Matt. 3:2 Thaxted, Mr. Franklyn’s field MS Journal05/30/39 W Matt 11:28 Thaxted, Mr. Franklyn’s field MS Journal05/31/39 Th Gal. 3:22 Thaxted, in the highways MS Journal06/01/39 F Matt. 1:21 Thaxted, in the highways MS Journal06/07/39 Th Rom. 6 London, Bray’s society Account of Lavington17

06/11/39 M not specified London, the society MS Journal06/12/39 T 1 John 4:1–2 London, the society Account of Lavington06/17/39 S not specified London, Marshalsea prison MS Journal06/17/39 S not specified London, Marshalsea prison MS Journal

11A manuscript text of what may have been this sermon has survived (MARC, MA 1977/608/3).A transcription is available in Sermons, 261–67.

12See Sermons, 132.13He expounded “the lesson.”14See Sermons, 132.15See Sermons, 238.16“Expounded Gospel of the day”; this was Good Friday.17CW’s manuscript detailing his encounters with the prophetess Mary Lavington (MARC, DDCW

8/12).


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06/24/39 S Matt. 11:28 London, Moorfields18 MS Journal06/24/39 S Rom. 3:23–24 [Stoke] Newington, the church MS Journal06/24/39 S Mark 1:15 Kennington Common MS Journal07/01/39 S Rom. 3:23–2419 Oxford, St. Mary’s church MS Journal07/08/39 S Matt. 1:21 London, Moorfields MS Journal07/08/39 S 1 Cor. 1:30 Kennington Common MS Journal07/15/39 S 2 Cor. 5:19 London, Moorfields MS Journal07/15/39 S Matt. 5:3 Kennington Common MS Journal07/22/39 S not specified London, Marshalsea prison MS Journal07/26/39 Th not specified London, John Bray’s house MS Journal08/05/39 S John 14:16 London, Moorfields MS Journal08/05/39 S John 14:16 Kennington Common MS Journal08/07/39 T Mark 1:15 Plaistow MS Journal08/07/39 T John 11 Plaistow, a private house MS Journal08/08/39 W not specified Marylebone Fields MS Journal08/08/39 W Mark 1:15 Kennington Common MS Journal08/12/39 S Luke 10:29–37 London, Moorfields MS Journal08/12/39 S 1 Cor. 6:11 Kennington Common MS Journal08/14/39 T John 16:7–11 Kennington Common MS Journal08/16/39 W set out to offer assistance in Bristol MS Journal08/18/39 Sa John 16:7–11 Evesham, schoolhouse MS Journal20

08/19/39 S Mark 1:15 Evesham, Whitefield’s pulpit (the wall) MS Journal08/19/39 S Luke 10:29–37 Evesham, Whitefield’s pulpit (the wall) MS Journal08/19/39 S [new covenant] Evesham, schoolhouse MS Journal08/20/39 M Acts 2:37–39 Evesham, market MS Journal08/20/39 M Gal. 2:20 Evesham MS Journal08/20/39 M John 11 Evesham, schoolhouse MS Journal08/21/39 T 2 Cor. 5:19–20 Evesham MS Journal08/21/39 T Mark 10:46–52 Evesham, the society MS Journal08/23/39 Rom. 3:23–24 Gloucester, the society MS Journal21

08/24/39 F Mark 1:15 Gloucester, Whitefield’s field MS Journal22

08/24/39 F 2 Cor. 5:19 Painswick MS Journal08/24/39 F Luke 10:29–37 Painswick, public house MS Journal08/25/39 Sa Acts 2:37–39 Painswick MS Journal08/25/39 Sa John 16:7–11 Gloucester, the field MS Journal08/26/39 S John 3:16 Randwick, St. John the Baptist church MS Journal23

08/26/39 S Matt. 11:28 Randwick, St. John the Baptist church MS Journal

18CW’s first big open-air preaching in London.19The manuscript text of this sermon, which was preached to a university audience, has survived

(MARC, MA 1977/597/9). A transcription is available in Sermons, 183–210.20The MS Journal reproduces a letter to JW, August 20, 1739.21The MS Journal reproduces a letter to JW, August 23, 1739.22The MS Journal reproduces a letter to JW, August 24, 1739.23The MS Journal reproduces a letter to JW, August 26, 1739.


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08/26/39 S Acts 2424 Ebley, the church MS Journal08/27/39 M Mark 1:15 Stanley Pontlarge MS Journal08/27/39 M Luke 15:11–32 Stanley Pontlarge (nearby) MS Journal08/27/39 M John 4 Ebley MS Journal08/31/39 F Isa. 1 Bristol, Weaver’s Hall25 MS Journal08/31/39 F Matt. 11:5 Kingswood MS Journal08/31/39 F Matt. 1:21 Bristol, Gloucester Lane society MS Journal09/01/39 Sa Matt. 11:28 Bristol, Bowling Green26 MS Journal09/01/39 Sa Rom. 1 Bristol, Weaver’s Hall MS Journal09/02/39 S Acts 2:37–39 Bristol, Bowling Green MS Journal09/02/39 S John 3:16 Bristol, Rose Green27 MS Journal09/02/39 S Rom. 2 Bristol, Weaver’s Hall MS Journal09/03/39 M Isa. 2 Bristol, Weaver’s Hall MS Journal09/03/39 M 1 Cor. 6:9 Bristol, Brick-yard28 MS Journal09/03/39 M John 1 Bristol, Gloucester Lane society MS Journal09/04/39 T Isa. 35:6 Kingswood MS Journal09/04/04 T Rom. 2 Bristol, Weaver’s Hall MS Journal09/06/39 Th John 3:16 Publow MS Journal09/06/39 Th Rom. 3:23–24 Bristol MS Journal09/07/39 F Isa. 3 Bristol, Weaver’s Hall MS Journal09/07/39 F John 1 Bristol, Gloucester Lane society MS Journal09/08/39 Sa Ezek. 37:7 Bristol, Bowling Green MS Journal09/08/39 Sa Rom. 4 Bristol, “the room”; i.e., New Room29 MS Journal09/09/39 S John 16:7–11 Bristol, Bowling Green MS Journal09/09/39 S John 16:7–11 Bristol, Rose Green MS Journal09/09/39 S Rom. 5 Bristol, Bowling Green MS Journal09/10/39 M Isa. 4 Bristol, Weaver’s Hall MS Journal09/10/39 M not specified Bristol, Brick-yard MS Journal09/10/39 M John 3 Bristol, Gloucester Lane society MS Journal09/11/39 T Mark 1:15 Bradford-on-Avon MS Journal09/11/39 T [Rom. 6] Bristol, New Room MS Journal09/12/39 W not specified Bristol, Weaver’s Hall MS Journal09/12/39 W not specified Baptist Mills MS Journal09/13/39 Th Rom. 7 Bristol, New Room MS Journal

24He preached on the “second lesson.”25Weavers’ Hall, an old hall (since demolished) of the Weavers’ Guild in Temple Street, was a

regular preaching point for Charles and John Wesley.26A park near the center of the city.27Rose Green was “a plain on top of a high hill”, about 2 mi NE of Kingswood; cf. JW letter to

James Hutton, April 1, 1739 (JW, Works, 25:628).28For a discussion of the site of the Brick-yard, see H. J. Foster, “Some Bristol Methodist Notes,”

WHS 2 (1900): 3–8.29This was a room recently completed in the Horsefair, near St. James’s churchyard, which was

large enough to contain the societies that met at Nicholas and Baldwin streets. When it was remodeled in1748, it became common to call it the “New Room.” That label will be used consistently in this register.


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09/14/39 F John 4 Bristol, Gloucester Lane MS Journal09/15/39 Sa John 11 Bristol, Bowling Green MS Journal09/15/39 Sa Rom. 8 Bristol, Weaver’s Hall MS Journal09/16/39 S Luke 10:29–37 Bristol, Hanham Mount MS Journal09/16/39 S Mark 10:46–52 Bristol, Bowling Green MS Journal09/17/39 M Luke 15:11–32 Bristol, Brick-yard MS Journal09/17/39 M John 5 Bristol, Gloucester Lane society MS Journal09/18/39 T Matt. 11:28 Kingswood MS Journal09/18/39 T Rom. 8 Bristol, Weaver’s Hall MS Journal09/19/39 W Matt. 9:6 Baptist Mills MS Journal09/20/39 Th Rom. 9 Bristol, Weaver’s Hall MS Journal09/22/39 Sa Gal. 2:20 Bristol, Bowling Green MS Journal09/22/39 Sa Rom. 3:23–24 Bristol, Weaver’s Hall MS Journal09/23/39 S 2 Cor. 5:19 Bristol, Hanham Mount MS Journal09/23/39 S Isa. 61:1 Bristol, Bowling Green MS Journal09/23/39 S Rom. 11 Bristol, Weaver’s Hall MS Journal09/24/39 M Isa. 29 Bristol, Weaver’s Hall MS Journal09/24/39 M Isa. 55:1 Bristol, Brick-yard MS Journal09/24/39 M John 7 Bristol, Gloucester Lane society MS Journal09/25/39 T Luke 10:29–37 Bradford-on-Avon MS Journal09/25/39 T Rom. 12 Bristol, Weaver’s Hall MS Journal09/26/39 W Isa. 30 Bristol MS Journal09/26/39 W John 3:14 Baptist Mills MS Journal09/26/3930 W Acts 1:4 Bristol, Weaver’s Hall MS Journal09/27/39 Th Rom. 12 Bristol, Weaver’s Hall MS Journal09/28/39 F John 1:12 Bristol, Fishponds MS Journal09/29/39 Sa Rom. 13 Bristol, Weaver’s Hall MS Journal09/29/39 Sa Heb. 11:1 Bristol, Bowling Green MS Journal09/30/39 S John 8:1–11 Bristol, Weaver’s Hall MS Journal; Mary Thomas31

09/30/39 S Isa. 53 Bristol, Hanham Mount MS Journal10/01/39 M Isa. 35 Bristol MS Journal10/01/39 M Luke 14:15–24 Bristol (in the streets) MS Journal10/01/39 M John 9 Bristol, Gloucester Lane society MS Journal10/02/39 T Mark 7:26–30 Kingswood MS Journal10/03/39 W Matt. 15:22–28 Bristol MS Journal10/05/39 F John 11 Bristol, Gloucester Lane society MS Journal10/06/39 Sa Matt. 5:10 Bristol, Bowling Green MS Journal10/07/39 S [covenant of grace] Bristol, Hanham Mount MS Journal10/07/39 S 2 Cor. 5:17 Bristol, Bowling Green MS Journal10/07/39 S Isa. 43 Bristol MS Journal

30See 10/01/39 in MS Journal.31Letter of Mary Thomas (May 24, 1742) to CW (MARC, MA 1977/501), “The chapter you was

on was concerning the woman taken in adultery and the Lord said unto her neither do I condemn the goand sin no more. The word seemed as spoken to me. I knew not where I was. For a short time I felt such aheft go of my heart that I cannot express it. I was assured the Christ died for me.”


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10/08/39 M 2 Cor. 5:19 Bristol, Brick-yard MS Journal ; Joseph Williams32

10/08/39 M John 12 Bristol, Gloucester Lane society Joseph Williams10/09/39 T Rom. 8:31–32 Bradford-on-Avon, Bearfield33 MS Journal10/11/39 Th Luke 15:11–32 Kingswood MS Journal10/11/39 Th John 134 Bristol, Widow Jones’s yard35 MS Journal10/14/39 S Acts 2:37–39 Bradford-on-Avon MS Journal10/15/39 M Matt. 11:5 Bristol, Brick-yard MS Journal10/15/39 M John 14:16 Kingswood MS Journal10/15/39 M Isa. 50 Bristol MS Journal10/19/39 F Isa. 53 Bristol MS Journal10/20/39 Sa not specified Bradford-on-Avon, town hall MS Journal10/21/39 S 2 Cor. 5:17 Bristol, at the common MS Journal10/21/39 S 2 Cor. 5:19 Bristol, at the common MS Journal10/26/39 F Rev. 2:10 Bristol, Fishponds MS Journal10/27/39 Sa Luke 11:21 Bristol, Bowling Green MS Journal10/27/39 Sa Isa. 58 Bristol MS Journal10/28/39 S Isa. 57:15 Bristol MS Journal10/28/39 S Isa. 45:8 Bristol, Bowling Green MS Journal10/29/39 M Isa. 59 Bristol MS Journal11/03/39 Sa 1 Tim. 6:12 Bristol, the Society MS Journal11/04/39 S Isa. 42:1 Kingswood MS Journal11/04/39 S Matt. 13:3–23 Bristol MS Journal11/04/39 S John 17 Bristol, Bowling Green MS Journal; Naomi Thomas36

11/05/39 M not specified Bristol, Weaver’s Hall MS Journal11/05/39 M Mark 5:25–34 Bristol, Brick-yard MS Journal11/05/39 M John Bristol MS Journal11/06/39 T Samuel Wesley Jr dies

[CW’s MS Journal has a four month lapse at this point]

32Joseph Williams of Kiddermaster used a business trip to Bristol as the occasion to hear CWpreach. He wrote up an extended description of Wesley’s style and content in this sermon, which heintended to publish in the Gentleman’s Magazine as a sympathetic portrayal of Methodism. He sent acopy to CW for approval. The account never appeared in the Gentleman’s Magazine, perhaps becauseCW was not comfortable with its laudatory tone. The manuscript survives (MARC, DDPr 1/92) and canbe consulted in Wesleyan Methodist Magazine 51 (1828): 383–85.

33Also known as ‘Bury Field’ in Wesley’s day; Bearfield is now the northern district of Bradford-on-Avon.

34He was beginning a series.35CW says this was his first time preaching at night in the open air.361742 Letter of Naomi Thomas to CW (MARC, MA 1977/501), “One time in the bowling Green

you preached on those words, “I in them and they in me,” which came with such power to my soul thatthen I had redemption in the blood of Christ, the forgiveness of my sins, and filled with such joy that Icannot express.”


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01/01/40 T Luke 13:6–9 Bristol, New Room Elizabeth Halfpenny1

03/14/40 F Isa. 53:1 Gloucester, Whitefield’s field MS Journal03/15/40 Sa Isa. 40 Evesham MS Journal03/16/40 S Rom. 8:31–32 Evesham MS Journal03/16/40 S Matt. 11:5 Evesham, schoolhouse MS Journal03/17/40 M Joel 2:1 Evesham, by river’s side MS Journal03/17/40 M Matt. 5:1–12 Evesham, society MS Journal03/18/40 T Isa. 11:6 Evesham MS Journal03/18/40 T Job 5:18 Evesham MS Journal, CW Letter2

03/19/40 W not specified3 Evesham MS Journal03/23/40 S Acts 16:30 Church Westcote, St. Mary’s church MS Journal03/23/40 S Matt. 11:28 Idbury, St. Nicholas’s church MS Journal03/23/40 S 2 Tim. 1:7 Church Westcote, St. Mary’s church MS Journal03/25/40 T Matt. 5:1–12 (fin.) Evesham, society MS Journal03/26/40 W John 3 Evesham MS Journal03/27/40 Th John 3 (fin.) Evesham MS Journal03/28/40 F not specified Evesham, school house MS Journal03/29/40 Sa Philemon [1:3–15]4 Church Westcote, St. Mary’s church MS Journal; Journal Letter5

03/30/40 S Luke 4:18 Church Westcote, St. Mary’s church MS Journal; Journal Letter03/30/40 S Matt. 5:1–12 Idbury, St. Nicholas’s church [MS Journal]; Journal Letter03/30/40 S Luke 10:29–37 Church Westcote, St. Mary’s church MS Journal; Journal Letter03/30/40 S Rom. 7 Church Westcote, Rev. Morgan’s house6 MS Journal; Journal Letter04/01/40 T 1 Cor. 1:30 Oxford, society MS Journal04/03/40 Th Rom. 14:17 London, Foundery MS Journal04/04/40 F7 John 1:29 London, Foundery MS Journal04/04/40 F Isa. 538 London MS Journal04/05/40 Sa not specified London, Bowes’s society9 MS Journal04/06/40 S10 Phil. 3:9–10 London, Foundery MS Journal; Journal Letter11

04/06/40 S Mark 10: 46–52 London, Foundery MS Journal; Journal Letter04/07/40 M not specified London, Foundery Journal Letter

11742 Letter by Elizabeth Halfpenny to CW (MARC, MA 1977/501), “New Year’s Day, youexpounded on the Barren Fit Tree at the New Room, which made a considerable impression on my heart.”

2Letter to JW, Mar. 19, 1740 (Bristol, Wesley College, D6/1/160a).3He preached on “the law, interpreted by Christ.”4He expounded the lesson.5Journal letter covering Mar. 28–Apr. 1, 1740 (MARC, MA 1977/503 Box 5, file 9).6The churches in Church Westcote and Idbury were pastored by Rev. Morgan.7Good Friday.8“Our Lord was powerfully with me, while I described his sufferings (Isa. 53).”9George Bowes (1691–1757), a dealer in clocks in George Yard, Little Britain. A Moravian

society met in his home.10This was Easter Sunday.11Journal letter covering April 6–8, 1740 (MARC, MA 1977/503 Box 5, file 8).


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04/07/40 M Isa. 55:1 Kennington Common MS Journal; Journal Letter04/07/40 M Rom. 8:26 London, Hilland’s society Journal Letter04/08/40 T Mark 2:10 London, Foundery MS Journal; Journal Letter04/08/40 T Luke 14:15–24 Kennington Common Journal Letter04/08/40 T Phil. 1:25ff London, Dowgate Hill, Mr. Crouch’s house MS Journal; Journal Letter04/09/40 W Isa. 1 (began) London, Foundery MS Journal04/09/40 W Isa. 1 (finish) London, Foundery MS Journal04/10/40 Th John 1 (began ser) London, Foundery MS Journal04/11/40 F John 9:7 Wapping MS Journal04/16/40 W not specified Whitechapel, a society MS Journal04/16/40 W not specified Rotherhithe MS Journal04/16/40 W Luke 7:36–50 Wapping MS Journal04/16/40 W Micah 7:2–5 London MS Journal04/20/40 S 1 John 1:9 London MS Journal04/20/40 S Acts 13:38 London, Marshalsea prison MS Journal04/20/40 S 2 Tim. 2:15 Kennington Common MS Journal04/20/40 S John 11 London, Foundery MS Journal05/02/40 F not specified Wapping MS Journal05/03/40 S Heb. 12:18 London, Foundery MS Journal05/04/40 S Isa. 45:15 London MS Journal05/04/40 S Matt. 10:7 London MS Journal05/05/40 M John 3 London MS Journal05/07/40 W Isa. 50:10 London MS Journal05/09/40 F Isa 52:3 Wapping, society Journal Letter12

05/10/40 Sa not specified13 London Journal Letter05/10/40 Sa 1 John 2:12 London, Foundery MS Journal; Journal Letter05/11/40 S Isa. 43:25 London Journal Letter05/11/40 S Ezek. 37:4 Kennington Common MS Journal; Journal Letter05/13/40 T Rev. 22:17 London, society in Hare street Journal Letter05/13/40 T Rev. 22:17 London, Dowgate Hill, Mr. Crouch’s house Journal Letter05/14/40 W Eph. 1:7 Blackheath MS Journal; Journal Letter05/15/40 Th Rom. 8:33–34 London MS Journal05/17/40 Sa Isa. 53 London MS Journal05/18/40 S 1 Cor. 6:9 Kennington Common MS Journal05/19/40 M John 4 London MS Journal05/20/40 T Isa. 54:7 London MS Journal05/22/40 Th not specified London, Foundery MS Journal05/25/40 S14 Acts 2 London MS Journal05/25/40 S Acts 2:37–39 Kennington Common MS Journal05/27/40 T not specified Southwark, Snowsfields, open air MS Journal05/28/40 W Matt. 21:44 Blackheath MS Journal05/29/40 Th Isa. 57 London MS Journal05/29/40 Th Isa. 57:20 Marylebone Fields MS Journal

12Journal letter covering May 8–15, 1740 (MARC, MA 1977/503 Box 5, file 10).13He preached on “that lowest mark of the new birth, forgiveness of sins.”14Pentecost. “Discoursed on the first pouring out of the Spirit, Acts 2.”


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06/02/40 M Isa. 58 London MS Journal06/02/40 M Job 23:8–10 London MS Journal06/04/40 W Acts 16:30 Marylebone Fields MS Journal06/06/40 F Matt. 12:31–33 London MS Journal06/07/40 F Matt. 15:22–28 London MS Journal06/10/40 T not specified Bexley, St. Mary’s church MS Journal06/13/40 F not specified Wapping MS Journal06/16/40 M Isa. 55:1 Eltham, King John’s chapel MS Journal06/19/40 Th Acts 2:4215 Oxford, society MS Journal06/20/40 F Rom. 7 Malmesbury MS Journal; Journal Letter16

06/21/40 Sa 2 Cor. 5:17 Malmesbury Journal Letter06/21/40 Sa not specified Bristol, Malt-room17 MS Journal06/22/40 S Ezek. 16 Bristol, Rose Green MS Journal; Elizabeth

Halfpenny18

06/24/40 T19 1 John 120 Bristol, Malt-room Journal Letter21

06/24/40 T John 14:6 Kingswood Journal Letter06/24/40 T 1 John 1:5 Bristol, New Room Journal Letter; Howell Harris22

06/26/40 Th Ezek. 16 Bristol MS Journal; Journal Letter06/26/40 Th Titus 2:10 Bristol, united society Journal Letter06/29/40 S Ezek. 36:24–30 Kingswood MS Journal06/29/40 S not specified Bristol, Rose Green MS Journal07/06/40 S not specified Stanton Harcourt, St. Michael’s church MS Journal07/06/40 S not specified South Leigh, St. James church MS Journal07/06/40 S Mark 10: 46–52 Oxford, John Gambold’s house MS Journal07/07/40 M Luke 10:29–37 Oxford, John Gambold’s house MS Journal07/13/40 S Gen. 3 Bristol, Rose Green MS Journal07/14/40 M Acts 1:4–5 Kingswood Journal Letter23

07/15/40 T Rev. 9:12 Bristol, Templebacks Journal Letter07/15/40 T 2 Pet. 1:4 Kingwood MS Journal; Journal Letter

15“To the Society I described the stillness of the first Christians (Acts 2:42), who continued in theApostles’ doctrine, and in fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.”

