See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

JOHN See also:

• WESLEY (FAMILY)
• JOHN WESLEY (1703-1791)
• WESLEY, SAMUEL (1766-1837)
• WESLEY, SAMUEL SEBASTIAN (1810–1876)

WESLEY (1703-1791)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English divine, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at Epworth Rectory on the 17th of See also:

• JUNE

June (O.S.) 1703 . He was the fifteenth See also:

• CHILD
• CHILD, FRANCIS JAMES (1825-1896)
• CHILD, L
• CHILD, LYDIA MARIA (1802-1880)
• CHILD, SIR FRANCIS (1642-1713)
• CHILD, SIR JOHN (d. 1690)
• CHILD, SIR JOSIAH (163o - 1699)

child of See also:

• SAMUEL

Samuel and Susanna See also:

• WESLEY (FAMILY)
• WESLEY, JOHN (1703-1791)
• WESLEY, SAMUEL (1766-1837)
• WESLEY, SAMUEL SEBASTIAN (1810–1876)

Wesley (see WESLEY See also:

• FAMILY

FAMILY) . His See also:

• MOTHER

mother's training laid the See also:

• FOUNDATION (Lat. fundatio, from fundare, to found)

foundation of his See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character, and under her instruction the See also:

• CHILDREN, LAW RELATING TO

children made remark-able progress . On See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 9, 1709, the rectory was burnt down, and the children had a narrow See also:

• ESCAPE (in mid. Eng. eschape or escape, from the O. Fr. eschapper, modern echapper, and escaper, low Lat. escapium, from ex, out of, and cappa, cape, cloak; cf. for the sense development the Gr. iichueoOat, literally to put off one's clothes, hence to sli

escape . On the See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• BUCKINGHAM
• BUCKINGHAM, EARLS, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF
• BUCKINGHAM, FIRST DUKE
• BUCKINGHAM, GEORGE VILLIERS, 1ST DUKE 0E1
• BUCKINGHAM, GEORGE VILLIERS, 2ND DUKE 0E1 (1628-1687)
• BUCKINGHAM, HENRY STAFFORD, 2ND DUKE OF3 (1454-1483)
• BUCKINGHAM, JAMES SILK (1786-1855)

Buckingham's nomination, Wesley was for six years a See also:

• PUPIL (Lat. pupillus, orphan, minor, dim. of pupus, boy, allied to puer, from root pm- or peu-, to beget, cf. "pupa," Lat. for " doll," the name given to the stage intervening between the larval and imaginal stages in certain insects)

pupil at See also:

• CHARTERHOUSE

Charterhouse . In June 1720 he went up to See also:

• CHRIST (Gr. X pLQTOS, Anointed)
• CHRIST, WILHELM VON (1831-1906)

Christ See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

Church, See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford, with an See also:

• ANNUAL

annual See also:

• ALLOWANCE (from "allow,' derived through 0. Fr. alouer from the two Lat. origins adlaudare, to praise, and allocare, to assign a place; so that the English word combined the general idea of "assigning with approval")

allowance of See also:

• LOO (formerly called " Lanterloo," Fr. lanturlu, the refrain of a popular 17th-century song)

Loo as a Charterhouse See also:

• SCHOLAR, SCHOLARSHIP

scholar . His See also:

• HEALTH

health was poor and he found it hard to keep out of See also:

• DEBT (Lat. debitum, a thing owed)

debt, but he made See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good use of his opportunities . A See also:

• SCHEME (Lat. schema, Gr. oxfjya, figure, form, from the root axe, seen in exeiv, to have, hold, to be of such shape, form, &c.)

scheme of study which he See also:

• DREW
• DREW, SAMUEL (1765-1833)

drew up for 1722 with a See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time-table for each See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day of the See also:

• WEEK (from A.S. wicu, Germanic *wikon, probably=change, turn)

week is still to be seen in his earliest See also:

• DIARY

diary, which became the See also:

• PROPERTY

property of Mr See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George Stampe of See also:

• GREAT

Great See also:

• GRIMSBY, or GREAT GRIMSBY

Grimsby . The diary runs from See also:

• APRIL

April 5, 1725, to February 19, 1727 . A friend describes Wesley at this time as " a See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young See also:

• FELLOW

fellow of the finest classical See also:

• TASTE (from Lat. taxare, to touch sharply; tangere, to touch)

taste, and the most liberal and manly sentiments." He was " See also:

• GAY, JOHN (1685-1732)
• GAY, MARIE FRANCOISE SOPHIE (1776-1852)
• GAY, WALTER (1856– )

gay and sprightly, with a turn for wit and See also:

• HUMOUR (Latin humor)

humour." The See also:

• STANDARD
• STANDARD, BATTLE OF THE

standard edition of Wesley's See also:

• JOURNAL
• JOURNAL (through Fr. from late Lat. diurnalis, daily)

Journal (1909) has furnished much new material for this See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period of Wesley's See also:

• LIFE

life, the Rev . N . Curnock having unravelled the difficult See also:

• CIPHER, or CYPHER (from Arab. sifr, void)

cipher and shorthand in which Wesley's See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early diaries were kept .

