[32]. It is difficult to determine what is meant by this; most likely Fletcher wished Thomas Maxfield to preach in the neighbourhood of Tern Hall. Five years afterwards, Maxfield left Wesley, and became an ordained clergyman of the Church of England.
[33]. Wesley’s Annual Conference was held in Bristol, in August, 1758.
[34]. Fletcher’s “Works,” vol. viii., p. 154.
[35]. Previous to becoming Wesley’s housekeeper, Sarah Ryan, Mary Clarke, and Sarah Crosby lived together, in a small house in Christopher Alley, Moorfields. It was here that Miss Bosanquet (afterwards Fletcher’s wife) formed an acquaintance with Sarah Ryan, in 1757. (See “Life of Mrs. Fletcher,” by Henry Moore, pp. 17–20.)
[36]. Wesley’s Journal.
[37]. “Minutes of Conference” (edition 1862), vol. i., p. 711.
[38]. Letters, 1791.
[39]. Letters, 1791, p. 83.
[40]. Morgan’s “Life of Walsh.”
[41]. Letters, 1791, p. 85.