16Journal letter covering June 19–21, 1740 (MARC, MA 1977/503 Box 5, file 5).17This was a large room near Weavers’ Hall, which the Wesley brothers used for meetings when

they could not meet in the latter. 181742 Letter by Elizabeth Halfpenny to CW (MARC, MA 1977/501), “At the time you

expounded at Rose Green, I thought it was a very unsuitable chapter which you was upon, which was thesixteenth of Ezekiel, and was much offended at it, but before you had done the Lord was pleased to set tohis seal and I received forgiveness of sins. The words came with so great power that I seemed to be liftedoff the ground, and never since have I fallen in doubts of my justification.”

19CW mentions multiple exhortations in this period on the topic of predestination.20He was beginning a series.21Journal letter covering June 23–27, 1740 (MARC, MA 1977/503 Box 5, file 4).22Tom Beynon, “Extracts from the Diaries of Howell Harris,” Bathafarn 9 (1954): 33.23Journal letter covering July 14–18, 1740 (MARC, MA 1977/503 Box 5, file 4).


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07/15/40 T Acts 2 Bristol, New Room MS Journal; Journal Letter07/16/40 W John 3:16 Bristol Journal Letter07/20/40 S Act 2:42 Bristol, Cupolas24 MS Journal; Journal Letter25

07/20/40 S not specified Bristol, Rose Green Journal Letter07/21/40 M not specified Bristol Journal Letter07/22/40 T 2 Cor. 5:17 Kingswood Journal Letter07/23/40 M not specified Bristol Journal Letter07/24/40 Th Acts 6 Bristol Ebenezer Hewlett26

07/25/40 F Acts 7 Bristol MS Journal07/27/40 S Isa. 40:1 Kingswood MS Journal07/27/40 S [God’s free grace] Bristol, Rose Green MS Journal07/28/40 M John 16:7–11 Bristol MS Journal07/29/40 T Rom. 927 Bristol, New Room MS Journal08/03/40 S Isa. 45:8 Kingswood MS Journal08/03/40 S28 Isa. 63:1 Bristol, Rose Green MS Journal09/18/40 Th not specified Bristol, New Room MS Journal09/19/40 F not specified29 Bristol MS Journal09/23/40 W not specified Bristol, Cupolas Journal Letter30

09/24/40 W Acts 13 ( series) Bristol, New Room Journal Letter09/26/40 F [Chr. Perfection]31 Bristol MS Journal

24The Cupolas was a village surrounding a copper-smelting works 3 miles east of Bristol citycenter, just south of Kingswood, overlooking the River Avon (now Troopers Hill nature reserve). See JWto James Hutton (July 2, 1739), Works, 25:666.

25Journal letter covering July 19–Aug. 2, 1740 (MARC, MA 1977/503 Box 5, file 4).26Ebenezer Hewlett, A Vindication of Archbishop Tillotson and the Author of ‘The Whole Duty of

Man’ from the censures of … Mr. [Charles] Wesley (Bristol: for the author, 1740), 13–14.[summarizes points in exposition of Acts 6:8:]

First, that justification and pardon of sins are of the same import.Secondly, that pardon of sins are by faith and not by repentance.Thirdly, that God cannot forgive sins, but that Christ satisfied for the sins of all the whole world.Fourthly, that after men are thus justified, they may notwithstanding finally fall away and be

damned, taken from Nicholas, one of the seven deacons, verse 5.Fifthly, that God will not pardon sins because men repent, but because they believe.Sixthly, that faith is the new nature, the power of God in them.Seventhly, that Good works are not the cause of man’s salvation, but the imputed righteousness

of Christ is the only cause of it.Eighthly, that the lowest degree of the mark of a Christian is that they know their sins are

forgiven.27“One, pestered with the predestinarians, desired me to expound Rom. 9.”28CW became sick and was unable to preach after this for about six weeks.29Anne Hodges’ funeral sermon.30Journal letter covering Sept. 22–27, 1740 (MARC, MA 1977/503 Box 5, file 4).31“Was greatly assisted in the evening to preach the Christian perfection—that is, utter dominion

over sin; constant peace, and love, and joy in the Holy Ghost; the full assurance of faith, righteousness,


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09/28/40 S Mark 10: 46–52 Bristol MS Journal10/10/40 F not specified Bristol MS Journal10/12/40 S Isa. 54 Bristol MS Journal10/23/40 Th 1 Cor. 1532 Bristol, New Room MS Journal10/24/40 F 2 Pet. 2:9 Bristol MS Journal10/27/40 M [judgment]33 Bristol MS Journal10/28/40 T 2 Pet. 3:9 Bristol MS Journal11/04/40 T Titus 2:11 Kingswood MS Journal11/06/40 Th Isa. 55:1 Cardiff, Wales, the society MS Journal11/07/40 F Matt. 11:28 St. Andrews Major, Wales, parish church34 MS Journal11/07/40 F 1 John 1 Cardiff, Wales, the society MS Journal11/09/40 S Rom. 7 Cardiff, Wales, the society MS Journal11/09/40 S Rom. 3:23–24 Cardiff, Wales, St. John’s church MS Journal11/09/40 S [law and gospel35] Cardiff, Wales, St. John’s church MS Journal11/09/40 S 1 John 2:1 Cardiff, Wales, the society MS Journal11/10/40 M not specified St. Nicholas, Wales, John Deer’s house MS Journal11/11/40 T Luke 10:29–37 Wenvoe, Wales, St. Mary’s church36 MS Journal11/12/40 W Mark 1:15 Llanishen, Wales, St. Isan’s church MS Journal11/13/40 Th not specified Cardiff, Wales MS Journal11/14/40 F Isa. 63:1 Michaelston le-pit, Wales, St. Michael’s church MS Journal11/15/40 Sa 1 Cor. 1:30 Watford, Wales, Thomas Price’s house MS Journal11/16/40 S Rom. 8:31–32 Watford, Wales, Watford Independent Chapel MS Journal11/17/40 M [law and gospel37] Llantrisant, Wales, parish church MS Journal11/18/40 T not specified Llansantffraed-in-Elwell, Wales Howell Harris38

11/18/40 T Matt. 1:21 St. Bride’s-super-Ely, Wales MS Journal11/18/40 T Isa. 60 Cardiff, Wales MS Journal; Howell Harris11/19/40 W Ezek. 36:24–30 Cardiff, Wales MS Journal; Howell Harris11/19/40 W Matt. 15:22–28 Cardiff, Wales, society MS Journal11/23/40 S not specified Bristol MS Journal11/27/40 Th not specified Bristol, Malt-room MS Journal11/30/40 S Heb. 639 Kingswood MS Journal12/01/40 M [universal redemp.] Bristol MS Journal12/02/40 T [3fold office of X] Bristol MS Journal12/21/40 S Acts 20:32 Kingswood MS Journal

and true holiness. I see more and more into the height of our privileges, and that God will give them tome.”

32Funeral sermon of Margaret Thomas.33“In the evening I set the terrors of the Lord in array against sinners.”34The rector of St. Andrew’s church was Nathaniel Wells, who had invited CW to Wales.35Likely from Isaiah 40, as specified in MS Journal on March 18, 1740.36The rector of St. Mary’s in Wenvoe was John Hodges (1700?–77).37Likely from Isaiah 40, as specified in MS Journal on March 18, 1740.38See Tom Beynon, “Extracts from the Diaries of Howell Harris,” Bathafarn 4 (1949): 55–58.39He was expounding the lesson.


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12/22/40 M [suffering]40 Bristol MS Journal12/25/40 Th [Luke 2:10?]41 London, Foundery MS Journal12/26/40 F Isa. 40:9 London, Foundery MS Journal12/28/40 S Isa. 9:6 London, Foundery MS Journal

40“I showed, with demonstration of the Spirit, the (ordinary) necessity of our being bruised andbroken before the Comforter would abide in us for ever.”

41He preached “the glad tidings”; this was Christmas day.


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01/08/41 Th not specified London, Foundery Anne (Wesley) Lambert1

01/20/41 T 1 John 3 London, Foundery John Wesley2

02/12/41 Th [Isa. 40:31] London, Foundery John Wesley3

03/17/41 T [believer’s privilege] London CW Letter4

03/22/41 John 14:1–3 Wapping CW Letter5

04/04/41 Sa Rev. 2:24 Bristol, Malt-room MS Journal04/05/41 S Isa. 30:18 Bristol MS Journal04/09/41 Th not specified Kendleshire MS Journal04/12/41 S not specified Kingswood MS Journal04/12/41 S not specified Kingswood MS Journal04/12/41 S not specified Bristol MS Journal04/12/41 S not specified Bristol MS Journal04/14/41 T Hosea 6:1–2 Bristol Journal Letter6

04/15/41 W Isa. 52:1 Westerleigh Journal Letter04/16/41 Th Dan. 9:24–26 Kendleshire MS Journal; Journal Letter04/17/41 F 1 Tim. 1:15 Bristol MS Journal; Journal Letter04/18/41 Sa not specified Bristol, Malt-room Journal Letter04/19/41 S Isa. 40:31 Bristol, New Room Journal Letter04/19/41 S Isa. 42:3–4 Kingswood Journal Letter04/19/41 S Isa. 42 Kingswood Journal Letter04/19/41 S Acts 28:27–28 Baptist Mills Journal Letter04/20/41 M not specified Kingswood Journal Letter04/20/41 M Isa. 45:22 Downend MS Journal; Journal Letter04/21/41 T Isa. 49:15 Bristol Journal Letter04/21/41 T Job 19:257 Bristol, New Room MS Journal; Journal Letter04/22/41 W 1 Kgs. 18:38 Bristol MS Journal; Journal Letter04/23/41 Th not specified Kingswood Journal Letter04/23/41 Th Eph. 6:11–17 Bristol MS Journal; Journal Letter04/24/41 F Isa. 50:7–8 Kingswood Journal Letter04/24/41 F Num. 13–14 Bristol MS Journal; Journal Letter04/24/41 F 1 Kgs. 8:22ff Kingswood Journal Letter

1Anne (Wesley) Lambert to JW, Jan. 10, 1741 (MARC, DDWF 10/1)2In JW’s Journal, he records that he was called by to London, where CW had been preaching, and

on Jan. 22 “began expounding where my brother had left off [on Tuesday], viz. at the fourth chapter ofthe first Epistle of St. John. He had not preached the morning before, nor intended to do it any more”(JW, Works, 19:178–79). This helps explain why the period of Jan. 1–Mar. 31, 1741 is skipped in CW,MS Journal. CW was being briefly drawn toward the doctrine of stillness taught by the EnglishMoravians; see also JW’s letter to CW, April 21, 1741 (JW, Works, 26:55–57)).

3JW, Journal, Works, 19:181; “My brother returned from Oxford and preached on ‘The true wayof waiting for God,’ thereby dispelling at once the fears of some and the vain hopes of others, who hadconfidently affirmed that Mr. Charles Wesley was still already and would come to London no more.”

4Letter to JW, March 16, 1741 (MARC, DDCW 1/12).5Letter to Lady Huntingdon, c. Mar. 1741 (MARC, MA 1977/504/2/96).6Journal letter covering April 14–25, 1741 (MARC, MA 1977/503 Box 5, file 5).7This was for Hannah Richardson’s funeral.


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04/26/41 S Num. 14 Bristol MS Journal04/30/41 Th Num. 14 (went on) Bristol MS Journal05/01/41 F Num. 14 (finished) Bristol MS Journal05/03/41 S John 19:30 Kingswood MS Journal05/04/41 M Luke 2:25–32 Downend MS Journal05/07/41 Th John 12:32 Bristol, New Room MS Journal05/08/41 F Luke 2:298 Bristol, New Room MS Journal05/10/41 S 1 Kgs. 19:12 Kingswood MS Journal05/11/41 M Hosea 14:4 Downend MS Journal05/14/41 Th not specified Kendalshire MS Journal05/19/41 T John 17 Kingswood MS Journal05/22/41 F not specified9 Bristol MS Journal05/24/41 S Gen. 32:24–3110 Bristol MS Journal05/28/41 Th Ezek. 18 Bristol MS Journal05/31/41 S Matt. 24 Baptist Mills MS Journal06/16/41 T Luke 18:22 Kingswood MS Journal; Journal Letter11

06/17/41 W Matt. 7:22 Kingswood Journal Letter06/18/41 Th 2 Cor. 6:1 Kendalshire Journal Letter06/18/41 Th Matt. 1:21 Bristol Journal Letter06/19/41 F Josh. 6 Bristol MS Journal; Journal Letter06/19/41 F Josh. 6 Kingswood Journal Letter06/21/41 S Isa. 35:9 Bristol Journal Letter06/21/41 S Isa. 4:3–4 Kingswood Journal Letter06/21/41 S Gen. 22 Kingswood Journal Letter06/21/41 S Matt. 16:24 Baptist Mills Journal Letter06/25/41 Th 1 Cor. 6:20 Downend Journal Letter06/25/41 Th Matt. 9:20–22 [Bristol?] Journal Letter06/28/41 S [repentance12] Bristol Journal Letter06/28/41 S [temptation] Kingswood Journal Letter06/28/41 S not specified Baptist Mills Journal Letter06/29/41 M Num. 16:26 Bath MS Journal07/11/41 Sa not specified Bristol MS Journal07/11/41 Sa not specified Kingswood MS Journal07/11/41 Sa Acts 16:30 Bath MS Journal07/11/41 Sa not specified Saltford MS Journal07/11/41 Sa not specified Kingswood MS Journal07/12/41 S Titus 2:11 Bristol MS Journal07/13/41 M Zeph. 3 Kingswood Susannah Designe13

8Funeral for Elizabeth Hooper.9Funeral for Sister Lillington.10“Preached on Jacob wrestling for the blessing. Many then I believe took hold on his strength

and will not let him go till He bless them and tell them his name.”11Journal letter covering June 16–28, 1741 (MARC, MA 1977/503 Box 5, file 5).12Likely on Acts 2:37–39.13Susannah Designe, manuscript journal covering 1741–42 (MARC, DDCW 9/2), p. 20.


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07/14/41 T 1 Cor. 10 Cardiff, Wales MS Journal07/14/41 T Hosea 11:8 Cardiff, Wales MS Journal07/14/41 T Titus 2:11 Cardiff, Wales MS Journal07/15/41 W Zech. 4:7 Cardiff, Wales MS Journal07/15/41 W Isa. 52:1 Wenvoe, Wales, St. Mary’s church MS Journal07/15/41 W John 3:16 Porthkerry, Wales, Church of St. Curig14 MS Journal07/15/41 W John 11 Cardiff, Wales MS Journal07/16/41 Th John 11 Cardiff, Wales MS Journal07/16/41 Th not specified Llanishen, Wales, the society MS Journal07/16/41 Th Gen. 32:24–31 Cardiff, Wales MS Journal07/17/41 F Matt. 9:20–22 Cardiff, Wales MS Journal07/17/41 F Luke 10:29–37 Wenvoe, Wales, St. Mary’s church MS Journal07/17/41 F not specified Fonman Castle, Wales MS Journal07/26/41 S 2 Chron. 20:17 Kingswood MS Journal07/26/41 S Isa. 64:5 Kingswood MS Journal07/26/41 S Luke 10:42 Baptist Mills MS Journal07/26/41 S Luke 10:42 Bristol, New Room MS Journal07/27/41 M not specified Bristol, New Room MS Journal08/02/41 S not specified15 Kingswood MS Journal08/06/41 Th John 5:1–15 Bristol MS Journal08/14/41 F Mark 11:22 Kingswood MS Journal08/22/41 Sa Matt. 1:21 Saltford MS Journal08/24/41 M 1 Cor. 3:11 Cardiff, Wales MS Journal08/25/41 T John 5:1–15 Porthkerry, Wales, Church of St. Curig MS Journal08/25/41 T Malachi 3:16 Fonmon Castle, Wales MS Journal08/26/41 W 1 Cor. 6:11 Cardiff, Wales, John Deer’s society MS Journal08/26/41 W not specified Wenvoe, Wales, St. Mary’s church MS Journal08/26/61 W not specified Cardiff, Wales MS Journal08/27/41 Th Josh. 6 Cardiff, Wales MS Journal08/27/41 Th 1 Pet. 4:3 Lanvans (?), Wales MS Journal08/27/41 Th Ezek. 37:4 Lanvans (?), Wales MS Journal08/28/41 F Matt. 15:22–28 Porthkerry, Wales, Church of St. Curig MS Journal08/28/41 F Isa. 53 Fonmon Castle, Wales MS Journal08/29/41 Sa [X’s 7 last cries] Cardiff, Wales, prison MS Journal09/03/41 Th Luke 15:4–7 Bristol, Newgate prison MS Journal09/04/41 F [Christ Crucified] Bristol, Newgate prison MS Journal09/06/41 S [X’s 7 last cries] Kingswood MS Journal09/06/41 S [7 last cries (cont.)] Kingswood MS Journal09/06/41 S 1 Cor. 10 Baptist Mills MS Journal09/08/41 T [Christ Crucified] Caldicot, Wales MS Journal09/09/41 W Acts 16:31 Fonmon Castle, Wales MS Journal09/10/41 Th Matt. 11:5 Porthkerry, Wales, Church of St. Curig MS Journal09/10/41 Th Acts 3 Porthkerry, Wales, Church of St. Curig MS Journal

14The living of Porthkerry was in the gift of Robert Jones, Fonmon. The incumbent from 1728–57was Rev. John Richards, who became a supporter of the Wesley brothers.

15Funeral sermon for Rachael Peacock.


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09/11/41 F 2 Cor. 5:20 Cardiff, Wales, prison MS Journal09/11/41 F John 3:16 Llantrisant, Wales MS Journal09/12/41 Sa Gal. 3:13 Cardiff, Wales (execution) MS Journal09/12/41 Sa not specified Cardiff, Wales MS Journal09/13/41 S not specified Cardiff, Wales MS Journal09/13/41 S not specified Wenvoe, Wales, St. Mary’s church MS Journal09/13/41 S not specified Porthkerry, Wales, Church of St. Curig MS Journal09/13/41 S not specified Fonmon Castle, Wales MS Journal09/14/41 M Matt. 1:21 Dinas Powys, Wales MS Journal09/15/41 T Eph. 5:14 Whitchurch, Wales MS Journal09/15/41 T Rev. 3:14–22 Cardiff, Wales MS Journal09/16/41 W Matt. 25:1–13 Fonmon Castle, Wales MS Journal09/20/41 S Matt. 19:26 Bristol Susannah Designe16

09/20/41 S Matt. 9:20–22 Baptist Mills MS Journal09/22/41 T Deut. 33:26 Bristol MS Journal

16Susannah Designe, manuscript journal covering 1741–42 (MARC, DDCW 9/2), pp. 26–27; sherecords that in the early morning service CW spoke “powerfully” on how things impossible for humansare possible for God (so it might be the parallel text in Mark 10:27 or Luke 18:27) and “the power of Godaccompanied the word and many souls rejoiced in hope of deliverance from all sin.”


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04/04/42 Eph. 5:1417 Oxford, St. Mary’s church (sermon title)04/16/4218 not specified Bristol, New Room Susannah Designe19

07/02/42 not specified London, Foundery Francis Pugh20

09/23/42 Th Matt. 15:22–28 Newcastle upon Tyne Journal Letter21

09/23/42 Th Hosea 13:9 Swalwell Journal Letter09/23/42 Th Luke 14:15–24 Newcastle upon Tyne, Brother Jackson’s house Journal Letter09/24/42 F John 4 (began) Newcastle upon Tyne Journal Letter09/24/42 F John 19:30 Tanfield Journal Letter09/24/42 F Isa. 63 Tanfield, public house Journal Letter09/25/42 Sa Matt. 9:1–9 Tanfield Journal Letter09/25/42 Sa 1 John 3 Tanfield, farmer’s house Journal Letter09/25/42 Sa 1 Cor. 6:9 Tanfield Journal Letter09/26/42 S Ezek. 37 Newcastle upon Tyne, open air Journal Letter09/26/42 S 1 Cor. 6:9 Newcastle upon Tyne, Sandgate22 Journal Letter09/27/42 M John 4 (finished) Newcastle upon Tyne Journal Letter09/27/42 M Isa. 43:25 Newcastle upon Tyne, [Sandgate]23 Journal Letter09/27/42 M Isa. 45:22 Newcastle upon Tyne, Keelmen’s hospital Journal Letter09/28/42 T Acts 3:19 Newcastle upon Tyne, Keelmen’s hospital Journal Letter09/28/42 T Isa. 61:1 Newcastle upon Tyne, Newgate prison Journal Letter09/28/42 T Ezek. 16:1 Newcastle upon Tyne (on hill) Journal Letter

17CW, A Sermon Preached on Sunday, April 4, 1742, before the University of Oxford (London:Strahan, 1742). Reproduced in Sermons, 211–24; and JW, Works, 1:142–58.