He reached the conclusion that the religious friend who directed Wesley's See also:

• ATTENTION (from Lat. ad-tendo, await, expect; the condition of being " stretched " or " tense ")

attention to the writings of See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas a Kempis and See also:

• JEREMY, EPISTLE OF

Jeremy See also:

• TAYLOR
• TAYLOR, ANN (1782-1866)
• TAYLOR, BAYARD (1825–1878)
• TAYLOR, BROOK (1685–1731)
• TAYLOR, ISAAC (1787-1865)
• TAYLOR, ISAAC (1829-1901)
• TAYLOR, JEREMY (1613-1667)
• TAYLOR, JOHN (158o-1653)
• TAYLOR, JOHN (1704-1766)
• TAYLOR, JOSEPH (c. 1586-c. 1653)
• TAYLOR, MICHAEL ANGELO (1757–1834)
• TAYLOR, NATHANIEL WILLIAM (1786-1858)
• TAYLOR, PHILIP MEADOWS (1808–1876)
• TAYLOR, ROWLAND (d. 1555)
• TAYLOR, SIR HENRY (1800-1886)
• TAYLOR, THOMAS (1758-1835)
• TAYLOR, TOM (1817-1880)
• TAYLOR, WILLIAM (1765-1836)
• TAYLOR, ZACHARY (1784-1850)

Taylor, in 1725, was See also:

• MISS

Miss See also:

• BETTY, WILLIAM HENRY WEST (1791-1874)

Betty Kirkham, whose See also:

• FATHER

father was See also:

• RECTOR (Lat. for " ruler," " guide," &c., from regere, " rule ")

rector of See also:

• STANTON, EDWIN
• STANTON, ELIZABETH CADY (1815-1902)

Stanton in See also:

• GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Gloucestershire . Up to this time Wesley says he had no notion of inward holiness, but went on " habitually and for the most See also:

• PART

part very contentedly in some or other known See also:

• SIN
• SIN (O. Eng. syn: a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch zonde, Ger. Siinde)

sin, indeed with some intermission and See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short struggles especially before and after See also:

• HOLY

Holy Communion," which he was obliged to attend three times a See also:

• YEAR

year . On the 25th of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1725 he was ordained See also:

• DEACON (Gr. S&& ovos, minister, servant)

deacon, and on the 17th of See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March •1726 was elected fellow of See also:

• LINCOLN
• LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)
• LINCOLN, EARLS OF

Lincoln . His private diaries, seven of which are in the hands of Mr See also:

• RUSSELL (FAMILY)
• RUSSELL, ISRAEL COOK (1852- )
• RUSSELL, JOHN (1745-1806)
• RUSSELL, JOHN (d. 1494)
• RUSSELL, JOHN RUSSELL, 1ST EARL (1792-1878)
• RUSSELL, JOHN SCOTT (1808–1882)
• RUSSELL, LORD WILLIAM (1639–1683)
• RUSSELL, SIR WILLIAM HOWARD
• RUSSELL, THOMAS (1762-1788)
• RUSSELL, WILLIAM CLARK (1844– )

Russell J . See also:

• COLMAN, GEORGE (1732–1794)
• COLMAN, SAINT (d. 676)
• COLMAN, SAMUEL (1832– )

Colman of See also:

• NORWICH
• NORWICH, GEORGE GORING, EARL OF (1583?-1663)

Norwich, contain monthly reviews of Wesley's See also:

• READING

reading . It covered a wide range, and he made careful notes and abstracts of it . He generally took breakfast or See also:

• TEA (Chinese cha, Amoy dialect t€)

tea with some congenial friend and delighted to discuss the deepest subjects . At the See also:

• COFFEE (Fr: cafe, Ger. Kaffee)

coffee See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house he saw the Spectator and other See also:

• PERIODICALS

periodicals . He loved See also:

• RIDING

riding and walking, was an See also:

• EXPERT (Lat. expertus, from experiri, to try)

expert swimmer and enjoyed a See also:

• GAME

game at See also:

• TENNIS (sometimes called royal tennis, and, in America, court tennis)

tennis . He preached frequently in the churches near Oxford in the months succeeding his ordination, and in April 1726 he obtained leave from his See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

college to See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

act as his father's See also:

• CURATE (from the Lat. curare, to take care of)

curate . The new material in the Journal describes the See also:

• SIMPLE

simple See also:

• MATTER

matter of his life . He read plays, attended the See also:

• VILLAGE

village fairs, shot plovers in the fenland, and enjoyed a See also:

• DANCE
• DANCE (Fr. danse; of obscure origin, connected with Old High Ger. danson, to stretch)

dance with his sisters .

