Index

Anne, Queen, 66, 113

Annesley, Samuel (father), 9, 11–14, 16, 32, 37–38

Annesley, Samuel (brother), 14, 97–105, 133

Charles II, King, 12, 13

Defoe, Daniel, 21, 36, 66

Dissenters, 12, 13, 15–16, 22–3

Dunton, John, 21, 34, 36, 66

Ellison, Richard, 100, 112, 113, 133–4

Epworth, 38, 43, 44, 45, 63, 68, 70, 73, 81, 89, 99, 104, 109, 110, 112, 123, 124, 127, 132, 134, 138, 150–51, 152, 156

Fires at rectory, 52–3, 57, 71–3

Hall, Westley, 138–9, 141, 158, 162, 164

Hickes, Bishop, 50–52

Mary, Queen, 36–7, 38, 47, 54

‘Old Jeffrey’ episode, 81–6, 110

Owen, John, 16, 23

Oxford University, 11, 23, 24, 25, 131, 134, 139, 146, 149

Romley, John, 112–15

Sharpe, Dr, 44, 45, 54, 66

South Ormsby, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38, 43, 131

Wesley, Anne, 65, 81, 83, 136, 141, 165

Wesley, Charles, 73, 77, 85, 89, 117, 128, 139–41, 148, 151, 152, 155, 157, 158–61, 162, 165, 168, 174

Wesley, Emilia, 35, 63, 65, 72, 77, 81, 82, 83, 102, 110, 131–3, 145, 152, 157, 158, 165

Wesley, Hetty (Mehetabel), 8, 65, 72, 73, 77, 85, 86, 105, 107–19, 123, 134–6, 145, 158, 165

Wesley, John, 11, 47, 65, 72, 81, 89, 92, 104, 113, 116–17, 127, 128, 136, 139, 141, 145, 146–7, 148, 149, 151–2, 156, 157, 158–9, 161, 162, 165, 166, 168, 173, 174

Wesley, Kezia, 73, 138, 141, 161, 164–5

Wesley, Martha (Patty), 72, 77, 125, 136, 138–9, 148, 149, 158, 165

Wesley, Mary, 65, 72, 116–17, 134–5, 148

Wesley, Matthew, 73, 85, 109, 115, 117, 121–8, 132, 135, 136, 138, 158

Wesley, Samuel (husband), 19–27, 30–40, 41–54, 63–74, 77–86, 89, 91, 95–6, 100, 101, 102, 110, 112–19, 123–8, 134, 143–52, 155, 156

ambition, 36–7, 38, 43, 46, 53–4, 66, 68, 113

character, 7, 19, 22, 66, 68, 74, 96

death, 43, 152

debts, 23, 24, 32, 35, 44–6, 63, 68, 77, 155–6

desertion of Susanna, 7, 47–54, 85

duties in parish, 70–71

farming venture, 44, 45, 68

humour, 27, 46, 66, 96

imprisonment, 68–70

income, 31, 38, 44, 45, 101, 127, 132

literary labours, 32, 34, 36–7, 79, 127, 145, 151, 152, 155

poetical ability, 24, 27, 141

student at Oxford, 23–6

relationship with Susanna, 34–5, 54, 95–6

treatment of Hetty, 7–8, 112–19, 145

Wesley, Samuel (son), 31, 35–6, 65, 89–92, 131, 132, 141, 150–51, 155, 156, 158, 159, 161

Wesley, Susanna,

appearance, 26-27

character, 9, 17, 35, 167–8

childhood, 14–17

conversion, 15, 61, 162–4

death, 165

education, 14–15

education of children, 55–62, 87–96

letters, 48–51, 52–3, 71–2, 90–93, 100–103 124–5, 146, 149–50, 151, 157, 159–60, 161–2, 164

marriage, 26

meetings in kitchen, 79–81

understanding of doctrine, 61, 91–4, 133, 159–61, 162–4

writings, 55, 93–5, 132

Wesley, Susanna (first daughter), 35, 37

Wesley, Susanna (Sukey), 65, 73, 79, 81, 99, 100, 102, 104, 109, 112, 123, 133–4, 152, 165

Whitelamb, John, 134, 147, 148–9

William of Orange, 36, 47, 48, 53, 113

Wright, William, 116, 117, 118, 135, 136, 145

Wroot, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 132, 145, 148

Yarborough, Lady, 47–50

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