18MS Journal skips the last three months of 1741 and all of 1742. There is only one journal letter(September 23–October 2, 1742) and few other letters to help fill in this void. Several factors likelycontributing to this lacuna. Significant time in early 1742 would have been devoted to preparing thesermon he preached on April 4 at Oxford. Then, in June 1742, CW suffered the death of his close friendRobert Jones, and worked through his grief by composing an extended elegy. On July 30, 1742 he lost hismother Susanna as well. Finally, it appears that while CW continued to minister in several settingsthrough this year, he was struggling with a debilitating health condition, as he resorted to a transcriber forhis writing (as noted in the Sept. 23, 1742 journal letter).

19Susannah Designe, manuscript journal covering 1741–42 (MARC, DDCW 9/2), p. 38; shecomments that on this Good Friday CW “made three such excellent discourses—I saw others woundedand sympathizing [with] the suffering of my savior.”

20Francis Pugh to Howell Harris, July 3, 1742 (National Library of Wales, Trevecka Letters,#571), published in Gomer M. Roberts (ed.), Selected Trevecka Letters, 1742–47 (Caernarvon: C.M.H.S.,1956), 28: “he gave an exhortation and called the predestinarians false deluders, telling his … hearers …if they would go to hear any others he should have no hopes of every seeing them in glory; crying, ‘Wehave many that said in their last words that they would venture their salvation upon this, that Christ diedfor all.’ ‘Come ye predestinarians,’ says he, ‘where are your witnesses? There was never a predestinatianthat could venture to say so.’”

21Journal letter covering Sept. 23–Oct. 2, 1742 (MARC, DDCW 6/1).22CW writes “Tangate,” but surely means Sandgate—an area of Newcastle outside the walls,

chiefly inhabited by keelmen and other common laborers. JW had preached there on May 30.23CW says “My audience at Tames was twice as large as before.” There is no Tames near

Newcastle, and the best guess is that he is referring to Sandgate, where he preached the day before.


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09/29/42 W Acts 26:18 Newcastle upon Tyne (am, open air) Journal Letter09/29/42 W Acts 13:38 Swalwell Journal Letter09/29/42 W Matt. 11:28 Newcastle upon Tyne, Keelmen’s hospital Journal Letter09/29/42 W not specified Newcastle upon Tyne (pm) Journal Letter09/30/42 Th John 5:25 Newcastle upon Tyne Journal Letter09/30/42 Th John 14:27 Ryton Journal Letter09/30/42 Th John 5:1–15 Newcastle upon Tyne, Keelmen’s hospital Journal Letter10/01/42 F Acts 2:38–39 Newcastle upon Tyne, the square24 Journal Letter10/01/42 F Luke 4:18 Newcastle upon Tyne, Newgate Journal Letter10/01/42 F Matt. 7:16–17 Whickham Journal Letter10/01/42 F John 3 Tangate Journal Letter10/02/42 Sa Matt. 5:1–12 (begin) Newcastle upon Tyne, Keelmen’s hospital Journal Letter10/02/42 Sa Luke 14:17 Newcastle upon Tyne (open air) Journal Letter10/02/42 Sa Matt. 5:1–12 (finish) Newcastle upon Tyne, Keelmen’s hospital Journal Letter10/03/42 ff25

24The square near Keelmen’s hospital.25CW headed to Yorkshire and back to Bristol by way of Lady Huntingdon’s in Donington Park;

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01/01/43 S Luke 1:68 Bexley, St. Mary’s church MS Journal01/01/43 S Luke 13:6–9 London, Foundery MS Journal01/03/43 T Heb. 12:2 Brentford MS Journal01/03/43 T not specified Eton MS Journal01/14/43 F not specified London, Newgate prison MS Journal02/01/43 T Dan. 9 London, Foundery (?) MS Journal02/13/43 S not specified London, Newgate prison MS Journal02/23/43 W not specified Bath, the society (am) MS Journal02/23/43 W Matt. 9:12 Bath (house with many rich) MS Journal02/23/43 W not specified Bath, the society (pm) MS Journal02/27/43 S John 5:1–15 Kingswood MS Journal05/17/43 T Luke 14:15–24 Painswick MS Journal;1 Journal Letter2

05/17/43 T not specified Evesham, exhort society at Brother Wynn’s Journal Letter05/18/43 W not specified Stroud Journal Letter05/18/43 W not specified Evesham, the society (pm) Journal Letter05/19/43 Th not specified Evesham, the society (am) Journal Letter05/19/43 Th Mark 1:15 Quinton, Christ church3 MS Journal; Journal Letter05/19/43 Th 1 Cor. 2:1–24 Quinton, Christ church Journal Letter05/19/43 Th John 14:13 Evesham MS Journal; Journal Letter05/20/43 F not specified Evesham, the society (am) Journal Letter05/20/43 F 1 Cor. 2:1 Wednesbury, the Old Parks5 MS Journal; Journal Letter05/21/43 Sa Matt. 15:22–28 Wednesbury, the society MS Journal; Journal Letter05/21/43 Sa 2 Cor. 5:20 Walsall MS Journal; Journal Letter05/21/43 Sa not specified Wednesbury, the Old Parks Journal Letter05/22/43 S Mark 1:15 Birmingham Journal Letter05/22/43 S Acts 2:38–39 Birmingham Journal Letter05/22/43 S Acts 2:38–39 Wednesbury, the Old Parks Journal Letter05/23/43 M Acts 14:22 Wednesbury, the Old Parks MS Journal; Journal Letter05/23/43 M [forgiveness of sins] Melbourne Journal Letter05/24/43 T Matt. 11:5ff Coleorton Journal Letter05/24/43 T Acts 19:2 Donington Park, society MS Journal; Journal Letter05/24/43 T Matt. 11:28 Nottingham, the cross Journal Letter05/24/43 T Isa. 55:1 Nottingham, John How[e]’s society Journal Letter05/25/43 W 1 Tim. 1:15 Nottingham, the cross Journal Letter05/25/43 W not specified Sheffield, society house Journal Letter05/26/43Th John 5:1–15 Sheffield MS Journal; Journal Letter

1CW apparently kept a brief diary outline in shorthand, which he used when preparing the longeraccount in the MS Journal and journal letters. One of the few examples of such shorthand diary notes thathas survived is in a manuscript collection of hymns, MS Clarke (MARC, MA 1977/561), p. 219. It coversMay 16 – June 27, 1743. It will be referenced in notes when it adds clarifying information.

2Journal letter covering May 17–25, 1743 (MARC, DDCW 6/3).3The vicar was Rev. Samuel Taylor (1711–72).4CW was preaching in a church; this was the evening lesson.5The shorthand diary calls it “the old parks.” CW refers to it in the journal letter here as “a

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05/26/43 Th Rom. 8:31–32 Sheffield MS Journal05/27/43 F Acts 14:22 Sheffield MS Journal05/27/43 F Luke 1:68 Barley Hall MS Journal05/27/43 F Rom. 8:32 Birstall MS Journal05/28/43 Sa not specified Birstall MS Journal05/28/43 Sa not specified Birstall MS Journal05/28/43 Sa not specified Armley MS Journal05/29/43 S Isa. 55:1 Leeds, William Shent’s door MS Journal05/29/43 S Acts 3:19 Leeds MS Journal05/29/43 S Luke 14:15–24 Birstall MS Journal05/31/43 T Rom. 8:32 Newcastle upon Tyne, the room MS Journal06/01/43 W not specified Pelton MS Journal06/03/43 F [Christ crucified] Newcastle upon Tyne, the room MS Journal06/04/43 Sa Acts Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal06/05/43 S not specified Chowdene MS Journal06/05/43 S John 1:29 Tanfield MS Journal06/05/43 S not specified Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal06/12/43 S not specified Newcastle upon Tyne, the room MS Journal06/12/43 S not specified Chowdene MS Journal06/12/43 S not specified Tanfield MS Journal06/12/43 S Luke 14:15–24 Newcastle upon Tyne, hospital square6 MS Journal06/14/43 T not specified Biddick MS Journal06/15/43 W not specified Plessy MS Journal06/16/43 Th Hosea 13:9 Sunderland MS Journal06/16/43 Th Acts 16:30 South Shields MS Journal06/19/43 S John 6:67 Newcastle upon Tyne, the square MS Journal06/19/43 S Rev. 2:25 Newcastle upon Tyne, the society MS Journal06/19/43 S not specified Swalwell MS Journal06/21/43 T Luke 7:41–43 Sandhutton MS Journal06/22/43 W Rom. 8:32 Epworth, Edward Smith’s yard MS Journal06/23/43 Th Matt. 7:7 Epworth MS Journal06/23/43 Th Luke 14:15–24 Epworth, the cross MS Journal06/24/43 F not specified Nottingham MS Journal06/26/43 S not specified (8 am) Birmingham MS Journal06/26/43 S not specified (1 pm) Birmingham MS Journal06/26/43 S Luke 15:11–32 Birmingham MS Journal07/03/43 S [Luke 15?]7 London, Foundery MS Journal07/03/43 S John 8:46 London, women’s love feast MS Journal07/06/43 W Rom. 5 London, Foundery MS Journal07/10/43 S not specified London, West Street Chapel8 MS Journal

6I.e., the square near Keelmen’s Hosptial7CW says “Expounded the gospel, as usual, and strongly avowed my inviolable attachment to the

Church of England.” This could mean he was preaching on Luke 15, the gospel lesson; but there is littleevidence in surrounding records that he “usually” expounded the assigned gospel lesson.

8JW had recently gained a long-term lease on this chapel on West Street, near the Seven Dials,which had been opened in 1700 to serve French Protestants (Huguenots) fleeing persecution in their


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07/10/43 S not specified London, Foundery MS Journal07/12/43 T 2 Cor. 13:5 Bristol MS Journal; Journal Letter9

07/17/43 S Matt. 1:21 St. Ives, society room MS Journal; Journal Letter07/17/43 S Matt. 11:28 Towednack Journal Letter07/18/43 M Isa. 43:25 St. Ives, society room Journal Letter07/18/43 M John 1:29 Kenneggy Downs10 MS Journal; Journal Letter07/18/43 M Mark 10:46–52 St. Ives MS Journal; Journal Letter07/19/43 T Isa. 45:24 St. Ives Journal Letter07/19/43 T 1 Tim. 1:15 Pool Journal Letter07/19/43 T Micah 7:18–19 St. Ives, society room Journal Letter07/20/43 W not specified St. Ives, society (am) Journal Letter07/20/43 W Mark 1:15 Zennor MS Journal; Journal Letter07/20/43 W Luke 10:29–37 St. Ives (or Zennor?) MS Journal; Journal Letter07/21/43 Th Matt. 24:30–33 St. Ives Journal Letter07/21/43 Th Hosea 13:9 St. Hilary, the downs Journal Letter07/21/43 Th Luke 10:29–37 St. Ives Journal Letter07/22/43 F Luke 7:41–42 Morvah Journal Letter07/22/43 F Isa. 40:1 St. Ives, society room MS Journal; Journal Letter07/23/43 Sa Isa. 54:3–17 St. Ives MS Journal; Journal Letter07/23/43 Sa Luke 15:11–32 Gwennap Journal Letter07/23/43 Sa Mark 5:25–34 St. Ives, society room Journal Letter07/24/43 S Acts 2:40 St. Ives, society room Journal Letter07/24/43 S Isa. 53 Towednack MS Journal; Journal Letter07/25/43 M Heb. 12:3 St. Ives, society room Journal Letter07/25/43 M Isa. 63:1 Kenneggy Downs MS Journal; Journal Letter07/25/43 M 1 Thess. 2:4 St. Ives, society room Journal Letter07/26/43 T Matt. 10:16–22 St. Ives MS Journal; Journal Letter07/26/43 T Luke 14:15–24 Pool Journal Letter07/26/43 T not specified St. Ives Journal Letter07/27/43 W John 14:13 St. Ives, society room Journal Letter07/27/43 W Acts 13:38 Zennor Journal Letter07/28/43 Th Deut. 33: 26–27 St. Ives, society room Journal Letter07/28/43 Th Isa. 40:1 St. Hilary, the downs MS Journal; Journal Letter07/28/43 Th Matt. 5:1–12 St. Ives, society room MS Journal; Journal Letter07/29/43 F Matt. 5:1–12 (cont.) St. Ives, society room Journal Letter07/29/43 F not specified Morvah, to tinners MS Journal07/30/43 Sa Matt. 11:5 St. Just, to tinners MS Journal07/30/43 Sa Isa. 53:6 St. Just, to tinners MS Journal08/01/43 M Luke 2:25–32 St. Ives (?) MS Journal08/01/43 M Matt. 11:5 Kenneggy Downs MS Journal08/02/43 T Matt. 21:28–31 parish near St. Ives MS Journal08/03/43 W Rev. 2:10 Zennor MS Journal

homeland. The chapel had later come under the control of St. Clement Dane’s parish and was rented outin support of poor widows.

9Journal letter covering July 11–29, 1743 (MARC, DDCW 6/4 – 6/9).10Flat chalky plains about 6 miles west of Helston, five miles south of St. Ives.


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08/05/43 F not specified Morvah MS Journal08/06/43 Sa Acts 2:40 Gwennap MS Journal08/06/43 Sa Acts 20:32 St. Ives MS Journal08/07/43 S 1 Thess. 5:23 St. Ives, the society MS Journal08/07/43 S not specified Velling-Varine11 MS Journal08/07/43 S 1 John 4:14 Gwennap MS Journal08/09/43 T John 1:29 Exeter MS Journal08/14/43 S Luke 18:9–1412 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal08/20/43 Sa not specified Southwark, Snowsfields chapel13 MS Journal08/21/43 S not specified London MS Journal08/23/43 T Rev. 22:17 Deptford MS Journal08/25/43 Th not specified London, Foundery MS Journal08/26/43 F John 16:5–15 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal08/28/43 S Luke 10:29–37 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal08/28/43 S Luke 4:18 London, Foundery MS Journal09/16/43 F Isa. 1:18 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal09/28/43 W Acts 13:38 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal10/05/43 W Rev. 3:14–22 London MS Journal10/06/43 Th Gen. 32:24–31 London, Foundery MS Journal10/07/43 F Matt. 28:18 London, Foundery MS Journal10/14/43 F Matt. 11:5 London MS Journal10/15/43 Sa Lam. 3:22 London, Short’s Gardens society MS Journal10/19/43 W not specified Markfield, St. Michael’s church MS Journal10/19/43 W not specified Markfield, St. Michael’s church MS Journal10/20/43 Th not specified Nottingham, the cross MS Journal10/23/43 S not specified Nottingham, the cross MS Journal10/25/43 T 1 Cor. 16:13 Wednesbury MS Journal10/26/43 W Rev. 2:10 Wednesbury MS Journal10/26/43 W not specified Birmingham MS Journal10/27/43 Th not specified Birmingham MS Journal10/27/43 Th not specified Quinton, Christ church MS Journal10/27/43 Th not specified Quinton, Christ church MS Journal10/27/43 Th not specified Evesham MS Journal10/28/43 F John 1:29 Gotherington MS Journal10/28/43 F John 1:29 Cirencester MS Journal10/30/43 S 1 Thess. 1:5 Kingswood MS Journal10/30/43 S Rev. 22:17 Bristol, New Room MS Journal

11Verine is a family name in Cornwall, and “vellan” is used here to mean “mill.” Thus this mayhave been the name of a local mill, or a small hamlet surrounding such a mill. But no record of such hasbeen found.

12The manuscript text of this sermon has survived in two drafts (MARC, MA 1977/597/6 & MA1977/597/11). A transcription is available in Sermons, 270–76.

13The chapel stood on the west side of Meeting House Walk, an alley running south fromSnowsfields a short distance east of Crosby Row. It had been built in 1736 by Elizabeth Ginn for the useof a Unitarian Baptist preacher, Sayer Rudd. When Rudd fell out of favor with his benefactress andcongregation, the chapel was taken over by the Methodists, who occupied it for more than twenty years.


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10/31/43 M not specified Farmer Whitchurch’s14 MS Journal11/01/43 T Lam. 1:12 Cardiff, Wales MS Journal11/02/43 W Luke 19:10 Cardiff, Wales, the castle MS Journal11/02/43 W Isa. 40:1 Cardiff, Wales MS Journal11/03/43 Th not specified Wenvoe, Wales, St. Mary’s church MS Journal11/03/43 Th not specified Fonmon Castle, Wales MS Journal11/04/43 F not specified Fonmon Castle, Wales MS Journal11/04/43 F 2 Cor. 5:20 Cardiff, Wales MS Journal11/06/43 S John 11:40 Kingswood MS Journal11/16/43 W not specified Bath MS Journal11/16/43 W Isa. 44:22 Cirencester MS Journal11/17/43 Th not specified Gotherington MS Journal11/18?/43 F not specified Evesham MS Journal11/19?/43 Sa not specified Quinton MS Journal11/20?/43 S not specified Oxford MS Journal11/24/43 Th not specified London, Foundery MS Journal11/30/43 W Luke 19:10 London MS Journal12/25/43 S Luke 2:14 Bexley, St. Mary’s church MS Journal12/26–30/43 not specified near Bexley15 MS Journal

14A farm between Bristol and Passage (the ferry across the mouth of the River Severn fromEngland to Wales).

15“Spent four days between Wilmington, Welling, and Bexley, preaching the gospel.”


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01/01/44 S Prov. 3 Bexley, St. Mary’s church MS Journal01/08/44 S Luke 13:6–9 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal01/15/44 S Zech. 9:9 London MS Journal01/21/44 Sa not specified London, Snowsfields MS Journal01/22/44 S Matt. 13:3–23 London MS Journal02/02/44 Th John 1:29 Wednesbury MS Journal02/03/44 F not specified Wednesbury MS Journal02/03/44 F not specified near Dudley MS Journal02/04/44 Sa Isa. 54:17 Wednesbury MS Journal02/05/44 S not specified Birmingham, the bull ring MS Journal02/05/44 S Isa. 51:9 Wednesbury MS Journal02/07/44 T not specified Nottingham, the society MS Journal02/07/44 T not specified Nottingham, the cross MS Journal02/07/44 T Matt. 5:1–12 Nottingham, the society MS Journal02/08/44 W Acts 14:22 Nottingham, the society MS Journal02/09/44 Th Heb. 12:22 Sheffield MS Journal02/10/44 F not specified Barley Hall MS Journal02/11/44 Sa John 10:10 Birstall MS Journal02/11/44 Sa [Lord’s final coming] Adwalton MS Journal02/11/44 Sa not specified Armley MS Journal02/12/44 S Luke 12:32 Leeds MS Journal02/12/44 S Lam. 1:12 Leeds MS Journal02/13/44 M not specified Sykehouse MS Journal02/14/44 T not specified Epworth MS Journal02/15/44 W [new covenant] Epworth MS Journal02/18/44 Sa 1 Thess. 1:5 Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal02/19/44 S Mark 13:13 Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal02/20/44 M Rev. 2:1–7 Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal02/26/44 S Luke 21:34 Tanfield MS Journal02/26/44 S Isa. 1:16 Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal02/27/44 M Luke 21:34 Horsley MS Journal02/28/44 T Isa. 1:16 Biddick MS Journal02/28/44 T Heb. 4:12 Newcastle upon Tyne, the room MS Journal02/29/44 W not specified Plessy MS Journal03/01/44 Th not specified Spen MS Journal03/02/44 F Matt. 10:22 Whickham MS Journal03/05/44 M Luke 10:42 Newcastle upon Tyne, glass houses MS Journal03/10/44 Sa Isa. 2:10 Epworth, the cross MS Journal03/11/44 S Isa. 26:8 Epworth, the cross MS Journal03/14/44 W Isa. 30:13 (?) Leeds MS Journal03/16/44 F not specified Derbyshire, one of David Taylor’s society MS Journal03/17/44 Sa not specified Woodley (?)1 MS Journal03/17/44 Sa not specified Stockport2 MS Journal

1CW says “Woodhouse,” but there is no place with this name in the region. JW preached atWoodley when riding a similar circuit with John Bennet about three months later.

2CW says he preached “just beyond Stopport” in the MS Journal. He apparently meant Stockport.