In See also:

• OCTOBER

October he returned to Oxford, where he was appointed See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek lecturer and See also:

• MODERATOR (from Lat. moderare, to impose a modus, limit)

moderator of the classes . He gained considerable reputation in the disputation for his See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master's degree in February 1727 . He was now See also:

• FREE

free to follow his own course of studies and began to lose his love for See also:

• COMPANY

company, unless it were with those who were See also:

• DRAWN

drawn like himself to See also:

• RELIGION
• RELIGION, FOLKLORE, CUSTOM

religion . In See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August he returned to See also:

• LINCOLNSHIRE

Lincolnshire, where he assisted his father till See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1729 . During those two years he paid three visits to the university . In the summer of 1729 he was up for two months . Almost every evening found him with the little society which had gathered See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles . When he came into See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence in November he was recognized as the father of the Holy See also:

• CLUB (connected with " clump ")

Club . It met at first on See also:

• SUNDAY

Sunday evenings, then every evening was passed in Wesley's See also:

• ROOM

room or that of some other member . They read the Greek Testament and the See also:

• CLASSICS

classics; fasted on Wednesday and See also:

• FRIDAY (A.S. frige-dreg, fr. frige, gen. of frigu, love, or the goddess of love—the Norse Frigg,—the dreg, day; cf. Icelandic frjddagr, O.H. Ger. friatag, frigatag, mod. Ger. Freitag)

Friday; received the See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord's Supper every week; and brought all their life under See also:

• REVIEW (Fr. revue, from revoir, to see again, Lat. re and videre)

review . In 173o See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William See also:

• MORGAN
• MORGAN, DANIEL (1736-1802)
• MORGAN, EDWIN DENNISON (1811-1883)
• MORGAN, JOHN HUNT (1825-1864)
• MORGAN, JOHN PIERPONT (1837–1913)
• MORGAN, LEWIS HENRY (1818-1881)
• MORGAN, SYDNEY, LADY (c. 1783-1859)
• MORGAN, THOMAS (d. 1743)

Morgan, an Irish student, visited the See also:

• GAOL, or JAIL

gaol and reported that there was a great opening for See also:

• WORK

work among the prisoners . The See also:

• FRIENDS, SOCIETY
• FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF

friends agreed to visit the See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

Castle twice a week and to look after the sick in any See also:

• PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

parish where the clergyman was willing to accept their help .

Wesley s spirit at this time is seen from his See also:

• SERMON (Lat. sermo, a discourse)

sermon on " The See also:

• CIRCUMCISION (Lat. circum, round, and caedere, to cut)

Circumcision of the See also:

• HEART
• HEART, LUNG

Heart," preached before the university on the 1st of See also:

• JANUARY

January 1733 . In 1765 he said it " contains all that I now See also:

• TEACH [THATCH OR THACH], EDWARD (d. 1718)

teach concerning salvation from all sin, and loving See also:

• GOD

God with an undivided heart." Wesley See also:

• ROSE
• ROSE (Rosa)
• ROSE, GEORGE (1744-1818)
• ROSE, HUGH JAMES (1795—1838)
• ROSE, WILLIAM STEWART (1775-1843)

rose at four, lived on X28 a year and gave away the See also:

• REMAINDER, REVERSION

remainder of his-income . He already displayed those gifts for leadership which were to find so conspicuous a See also:

• FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
• FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
• FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
• FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
• FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
• FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
• FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
• FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
• FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
• FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
• FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)

field in the evangelical revival . See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John Gambold, a member of the Holy Club, who after-wards became a Moravian See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

bishop, says " he was blest with such activity as to be always gaining ground, and such steadiness that he lost none . What proposals he made to any were sure to See also:

• CHARM (through the Fr. from the Lat. carmen, a song)

charm them, because they saw him always the same." He wore an See also:

• AIR (from an Indo-European root meaning " breathe," " blow ")
• AIR, or ASBEN

air of authority yet never lacked address, or " assumed anything to himself above his contemporaries." William See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

Law's books produced a great impression on Wesley, and on his See also:

• ADVICE (Fr. avis, from Lat. ad, to, and visum, viewed)

advice the young See also:

• TUTOR (Lat. tutor, guardian, tueri, to watch over, protect)

tutor began to read mystic authors, but he saw that theirtendency was to make good See also:

• WORKS

works appear mean and insipid, and he soon laid them aside . Wesley had not yet found the See also:

• KEY
• KEY (in O. Eng. tang; the ultimate origin of the word is unknown; it appears only in Old Frisian kei of other Teutonic languages; until the end of the 17th century the pronunciation was kay, as in other words in O. Eng. ending in aeg; cf. daeg, day; clang
• KEY (the phraseograms being indicated by hyphens)
• KEY, SIR ASTLEY COOPER (1821-1888)
• KEY, THOMAS HEWITT (1799-1875)

key to the heart and See also:

• CONSCIENCE (Lat. con-scientia, literally " knowledge of a thing shared with another person " or " complete knowledge," and derivatively " consciousness in general)
• CONSCIENCE, HENDRIK (1812-1883)

conscience of his hearers . He says, " From the year 1725 to 1729, I preached much, but saw no See also:

• FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

fruit to my labour . Indeed it could not be that I should ; for I neither laid the foundation of repentance nor of See also:

• PREACHING (Fr. preecher, from Lat. praedicare, to proclaim)

preaching the See also:

• GOSPEL (O. Eng. godspel, i.e. good news, a translation of Lat. bona annuntiatio, or evangelium, Gr. evayyeXwv; cf. Goth. iu spillon, " to announce good news," Ulfilas' translation of the Greek, from iu, that which is good, and spellon to announce)

Gospel, taking it for granted that all to whom I preached were believers, and that many of them needed no repentance . From the year 1729 to 1734, laying a deeper foundation of repentance, I saw a little fruit . But it was only a little; and no wonder: for I did not preach faith in the See also:

• BLOOD

blood of the See also:

• COVENANT
• COVENANT (an O. Fr. form, later convenant, from convenir, to agree, Lat. convenire)

covenant . From 1734 to 1738, speaking more of faith in Christ, I saw more fruit of my preaching." Looking back on these days in 1777, Wesley See also:

• FELT (cognate with Ger. Filz, Du. vilt, Swed. and Dan. fill; the root is unknown; the word has given Med. Lat. filtrum, " filter ")

felt " the Methodists at Oxford were all one See also:

• BODY

body, and, as it were, one soul; zealous for the religion of the See also:

• BIBLE
• BIBLE, ENGLISH

Bible, of the See also:

• PRIMITIVE

Primitive Church, and, in consequence, of the Church of See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England; as they believed it to come nearer the scriptural and primitive See also:

• PLAN
• PLAN (from Lat. planes, flat)

plan than any other See also:

• NATIONAL

national church upon See also:

• EARTH
• EARTH (a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Erde, Dutch aarde, Swed. and Dan. jord; outside Teutonic it appears only in the Gr. 'pq'e, on the ground; it has been connected by some etymologists with the Aryan root ar-, to plough, which is seen in
• EARTH, FIGURE OF
• EARTH, FIGURE OF THE

earth." The number of Oxford Methodists was small and probably never exceeding twenty-five . John See also:

• CLAYTON, JOHN MIDDLETON (1796–1856)

Clayton, afterwards See also:

• CHAPLAIN

chaplain of the Collegiate Church of See also:

• MANCHESTER
• MANCHESTER (popularly Manchester-by-the-Sea)
• MANCHESTER, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Manchester, who remained a strong High Churchman; See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James See also:

• HERVEY, JAMES (1714–1758)

Hervey, author of Meditations among the Tombs, and Theron and Aspasio; See also:

• BENJAMIN
• BENJAMIN, JUDAHPHILIP (1811-1884)

Benjamin See also:

• INGHAM, CHARLES CROMWELL (1796—1863)

Ingham, who became the See also:

• YORKSHIRE

Yorkshire evangelist; and Thomas See also:

• BROUGHTON, HUGH (1549-1612)
• BROUGHTON, JOHN CAM HOBHOUSE, BARON (1786-1869)

Broughton, afterwards secretary of the S.P.C.K., were members of the Holy Club, and George See also:

• WHITEFIELD,

Whitefield joined it on the See also:

• EVE

eve of the Wesleys' departure for See also:

• GEORGIA

Georgia .