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03/18/44 S Luke 4:18 Stockport MS Journal03/18/44 S not specified Chinley, John Bennet’s father’s house MS Journal03/19/44 M Isa. 55:1 The Peak3 MS Journal03/19/44 M not specified Sheffield MS Journal03/20/44 T Luke 21:34 Barley Hall MS Journal03/27/44 T Isa. 1:16 London, Foundery MS Journal03/29/44 Th not specified London MS Journal04/01/44 S Isa. 1 London MS Journal04/04/44 W Rom. 8:22 London MS Journal04/11/44 W not specified London, West Street Chapel MS Journal04/25/44 W Matt. 10:22 London MS Journal04/27/44 F Micah 7:18 London MS Journal04/29/44 S not specified London MS Journal04/29/44 S not specified London MS Journal05/06/44 S Luke 10:29–37 Kingswood MS Journal05/09/44 W not specified Bath MS Journal05/09/44 W Luke 7:36–504 Bristol MS Journal05/15/44 T Matt. 15:22–28 London MS Journal05/29/44 T Hosea 2:14 London MS Journal06/06/44 W not specified London, West Street Chapel MS Journal06/12/44 T Gen. 32:24–31 London MS Journal07/08/44 S Matt. 15:29–39 London MS Journal07/10/44 T John 14:27 Bristol MS Journal07/11/44 W 1 John 2:1 Bristol MS Journal07/12/44 Th Matt. 10:22 Bristol MS Journal07/12/44 Th Matt. 11:28 Middlezoy MS Journal07/15/44 S Isa. 40:1 St. Gennys, parish church MS Journal07/15/44 S Mark 10: 46–52 St. Gennys, parish church MS Journal07/16/44 M Luke 12:32 Tresmeer, St. Nicholas’s church5 MS Journal07/18/44 W Luke 12:32 Gwennap MS Journal07/19/44 Th John 3:14 Gwennap MS Journal07/19/44 Th not specified Crowan MS Journal07/19/44 Th not specified St. Ives MS Journal07/20/44 F John 14:1 St. Ives MS Journal07/20/44 F not specified St. Ives MS Journal07/21/44 Sa not specified St. Ives MS Journal07/22/44 S Isa. 55:1 St. Ives MS Journal07/22/44 S not specified Morvah MS Journal07/22/44 S not specified Zennor MS Journal07/23/44 M John 1:29 Morvah MS Journal07/24/44 T not specified Penzance MS Journal07/24/44 T not specified St. Just MS Journal07/25/44 W 1 Cor. 10:12 St. Just MS Journal

3A forest area in Derbyshire, between Sheffield and Manchester.4CW says “finished my discourse.”5Rev. John Bennet (c. 1670–1750) was the pastor of this church.


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07/25/44 W John 5:1–15 St. Just MS Journal07/26/44 Th not specified St. Ives MS Journal07/27/44 F not specified Gulval MS Journal07/29/44 S Isa. 35 St. Just MS Journal07/29/44 S Luke 11:28 Morvah MS Journal07/29/44 S Matt. 13:3–23 Zennor MS Journal07/30/44 M Lam. 1:12 Penzance MS Journal07/31/44 T Matt. 15:22–28 St. Ives MS Journal07/31/44 T Luke 21:34 St. Just MS Journal08/01/44 W Heb. 13:8 near St. Just MS Journal08/01/44 W Acts 2:42 St. Ives MS Journal08/02/44 Th Isa. 1:16 near Penryn MS Journal08/04/44 Sa not specified Gwennap MS Journal08/05/44 S not specified Gwennap MS Journal08/06/44 M Acts 3:19 Tresmeer, St. Nicholas’s church MS Journal08/07/44 T Luke 10:29–37 Tresmeer, St. Nicholas’s church MS Journal08/08/44 W not specified St. Gennys, parish church MS Journal08/09/44 Th Mark 1:15 Minehead MS Journal08/11/44 Sa Rev. 7:14 Fonmon Castle, Wales MS Journal08/12/44 S not specified Wenvoe, Wales, St. Mary’s church MS Journal08/12/44 S Isa. 2:21 Cardiff, Wales, castle yard MS Journal08/13/44 M Heb. 6:12 Cardiff, Wales, the room MS Journal08/13/44 M Matt. 23:37–39 Fonmon Castle, Wales MS Journal08/14/44 T 2 Tim. 4:7 Cardiff, Wales MS Journal08/15/44 W not specified near Cowbridge, Wales MS Journal08/15/44 W Rev. 22:17 Cardiff, Wales, castle yard MS Journal08/16/44 Th not specified Cardiff, Wales, the prisoners MS Journal08/16/44 Th not specified Cardiff, Wales, the society MS Journal08/21/44 T not specified Cirencester MS Journal08/23/44 Th not specified Oxford, at their inn6 MS Journal08/26/44 S Matt. 15:22–28 Kingswood MS Journal08/31/44 F not specified Bath MS Journal09/02/44 S Acts 2:37–39 Baptist Mills Journal Letter7

09/09/44 S John 1:29 Churchill MS Journal; Journal Letter09/10/44 M Matt. 11:28 Way Wick, Mr. Star’s house MS Journal; Journal Letter09/11/44 T Lam. 1:12 Bath Journal Letter09/16/44 S Isa. 35 Kingswood MS Journal; Journal Letter09/16/44 S Isa. 55:1 Way Wick, Mr. Star’s house MS Journal; Journal Letter09/23/44 S not specified Bristol MS Journal09/23/44 S not specified Kingswood MS Journal09/23/44 S not specified Bristol MS Journal09/25/44 T not specified Whickham MS Journal09/26/44 W Jer. 20:7–10 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal

6CW was in Oxford, accompanying JW, who preached his last formal sermon at St. Mary’schurch in Oxford on August 24.

7Journal letter, covering September 2–17, 1744 (MARC, DDCW 6/10).


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09/26/44 W Rev. 7:14 London MS Journal09/28/44 F Acts 27 London MS Journal10/12/44 F not specified Markfield, St. Michael’s church MS Journal10/15/44 M not specified Donington Park MS Journal10/18/44 Th Phil. 3:10 Sheffield MS Journal10/21/44 S not specified Epworth MS Journal10/21/44 S not specified Epworth MS Journal10/21/44 S not specified Epworth MS Journal10/22/44 M not specified Owston Ferry MS Journal10/24/44 W Zech. 9:11 Leeds MS Journal10/25/44 Th 1 John 5:6 Bradford MS Journal10/28/44 S Matt. 24:13 Leeds, in the streets MS Journal10/28/44 S 1 Cor. 16:13 Birstall MS Journal10/29/44 M 2 Cor. 13:11 Birstall MS Journal11/06/44 T Acts 3 Biddick MS Journal11/08/44 Th Rev. 7:14 Tanfield MS Journal11/12/44 M Ps. 110:1 Newcastle upon Tyne (?) MS Journal11/12/44 M Eph. 3:18–19 Whickham MS Journal11/12/44 M not specified Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal11/15/44 Th John 1:29 Burnopfield MS Journal11/17/44 Sa Rev. 7:14 Biddick MS Journal11/18/44 S John 19:34 Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal10/19/44 M not specified Whickham MS Journal10/19/44 M not specified Horsley MS Journal11/20/44 T John 19:30 Plessy MS Journal11/22/44 Th Joel 2:31 Whickham MS Journal11/22/44 Th not specified Spen MS Journal11/25/44 S not specified Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal11/27/44 T Lam. 1:12 Biddick MS Journal11/27/44 T not specified Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal11/28/44 W John 16:33 Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal12/04/44 T not specified Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal12/07/44 F 1 Pet. 2:21 Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal12/09/44 S Isa. 51:9 Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal12/09/44 S Isa. 35 Burnopfield MS Journal12/09/44 S Mark 1:15 Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal12/11/44 T Matt. 21:22 Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal12/13/44 Th Acts 20 Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal12/18/44 T Rev. 7:14 Epworth MS Journal12/28/44 F not specified Sheffield MS Journal12/28/44 F not specified Nottingham MS Journal12/29/44 Sa Isa. 51 London, Foundery MS Journal12/30/44 S Isa. 52:7 London MS Journal12/30/44 S Matt. 1:21 London MS Journal


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01/04/45 F John 1 London, Short’s Gardens society MS Journal01/19/45 Sa Isa. 51:9 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal01/27/45 S Rev. 7:14 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal01/27/45 S Luke 14:15–24 London, Foundery MS Journal02/01/45 F Rev. 21 London MS Journal02/20/45 W Jer. 8:22 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal02/24/45 S Luke 15:11–32 London MS Journal03/02/45 Sa Isa. 57:15 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal03/10/45 S Matt. 15:22–28 London MS Journal03/13/45 W [against antinomians] London MS Journal03/21/45 Th Isa. 35 London MS Journal03/26/45 T Isa. 60:20 Bristol MS Journal03/31/45 S Rev. 21 Bristol, New Room MS Journal03/31/45 S Rev. 21 Kingswood MS Journal03/31/45 S Heb. 12:12 Conham, Mr. Wa[y]ne’s chapel1 MS Journal03/31/45 S Titus 2:10 Kingswood MS Journal03/31/45 S not specified Baptist Mills MS Journal04/03/45 W [Christ crucified] South Wraxall MS Journal04/03/45 W Rev. 2:25 Bath MS Journal04/04/45 Th John 1:29 Coleford, churchyard MS Journal04/05/45 F not specified Coleford, parish church MS Journal04/05/45 F Isa. 55:1 Chilcompton MS Journal04/09/45 T Josh. 10:12 London, Foundery MS Journal04/12/45 F not specified London, West Street Chapel MS Journal04/14/45 S not specified [Easter] London MS Journal04/21/45 S 1 John 5:62 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal04/28/45 S Matt. 25 London MS Journal05/05/45 S 1 Peter 2:12 London MS Journal05/05/45 S Ezek. 9 London, Foundery MS Journal05/08/45 W Zeph. 1:2 London MS Journal05/08/45 W Joel 2 London MS Journal05/08/45 W Ezek. 14:20 London MS Journal06/16/45 S 1 Kgs. 19:1–8 London MS Journal06/17/45 M not specified Brentford MS Journal06/23/45 S Jer. 31:1 Kingswood MS Journal06/23/45 S John 17:24 Conham, Mr. Wa[y]ne’s chapel MS Journal06/30/45 S not specified3 Bristol MS Journal07/03/45 W not specified Cirencester MS Journal

1This chapel was built and endowed by Sir Abraham Ellison for the workmen at the copperworksfounded by Abraham Elton and Gabriel Wayne in Conham.

2James Erskine heard this sermon and took exception to CW’s suggestion that those who do notagree with the doctrine of “sinless perfection” in essence “plead for sin and Satan”, to his suggestion thatthe Puritans did not teach sanctification, and to his implying that anyone who does not attain sinlessperfection before death will not be saved. Erskine, Memorandum, April 23–25, 1745 (MARC, MA1977/503, Box 4, file 19).

3Funeral sermon for Sister Rogers.


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07/04/45 Th not specified Evesham MS Journal07/05/45 F not specified Evesham MS Journal07/07/45 S Luke 21:43 London MS Journal07/14/45 S Zech. 4:7 London MS Journal07/28/45 S Isa. 35:1–10 London, Foundery MS Journal; Journal Letter4

07/30/45 T James 5:7 Bristol5 Journal Letter08/02/45 F Luke 14:15–24 Bristol Journal Letter08/04/45 S Acts 2:37–39 Conham, Mr Wa[y]ne’s chapel Journal Letter08/04/45 S Luke 10:42 Baptist Mills Journal Letter08/07/45 W 1 Pet. 4:7 Bristol MS Journal; Journal Letter08/10/45 Sa Matt. 11:5ff Shepton Mallet MS Journal, Journal Letter08/11/45 S Luke 4:18 Shepton Mallet Journal Letter08/11/45 S John 1:29 Oakhill MS Journal; Journal Letter08/13/45 T Isa. 40:31 Bristol MS Journal; Journal Letter08/15/45 Th Isa. 35 Cardiff, Wales, society room MS Journal; Journal Letter08/18/45 S Heb. 12:1 Wenvoe, Wales, St. Mary’s church MS Journal08/18/45 S Isa. 55:1 Cardiff, Wales, society room MS Journal08/20/45 T not specified Fonmon Castle, Wales MS Journal08/21/45 W not specified Fonmon Castle, Wales MS Journal08/22/45 Th not specified Fonmon Castle, Wales MS Journal08/23/45 F not specified Fonmon Castle, Wales MS Journal08/24/45 Sa not specified Fonmon Castle, Wales MS Journal08/26 – 09/21/45 Fonmon & Cardiff, Wales6 MS Journal09/22/45 S 2 Peter 3:14 Wenvoe, Wales, St. Mary’s church MS Journal09/22/45 S Joel 2:31 Fonmon Castle, Wales MS Journal09/23/45 M not specified Cowbridge, Wales MS Journal09/29/45 S Rev. 3:10 Kingswood MS Journal09/29/45 S 1 Pet. 2:17 Bristol MS Journal10/08/45 T Isa. 26:8 Bath MS Journal10/08/45 T Isa. 1:16 Rode, at the cross MS Journal10/08/45 T not specified South Wraxall, a barn MS Journal10/09/45 W not specified South Wraxall, a barn MS Journal10/09/45 W not specified Bradford-on-Avon, Bearfield MS Journal10/09/45 W not specified Bath MS Journal10/13/45 S not specified London, West Street Chapel MS Journal10/13/45 S not specified London, Foundery MS Journal10/18/45 F Jer. 3 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal11/08/45 F not specified Bexley, St. Mary’s church MS Journal11/08/45 F not specified Dartford, a camp of soldiers MS Journal11/10/45 S Ps. 46 London MS Journal

4Journal letter covering July 28–Aug. 12, 1745 (MARC, MA 1977/503 Box 5, file 5).5CW had come to Bristol for the second “annual conference” of preachers in association with the

Wesley brothers, held August 1–6.6CW sprained his ankle severely on August 10. He agreed to confine himself to Fonmon Castle,

to let it heal, but says he preached two times a day through September 8. When he then returned toCardiff he became sick and could not preach for several days.


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11/10/45 S Zeph. 2 London MS Journal12/27/45 F Rev. 22:17 London MS Journal12/29/45 S Acts 26:18 London MS Journal


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01/01/46 W Luke 13:8 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal01/12/46 S not specified Bristol MS Journal01/14/46 T Job 23 Bristol MS Journal01/15/46 W Lam. 3:22 Bristol MS Journal01/15/46 W Ps. 126 Bristol, Weavers’ Hall MS Journal01/19/46 S not specified Baptist Mills MS Journal01/19/46 S not specified Bristol, the society MS Journal01/20/46 M Matt. 24:13 Bath MS Journal01/21/46 T Isa. 35 Rode MS Journal01/22/46 W not specified Bradford-on-Avon, Bearfield MS Journal01/22/46 W not specified South Wraxall, in a barn MS Journal01/25/46 Sa John 17 Bristol MS Journal02/03/46 F 1 Cor. 15:1 Wapping MS Journal02/16/46 S Rev. 14:131 London MS Journal02/28/46 F Matt. 11:28 London MS Journal03/13/46 Th2 Matt. 6:22–23 London MS Journal03/16/46 S John 6:37 London, Foundery MS Journal03/23/46 S Matt. 27:25 London MS Journal03/30/46 S3 Col. 3:1 London MS Journal03/31/46 M not specified London MS Journal03/31/46 M not specified London MS Journal04/14/46 M Heb. 12:24 Brentford Journal Letter4

04/17/46 Th Matt. 21:9 Bristol, New Room MS Journal; Journal Letter04/20/46 S not specified Conham, Mr Wa[y]ne’s chapel MS Journal; Journal Letter04/20/46 S Heb. 9:12 Bristol, New Room MS Journal; Journal Letter04/21/46 M Rev. 3:2–3 Bristol MS Journal; Journal Letter04/21/46 M not specified Bristol, society Journal Letter04/22/46 T not specified Bristol, Weavers’ Hall Journal Letter04/24/46 Th Hosea 14:4 Bristol, society MS Journal; Journal Letter04/27/46 S Prov. 1:20 Conham, Mr Wa[y]ne’s chapel MS Journal; Journal Letter04/28/46 M not specified Bristol Journal Letter04/29/46 T John 10:10 Rode, the cross MS Journal; Journal Letter04/30/46 W not specified Rode, society house MS Journal; Journal Letter04/30/46 W John 10:9 Bradford-on-Avon MS Journal; Journal Letter05/01/46 Th Isa. 35:3 Bradford-on-Avon Journal Letter05/01/46 Th Matt. 1:21 Bath Journal Letter05/02/46 F 1 Cor. 1:315 Bristol MS Journal; Journal Letter05/04/46 S not specified Conham, Mr Wa[y]ne’s chapel MS Journal; Journal Letter05/04/46 S Hosea 6:1 Baptist Mills MS Journal; Journal Letter

1Funeral for Sister Adams.2CW had been unable to preach for several days prior, due to a severe toothache.3Easter.4Journal letter covering April 14–May 11, 1746 (MARC, DDCW 6/11).5CW preached on this text after learning of the British victory in Scotland over the Jacobite

forces.


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05/04/46 S not specified Bristol, the society MS Journal05/11/46 S not specified Kingswood Journal Letter05/12–15/46 Bristol (in conference)6

05/18/46 S7 not specified Bristol MS Journal05/18/46 S not specified Kingswood MS Journal05/18/46 S not specified Conham, Mr Wa[y]ne’s chapel MS Journal05/18/46 S not specified Baptist Mills MS Journal05/18/46 S not specified Bristol, the society MS Journal05/22/46 Th Rev. 3:20 Bristol MS Journal05/28/46 W Acts 24:25 Bradford-on-Avon, Bearfield MS Journal05/30/46 F not specified Wick MS Journal06/01/46 S not specified Baptist Mills MS Journal06/03/46 T not specified Coleford MS Journal06/03/46 T not specified Coleford, shell of their house MS Journal06/03/46 T not specified Shepton Mallet MS Journal06/06/46 F Jer. 50:20 Portland MS Journal06/06/46 F not specified Portland, on a hill MS Journal06/08/46 S Lam. 1:12 Portland MS Journal06/09/46 M Luke 2:25–32 Southwell MS Journal06/09/46 M not specified Portland, on a hill MS Journal06/09/46 M Acts 2:40 Portland, his lodgings MS Journal06/10/46 T Matt. 11:28 Axminster MS Journal06/14/46 Sa Isa. 1:16 Tavistock MS Journal06/15/46 S Matt. 11:5 Tavistock Journal Letter8

06/15/46 S Luke 15:11–32 Tavistock, open field MS Journal; Journal Letter06/16/46 M [Acts 2:37–399] Plymouth, open field Journal Letter06/17/46 T Isa. 1:16 Plymouth, open field MS Journal; Journal Letter06/18/46 W Zech. 13:6 Plymouth, [Whitefield’s] Tabernacle MS Journal; Journal Letter06/18/46 W Isa. 35 Plymouth Dock Journal Letter06/19/46 Th [Lam. 1:12?] Plymouth Dock Journal Letter06/19/46 Th Matt. 11:28 Plymouth Journal Letter06/20/46 F John 14:15 Plymouth MS Journal; Journal Letter06/20/46 F Lam. 1:12 Plymouth Journal Letter06/21/46 Sa not specified Plymouth Journal Letter06/22/46 S Luke 10:29–37 Stoke Damerel, St. Andrew’s churchyard MS Journal; Journal Letter06/23/46 M John 14:1–2 Stoke Damerel Journal Letter06/23/46 M not specified Tavistock Journal Letter06/25/46 W not specified Tresmeer, St. Nicholas’s church Journal Letter06/26/46 Th Heb. 12:24 Cuz. Reed’s house Journal Letter06/27/46 F not specified Cuz. Reed’s house Journal Letter

6The third “annual conference” of preachers in associate with the Wesley brothers was held inBristol.

7Pentecost Sunday.8Journal letter covering June 15–30, 1746 (MARC, DDCW 6/12).9Wesley’s standard text for preaching on “the necessity of repentance and conversion.” Similar in

several following cases.


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06/27/46 F Zech. 13:7–9 Gwennap MS Journal; Journal Letter06/28/46 Sa [Acts 2:37–39] Lugdvan Journal Letter06/28/46 Sa Heb. 4:16 Gwennap Journal Letter06/29/46 S not specified Gwennap, the society Journal Letter06/29/46 S not specified Stithians MS Journal; Journal Letter06/29/46 S Luke 15:11–32 Gwennap MS Journal; Journal Letter06/30/46 M Isa. 35 St. Ives MS Journal; Journal Letter07/01/46 T Zech. 12:10 St. Ives Journal Letter10

07/02/46 W Luke 18:1–8 St. Ives Journal Letter07/02/46 W Isa. 53:6 Crowan Journal Letter07/03/46 Th [Lam. 1:12?] Crowan MS Journal; Journal Letter07/03/46 Th Matt. 9:36 Sithney Journal Letter07/04/46 F John 10:9 Sithney Journal Letter07/04/46 F [Acts 2:37–39] Sithney Journal Letter07/04/46 F Isa. 55:1 Wendron MS Journal; Journal Letter07/05/46 Sa John 3:14 Sithney Journal Letter07/05/46 Sa [Acts 2:37–39] Brea, near Richard Provis’s house Journal Letter07/05/46 Sa not specified Gwennap, the house Journal Letter07/06/46S Matt. 11:28 Gwennap MS Journal; Journal Letter07/07/46 M Isa. 61:1 Gwennap Journal Letter07/08/46 T Gen. 32:26 St. Ives Journal Letter07/10/46 Th not specified Lugdvan Journal Letter07/11/46 F not specified Gulval Journal Letter07/12/46 Sa Matt. 11:28–30 Morvah Journal Letter07/13/46 S John 6:67 Morvah MS Journal; Journal Letter07/13/46 S [Matt. 11:28–3011] Zennor MS Journal; Journal Letter07/13/46 S [that great day] St. Ives, society house Journal Letter07/14/46 M Mark 2:17 Penponds Journal Letter12

07/15/46 T Isa. 40:1–2 Gwennap Journal Letter07/16/46 W Mal. 4:2 Crowan Journal Letter07/17/46 Th Matt. 19:30 Stithians Journal Letter07/18/46 F Hosea 13:9 Wendron Journal Letter07/19/46 Sa Heb. 13:8 Lugdvan Journal Letter07/19/46 Sa Acts 26:18 Stithians MS Journal; Journal Letter07/20/46 S Mark 10:46–52 Stithians Journal Letter07/20/46 S Luke 10:29–37 Gwennap MS Journal; Journal Letter07/22/46 T 1 Cor. 10:31 St. Ives Journal Letter07/23/46 W Rom. 8:31–32 Trewellard MS Journal; Journal Letter07/24/46 Th Luke 10:29–37 Lugdvan Journal Letter07/25/46 F Rev. 3:14–16 Zennor Journal Letter07/25/46 F Acts. 27:22 St. Just Journal Letter 07/25/46 F Acts 9:4 St. Just, the courtyard MS Journal; Journal Letter07/26/46 Sa Heb. 12:1–2 St. Just Journal Letter

10Journal letter covering July 1–13, 1746 (MARC, DDCW 6/28–29).11Wesley’s standard text on the “twofold rest of pardon and holiness.”12Journal letter covering July 14–27, 1746 (MARC, DDCW 6/14–15).