Wesley's father died on April 25, 1735, and in the following October John and Charles took See also:

• SHIP

ship for Georgia, with Benjamin Ingham and Charles Delamotte . John was sent out by the Society for the See also:

• PROPAGATION

Propagation of the Gospel, and hoped to labour as a missionary among the See also:

• INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN

Indians, but though he had many interesting conversations with them the See also:

• MISSION

mission was found to be impracticable . The See also:

• CABIN

cabin of the " Simmonds" became a study for the four Methodists . The See also:

• CALM

calm confidence of their Moravian fellow-passengers amid the See also:

• ATLANTIC

Atlantic storms convinced Wesley that he did not possess the faith which casts out fear . Closer acquaintance with these See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German friends in See also:

• SAVANNAH

Savannah deepened the impression . Wesley needed help, for he was beset by difficulties . Mrs See also:

• HAWKINS, CAESAR HENRY (1798-1884)
• HAWKINS, or HAWKYNS, SIR JOHN (1532-1595)
• HAWKINS, or HAWKYNS, SIR RICHARD (c. 1562-1622)
• HAWKINS, SIR JOHN (1719-1789)

Hawkins and Mrs Welch poisoned the mind of See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

Colonel See also:

• OGLETHORPE, JAMES EDWARD (1696—1785)

Oglethorpe against the See also:

• BROTHERS, RICHARD (1757-1824)

brothers for a time . Wesley's See also:

• ATTACHMENT

attachment to Miss Hopkey also led to much See also:

• PAIN (from Lat. poena, Gr. robin, penalty, that which must be paid: O. Fr. peine)
• PAIN, BARRY (1867– )

pain and disappointment . All this is now seen more clearly in the standard edition of the Journal . Wesley was a stiff High Churchman, who scrupulously followed every detail of the rubrics . He insisted on baptizing children by trine See also:

• IMMERSION (Lat. immersio, dipping),

immersion, and refused the Communion to a pious German because he had not been baptized by a See also:

• MINISTER (Lat. minister, servant)

minister who had been episcopally ordained . At the same time he was accused of " introducing into the church and service at the See also:

• ALTAR (Lat. altare, from alias, high; some ancient etymological guesses are recorded by St Isidore of Seville in Etymologiae xv. 4)

altar compositions of See also:

• PSALMS, BOOK
• PSALMS, BOOK OF, or PSALTER

psalms and See also:

• HYMNS

hymns not inspected or authorized by any proper judicature." The See also:

• LIST (O.E. lisle, a Teutonic word, cf. Dut. lust, Ger. Leiste, adapted in Ital. lista and Fr. lisle)
• LIST, FRIEDRICH (1789-1846)

list of grievances presented by Wesley's enemies to. the See also:

• GRAND

Grand See also:

• JURY

Jury at Savannah gives abundant See also:

• EVIDENCE (Lat. evidentia, evideri, to appear clearly)

evidence of his unwearying labours for his See also:

• FLOCK

flock .

The foundation of his future work as the father of Methodist hy mnody was laid in Georgia . His first Collection of Psalms and Hymns (See also:

• CHARLESTOWN

Charlestown, 1737) contains five of his incomparable See also:

• TRANSLATIONS

translations from the German, and on his return to England he published another Collection in 1738, with five more translations from the German and one from the See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish . In April 1736 Wesley formed a little society of See also:

• THIRTY

thirty or See also:

• FORTY

forty of the serious members of his See also:

• CONGREGATION (Lat. congregatio, a gathering together, from cum, with, grex, gregis, a flock, herd)

congregation . He calls this the second rise of See also:

• METHODISM

Methodism, the first being at Oxford in November 1729 . The company in Savannah met every Wednesday evening " in See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order to a free conversation, begun and ended with singing and See also:

• PRAYER (from Lat. precari, entreat; Ital. pregaria, Fr. priere)
• PRAYER, BOOK OF COMMON

prayer." A select company of these met at the parsonage on Sunday afternoons . In 1781 he writes, " I cannot but observe that these were the first rudiments of the Methodist See also:

• SOCIETIES, LEARNED

societies." In the presence of such facts we can understand the significance of the mission to Georgia . Wesley put down many severe things against himself on the return voyage, and he saw after-wards that even then he had the faith of a servant though not that of a son . In See also:

• LONDON

London he met See also:

• PETER
• PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a rock, Ital. Pietro, Piero, Pier, Fr. Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
• PETER (PEDRO)
• PETER, EPISTLES OF
• PETER, ST

Peter Bdhler who had been ordained by See also:

• ZINZENDORF, NICOLAUS LUDWIG, COUNT OF ZINZENDORF AND POTTENDORF (1700-1760)

Zinzendorf for work in Carolina . By BBhler Wesley was convinced that he lacked " that faith whereby alone we are saved." On Wednesday, May 24, 1738, he went to a society See also:

• MEETING (from " to meet," to come together, assemble, 0. Eng. metals ; cf. Du. moeten, Swed. mota, Goth. gamotjan, &c., derivatives of the Teut. word for a meeting, seen in O. Eng. Wit, moot, an assembly of the people; cf. witanagemot)

meeting in Aldersgate See also:

• STREET
• STREET, GEORGE EDMUND (1824-1881)

Street where See also:

• LUTHER, MARTIN (1483-1546)

Luther's See also:

• PREFACE (Med. Lat. prefatia, for classical praefatio, praefari, to speak beforehand)