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07/26/46 Sa Matt. 10:22 Morvah Journal Letter07/27/46 S Isa. 35 Morvah Journal Letter07/27/46 S Matt. 22:1–6 St. Just, near William Chenhall’s door MS Journal; Journal Letter07/27/46 S Luke 13:11–17 St. Ives MS Journal; Journal Letter13

07/29/46 T not specified Gwennap Journal Letter08/01/46 F John 1:29 Gulval Journal Letter08/02/46 Sa not specified St. Ives Journal Letter08/02/46 Sa not specified Ludgvan Journal Letter08/02/46 Sa [Lam. 1:12] Sithney MS Journal; Journal Letter08/03/46 S [Lam. 1:12] Sithney MS Journal; Journal Letter08/03/46 S Luke 14:15–24 Gwennap MS Journal; Journal Letter08/04/46 M Hosea 13:9 Penponds Journal Letter08/05/46 T Matt. 5:1–12 Gwennap Journal Letter08/06/46 W 1 Thess. 5:23 St. Ives Journal Letter08/07/46 Th [Phil. 1:27?] St. Ives Journal Letter08/07/46 Th Zech. 13:6 Trewellard MS Journal; Journal Letter08/08/46 F Rev. 7:14 St. Just MS Journal; Journal Letter08/08/46 F Rev. 22:17 St. Ives MS Journal; Journal Letter08/09/46 Sa Rev. 19:7 St. Ives Journal Letter08/09/46 Sa not specified Lugdvan Journal Letter08/09/46 Sa Isa. 35 Gwennap Journal Letter08/10/46 S Matt. 7:7 Gwennap Journal Letter08/10/46 S Acts 3:19 Gwennap MS Journal; Journal Letter08/11/46 M Mark 1:15 St. Tudy MS Journal; Journal Letter14

08/12/46 T Mark 2:17 Tresmeer, St. Nicholas’s church MS Journal; Journal Letter08/13/46 W not specified Tavistock MS Journal; Journal Letter08/14/46 Th not specified Plymouth, the Tabernacle MS Journal; Journal Letter08/15/46 F Matt. 5:4–6 Plymouth Dock MS Journal; Journal Letter08/17/46 S Zech. 12:10 Plymouth, a field Journal Letter08/17/46 S Mark 2:1715 Plymouth, a field MS Journal; Journal Letter08/18/46 M not specified Plymouth Dock MS Journal; Journal Letter08/19/46 T Rev. 2:10 Plymouth Dock Journal Letter08/21/46 Th [Christ crucified] Tresmeer, St. Nicholas’s church MS Journal; Journal Letter08/22/46 F Matt. 7:7 Tresmeer, Bennet’s house16 MS Journal; Journal Letter08/22/46 F not specified Laneast, St. Michael’s church MS Journal; Journal Letter08/24/46 S not specified St. Gennys (am) MS Journal; Journal Letter08/24/46 S not specified St. Gennys (pm) MS Journal; Journal Letter08/24/46 S not specified Tresmeer, Bennet’s house Journal Letter08/29/46 F not specified Bristol MS Journal08/31/46 S Luke 13:11–17 Bristol MS Journal09/02/46 T not specified Bath MS Journal09/02/46 T not specified Brentford MS Journal

13Journal letter covering July 27–Aug. 10, 1746 (MARC, DDCW 6/16).14Journal letter covering Aug. 11–25, 1746 (MARC, DDCW 6/17).15Or Matt. 9:12.16Rev. John Bennet, the pastor of St. Nicholas’s church.


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09/16/46 T not specified Sevenoaks MS Journal09/16/46 T not specified Shoreham, St. Peter and St. Paul church17 MS Journal09/21/46 S Isa. 45:22 London MS Journal10/05/46 S Rev. 21 London, Foundery MS Journal10/09/46 Th Hosea 11:8 London, Foundery MS Journal10/12/46 S Joel 2:13 Quinton, Christ church MS Journal10/12/46 S Matt. 27:25 Evesham MS Journal10/15/46 W Matt. 11:29 Tipton Green MS Journal10/15/46 W not specified Wednesbury MS Journal10/15/46 W Matt. 25:31 Penkridge MS Journal10/16/46 Th not specified Penkridge MS Journal10/16/46 Th not specified Congleton MS Journal10/17/46 F John 1:29 Congleton, at the cross MS Journal10/18/46 Sa Matt. 11:28 Woodley MS Journal10/19/46 S John 6:37 Woodley MS Journal10/20/46 M not specified Birstall MS Journal10/21/46 T not specified Dewsbury MS Journal10/21/46 T not specified Leeds MS Journal10/22/46 W John 3:16 Keighley, in a yard MS Journal10/22/46 W Isa. 35 Haworth, St. Michael & All Angels’ church18 MS Journal10/25/46 Sa arrived at Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal10/31/46 F Matt. 11:5 Whickham MS Journal11/02/46 S Isa. 1:9 Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal11/04/46 T Hosea 11:8 Biddick MS Journal11/04/46 T Isa. 26:11 Newcastle upon Tyne (?) MS Journal11/04/46 T Luke 18:3 Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal11/06/46 Th Jer. 31 Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal11/07/46 F not specified Plessy MS Journal11/07/46 F not specified Swalwell MS Journal11/07/46 F not specified Whickham MS Journal11/09/46 S not specified Burnopfield MS Journal11/12/46 W Heb. 4:16 Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal11/13/46 Th not specified Newlands MS Journal11/17/46 M Jer. 31:34 Biddick MS Journal11/27/46 Th not specified Hexham, marketplace MS Journal11/27/46 Th Acts 3:19 Hexham, a cock-pit MS Journal11/28/46 F Lam. 1:12 Hexham, a cock-pit MS Journal11/30/46 S John 6:37 Newcastle upon Tyne, the streets MS Journal11/30/46 S Jude 1:24 Burnopfield MS Journal11/30/46 S not specified Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal12/05/46 F Heb. 13:8 Ryton MS Journal12/14/46 S not specified Swalwell MS Journal12/16/46 T not specified Spen MS Journal12/17/46 W not specified Spen MS Journal

17Rev. Vincent Perronet was the pastor at Shoreham.18Rev. William Grimshaw was curate of St. Michael’s in Haworth.


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12/18/46 Th Acts 20:21 Hexham, at the cross MS Journal12/18/46 Th not specified Hexham, a cock-pit MS Journal12/19/46 F not specified Hexham, a cock-pit MS Journal12/28/46 S not specified Gateshead MS Journal12/29/46 M not specified Biddick MS Journal12/30/46 T not specified Biddick MS Journal12/30/46 T not specified Ferryhill MS Journal12/31/46 W Luke 24:47 Osmotherly MS Journal


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01/01/47 Th not specified Acomb MS Journal01/04/47 S not specified Epworth, the cross MS Journal01/06/47 T not specified Grimsby MS Journal01/07/47 W not specified Grimsby MS Journal01/08/47 Th Titus 2:10 Grimsby MS Journal01/08/47 Th [Christ crucified] Hainton MS Journal01/11/47 S Isa. 1:9 Epworth, the cross MS Journal01/11/47 S not specified Epworth, the cross MS Journal01/12/47 M [Christ crucified] Sykehouse MS Journal01/14/47 W Mal. 4:2 Leeds MS Journal01/15/47 Th Ezek. 33:121 Leeds MS Journal01/18/47 S not specified Leeds MS Journal01/18/47 S not specified Birstall MS Journal01/22/47 Th not specified Haworth, a large house MS Journal01/23/47 F not specified William Darney’s societies2 MS Journal01/23/47 F not specified William Darney’s societies MS Journal01/23/47 F not specified William Darney’s societies MS Journal01/26–29/47 not specified places in or near the Peak3 MS Journal01/30/47 F not specified Sheffield MS Journal02/01/47S Isa. 1:16 Rotherham MS Journal02/01/47 S Isa. 1:9 Sheffield MS Journal02/02/47 M not specified Penkridge MS Journal02/05/47 Th not specified Darlaston, door of Jonathan Jones’s house MS Journal02/08/47 S Acts 2:42 Wednesbury MS Journal02/10/47 T arrives in London, preaching often (but few specific listings)02/15/47 S not specified London MS Journal02/23/47 M set out for Bristol02/25/47 W not specified Devizes MS Journal02/26/47 Th not specified Bath MS Journal03/01/47 S not specified Kingswood MS Journal03/06/47 back to London, preaching often (but few specific listings)03/24/47 T not specified Shoreham, St. Peter and St. Paul church MS Journal04/12/47 S Gen. 22:18 London MS Journal04/16/47 Th Isa. 52:8 London MS Journal04/17/47 F not specified4 London MS Journal

1The MS Journal does not list a text. But this is a convenient place to list a sermon recorded in amanuscript volume by Samuel Roberts. Roberts dates the sermon as given in 1748 to the society in Leeds,but CW does not appear to have been in Leeds in either 1748 or 1749. Thus, this is as good of a guess asany for the date. For the text of the sermon, and more discussion, see Thomas R. Albin, “A New Sermonof the Rev. Charles Wesley as Recorded in an Early Methodist Manuscript,” Proceedings of the CharlesWesley Society 11 (2006–7), 35–45.

2Scattered in Lancashire and Yorkshire, West Riding.3A forest area in Derbyshire, between Sheffield and Manchester.4Good Friday: “We had sweet fellowship with Him in his sufferings; and many cried after Him,

being deeply wounded by his dying love.”


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04/19/47 S5 not specified London MS Journal04/19/47 S not specified London, Moorfields MS Journal04/20/47 M not specified London, Moorfields MS Journal05/03/47 S not specified London, Foundery MS Journal05/03/47 S not specified London, Moorfields MS Journal05/04/47 to Bristol, preaching there often (but few specific listings)05/20/47 W Gen. 22:18 Wick MS Journal05/24/47 S not specified Bristol MS Journal05/27/47W 2 Chr. 30:18–19 Bristol, Weavers’ Hall MS Journal06/03/47 W not specified London, West Street Chapel MS Journal06/12/47 F Isa. 40:1 London, St. Bartholomew’s church MS Journal06/21/47 S Lam. 1:12 London, Moorfields MS Journal06/28/47 S Luke 14:15–24 London, St. Bartholomew’s church MS Journal06/29/47 M John 6:37 Wapping MS Journal07/03/47 F6 2 Peter 3:12 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal07/24/47 F Rev. 4 London MS Journal07/26/47 S Luke 15:11–32 London MS Journal08/02/47 S not specified London, Moorfields MS Journal08/02/47 S not specified London, West Street Chapel MS Journal08/03/47 M John 1:29 Reading, Mr. Richards’ school MS Journal08/04/47 arrives in Bristol08/09/47 S Luke 14:15–24 Bristol, the orchard7 MS Journal

back to London08/16/47 S Dan. 9:9 London, Moorfields MS Journal08/24/47 M sets out for Wales and Ireland08/25/47 T John 4:35–36 High Wycombe Journal letter8

08/28/47 F Isa. 1:16 Maesmynis, Wales, in street MS Journal; Journal letter08/28/47 F not specified Maesmynis, Wales, St. David’s church MS Journal; Journal letter08/28/47 F Luke 10:29–37 Maesmynis, Wales, in street MS Journal; Journal letter08/28/47 F Isa. 40:1 Garth, Wales MS Journal; Journal letter08/29/47 Sa Matt. 11:28 Llandrindod Wells, Wales MS Journal; Journal letter08/30/47 S not specified Builth Wells, Wales, churchyard MS Journal; Journal letter08/30/47 S Luke 15:11–32 Builth Wells, Wales MS Journal; Journal letter08/30/47 S Matt. 11:5 Garth, Wales MS Journal; Journal letter08/31/47 M Luke 14:16–24 Builth Wells, Wales, churchyard MS Journal; Journal letter08/31/47 M Luke 7:36–50 Garth, Wales MS Journal; Journal letter09/01/47 T Lam. 1:12 Maesmynis, Wales, St. David’s church MS Journal; Journal letter09/01/47 T Lam. 1:12 Builth Wells, Wales MS Journal; Journal letter09/01/47 T Acts 3:26 Garth, Wales MS Journal; Journal letter09/02/47 W John 10:10 Garth, Wales MS Journal; Journal letter

5Easter.6CW says this was the first watchnight held at the chapel.7Originally the orchard of the Dominican Friary, in an area just south of the Horsefair in Bristol

that came to be known as “Quakers Friars” because the estate became property of the William Pennfamily.

8Journal letter covering Aug. 24, 1747–Feb. 6, 1748 (MARC, DDCW 6/88a).


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09/02/47 W not specified Rhayader, Wales, St. Clement’s church MS Journal; Journal letter09/02/47 W John 1:29 Llanidloes, Wales MS Journal; Journal letter09/03/47 Th Isa. 55:1 Llanidloes, Wales MS Journal; Journal letter09/06/47 S not specified Holyhead, Wales MS Journal; Journal letter09/09/47 W9 Isa. 40:1 Dublin, Ireland, Marlborough Street room MS Journal; Journal letter09/10/47 Th Matt. 1:21 Dublin, Ireland, Marlborough Street room Journal letter09/11/47 F not specified Dublin, Ireland, Marlborough Street room MS Journal; Journal letter09/11/47 F not specified Dublin, Ireland, Marlborough Street room MS Journal; Journal letter09/12/47 Sa not specified Dublin, Ireland, Marlborough Street room MS Journal; Journal letter09/12/47 Sa not specified Dublin, Ireland, Marlborough Street room MS Journal; Journal letter09/13/47 S 1 Cor. 2:2 Dublin, Ireland, Oxmantown Green MS Journal; Journal letter09/13/47 S Lam. 1:12 Dublin, Ireland, Oxmantown Green MS Journal; Journal letter09/15/47 T not specified Dublin, Ireland MS Journal; Journal letter09/16/47 W not specified Dublin, Ireland Journal letter09/17/47 Th Rom. 8:35 Dublin, Ireland Journal letter09/19/47 Sa not specified Dublin, Ireland Journal letter09/19/47 Sa not specified Dublin, Ireland Journal letter09/20/47 S Matt. 11:28–29 Dublin, Ireland, Oxmantown Green MS Journal; Journal letter09/20/47 S Isa. 55:1 Dublin, Ireland, Oxmantown Green MS Journal; Journal letter09/21/47 M Zech. 13:9 Dublin, Ireland, Marlborough Street room Journal Letter10

09/27/47 S John 1:29 Dublin, Ireland, Oxmantown Green Journal Letter09/27/47 S Isa. 1:16 Dublin, Ireland, Oxmantown Green Journal Letter09/29/47 T Mark 1:15 Dublin, Ireland MS Journal; Journal Letter11

09/30/47 W not specified Dublin, Ireland Journal Letter10/04/47 S John 6:37 Dublin, Ireland, Oxmantown Green Journal Letter10/04/47 S 1 Thess. 4:16 Dublin, Ireland Marylebone Lane MS Journal; Journal Letter10/05/47 M Isa. 52:3 Dublin, Ireland, Oxmantown Green Journal Letter10/06/47 T Mark 10:46–52 Dublin, Ireland, Oxmantown Green Journal Letter10/07/47 W not specified Dublin, Ireland, Oxmantown Green Journal Letter10/08/47 Th not specified Dublin, Ireland, Oxmantown Green Journal Letter10/10/47 Sa not specified Dublin, Ireland, Oxmantown Green Journal Letter10/11/47 S [Luke 15:11–32] Dublin, Ireland, Oxmantown Green MS Journal; Journal Letter12

10/11/47 S Mark 1:15 Dublin, Ireland, Marylebone Lane Journal Letter10/13/47 T Heb. 13:14 Dublin, Ireland, Marylebone Lane Journal Letter10/18/47 S not specified Dublin, Ireland, Oxmantown Green Journal Letter10/18/47 S not specified Dublin, Ireland, Oxmantown Green Journal Letter

10/18/47 S Matt. 25 Dublin, Ireland, Marlborough Street room Journal Letter

9On arriving in Ireland, CW typically preached morning and evening, through January. We detailonly occasions for which there is explicit record.

10Journal letter covering Sept. 21–29, 1747 (MARC, DDCW 6/18); and in longer copy coveringAug. 24, 1747–Feb. 6, 1748 (MARC, DDCW 6/88a).

11Journal letter covering Sept. 29–Oct. 13, 1747 (MARC, DDCW 6/19); and in longer copycovering Aug. 24, 1747–Feb. 6, 1748 (MARC, DDCW 6/88a).

12The period of Oct. 11–20 appears only in the longer copy of journal letters covering Aug. 24,1747–Feb. 6, 1748 (MARC, DDCW 6/88a).


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10/18/47 S [1 Cor. 9:17–18?13] Dublin, Ireland, Marlborough Street room Journal Letter10/21/47 W Luke 10:25–37 Dublin, Ireland, Marlborough Street room Journal Letter14

10/22/47 Th [Lord’s appearing] Dublin, Ireland, Marlborough Street room Journal Letter10/25/47 S not specified Dublin, Ireland, the society at his lodgings Journal Letter10/25/47 S John 12:32 Dublin, Ireland, Oxmantown Green Journal Letter10/25/47 S not specified Dublin, Ireland, Oxmantown Green Journal Letter10/25/47 S Isa. 40:1 Dublin, Ireland, Dolphin’s Barn MS Journal; Journal Letter10/25/47 S Luke 19:5–10 Dublin, Ireland, lodgings on Ship Street Journal Letter10/26/47 M not specified Dublin, Ireland, Marlborough Street room Journal Letter10/30/47 F Ezek. 9 Dublin, Ireland, Dolphin’s Barn Journal Letter15

10/31/47 Sa Rev. 7:14 Dublin, Ireland, Marylebone Lane MS Journal; Journal Letter11/01/47 S not specified Dublin, Ireland, Oxmantown Green Journal Letter11/01/47 S not specified Dublin, Ireland, Oxmantown Green Journal Letter11/01/47 S Mark 1:15 Dublin, Ireland, Dolphin’s Barn Journal Letter11/01/47 S Rev. 3:20 Dublin, Ireland, lodgings on Ship Street Journal Letter11/02/47 M [X, savior from sin] Dublin, Ireland, lodgings on Ship Street Journal Letter11/05/47 Th Phil. 1:27 Dublin, Ireland, Marlborough Street room Journal Letter11/06/47 F [Christ crucified] Dublin, Ireland, Marlborough Street room Journal Letter11/08/47 S not specified Dublin, Ireland, Marlborough Street room Journal Letter16

11/08/47 S not specified Dublin, Ireland, Oxmantown Green Journal Letter11/08/47 S not specified Dublin, Ireland, Dolphin’s Barn Journal Letter11/09/47 M John 10:10 Dublin, Ireland, lodgings on Ship Street Journal Letter11/09/47 M John 10:10 Dublin, Ireland, Hanbury Lane room Journal Letter11/10/47 T not specified Dublin, Ireland, Hanbury Lane room MS Journal; Journal Letter11/11/47 W not specified Dublin, Ireland, Hanbury Lane room MS Journal; Journal Letter11/23/47 M not specified Dublin, Ireland, Dolphin’s Barn Journal Letter11/23/47 M not specified Dublin, Ireland, Dolphin’s Barn Journal Letter12/16/47 W not specified Dublin, Ireland Journal Letter12/19/47 Sa John 1:12 Dublin, Ireland MS Journal

13Spoke on Paul’s “commission” for ministry.14Journal letter covering Oct. 20–Oct. 28, 1747 (MARC, DDCW 6/20); and in longer copy

covering Aug. 24, 1747–Feb. 6, 1748 (MARC, DDCW 6/88a).15Journal letter covering Oct. 29–Nov. 6, 1747 (MARC, DDCW 6/21); and in longer copy

covering Aug. 24, 1747–Feb. 6, 1748 (MARC, DDCW 6/88a).16From this point through Feb. 6, 1748, the only journal letter text is in DDCW 6/88a.


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01/24/48 S Zech. 12:10 Dublin, Ireland, Dolphin’s Barn MS Journal; Journal Letter1

01/26/48 T not specified Dublin, Ireland, the society Journal Letter01/26/48 W not specified Dublin, Ireland, Marlborough Street Journal letter02/06/48 Sa John 5:1–15 Dublin, Ireland, Marlborough Street Journal letter02/07/48 S Luke 22:19 Dublin, Ireland, the society Journal Letter2

02/07/48 S Gen. 32:24–31 Dublin, Ireland, Marlborough Street MS Journal; Journal Letter02/07/48 S Gen. 32:24–31 Dublin, Ireland, Dolphin’s Barn MS Journal; Journal Letter02/07/48 M Isa. 43:2 Dublin, Ireland, lodgings on Ship Street Journal Letter02/08/48 M Matt. 21:28–32 Tyrrellspass, Ireland, Stephen Fouace’s house MS Journal; Journal Letter02/09/48 T Matt. 11:28–29 Tyrrellspass, Ireland, Stephen Fouace’s house Journal Letter02/09/48 T John 1:29 Templemacateer manor, Ireland MS Journal; Journal Letter02/10/48 W Isa. 55:1 Athlone, Ireland, market house MS Journal; Journal Letter02/10/48 W 1 Tim. 1:15 Moate, Ireland MS Journal; Journal Letter02/10/48 W not specified Templemacateer manor, Ireland Journal Letter02/11/48 Th not specified Templemacateer manor, Ireland Journal Letter02/11/48 Th Luke 10:29–37 Tyrrellspass, Ireland, “our barn” MS Journal; Journal Letter02/12/48 F not specified Tyrrellspass, Ireland Journal Letter02/12/48 F Luke 14:15–24 Coolalough manor, Ireland MS Journal; Journal Letter02/13/48 Sa not specified Coolalough manor, Ireland Journal Letter02/13/48 Sa Hosea 13:9 Tullamore, Ireland MS Journal; Journal Letter02/13/48 Sa Luke 7:22 Tullamore, Ireland, brother Allen’s house MS Journal; Journal Letter02/14/48 S Isa. 1:16 Tullamore, Ireland Journal Letter02/14/48 S Luke 15:11–32 Philipstown, Ireland MS Journal; Journal Letter02/14/48 S Lam. 1:12 Tyrrellspass, Ireland Journal Letter02/15/48 M Isa. 35 Tyrrellspass, Ireland Journal Letter02/16/48 T back in Dublin, likely preaching twice daily02/21/48 S Luke 10:29–37 Dublin, Ireland MS Journal02/23/48 T Matt. 9:20–22 Dolphin’s Barn, Ireland MS Journal02/24/48 W Lam. 1:12 Dublin, Ireland MS Journal02/28/48 S Isa. 35 Dublin, the society, Ireland MS Journal02/28/48 S Luke 7:36–50 (pt. 1) Dolphin’s Barn, Ireland MS Journal02/28/48 S Luke 7:36–50 (pt. 2) Dolphin’s Barn, Ireland MS Journal03/01/48 T John 19:30 Dublin, Ireland MS Journal03/07/48 M Gen. 32:24–31 Dublin, Ireland MS Journal03/08/48 T JW arrives to replace CW in Ireland03/11/48 F Rev. 22:17 Dublin, Ireland MS Journal03/13/48 S Luke 14:15–24 Dublin, Ireland, our garden MS Journal03/14/48 M not specified Dublin, Ireland, Ship Street MS Journal03/15 – 04/09/483 travel back to London04/10 –04/17/48 Easter octave, meeting every night MS Journal04/22/48 F Luke 18:9–14 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal04/27/48 W Ps. 4:6 London MS Journal05/20/48 F Gen. 32:24–31 Bristol MS Journal

1Journal Letter covering Aug. 24, 1747–Feb. 6, 1748 (MARC, DDCW 6/88a)2Journal letter covering Feb. 8–15, 1748 (MARC, DDCW 6/22).3CW made his way back through Wales to London; he was often sick, so seldom preached.


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05/22/48 S Lam. 1:12 Bristol MS Journal06/05/48 S Micah 7:84 London MS Journal06/12/48 S not specified Bristol, the orchard MS Journal06/16/48 Th Rev. 3:2–3 Cardiff, Wales MS Journal06/16/48 Th Rev. 3:2–3 Llanmaes, Wales MS Journal06/16/48 Th Rev. 3:2–3 Cowbridge, Wales MS Journal06/30/48 Th not specified Bath MS Journal07/03/48 S not specified London, Moorsfield MS Journal07/03/48 S Rom. 8:18 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal07/15/48 F Mark 13:37 London MS Journal07/19/48 T not specified Reading MS Journal07/20/48 W Isa. 43:10 Oxford MS Journal07/22/48 F Isa. 35:1–10 Cirencester, in a field MS Journal07/24/48 S not specified Kingswood MS Journal07/24/48 S not specified Kingswood (?) MS Journal07/24/48 S not specified Bristol, New Room MS Journal07/24/48 S not specified Bristol, New Room MS Journal07/26/48 T not specified Bristol, the orchard MS Journal07/27/48 W Luke 10:29–37 Bristol, the orchard MS Journal07/29/48 F Luke 10:42 Hotwells, near assembly room MS Journal07/29/48 F not specified Bristol, New Room MS Journal08/01/48 departs for Ireland, via Wales08/04/48 Th not specified Llandrindod Wells, Wales, assembly room MS Journal08/07/48 S Zech. 12:10 Maesmynis, Wales, churchyard MS Journal08/08/48 M not specified Llanidloes, Wales MS Journal08/14/48 S not specified Dublin, Ireland, the preaching room MS Journal08/14/48 S not specified Dublin, Ireland, our garden MS Journal08/17/48 W Heb. 12:24 Tyrrellspass MS Journal08/18/48 Th John 1:29 Ballyboy, Ireland, a Quaker’s house MS Journal08/21/48 S Luke 24:46 Cork, Ireland, Hammond’s Marsh MS Journal08/21/48 S 1 Tim. 1:15 Cork, Ireland, Hammond’s Marsh MS Journal08/22/48 M Acts 3:19 Cork, Ireland, Hammond’s Marsh MS Journal08/22/48 M Luke 10:42 Cork, Ireland, Hammond’s Marsh MS Journal08/23/48 T not specified Cork, Ireland, Hammond’s Marsh MS Journal08/23/48 T not specified Cork, Ireland, Hammond’s Marsh MS Journal08/24/48 W Mark 10: 46–52 Cork, Ireland, Hammond’s Marsh MS Journal08/28/48 S Acts 20:21 Passage West, Ireland MS Journal08/28/48 S Luke 10:29–37 Cork, Ireland, Hammond’s Marsh MS Journal08/30/48 T Acts 20:21 Rathcormac, Ireland MS Journal08/31/48 W Matt. 11:28–30 Cork, Ireland, Hammond’s Marsh MS Journal09/01/48 Th Isa. 35 Cork, Ireland, Hammond’s Marsh MS Journal09/01/48 Th not specified Cork, Ireland, Hammond’s Marsh MS Journal09/03/48 Sa Isa. 43:25 Cork, Ireland, Hammond’s Marsh MS Journal09/04/48 S Luke 15:11–32 Cork, Ireland, Hammond’s Marsh MS Journal09/05/48 M John 1:29 Bandon, Ireland MS Journal09/05/48 M Acts 26:18 Bandon, Ireland MS Journal

4Funeral sermon for Mrs. Sparrow


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09/06/48 T not specified Bandon, Ireland MS Journal09/06/48 T Luke 15:11–32 Bandon, Ireland MS Journal09/06/48 T Luke 15:11–32 (ct.) Bandon, Ireland MS Journal09/07/48 W Luke 14:15–24 Kinsale, Ireland MS Journal09/08/48 Th not specified Kinsale, Ireland, market house MS Journal09/08/48 Th Lam. 1:12 Kinsale, Ireland MS Journal09/10/48 Sa Acts 16:30 Cork, Ireland, South Prison MS Journal09/12/48 M Luke 14:15–24 Bandon, Ireland MS Journal09/13/48 T Luke 15:11–32 Kinsale, Ireland MS Journal09/15/48 Th Isa. 61:1 Cork, Ireland MS Journal09/15/48 Th not specified Middleton, Ireland MS Journal09/15/48 Th [X’s dying calls] Youghal, Ireland MS Journal09/16/48 F Luke 15:11–32 Middleton, Ireland MS Journal09/18/48 S Acts 2:42 Cork, Ireland, Hammond’s Marsh MS Journal09/20/48 T not specified Templemore, Ireland, at inn door MS Journal09/20/48 T Lam. 1:12 Roscrea, Ireland MS Journal09/21/48 W not specified Mountmellick, Ireland MS Journal09/22/48 Th John 1:29 Birr, Ireland MS Journal09/23/48 F not specified near Aughrim, Ireland, Mr Wade’s barn MS Journal09/24/48 Sa not specified Athlone, Ireland MS Journal09/25/48 S Isa. 35 Athlone, Ireland MS Journal09/26/48 M Acts 20:32 Athlone, Ireland MS Journal09/26/48 M John 5:1–15 Tyrrellspass, Ireland Journal Letter5

09/27/48 T Rev. 3:20 Tyrrellspass, Ireland MS Journal; Journal Letter09/28/48 W Isa. 35 (began) Dublin, Ireland Journal Letter09/29/48 Th Isa. 35 (finished) Dublin, Ireland Journal Letter09/29/48 Th not specified (pm) Dublin, Ireland Journal Letter09/30/48 Lam. 1:12 Dublin, Ireland MS Journal; Journal Letter10/02/48 S not specified Dublin, Ireland, our garden Journal Letter10/02/48 S Isa. 53 Dublin, Ireland Journal Letter10/03/48 M Isa. 52:9 Dublin, Ireland Journal Letter10/06/48 Th not specified Dublin, Ireland, the society Journal Letter10/07/48 F not specified Dublin, Ireland, the society Journal Letter10/8–9/48 ship to Holyhead (then trek to Garth)10/13/48 Th not specified Garth, Wales6 MS Journal10/14/48 F not specified Garth, Wales, to Gwynne family MS Journal10/14/48 F not specified Garth, Wales, to Gwynne family MS Journal10/15/48 Sa Matt. 11:28 Llansantffraed-in-Elwell, Wales, parish church MS Journal10/16/48 S not specified Garth, Wales MS Journal10/16/48 S not specified Maesmynis, Wales, St. David’s church MS Journal10/16/48 S John 10:10 Builth Wells, Wales MS Journal10/16/48 S not specified Garth, Wales MS Journal10/17/48 M not specified Builth Wells, Wales MS Journal

5Journal letter covering Sept. 26 – Oct. 27, 1748 (MARC, DDCW 6/23).6CW was at Garth to recuperate, but also because his relationship with Sarah Gwynne Jr. is

blossoming.


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10/17/48 M not specified Garth, Wales MS Journal10/18/48 T 2 Tim. 4:7 Maesmynis, Wales, St. David’s church MS Journal10/18/48 T not specified Builth Wells, Wales MS Journal10/18/48 T not specified Garth, Wales MS Journal10/19/48 W not specified Llansantffraed-in-Elwell, Wales, parish church MS Journal10/21/48 F Luke 15:4–7 Bristol, New Room MS Journal; CW Letter7

10/22/48 Sa Matt. 19:27–29 Bristol, New Room CW Letter10/22/48 Sa 1 Pet. 5:6 Bristol, New Room CW Letter10/24/48 M Isa. 35 Coleford MS Journal; Journal Letter8

10/26/48 W not specified Bristol MS Journal; Journal Letter10/27/48 Th not specified Bristol MS Journal; Journal Letter11/01/48 T Matt. 13:44 Bath CW Letter9

11/01/48 T not specified Bradford-on-Avon CW Letter11/02/48 W not specified Bradford-on-Avon CW Letter11/10/48 Th Isa. 35 London, Foundery MS Journal; CW Letter10

11/29/48 T not specified Cardiff, Wales MS Journal11/29/48 T not specified Fonmon Castle, Wales MS Journal12/02/48 F Job 22:21 Garth, Wales MS Journal12/04/48 S not specified Maesmynis, Wales, St. David’s church MS Journal12/04/48 S not specified Builth Wells, Wales MS Journal12/04/48 S not specified Garth, Wales MS Journal12/05–10/48 not specified Garth, Wales (2 times a day) MS Journal12/11/48 S not specified Maesmynis, Wales, St. David’s church MS Journal12/15/48 Th not specified Bath MS Journal; CW Letter11

12/18/48 S Isa. 43:1–3 London, Foundery CW Letter12

12/18/48 S Isa. 43:1–3 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter12/20/48 T not specified London (a funeral sermon) CW Letter12/21/48 W John 20:28 London MS Journal12/21/48 W Matt. 3:17 London MS Journal12/25/48 S Isa. 9:6 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter13

12/25/48 S not specified London, Foundery CW Letter12/29/48 Th Mal. 3:16 Shoreham, St. Peter and St. Paul church CW Letter14

7Letter to Sarah Gwynne Jr., October 20–22, 1748 (Duke University, Rubenstein Rare Book andManuscript Library, Frank Baker Wesleyana Collection, Box WF 2).

8Journal letter covering Sept. 26 – Oct. 27, 1748 (MARC, DDCW 6/23).9Letter to Sarah Gwynne Jr., November 2, 1748 (MARC, DDCW 5/7).10Letter to Sarah Gwynne Jr., November 10, 1748 (MARC, DDCW 5/8).11Letter to Sarah Gwynne Jr., December 15–17, 1748 (MARC, DDWes 4/1).12Letter to Sarah Gwynne Jr., December 19–20, 1748 (MARC, DDCW 7/50).13Letter to Sarah Gwynne Jr., December 27, 1748 (MARC, DDWes 1/41).14Letter to Sarah Gwynne Jr., December 29–30, 1748 (MARC, DDCW 5/15).


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01/03/49 T 2 Tim. 4:71 London MS Journal01/13/49 F Matt. 11:292 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter3

01/15/49 S John 21:15 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter4

02/01–13/49 London, preaching twice a day MS Journal02/03/49 F 1 Cor. 15:58 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter5

02/05/49 S Mark 5 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter6

02/14/49 set out for Garth, Wales, to arrange marriage to Sarah Gwynne Jr.02/21–26/49 not specified Garth area; preaching twice a day MS Journal 03/05/49 S James 1:12 Kingswood CW Letter7

03/16/49 Th Hab. 3:17 London MS Journal03/19/49 S not specified London, West Street Chapel MS Journal03/19/49 S not specified London MS Journal03/26/49 S8 Luke 24:34 London, Foundery MS Journal; CW Letter9

03/26/49 S Col. 3:1 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter03/26/49 S Acts 3:26 London, Foundery CW Letter03/30/49 Th Rom. 8:32 Cirencester MS Journal03/31/49 F Col. 3:1 Cirencester MS Journal04/02/49 S Col. 3:1 Bristol MS Journal04/08/49 Sa CW married Sarah Gwynne Jr. in Garth MS Journal04/10/49 M Prov. 3 Garth, Wales MS Journal04/11/49 T Zech. 12:10 Builth Wells, Wales MS Journal04/11/49 T Luke 10:42 Garth, Wales MS Journal04/12?/49 W not specified Llansantfraed-in-Elwell, Wales, parish church MS Journal04/12/49 W not specified Garth, Wales MS Journal04/13/49 Th not specified Garth, Wales MS Journal04/14/49 F not specified Garth, Wales MS Journal04/15/49 Sa not specified Garth, Wales MS Journal04/16/49 S not specified Maesmynis, Wales, St. David’s church MS Journal04/16/49 S not specified Llansantfraed-in-Elwell, Wales, church MS Journal04/16/49 S 1 Pet. 4:7 Garth, Wales MS Journal04/17/49 M Rev. 7:14 Builth Wells, Wales MS Journal04/20/49 Th Rev. 2:10 Garth, Wales MS Journal04/26/49 W Heb. 4:16 Bristol MS Journal04/27/49 Th John 17 Bristol MS Journal

1Funeral sermon for Alexander White.2Part of the second lesson in the evening service; the first lesson was read too.3Letter to Sarah Gwynne Jr., January 14, 1749 (MARC, DDCW 5/19).4Letter to Sarah Gwynne Jr., January 15–17, 1749 (MARC, DDCW 5/20).5Letter to Sarah Gwynne Jr., February 3–4, 1749 (MARC, DDCW 5/24).6Letter to Sarah Gwynne Jr., February 5–6, 1749 (MARC, DDCW 5/25). CW specifies he was

preaching the gospel lesson assigned by lectionary for the day.7Letter to Sarah Gwynne Jr., March 5, 1749 (MARC, DDCW 5/34).8Easter.9Letter to Sarah Gwynne Jr., March 26–28, 1749 (MARC, DDCW 5/45).


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04/28/49 F John 17 (cont.) Bristol MS Journal; CW Letter10

04/29/49 Sa Prov. 8:17 Bristol MS Journal04/29/49 S Acts 1:4–5 Bristol, the orchard CW Letter04/30/49 S Ezek. 37:411 Conham, Mr Wa[y]ne’s chapel MS Journal05/04/49 Th not specified Cirencester MS Journal05/05/49 F not specified Oxford MS Journal05/07/49 S 1 Pet. 4:7 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal; CW Letter12

05/07/49 S Ps. 16:12 (BCP) London, Foundery MS Journal; CW Letter05/14/49 S13 not specified London, Foundery CW Letter14

05/14/49 S Acts 1:4–5 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal; CW Letter05/14/49 S John 7:37 London, in the highway CW Letter05/14/49 S Matt. 7:7 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter05/25/49 Th not specified Bristol, the society MS Journal05/28/49 S not specified Kingswood MS Journal05/29/49 M not specified Bath MS Journal06/04/49 S Mark 1:15 Ludlow15 MS Journal06/05/49 M John 1:29 Ludlow MS Journal06/06/49 T not specified Ludlow MS Journal06/08/49 Th Lam. 1:12 Leominster, marketplace MS Journal06/08/49 Th Phil. 2:12–13 Ludlow MS Journal06/09/49 F Isa. 35 Leominster, marketplace MS Journal06/11/49 S Luke 2:25–32 Bristol, in the streets MS Journal06/11/49 S Luke 2:25–32 Kingswood MS Journal06/13/49 T not specified Bristol MS Journal06/15/49 Th Heb. 13:8 Bristol MS Journal06/23/49 F Exod. 33:18 Bristol MS Journal06/29/49 Th not specified Seend MS Journal07/02/49 S Rev. 3:20 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal07/02/49 S Hosea 13:9 London MS Journal07/05/49 W not specified London MS Journal07/23/49 S not specified16 London MS Journal07/26/49 to Bristol07/29/49 Sa not specified Bristol MS Journal07/30/49 S not specified Bristol, field near Lawrence hill MS Journal08/06/49 S not specified Kingswood MS Journal08/10/49 Th not specified Evesham MS Journal08/22/49 T not specified Evesham MS Journal08/23/49 W not specified Ludlow MS Journal

10Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, Apr. 29–30, 1749 (MARC, DDCW 5/49).11CW describes as “thundering the law” in letter to his wife.12Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, May 7–9, 1749 (MARC, DDCW 5/52).13Pentecost.14Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, May 15, 1749 (MARC, DDCW 5/67).15The Gwynne family had just moved to Ludlow, Shropshire.16Funeral sermon for Sister Bouquet and Brother Pike.


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08/24/49 Th not specified Ludlow MS Journal08/25/49 F not specified Ludlow MS Journal08/26/49 Sa not specified Ludlow MS Journal08/27/49 S not specified Ludlow MS Journal08/28/49 M not specified Ludlow MS Journal08/29/49 T not specified Ludlow MS Journal08/30/49 W Isa. 61 Leominster MS Journal09/01/49 F Rom. 12:1 Bristol, in his (new) home MS Journal09/04/49 M John 6:37 Bristol MS Journal10/12/49 Th17 not specified London, Foundery CW Letter18

10/25/49 W not specified Bath MS Journal12/24/49 S not specified Bristol MS Journal12/25/49 M Isa. 9:6 Bristol, New Room MS Journal

17In the last quarter of 1749 CW was caught up in and distressed by the “love triangle” betweenJW, Grace Murray, and John Bennet. CW intervened to prevent his brother from marrying Grace. His MSJournal makes clear that he was disinclined to preach much through this time of struggle.

18Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, Oct. 12, 1749 (current location unknown; once at UnitedTheological College, Sydney, Australia).


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01/01/50 M [Year of jubilee]1 Bristol, New Room MS Journal01/12/50 F John 11:40 Bristol MS Journal02/04/50 S not specified Bristol MS Journal02/08/50 Th mentions earthquake in London MS Journal02/13/50 T not specified Bradford-on-Avon, Bearfield MS Journal02/14/50 W not specified Freshford MS Journal02/21/50 W not specified Ludlow MS Journal02/27/50 T not specified Evesham (their new room) MS Journal03/04/50 S James 1:12 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal03/08/50 Th another earthquake in London MS Journal03/09/50 F Ps. 462 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal03/10/50 Sa Isa. 24 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal03/10/50 Sa Isa. 2:10 Southward, Snowsfields chapel MS Journal03/11/50 S not specified London, West Street Chapel MS Journal03/11/50 S not specified Deptford MS Journal03/16/50 F Matt. 11:5 London, Spitalfields chapel3 CW Letter4

03/17/50 Sa Ps. 46:1 London, Spitalfields chapel CW Letter03/18/50 S not specified5 London MS Journal03/21/50 W Isa. 60:20 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal04/04/50 W Ps. 46:8–96 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal04/20–30/50 not specified Ludlow and Leominster MS Journal05/04/50 F Eph. 6:11–17 Bristol MS Journal05/06/50 S Luke 12:20 Bristol MS Journal05/13/50 S Matt. 3:17 Bristol MS Journal05/25/50 F not specified Worcester MS Journal05/26/50 Sa not specified Evesham MS Journal05/27/50 S not specified Evesham, town hall MS Journal05/29/50 T not specified Oxford, the society MS Journal06/04/50 M not specified London, West Street Chapel MS Journal06/24/50 S Isa. 40:1 London, [Foundery] MS Journal06/29/50 F not specified London MS Journal07/02/50 M Rev. 7:14 London MS Journal07/11/50 W not specified7 London MS Journal07/18/50 W John 12:32 London MS Journal07/31/50 T not specified Leominster MS Journal08/13/50 M not specified Bristol, New Room MS Journal08/28/50 T Hos. 2:14 Bristol MS Journal

1Luke 4:16–18; or Isa. 61:1–2.2Preaching on the earthquakes.3Formerly a Huguenot chapel, on Grey Eagle Street; this was CW’s first time to preach there.4Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, March 17, 1750 (MARC, DDCW 5/94).5Preaching over the grave of brother Hoy (maybe on Num. 23:10).6[CW.] The Cause and Cure of Earthquakes; a Sermon preached from Psalm 45:8 (London:

[Strahan], 1750); cf. Sermons, 225–37.7Funeral sermon for Thomas Hogg.