Preface to the See also:

• EPISTLE

Epistle to the See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans was being read . " About a See also:

• QUARTER (through Fr. from Lat. quartarius, fourth part)

quarter before nine, while he was describing the See also:

• CHANGE (derived through the Fr. from the Late Lat. cambium, cambiare, to barter; the ultimate derivation is probably from the root which appears in the Gr. «a urmu', to bend)

change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed . I felt I did See also:

• TRUST

trust in Christ, Christ alone, for salvation; and an assurance was given me that he had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and See also:

• DEATH

death." Mr See also:

• LECKY, WILLIAM EDWARD HARTPOLE (1838–1903)

Lecky points out the significance of that event . " It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the See also:

• SCENE (Fr. scene, Lat. scaena, Gr. oflvil, a tent or booth, a stage or scene)

scene which took See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place at that humble meeting in Aldersgate Street forms an See also:

• EPOCH (Gr. E7roxij, holding in suspense, a pause, from E1rxav, to hold up, to stop)

epoch in English See also:

• HISTORY

history .

The conviction which then flashed upon one of the most powerful and most active intellects in England is the true source of English Methodism " (History of England in Eighteenth See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

Century, ii . 558) . Wesley spent some time during the summer of 1738 in visiting the Moravian See also:

• SETTLEMENT
• SETTLEMENT, ACT OF

settlement at Herrnhuth and returned to London on September 15, 1738, with his faith greatly strengthened . He preached in all the churches that were open to him, spoke in many religious societies, visited Newgate and the Oxford prisons . On New Year's Day, 1739, the Wesleys, Whitefield and other friends had a Love Feast at Fetter See also:

• LANE, EDWARD WILLIAM (1801–1876)
• LANE, JAMES HENRY (1814–1866)

Lane . In February See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

White-field went to See also:

• BRISTOL
• BRISTOL, EARLS AND MARQUESSES OF
• BRISTOL, GEORGE DIGBY, 2ND EARL OF1 (1612-1677)
• BRISTOL, JOHN DIGBY, 1ST EARL OF 6 (1580-1653)

Bristol, where his popularity was unbounded . When the churches were closed against him he spoke to the Kingswood colliers in the open air, and after six memorable See also:

• WEEKS, EDWIN LORD (1849-1903)

weeks wrote urging Wesley to come and take up the work . Wesley was in his friend's congregation on April 1, but says, " I could scarcely reconcile myself to this See also:

• STRANGE, SIR ROBERT (1721-1792)

strange way of preaching in the See also:

• FIELDS, JAMES THOMAS (1817-1881)

fields . . . having been all my life (till very lately) so tenacious of every point See also:

• RELATING

relating to decency and order, that I should have thought the saving of souls almost a sin, if it had not been done in a church." Next day Wesley followed White-field's example . His fears and prejudices melted away as he discerned that this was the very method needed for reaching the multitudes living in almost See also:

• HEATHEN

heathen darkness . He already had the means of shepherding those who were impressed by the preaching . On the 1st of May 1738 he wrote in his journal: " This evening our little society began, which afterwards met in Fetter Lane." Among its " fundamental rules " we find a See also:

• PROVISION (Lat. provisio)

provision for dividing the society into bands of five or ten persons who spoke freely and plainly to each other as to the " real See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state " of their See also:

• HEARTS

hearts .

The bands See also:

• UNITED

united in a See also:

• CONFERENCE

conference every Wednesday evening . The society first met at James See also:

• HUTTON, CHARLES (1737-1823)
• HUTTON, JAMES (1726-1797)
• HUTTON, RICHARD HOLT (1826-1897)

Hutton's See also:

• SHOP

shop, " The Bible and See also:

• SUN
• SUN (0. Eng. sonne, Ger. sonne. Fr. soleil, Lat. sol, Gr. ijXior, from which comes helio- in various English compounds)

Sun," See also:

• WILD, JONATHAN (c. 1682-1725)

Wild Street, See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west of See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

Temple See also:

• BAR
• BAR (0. Fr. barre, Late Lat. barra, origin unknown)
• BAR, CONFEDERATION OF
• BAR, FRANCOIS DE (1538-1606)
• BAR, THE

Bar . About the 25th of September it moved to Fetter Lane . Wesley describes this as the third beginning of Methodism . After the field preaching began converts multiplied . They found all the See also:

• WORLD

world against them, and Wesley advised them to strengthen one another and talk together as often as they could . When he tried to visit them at their homes he found the task beyond him, and therefore invited them to meet him on See also:

• THURSDAY

Thursday evenings . This meeting was held in the end of 1739 at the Foundery in Moorfields which Wesley had just secured as a preaching place . See also:

• GRAVE

Grave disorders had arisen in the society at Fetter Lane, and on the 25th of See also:

• JULY

July 1740 Wesley withdrew from it . About 25 men and 48 See also:

• WOMEN

women also See also:

• LEFT

left and See also:

• CAST (from the verb meaning " to throw "; the word is Scand. in origin, cf. Dan. kaste, and Swed. kasta; " cast " in Middle Eng. took the place of the A.S. weor pan, cf. Ger. werf en)

cast in their See also:

• LOT
• LOT (Lat. Oltis)

lot with the society at the Foundery . The See also:

• CENTENARY (from Lat. centenarius, of or belonging to a hundred, from centeni, distributive of centum, hundred)

centenary of Method-ism was kept in 1839, a See also:

• HUNDRED

hundred years after the society first met at the Foundery . Wesley's headquarters at Bristol were in the See also:

• HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; cf. the Ger. ross)

Horse See also:

• FAIR

Fair, where a room was built in May 1739 for two religious societies which had been accustomed to meet in See also:

• NICHOLAS
• NICHOLAS (1841– )
• NICHOLAS (or NICLAES), HENRY (or HENDRIK) (c. 1501-C. 158o)
• NICHOLAS, SIR EDWARD (1593-1669)
• NICHOLAS, ST

Nicholas Street and See also:

• BALDWIN, JAMES MARK (1861– )
• BALDWIN, ROBERT (1804–1858)

Baldwin Street .

To meet the cost of this See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

Captain See also:

• FOX
• FOX, C
• FOX, CHARLES JAMES (1749-1806)
• FOX, EDWARD (c. 1496-1538)
• FOX, GEORGE (1624-1691)
• FOX, RICHARD (c. 1448-1528)
• FOX, ROBERT WERE (1789—1877)
• FOX, SIR STEPHEN (1627–1716)
• FOX, SIR WILLIAM (1812-1893)

Fox suggested that each member should give a See also:

• PENNY (Mid. Eng. peni or peny, from O. Eng. form penig, earlier penning and pending; the word appears in Ger. Pfennig and Du. penning; it has been connected with Du. pand, Ger. Pfand, and Eng. " pawn,". the word meaning a little pledge or token, or with G
• PENNY, GIANFRANCESCO (1488–1528)

penny per week . When it was urged that some were too poor to do this, he replied, " Then put eleven of the poorest with me; and if they can give anything, well: I will See also:

• CALL (from Anglo-Saxon ceallian, a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch kallen, to talk or chatter)

call on them weekly, and if they can give nothing I will give for them as well as for myself." Others followed his example and were called leaders, a name given as early as the 5th of November 1738 to those who had See also:

• CHARGE
• CHARGE (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf. " cargo ")

charge of the bands in London . Wesley saw that here was the very means he needed to See also:

• WATCH (in O. Eng. wcecce, a keeping guard or watching, from wacian, to guard, watch, wacan, to wake)

watch over his flock . The leaders thus became a body of See also:

• LAY

lay pastors . Those under their care formed a class . It proved more convenient to meet together and this gave opportunity for religious conversation and prayer . As thesociety increased Wesley found it needed " still greater care to See also:

• SEPARATE

separate the See also:

• PRECIOUS (O. Fr. precios, mod. precieux, Lat. pretiosus, of high value or price, pretium)

precious from the vile." He therefore arranged to meet the classes himself every quarter and gave a See also:

• TICKET (O. Fr. esliquet, also estiquette, mod. etiquette, from Ger. sleeken, to stick up)

ticket " under his own See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand " to every one " whose seriousness and good conversation " he found no See also:

• REASON (Lat. ratio, through French raison)

reason to doubt . The ticket furnished an easy means for guarding the meetings of the society against intrusion . " Bands " were formed for those who wished for closer communion . Love-feasts for fellowship and testimony were also introduced, according to the See also:

• CUSTOM (from O. Fr. costume, costume or coustume; Low Lat. costuma, a shortened form of consuetudo)

custom of the primitive church . Watchnights were due to the See also:

• SUGGESTION

suggestion of a Kingswood See also:

• COLLIER, ARTHUR (1680-1732)
• COLLIER, JEREMY (1650-1726)
• COLLIER, JOHN PAYNE (1789–1883)

collier in 1740 . Wesley issued the rules of the united societies in February 1743 .