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09/04/50 T not specified Wick MS Journal09/09/50 S John 14:6 Bristol, the orchard MS Journal11/01/50 Th not specified Ludlow MS Journal12/16/50 S not specified Bristol MS Journal12/23/50 S not specified Bristol MS Journal


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01/13/51 S Matt. 11:28 Hayes MS Journal01/13/51 S John 1:29 Hayes MS Journal01/27/51 S not specified London, Foundery MS Journal02/17/51 S Isa. 60:20 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal04/25/51 Th John 16:33 London MS Journal05/05/51 S John 16:33 London, West Street Chapel MS Journal05/12/51 S Zech. 13:7–9 Kingswood MS Journal05/12/51 S [repentance1] Bristol, New Room MS Journal05/19/51 S 1 Cor. 15:57 Bristol (open air) MS Journal05/22/51 W not specified Wick MS Journal06/04/51 T2 Heb. 10:38 Bristol MS Journal06/09/51 S not specified Bristol, Poynt’s Pool MS Journal06/10/51 M Acts 3:26 Bristol, sister Crockar’s MS Journal06/12/51 W 1 Pet. 2:12 Bradford-on-Avon MS Journal06/13/51 Th not specified Bradford-on-Avon MS Journal06/13/51 Th Heb. 4:16 Freshford MS Journal06/23/51 S not specified Bristol MS Journal06/30/51 S not specified Ludlow MS Journal; Journal Letter3

07/05/51 F not specified Worcester MS Journal; Journal Letter07/06/51 Sa not specified Worcester Journal Letter07/07/51 S Rev. 3:3 Wednesbury MS Journal; Journal Letter07/08/51 M not specified Wednesbury MS Journal; Journal Letter07/08/51 M John 1:29 Bromwich Heath MS Journal; Journal Letter07/09/51 T not specified Wednesbury Journal Letter07/09/51 T not specified Dudley MS Journal; Journal Letter07/10/51 W John 6:37 Dudley Journal Letter07/10/51 W Heb. 12:1 Wednesbury MS Journal; Journal Letter07/11/51 Th Rev. 3:12 Wednesbury Journal Letter07/11/51 Th Heb. 4:16 Darlaston MS Journal; Journal Letter07/12/51 F Acts 2:42 Wednesbury MS Journal; Journal Letter07/12/51 F Heb. 4:16 Birmingham MS Journal; Journal Letter07/13/51 Sa Heb. 4:16 Birmingham MS Journal; Journal Letter07/13/51 Sa not specified Birmingham MS Journal; Journal Letter07/14/51 S not specified Birmingham, the society Journal Letter07/14/51 S Isa. 55:1 Birmingham, in the street MS Journal; Journal Letter07/16/51 T Rev. 1:7 Sheffield MS Journal; Journal Letter07/17/51 W not specified Sheffield Journal Letter07/17/51 W not specified Rotherham MS Journal; Journal Letter07/17/51 W not specified Sheffield MS Journal; Journal Letter07/18/51 Th not specified Sheffield Journal Letter07/18/51 Th not specified Barley Hall MS Journal; Journal Letter07/19/51 F not specified Barley Hall MS Journal; Journal Letter07/19/51 F Heb. 4:16 Leeds MS Journal; Journal Letter

1Likely on Acts 2:37–39.2CW says, “Instead of proceeding in Ezekiel ...”3Journal letter covering June 29–July 21, 1751 (MARC, DDCW 6/24 – 6/25).


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07/20/51 Sa Heb. 4:16 (finished) Leeds MS Journal; Journal Letter07/20/51 Sa Isa. 35:4 Leeds Journal Letter07/21/51 S Acts 2:42 Leeds, the society Journal Letter07/21/51 S Zech. 4:9 Leeds (shell of our house) MS Journal; Journal Letter07/21/51 S John 1:29 Birstall MS Journal; Journal Letter07/21/51 S Isa. 35:4–6 Birstall (evening) Journal Letter07/21/51 S Phil. 1:27 Birstall MS Journal; Journal Letter07/22/51 M John 1:29 Leeds, shell of the house Journal Letter4

07/23/51 T Matt. 5:13 Leeds (society) MS Journal; Journal Letter07/23/51 T Luke 24:47 Leeds MS Journal; Journal Letter07/24/51 W Phil. 1:27–30 Leeds (society) Journal Letter07/24/51 W not specified Woodhouse MS Journal; Journal Letter08/09/51 F5 Zech. 13:7–9 Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal; Journal Letter08/10/51 Sa not specified Newcastle upon Tyne Journal Letter08/11/51 S [Luke 24:47] Newcastle upon Tyne Journal Letter08/13/51 T John 1:29 Sunderland MS Journal; Journal Letter6

08/16/51 F not specified Newcastle upon Tyne, Orphan House MS Journal; Journal Letter08/18/51 S not specified Newcastle upon Tyne MS Journal; Journal Letter08/19/51 M not specified Penshaw Journal Letter08/20/51 T Gal. 3:13 Newcastle upon Tyne, prison MS Journal; Journal Letter08/21/51 W not specified Horsley, brother Smith’s MS Journal; Journal Letter08/24/51 Sa Mark 1:15 Durham, society-house MS Journal; Journal Letter08/25/51 S John 1:29 Durham, in a yard MS Journal; Journal Letter08/26/51 M not specified York Journal Letter08/28/51 W not specified York Journal Letter08/30/51 F7 Heb. 4:16 Epworth Journal Letter08/31/51 Sa Isa. 44:22 Miserton Journal Letter09/01/51 S not specified Miserton Journal Letter09/01/51 S not specified Epworth, at the cross Journal Letter09/02/51 M [Eph. 2:5?] Epworth Journal Letter09/02/51 M not specified Sykehouse Journal Letter09/05/51 Th not specified Windhill (near Baildon) Journal Letter09/07/51 Sa not specified Leeds Journal Letter09/08/51 S not specified Birstall Journal Letter09/08/51 S not specified Leeds, new room Journal Letter09/09/51 M not specified Wakefield Journal Letter09/10/51 T John 8:11 Seacroft Journal Letter09/11/51 W Rev. 1:7 Leeds, new room Journal Letter09/12/51 Th Isa. 35 Birstall Journal Letter09/13/51 F [Acts 2:37–398] Bradford Journal Letter

4Journal letter covering July 22 – Aug. 12, 1751 (MARC, DDCW 6/29a).5CW was sick between July 25 and August 6, unable to preach.6Journal letter covering Aug. 13 – Oct. 3, 1751 (MARC, DDCW 6/26 – 6/27).7Unclear, may be Thursday, Aug. 29. Calls a “fairday.”8Wesley’s standard text for the topic of “repentance and remission of sins.”


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09/13/51 F [Rom. 3:26?] Skircoat Green Journal Letter09/14/51 Sa Isa. 55:1 Keighley Journal Letter09/15/51 S Isa. 35 Haworth, open air Journal Letter09/15/51 S John 1:29 Haworth, open air Journal Letter09/16/51 M not specified Ewood Hall Journal Letter09/16/51 M not specified Ewood Hall Journal Letter09/18/51 W not specified Bolton Journal Letter09/20/51 F Lam. 1:21 Manchester Journal Letter09/21/51 Sa Isa. 61 Manchester Journal Letter09/22/51 S [Christ crucified] Stockport, Cheshire Journal Letter09/22/51 S [Acts 2:37–39] Manchester, our house Journal Letter09/26/51 Th not specified between Birmingham and Wednesbury Journal Letter09/26/51 Th not specified Wednesbury Journal Letter09/29/51 S Isa. 9:6 Evesham, town hall Journal Letter10/02/51 W Luke 2:25–32 Oxford, brother Evan’s Journal Letter


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NOTE: His 1751 preaching tour convinced CW that he could not balance family responsibilities with suchextended yearly excursions. From this point, he stayed closer to home, mainly going to London toprovide oversight when JW was on the road. After CW’s family moved to London in 1771, he madeoccasional similar trips back to Bristol. On a few occasions (like late 1756) JW persuaded CW to travel abit more broadly, and some journal letters survive from these trips. Otherwise, our sources are limitedlargely to occasional letters that CW wrote to his family when he was away from home, and somescattered second-hand reporters like the Bristol steward.

10/02/52 M not specified St. Mewan’s, Cornwall CW Letter1

10/03/52 T not specified St. Ewe CW Letter10/03/52 T not specified Penryn CW Letter10/04/52 W not specified Redruth CW Letter

12/10/52 S not specified Kingswood, gives sacrament Bristol steward2

12/11/52 M Rom. 8:22 Bristol, New Room Bristol steward3

12/17/52 S not specified Kingswood, gives sacrament Bristol steward4

12/17/52 S not specified Bristol, New Room Bristol steward5

12/19/52 T 1 Thess. 5:23 Bristol, New Room Bristol steward6

1Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, October 4, 1752 (MARC, DDCW 7/99).2Manuscript diary of a person—possibly Nicolas Norton—working as book steward in Bristol,

1752–54 (Duke University, Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Frank Baker Papers, BoxSF9), see p. 100.An transcription is available on the CSWT website:

http://www.divinity.duke.edu/sites/default/files/documents/cswt/Bristol_Steward_Diary.pdf3Bristol steward diary, 101–3. “Mr Wesley was exceeding lively. His subject was, ‘The whole

creation groaneth and traveleth in pain, waiting for the manifestation of the Sons of GOD. He firstobserved that the whole creation by the fall of man was is corrupted. Secondly, that it groaneth andwaiteth in expectation of deliverance. Third, that it shall regain its primitive beauty, its original splendour,by the creation of the new heavens and earth: or the recreating these again.”

4Bristol steward diary, 116.5Bristol steward diary, 118.6Bristol steward diary, 120.


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01/14/53 S not specified Bristol, New Room Bristol steward1

04/15/53 S not specified London, Spitalfields chapel CW Letter2

04/15/53 S not specified London, West Street Chapel CW Letter04/15/53 S not specified London, Foundery CW Letter04/16/53 M not specified London CW Letter

08/05/53 S not specified Bristol, New Room William Dyer diary3

09/20/53 Th Isa. 51:11 Leeds CW Letter4

09/21/53 F John 6:37 Leeds CW Letter09/30/53 S not specified Birstal CW Letter5

09/30/53 S not specified (pm) Carlinghow, the room CW Letter10/01/53 M not specified Wakefield CW Letter

10/20/53 Sa not specified Kingswood William Dyer diary6

12/02/53 S 1 John 5:14–15 London, Foundery Journal Letter7

12/02/53 S Rev. 2:5 London, Foundery Journal Letter12/03/53 M Rev. London, Foundery Journal Letter12/04/53 T Rev. (cont) London, Foundery Journal Letter12/04/53 T John 14:1–3 London Journal Letter12/09/53 S John 14:1–3 Bristol Journal Letter

1Bristol steward diary, 151.2Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, April 16, 1753 (MARC, DDCW 5/72).3Dyer records, “Mr. Charles Wesley read prayers and preached in the forenoon at the Room in the

Horsefair, there being no service at St. James Church. It is said this is to be continued every Sundayduring the time this Church is shut up.” See WHS 18 (1932): 123.

4Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, September 21, 1753 (MARC, DDWes 4/94).5Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, Sept. 30–Oct. 1, 1753 (MARC, DDCW 7/98).6“At Kingswood School or Chapel … heard Mr. Charles Wesley preach, who afterwards

administered the Sacrament.” See WHS 18 (1932): 123.7Journal letter covering Nov. 29 – Dec. 11, 1753 (MARC, DDCW 8/4).


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07/14/54 S not specified Norwich,1 field in Hog-hill2 Journal Letter3

07/14/54 S rep. & faith Norwich, Hog-hill Journal Letter07/15/54 M Luke 13:3 Norwich Journal Letter07/16/54 T Titus 2:11–12 Norwich Journal Letter07/18/54 Th Rom 14:7 Norwich Journal Letter07/19/54 F Hosea 13:9 Norwich Journal Letter07/19/54 F not specified Norwich Journal Letter07/20/54 Sa Isa. 52:3 Norwich Journal Letter07/21/54 S Isa. 61:1–3 Norwich Journal Letter07/21/54 S Isa. 61 Norwich, in street Journal Letter07/23/54 T John 10:10 Norwich Journal Letter07/23/54 T Luke 13:6–9 Norwich Journal Letter07/24/54 W Isa. 43:22ff Norwich Journal Letter07/24/54 W Rev. 1:7 Norwich Journal Letter07/25/54 Th Zech. 12:10 Norwich Journal Letter07/25/54 Th Luke 10:42 Norwich Journal Letter07/26/54 F Matt. 7:7, Luke 11:9 Norwich Journal Letter07/26/54 F Matt. 5:3 Norwich Journal Letter07/27/54 Sa John 14:27 Norwich Journal Letter07/27/54 Sa Luke 12:32 Norwich Journal Letter07/28/54 S Isa. 45:22 Norwich Journal Letter07/28/54 S Luke 15:11–32 Norwich Journal Letter07/29/54 M Rom. 8:32 Norwich Journal Letter07/29/54 M Isa. 51:11 Norwich Journal Letter07/30/54 T Isa. 35 Norwich Journal Letter07/30/54 T Hosea 14:1 Norwich Journal Letter07/31/54 W Isa. 32:1–2 Norwich Journal Letter07/31/54 W Rev. 3:17 Norwich Journal Letter

08/01/54 Th Matt. 11:5ff Norwich Journal Letter4

08/01/54 Th Mark 8:36 Norwich Journal Letter08/02/54 F Matt. 5:3ff Norwich Journal Letter08/02/54 F Isa. 35:10 Norwich Journal Letter08/03/54 Sa John 14:6 Norwich Journal Letter08/04/54 S Luke 1:6 Norwich Journal Letter08/04/54 S Mark 10:46–52 Norwich Journal Letter08/04/54 S Matt. 3:8 Norwich Journal Letter08/04/54 S Luke 14:15–24 Norwich Journal Letter08/05/54 M Rev. 3:20 Norwich Journal Letter08/05/54 M not specified Norwich Journal Letter

1CW was in Norwich to help deal with the turmoil caused in the society by the behavior of JamesWheatley, a Methodist lay preacher. JW was there as well through July 18.

2This area of Norwich is now called “Orford Hill.”3Journal letter covering July 8–31, 1754 (MARC, MA 1977/503 Box 5).4Portion of journal letter (now missing) transcribed in Thomas Jackson (ed.), The Journal of

Charles Wesley, M.A. (London: John Mason, 1849), 2:100–113.


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08/06/54 T Luke 12:32 Norwich Journal Letter08/07/54 W Micah 6:6 Norwich Journal Letter08/08/54 Th Phil. 2:9–10 Norwich Journal Letter08/09/54 F Matt. 1:21 Norwich Journal Letter08/09/54 F Isa. 55:7 Norwich Journal Letter08/10/54 Sa Heb. 4:14–16 Norwich Journal Letter08/11/54 S 2 Cor. 5:19 Norwich Journal Letter08/11/54 S 1 Tim. 1:15–16 Norwich Journal Letter08/12/54 M Mark 2:1ff Norwich Journal Letter08/13/54 T Matt. 11:28 Norwich Journal Letter


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01/10/55 F not specified Brecon, Wales, the prisoners CW Letter1

01/12/55 S not specified Builth Wells, Wales CW Letter01/12/55 S not specified Maesmynis, Wales, St. David’s church CW Letter01/12/55 S not specified (church between Maesmynis and Brecon) CW Letter01/12/55 S not specified Brecon, Wales CW Letter

04/01/55 T “trusting God” London, West Street Chapel CW Letter2

04/29–05/05/55 not specified Birstall (preaching regularly) CW Letter3

05/07/55 W 2 Cor. 12:9 Leeds CW Letter4

05/09/55 F not specified Rotherham CW Letter05/12/55 M not specified Birmingham CW Letter5

09/14/55 S Rev. 22:17 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter6

09/14/55 S Rev. 22:20 London, Foundery CW Letter09/17/55 W not specified Margate, our chapel CW Letter7

09/18/55 Th not specified Chatham CW Letter09/19/55 F Rev. 22:20 Deptford CW Letter09/21/55 S not specified London, Spitalfields chapel CW Letter09/21/55 S Luke 10:428 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter09/22/55 M not specified London CW Letter09/22/55 M not specified London, West Street Chapel CW Letter

12/26/55 F Acts 7:60 London CW Letter9

1Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, January 10, 1755 (MARC, DDCW 5/84). CW made a quicktrip to Wales because Grace Bowen, who had been nurse to Sarah, was on her death bed.

2Letter to Samuel Lloyd, April 1, 1755, (Duke, Rubenstein, Frank Baker Wesleyana Collection,Box WF 2).

3Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, April 30, 1755 (MARC, DDCW 5/55). CW had joined JW inpreparation for the annual conference with the Methodist preachers in Leeds. CW says he preachedregularly, in order to allow JW to rest.

4Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, May 9, 1755 (MARC, DDCW 5/88).5Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, May 12, 1755 (MARC, DDCW 7/107).6Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, September 13, 1755 (MARC, DDCW 7/83).7Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, September 22, 1755 (MARC, DDCW 5/73).8CW says he preached “on Mary’s good part.”9Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, December 26, 1755 (MARC, DDCW 5/90).


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09/17/56 F Luke 21:36 Wallbridge MS Journal; Journal Letter1

09/18/56 Sa Luke 21:36 Evesham MS Journal; Journal Letter09/19/56 S not specified Evesham MS Journal; Journal Letter09/19/56 S not specified Evesham MS Journal; Journal Letter09/20/56 M Acts 20:32 Evesham MS Journal; Journal Letter09/20/56 M Ezek. 33:1–6 Birmingham MS Journal; Journal Letter09/21/56 T John 1:29 Ashby-de-la-Zouch MS Journal; Journal Letter09/22/56 W Ezek. 33:1–6 Ashby-de-la-Zouch MS Journal; Journal Letter09/22/56 W Zech. 13:7–9 Nottingham MS Journal; Journal Letter09/23/56 Th Zech. 13:7–9 Nottingham MS Journal; Journal Letter09/23/56 Th not specified Sheffield MS Journal; Journal Letter09/24/56 F not specified Rotherham MS Journal; Journal Letter09/25/56 Sa Zech. 13:7–9 Rotherham MS Journal; Journal Letter09/25/56 Sa Zech. 13:7–9 Barley Hall MS Journal; Journal Letter09/26/56 S Luke 11:22 Leeds MS Journal; Journal Letter09/26/56 S Luke 11:23 Hunslet, the church MS Journal; Journal Letter09/26/56 S Matt. 27:25 Hunslet, the church MS Journal; Journal Letter09/26/56 S Luke 21:28 Leeds MS Journal; Journal Letter09/27/56 M Rev. 16:15 Leeds MS Journal; Journal Letter09/27/56 M Matt. 27:25 Leeds MS Journal; Journal Letter09/28/56 T Hab. 3:2 York MS Journal; Journal Letter09/29/56 W Rom. 6:22 York MS Journal09/30/56 Th John 5:14 York MS Journal09/30/56 Th not specified York, the society MS Journal10/01/56 F not specified York MS Journal; Journal Letter4

10/02/56 Sa Zech. 13:7–9 York MS Journal; Journal Letter10/03/56 S Isa. 64:5 York MS Journal; Journal Letter10/03/56 S Mark 1:15 York, St. Mary’s church, Bishophill5 MS Journal; Journal Letter10/03/56 S John 1:29 Acomb MS Journal; Journal Letter10/04/56 M Titus 2:11–12 York MS Journal; Journal Letter10/04/56 M John 1:29 Tadcaster MS Journal; Journal Letter10/04/56 M not specified Leeds MS Journal; Journal Letter10/05/56 T not specified Leeds, William Shent’s shop MS Journal; Journal Letter10/06/56 W 1 Pet. 1:5 Leeds, the society MS Journal; Journal Letter10/07/56 Th not specified Leeds, the society MS Journal; Journal Letter10/07/56 Th Luke 21:34–36 Seacroft MS Journal; Journal Letter10/08/56 F not specified Seacroft MS Journal; Journal Letter10/08/56 F Luke 21:28 Bramley MS Journal; Journal Letter10/09/56 Sa Luke 21:34–36 Bramley MS Journal; Journal Letter

1Journal letter covering Sept. 17–28, 1756 (MARC, MA 1977/503 Box 5). JW had persuadedCW to make a tour through the north of England.

2Or Matt. 6:10.3Or Matt. 6:10.4Journal letter covering Oct. 1–10, 1756 (MARC, MA 1977/503 Box 5).5Rev. William Williamson (d. 1758) was vicar of St. Mary’s church in Bishophill, York.


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10/09/56 Sa Ezek. 33:1–6 Rothwell MS Journal; Journal Letter10/10/56 S Isa. 64:5 Leeds MS Journal; Journal Letter10/10/56 S Luke 21:28 Birstall MS Journal; Journal Letter10/11/56 M not specified Birstall MS Journal; Journal Letter6

10/11/56 M Zech. 13:7–9 Leeds MS Journal; Journal Letter10/12/56 T Rev. 16:15 Wakefield MS Journal; Journal Letter10/12/56 T not specified near Dewsbury, Joseph Bennet’s house MS Journal; Journal Letter10/13/56 W Zech. 13:7–9 Birstall MS Journal; Journal Letter10/14/56 Th Isa. 26:9 Halifax MS Journal; Journal Letter10/14/56 Th Hab. 3:2 Bradford MS Journal; Journal Letter10/15/56 F not specified Bradford MS Journal; Journal Letter10/15/56 F Acts 2:42 Bradford MS Journal; Journal Letter10/16/56 Sa Matt. 10:22 Bradford MS Journal; Journal Letter10/16/56 Sa Ezek. 33:1–6 Keighley MS Journal; Journal Letter10/17/56 S Acts 20:32 Keighley MS Journal; Journal Letter10/17/56 S Ps. 46:8–9 Haworth, St. Michael & All Angels’ church MS Journal; Journal Letter10/17/56 S Ezek. 33:1–6 Haworth, St. Michael & All Angels’ church MS Journal; Journal Letter10/18/56 M Isa. 64:5 Heptonstall MS Journal; Journal Letter10/18/56 M Ezek. 9 Ewood Hall MS Journal; Journal Letter10/19/56 T John 1:29 Gauxholme MS Journal; Journal Letter10/19/56 T [Ezek. 33:1–6?] Bolton MS Journal; Journal Letter10/20/56 W Luke 21:28 (pt. 1) Manchester MS Journal; Journal Letter10/21/56 Th Luke 21:28 (pt. 2) Manchester MS Journal; Journal Letter10/21/56 Th Titus 2:11 Manchester MS Journal; Journal Letter10/22/56 F not specified Manchester, the society MS Journal10/22/56 F Eph. 6:11–17 Manchester, our house MS Journal10/22/56 F Phil. 1:27 Manchester, the society MS Journal10/23/56 Sa Eph. 6:11–17 (cont.) Manchester, the society MS Journal10/23/56 Sa Acts 3:19 Hayfield MS Journal10/24/56 S Luke 10:42 Hayfield, the church MS Journal10/24/56 S Lam. 1:12 Hayfield, the church MS Journal10/26/56 T not specified Manchester MS Journal10/27/56 W Rom. 6:22 Manchester MS Journal10/28/56 Th not specified near Davyhulme MS Journal10/28/56 Th Matt. 25:1–13 Manchester MS Journal10/31/56 S Isa. 64:5 Manchester MS Journal10/31/56 S not specified7 Manchester MS Journal11/01/56 M Zech. 13:7–9 Manchester MS Journal11/02/56 T Isa. 6:20 Wednesbury MS Journal11/03/56 W Ps. 46 Wednesbury MS Journal11/03/56 W [Ezek. 33:1–6?] Wednesbury MS Journal11/04/56 Th Zech. 13:7–9 Wednesbury MS Journal

6Journal letter covering Oct. 11–23, 1756 (MARC, MA 1977/503 Box 5).7He “preached up the ordinances.”


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09/21/57 not specified London (preaching daily) CW Letter1

09/26/57 not specified Deptford, new preaching house CW Letter2

09/26/57 not specified London CW Letter09/29/57 Th Gen.32:26 London J. D.3

05/01/58 not specified London CW Letter4

05/07/58 S Ps. 68:18 London, Spitalfields Chapel CW Letter5

05/07/58 S Ps. 68:18 London, Foundery CW Letter05/07/58 S Titus 2:10 London, the society CW Letter05/10/58 W Matt. 13:45–46 London CW Letter05/11/58 Th Ps. 68:18 (?) London CW Letter6

05/11/58 Th not specified London, West Street Chapel CW Letter05/11/58 Th not specified Bethnal Green, Bonner’s Hall7 CW Letter06/15/58 Th not specified London, Foundery (preaching daily) CW Letter8

06/23/58 F not specified London, West Street Chapel CW Letter9

06/27/58 T Ps. 116–12–23 London CW Letter10

09/02/58 Sa not specified Tiverton, the room CW Letter11

09/02/58 Sa not specified Tiverton, the room CW Letter09/03/58 S Isa. 64:5 Tiverton, the room CW Letter09/03/58 S Matt. 11:5ff Tiverton, market house CW Letter09/04/58 M not specified Tiverton, the room CW Letter09/04/58 M not specified Tiverton, the room CW Letter09/04/58 M not specified Tiverton, the room CW Letter09/05/58 T not specified North Molton CW Letter09/06/58 W Heb. 4:16 North Molton CW Letter09/07–10/58 in Barnstaple visiting niece, no preaching CW Letter09/11/58 M John 10:10 North Molton CW Letter12

1Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, September 21, 1757 (MARC, DDCW 5/101). “I preach everymorning to a crowded audience.”

2Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, September 27, 1757 (MARC, DDCW 5/75).3Letter of J. D. to JW, July 23, 1761, Arminian Magazine 4 (1781): 279–82.4Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, May 8, 1758 (MARC, DDWes 4/34).5Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, May 10, 1758 (MARC, DDCW 5/100).6Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, May 10, 1758 (MARC, DDCW 5/100).7Bonner’s Hall was the former palace of the bishop of London. 8Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, June 15, 1758 (MARC, DDCW 7/78). “I have preached at the

Foundery every morning this week.”9Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, June 23, 1758 (MARC, DDCW 7/104).10Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, June 28, 1758 (Bridwell Library, SMU).11Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, September 2–8, 1758 (MARC, DDCW 5/104).12Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, September 12, 1758 (MARC, DDCW 5/105).


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09/12/58 T not specified North Molton CW Letter


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02/11/59 S not specified London, West Street Chapel CW Letter1

02/14/59 W Rev. 22:17 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter2

02/18/59 S Matt. 11:29 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter3

02/18/59 S John 8:32 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter02/19/59 M not specified4 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter

06/25/59 M not specified London, Foundery CW Letter5

06/28/59 Th not specified London, Foundery CW Letter6

06/29/59 F not specified London, West Street Chapel CW Letter07/01/59 S Ps. 29:10–11 London CW Letter7

07/01/59 S Isa. 40:1 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter07/01/59 S not specified London, Foundery CW Letter07/02/59 M Isa. 40:1 London, Foundery CW Letter07/18/59 W not specified Brentford CW Letter8

07/19/59 Th not specified Brentford CW Letter07/22/59 S Isa. 26:20 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter9

07/22/59 S Isa. 1:19–20 London, Foundery CW Letter07/23/59 M Ps. 46 London, Foundery CW Letter07/24/59 T not specified London, Foundery CW Letter07/29/59 S not specified London, West Street Chapel CW Letter10

12/25/59 T Isa. 9:6 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter11

12/25/59 T Isa. 9:6 London, Foundery CW Letter12/26/59 W Isa. 9:7 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter12/27/59 Th Rev. 1:5–6 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter

1Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, February 13, 1759 (MARC, DDCW 7/102). “My brother hadset me down for preaching every night in the week, at every quarter of the town. I regard not hiscommands of this sort and plainly told him so.”

2Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, February 15, 1759 (MARC, DDCW 7/22).3Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, February 18–19, 1759 (MARC, DDCW 5/98).4On the death of the righteous.5Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, c. June 25, 1759 (MARC, DDCW 5/64).6Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, June 29, 1759 (MARC, DDCW 7/17).7Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, July 1, 1759 (MARC, DDCW 7/18).8Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, July 19, 1759 (MARC, DDCW 7/24).9Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, July 24, 1759 (MARC, DDCW 5/96).10Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, July 29, 1759 (MARC, DDCW 5/93).11Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, December 27, 1759 (MARC, DDWes 4/86).


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01/01/60 T 2 Pet. 3:15 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter1

01/01/60 T 2 Pet. 3:15 London, Foundery CW Letter

03/02/60 S Gen. 27:38 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter2

03/02/60 S Gen. 32:26 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter03/03/60 M Ps. 142:7 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter03/16/60 S Isa. 35 London CW Letter3

03/16/60 S Isa. 35:4 London CW Letter03/16/60 S not specified London, Spitalfields chapel CW Letter04/04/60 F4 John 1:29 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter5

04/04/60 F Lam. 1:12 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter04/07/60 Acts 10:43–44 London CW In-Letter6

04/11/60 F Heb. 13:8 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter7

04/13/60 S John 20:19–21 London, Spitalfields chapel CW Letter8

04/13/60 S Heb. 13:8 London, Foundery (?) CW Letter

1Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, January 5, 1760 (MARC, DDCW 7/21).2Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, March 2, 1760 (MARC, DDCW 7/57).3Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, March 17, 1760 (MARC, DDCW 5/108).4Good Friday, “the grand Day of Atonement!”5Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, April 5, 1760 (MARC, DDCW 7/2).6William Turner to CW, Apr. 9, 1760 (MARC, MA 1977/501/130).7Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, April 11, 1760 (MARC, DDCW 7/3).8Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, April 13–14, 1760 (MARC, DDWes 9/13).


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06/01/62 T Heb. 12:2 London, Foundery CW Letter1

05/12/63 Th Ps. 68:18 (BCP) London CW Letter2

05/24/63 T [the promise3] London CW Letter4

05/27/63 F John 7:37 London CW Letter05/29/63 S Isa. 61:1 London CW Letter5

06/01/63 W Matt. 11:29 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter06/05/63 S not specified London, Spitalfields chapel CW Letter6

06/05/63 S not specified London, Foundery CW Letter06/07/63 T Matt. 22:42 London, Foundery CW Letter7

06/10/63 F Rom. 5:10 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter8

06/12/63 S Luke 14:15–24 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter06/19/63 S not specified London, Spitalfields chapel CW Letter9

06/19/63 S not specified London, West Street Chapel CW Letter06/19/63 S not specified London, Foundery CW Letter06/21/63 T not specified London CW Letter06/26/63 S not specified London, West Street Chapel CW Letter10

06/30/63 Th John 7:37 London, Foundery CW Letter11

07/03/63 S Ps. 68:18 (BCP) London, Spitalfields chapel CW Letter

1Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, [June 3, 1762 ?] (MARC, DDCW 7/91). The letter is notdated and the postmark is incomplete. This is the most likely date.

2Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, May 12, 1763 (MARC, DDCW 7/82).3Likely Acts 1:4–5 or 2:37–39; this was in the context of controversy over Christian perfection in

London.4Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, May 28, 1763 ? (MARC, DDCW 7/84).5Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, June 1, 1763 (MARC, DDCW 7/109).6Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, June 7, 1763 (owned by Mrs. E. Lawson, Plymouth;

transcription by Frank Baker at Duke University).7Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, June 9, 1763 (Duke University, Rubenstein Library, Wesley

Family Papers, Box WF 3, Ann Eliza Fourness Letterbook).8Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, June 14, 1763 (MARC, DDWes 4/77).9Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, June 21, 1763 (MARC, DDCW 7/85).10Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, June 29, 1763 (MARC, DDWes 4/60).11Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, July 2–3, 1763 (MARC, DDCW 7/90).


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04/20/64 F John 12:32 Bristol, likely the New Room William Dyer diary1

05/13/64 S Acts 3:25–26 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter2

05/14/64 M Matt. 1:213 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter06/03/64 S Deut. 33:26–274 London, Spitalfields chapel CW Letter5

06/03/64 S Isa. 55:1 London, Foundery CW Letter06/10/64 S [Whitsunday] London CW Letter6

06/19/64 T Isa. 61:1ff London, Foundery CW Letter7

06/22/64 F Isa. 50:2 London CW Letter06/24/64 S Isa. 40:1ff London, West Street Chapel CW Letter06/24/64 S not specified London, West Street Chapel CW Letter06/27/64 W not specified Welling CW Letter8

06/29/64 F Matt. 16:17ff London CW Letter07/01/64 S Isa. 52:3 London, West Street Chapel CW Letter07/01/64 S not specified London, Foundery CW Letter07/08/64 S not specified London, West Street Chapel CW Letter9

07/08/64 S not specified London, West Street Chapel CW Letter07/10/64 T not specified Deptford CW Letter08/12/64 S Isa. 50:2 Bristol [most likely at New Room] Bristol Diarist10

08/16/64 Th Ps. 39:7–8 Bristol Bristol Diarist08/19/64 S Isa. 55:1 Bristol Bristol Diarist08/23/64 Th Deut. 33:26ff Bristol Bristol Diarist08/26/64 S Micah 7:18–20 Bristol Bristol Diarist08/28/64 T Ps. 40:16–17 Bristol Bristol Diarist09/02/64 S 1 John 5:20 Bristol Bristol Diarist10/14/64 S Ps. 106:4 Bristol Bristol Diarist10/21/64 S Heb. 7:25 Bristol Bristol Diarist10/28/64 S Isa. 35:4 Bristol Bristol Diarist11/04/64 S Deut. 6:5ff Bristol Bristol Diarist11/25/64 S Zech. 13:1 Bristol Bristol Diarist12/02/64 S Acts 3:25–26 Bristol Bristol Diarist12/09/64 S Acts 2:41ff Bristol Bristol Diarist12/23/64 S Luke 19:10 Bristol Bristol Diarist12/25/64 T Isa. 9:6–7 Bristol Bristol Diarist12/30/64 S 1 Sam. 20:3 Bristol Bristol Diarist

1Dyer describes as “a sermon asserting the universal love of God.” See WHS 18 (1932): 124.2Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, May 13, 1764 (MARC, DDCW 7/9).3“Began the New Testament at the Chapel, expounding “He shall save his people from their sins.” 4“From hence I strongly preached the great salvation.”5Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, June 7, 1764 (MARC, DDCW 7/10).6Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, June 9, 1764 (MARC, DDCW 7/106).7Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, June 23–26, 1764 (MARC, DDWes 4/81).8Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, July 3, 1764 (MARC, DDCW 5/95).9Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, July 10, 1764 (MARC, DDWes 4/5).10An anonymous manuscript diary of sermons heard in Bristol, August 1764 to June 1765 (Duke

University, Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Frank Baker Papers, Box SF9).


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01/01/65 T Hag. 2:[19] Bristol Bristol Diarist01/06/65 S 1 Cor. 1:21 Bristol Bristol Diarist01/13/65 S Luke 11:12 Bristol Bristol Diarist01/15/65 T [CW, but BD missed] Bristol Bristol Diarist01/20/65 S Heb. 9:27–28 Bristol Bristol Diarist01/22/65 T [CW, but BD missed] Bristol Bristol Diarist01/27/65 S Acts 13:38–39 Bristol Bristol Diarist02/03/65 S 2 Tim. 4:7–8 Bristol Bristol Diarist02/05/65 T [CW, but BD missed] Bristol Bristol Diarist02/10/65 S Zech. 12:10 Bristol Bristol Diarist02/12/65 T Rev. 22:20 Bristol Bristol Diarist02/17/65 S Isaiah Bristol Bristol Diarist02/19/65 T [CW, but BD missed] Bristol Bristol Diarist03/10/65 S [CW, but no text] Bristol Bristol Diarist03/19/65 T Jer. 8:22 Bristol Bristol Diarist03/26/65 T Luke 10:42 Bristol Bristol Diarist03/31/65 S Isa. 51:12 Bristol Bristol Diarist04/02/65 T Isa. 50:2 Bristol Bristol Diarist04/05/65 F Isa. 53:3ff Bristol (Good Friday) Bristol Diarist04/07/65 S Acts 17:18 Bristol (Easter) Bristol Diarist04/09/65 T Acts 5:30–32 Bristol Bristol Diarist04/14/65 S Gal. 2:20 Bristol Bristol Diarist04/16/65 T Gen. 32:26 Bristol Bristol Diarist04/23/65 T [CW, but BD missed] Bristol Bristol Diarist04/28/65 S John 1 Bristol Bristol Diarist04/30/65 T Lam. 3:22ff Bristol Bristol Diarist05/05/65 S John 8:31–32 Bristol Bristol Diarist05/07/65 T John 14:27 Bristol Bristol Diarist05/12/65 S Heb. 12:1 Bristol Bristol Diarist05/14/65 T Luke 12:32 Bristol Bristol Diarist05/19/65 S Jer. 8:22 Bristol Bristol Diarist


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07/27/66 S Zech 13:7–9 London CW Letter1

08/13/66 W not specified Southwark, Snowsfields chapel CW Letter2

08/15/66 F James 5:11 London, Russel Street CW Letter3

08/17/66 S Heb. 12:1ff London, West Street Chapel CW Letter4

09/14/66 S Isa. 26:1ff London CW Letter5

09/14/66 S Matt. 27:25 London CW Letter

02/19/69 Isaiah Bath Thomas Parsons6

03/30/69 Heb. 8:10–11 Bath, Lady Huntingdon’s chapel Thomas Parsons7

01/23/74 Ps. 103:1–2 Bristol, New Room William Dyer diary8

06/13/79 S Luke 14:15–24 London, City Road Chapel9 CW Letter10

06/13/79 S John 14:6 London, City Road Chapel CW Letter

11/28/79 S Heb. 12:14 Bristol, New Room CW Letter11

11/31/79 W John 17:20ff Bristol, New Room CW Letter12

12/05/79 S Rom. 15:13 Bristol, New Room CW Letter13

12/05/79 S Luke 14:15–24 Bristol, New Room CW Letter

1Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, July 25–27, 1766 (MARC, DDCW 5/99).2Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, August 13, 1766 (MARC, DDCW 7/23).3Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, August 16, 1766 (Manchester, The John Rylands University

Library, English MS 343/13).4Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, August 17–19, 1766 (MARC, DDCW 7/88).5Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, September 15, 1766 (MARC, DDCW 7/58).6Manuscript journal (San Marino, California, The Huntington Library, Manuscripts, MS62593).

The journal is anonymous, but obviously from Bath, and covers January–August 1769. It has beenconclusively identified as that of Thomas Parsons, a Bath stonecarver. He was the son of the foundingminister of the Bath [Particular] Baptist congregation. For February 19 it reads: “went and heard CharlesWesley from Isaiah.” I owe this reference to Peter Forsaith.

7Ibid. “Went with my friend to the Countess’s chapel, heard Charles Wesley from 8 Heb 10–11but it is absolutely impossible to give any tolerable account of his sermon which was one of the worst Iever heard. I don’t believe he thought before he mounted the throne.” I owe this reference to PeterForsaith.

8CW preached and baptized Ephraim and Ancona Robin. See WHS 18 (1932): 124.9JW opened this new chapel on City Road on November 1, 1778.10Letter to JW, June 16, 1779, Arminian Magazine 12 (1789): 441–42.11Letter to JW, November 28, 1779 (Bristol, Wesley College, D6/1/164). CW was in Bristol to

help address the challenge that Alexander McNab was raising to the authority of JW in appointingtraveling preachers.

12Letter to JW, December 1, 1779 (London, Wesley’s Chapel Museum).13Letter to JW, December 6, 1779 (MARC, DDWes 4/40).


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06/04?/80 S not specified1 London, City Road Chapel CW Letter2

08/22/80 T not specified Bristol, New Room CW Letter3

09/06/80 W not specified Bristol, New Room CW Letter4

09/08/80 F not specified Bath CW Letter

09/01/82 S not specified Bristol, Temple Church CW Letter5

05/15/85 S Ps. 37:37 Shoreham, St. Peter and St. Paul church CW Letter6

05/15/85 S not specified Shoreham, St. Peter and St. Paul church CW Letter

08/07/85 S Luke 18:9–14 Bristol, New Room CW Letter7

08/07/85 S Acts 2:37–39 Bristol, the society CW Letter08/11/85 Th Matt. 24:44 Bristol, Mary Purnell’s CW Letter

07/16/86 S Matt. 24:44 Bristol, New Room CW Letter8

08/00/86 Heb. 7:25 Bristol, New Room Thomas Marriott report9

08/06/86 S not specified Bristol, New Room CW Letter10

Spring 1787 not specified London (preaching twice on Sundays) CW Letter11

1“I prayed with the Preachers at the Chapel & charged them to keep the peace. I preached Peace& Charity, the one true Religion; & prayed earnestly for the trembling persecuted Catholics. Never have Ifound such love for them, as on this occasion: &, I believe, most of the Society are like-minded.” On June2, 1780, George Gordon led nearly 60,000 persons to petition Parliament to repeal the Catholic Relief Actof 1778, which had permitted Roman Catholics to purchase and inherit land.

2Letter to JW, June 4–6, 1780 (MARC, DDWes 4/48).3Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, August 23, 1780 (MARC, DDWes 4/9).4Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, September 7, 1780 (Duke University, Rubenstein Rare Book

and Manuscript Library, Frank Baker Wesleyana Collection, Box WF 2).5Letter to CW Jr., August 30–September 1, 1782 (MARC, DDCW 7/37).6Letter to John and Mary Fletcher, May 21, 1785 (London, Wesley’s Chapel museum). CW was

preaching a funeral sermon for Vincent Perronet; his text is given in Jackson, Life of Charles Wesley,2:429.

7Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, August 8–15, 1785 (MARC, DDCW 7/71). CW was inBristol to help resist pressures of separating from the Church of England.

8Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, July 16–20, 1786 (MARC, DDWes 4/37).9Thomas Marriott, “Remarks on Rev. Charles Wesley’s Preaching,” WMM 70 (1847): 546–48;

includes description of service by a then “aged preacher” who attended.10Letter to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, August 7, 1786 (MARC, DDWes 4/44).11Letter to Elizabeth [Briggs], July 2, 1787 (MARC, DDCW 1/80). “For several weeks past I have

been enabled to preach twice on Sunday. It seems, as if I was taking leave of the flock.”

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