Those who wished to enter the society must have " a See also:

• DESIRE

desire to flee from the wrath to come, to be saved from their sins." When admitted they were to give evidence of their desire for salvation " by doing no harm; by doing good of every possible sort; by attending upon all the means of See also:

• GRACE (Fr. grace, Lat. gratia, from grates, beloved, pleasing; formed from the root cra-, Gr. xav-, cf. xaipw, x6p,ua, Xapts)
• GRACE, WILLIAM GILBERT (1848– )

grace." It was expected that all who could do so would contribute the penny a week suggested in Bristol, and give a See also:

• SHILLING

shilling at the renewal of their quarterly ticket . Wesley had at first to take charge of the contributions, but as they See also:

• GREW, NEHEMIAH (1641-1712)

grew larger he appointed stewards to receive the See also:

• MONEY

money, to pay debts, and to relieve the needy . The memorable arrangement in Bristol was made a few weeks before Wesley's field of labour was extended to the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north of England in May 1742 . He found See also:

• NEWCASTLE
• NEWCASTLE, DUKES OF

Newcastle ripe for his See also:

• MESSAGE (a word occurring in slightly different forms in several languages, e.g. Fr. message, Span. mensaje, Ital. messagio; adapted from the Low Lat. missaticum, from mittere)

message . English See also:

• CHRISTIANITY

Christianity seemed to have no See also:

• POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power to uplift the See also:

• PEOPLE

people . Dram-drinking was spreading like an epidemic . Freethinkers' clubs flourished . " The old religion," Lecky says, " seemed everywhere loosening round the minds of men, and indeed it had often no great See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence even on its defenders." Some of the See also:

• CLERGY (M.E. clergie, O. Fr. clergie, from Low Lat. form clericia [Skean, by assimilation with O. Fr. clergie, Fr. clerge,from Low Lat. clericatus)
• CLERGY, BENEFIT OF

clergy in See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country parishes were devoted workers, but See also:

• SPECIAL

special zeal was resented or discouraged . The See also:

• DOCTRINE

doctrine of See also:

• ELECTION
• ELECTION (from Lat. eligere, to pick out)

election had led to a separation between Whitefield and the Wesleys in 1741 . Wesley believed that the grace of God could transform every life that received it . He preached the doctrine of conscious See also:

• ACCEPTANCE (Lat. acceptare, frequentative form of accipere, to receive)

acceptance with God and daily growth. in holiness . Victory over sin was the See also:

• GOAL

goal which he set before all his people .

He made his See also:

• APPEAL

appeal to the conscience in the clearest See also:

• LANGUAGE (adapted from the Fr. langage, from langue, tongue, Lat. lingua)

language, with the most cogent See also:

• ARGUMENT

argument, and with all the See also:

• WEIGHT

weight of See also:

• PERSONAL

personal conviction . Hearers like John See also:

• NELSON
• NELSON, HORATIO NELSON, VISCOUNT (1758-1805)
• NELSON, ROBERT (s656-1715)

Nelson felt as though every word was aimed at themselves . No preacher of the century had this mastery over his See also:

• AUDIENCE (from Lat. audire, to hear)

audience . His teaching may be described as Evangelical Arminianism and its See also:

• STANDARDS

standards are his own four volumes of sermons and his Notes on the New Testament . Up till 1742 Wesley's work was chiefly confined to London and Bristol, with the adjacent towns and villages or the places which lay between them . On his way to Newcastle that year Wesley visited Birstal, where John Nelson, the See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone-See also:

• MASON, FRANCIS (1799—1874)
• MASON, GEORGE (1725—1792)
• MASON, GEORGE HEMMING (1818–1872)
• MASON, JAMES MURRAY (1798-1871)
• MASON, JOHN (1586-1635)
• MASON, JOHN YOUNG (1799-1859)
• MASON, LOWELL (1792—1872)
• MASON, SIR JOHN (1503–1566)
• MASON, SIR JOSIAH (1795-1881)
• MASON, WILLIAM (1725—1797)

mason, had already been working . On his return he held memorable services in the See also:

• CHURCHYARD
• CHURCHYARD, THOMAS (c. 152o-16o4)

churchyard at Epworth . Methodism this year spread out from Birstal into the West Riding . Societies were also formed in See also:

• SOMERSET, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• SOMERSET, EDMUND BEAUFORT, DUKE OF (c. 1404–1455)
• SOMERSET, EDWARD SEYMOUR, DUKE OF (c. 1506–1552)
• SOMERSET, LORD ROBERT EDWARD HENRY (1776-1842)
• SOMERSET, ROBERT CARR (or KER), EARL OF (e. 1590-1645)

Somerset, Wilts, Gloucestershire, See also:

• LEICESTER
• LEICESTER, EARLS OF
• LEICESTER, ROBERT DUDLEY, EARL
• LEICESTER, ROBERT SIDNEY, EARL OF (1563-1626)
• LEICESTER, THOMAS WILLIAM COKE, EARL OF (1754-1842)

Leicester, See also:

• WARWICKSHIRE

Warwickshire, See also:

• NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, or NOTTS

Nottinghamshire and the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south