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Joseph Mayett

 

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John Bunyan : Pilgrim's Progress

'The son of a Methodist farm worker, he studied Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" and "The Two Covenants".'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

 : The Two Covenants

'The son of a Methodist farm worker, he studied Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" and "The Two Covenants".'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

follower of Joanna Southcott  : 

'Proselytised by a follower of the mystic Joanna Southcott, he read some of his propaganda but found "Some things that did not Correspond with the bible and also that it was a trick to get money so I declined his religion and bid him adue".''

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Unknown

  

Hannah More : The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain

'Their Contents were Chiefly to perswade poor people to be satisfied in their situation an not to murmur at the dispensations of providence... those kinds of books were often put into my hands in a dictatorial way in order to convince me of my errors for instance there was [Hannah More's] the Shepherd of Salisbury Plain... the Farmers fireside and the discontented Pendulum and many others which drove me almost into despair for I could see their design'.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

 : The Farmer's Fireside

'Their Contents were Chiefly to perswade poor people to be satisfied in their situation an not to murmur at the dispensations of providence... those kinds of books were often put into my hands in a dictatorial way in order to convince me of my errors for instance there was [Hannah More's] the Shepherd of Salisbury Plain... the Farmers fireside and the discontented Pendulum and many others which drove me almost into despair for I could see their design'.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

William Cobbett : 

'he was receptive to the radical anticlericalism of William Cobbett, T.J. Wooler and Richard Carlile... "These books seemed to be founded upon Scripture and Condemned all the sins of oppression in all those that had supremacy over the lower order of people and when I Compared this with the preceptive part of the word of God I began to Conclude that most if not all professors of religion did it only for a Cloake to draw money out of the pockets of the Credulous..."'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

Richard Carlile : 

'he was receptive to the radical anticlericalism of William Cobbett, T.J. Wooler and Richard Carlile... "These books seemed to be founded upon Scripture and Condemned all the sins of oppression in all those that had supremacy over the lower order of people and when I Compared this with the preceptive part of the word of God I began to Conclude that most if not all professors of religion did it only for a Cloake to draw money out of the pockets of the Credulous..."'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

T.J. Wooler : 

'he was receptive to the radical anticlericalism of William Cobbett, T.J. Wooler and Richard Carlile... "These books seemed to be founded upon Scripture and Condemned all the sins of oppression in all those that had supremacy over the lower order of people and when I Compared this with the preceptive part of the word of God I began to Conclude that most if not all professors of religion did it only for a Cloake to draw money out of the pockets of the Credulous..."'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

anon : Reading made easy in a variety of useful lessons

'I cannot remember learning the Alphabet but when I was four years of age or there about my Godmother presented me with a new book it was the reading made easy it had/many pictures in it which I remember I was much delighted with 'this takeing [sic] my atention [sic] there was nothing Suited so well as my book and I was sone [sic] able to read it without Spelling.'

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

[n/a] : Bible

?My Godmother sone [sic] provided me a testament but my mother not being able to Read the first Chapter of St Matthews Gospel I began the second and read it through as well as she could teach me and then I began it again and Read through the 4 gospels and by this time I begun to enquire into the meaning of that which I Read and my mother taught me something of the meaning thereof as far as she knew and I was somehow affected with the sufferings of Christ because I thought it was great Cruelty but I knew nothing of Christ thereof after this book I took a fancy to Read the Bible and began the first Chapter of Genesis but I did not those Chapters with hard names but when I Came to the history of Joseph and his Breathern [sic] I was very much affected with their Cruelty towards him.?

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

John Bunyan : Pilgrim's Progress

?I made very little progress in learning until the year 1794 only my mother borrowed the pilgrim?s progress and Doctor Watts hymns for me and told me the meaning of them as well as she Could which kept me from going back but I Could not advance because I had no one to teach me.?

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

Dr Watts : Hymns

?I made very little progress in learning until the year 1794 only my mother borrowed the pilgrim?s progress and Doctor Watts hymns for me and told me the meaning of them as well as she Could which kept me from going back but I Could not advance because I had no one to teach me.?

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

[unknown] : [religious books]

?during this winter I practised rather more than I had done before for the last two years for my master used to Read himself and make all as Could in the family on a Sabath [sic] evening and sometimes we were permitted to read Books of a religious nature as we sat by the fire side in the week day evenings but not always?.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

[unknown] : [various]

?[my master] also was a good scholar and took great pains to teach me in reading and here I made a Considerable progress in reading for although I had heedlessly neglected learning yet I had not lost my taste for it nor forgot the importance of it?.

Century: 1700-1799 / 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

[n/a] : Bible

'I left off swearing and prodigality and took to reading my Bible and attending divine workship and in doing this I laid hold of some of the promises of the gospel and applied them to myself'.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

[unknown] : [unknown]

?here I was stationed in a half Room that is half the men of our Company, and half of another Company and there was a man whose name was Samuel winwright a man of the other company in the Room with me and he was a good Scholar and he undertook to learn me to Read in a better tone of voice than I had attained too and to keep my points and stops for I had never learned them before?.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Unknown

  

[n/a] : Bible

?I Remembered when I was about 8 or 9 years of age my mother had been Correcting me for something I had done wrong and I thought I would be revenged on her I had been reading in St mathews gospel where the jews said he Casteth out devils and Belzebub the prince of devils I thought this was the sin against the holy ghost and thinking to be a made for my mother I said to myself God is the devil for I Remember I thought I would not go to heaven to spite her'.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

John Bunyan : Pilgrim's progress

'This dream I knew not what to make of but I took some encouragement from it and the next day I was reading in pilgrims progress and was by a quotation directed to the 33 Chap of job and the 15th and 16th verses In a dream in a vision of the night when deep sleep falleth upon men in slumberings upon the bed Then he openeth the ears of men and Sealeth their instruction.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

John Bunyan : Two covenants

'in a few days after this I met with a book written by Mr Bunyan the title of the book was the two Covenants in this book the unpardonable Sin was explained this part I soon found and read it over with eagerness for I thought Mr Bunyan Could not be deceived such a man as he was but I found no satisfaction for all seemed to be against me I read it again several times over for I Could not give it up...'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

[unknown] : [religious books]

'... April when we marched to Mansfield here I met with a man who was a member of Johannah Southcott Society and he lent me some of his books and told me many straing things So that I began to be taken with his devices but by his books I found some things that did not Correspond with the Bible and also that it was a trick to get money so I declined his religeon and bid him adue.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

[n/a] : Book of Isaiah

'in the Course of this summer one day I took the Bible to read and happened on the 54th Chapt of Isaiah a chapt I had never noticed before and as I read it I had such a glorious insight of the promises therein Contained and although I Could not apply one of them to myself yet I saw that God was gracious and so mercyfull as to forgive the sins of the worst sinners.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

[n/a] : Bible

'I went home and told my wife and took my Bible and opened it upon the 37th Psalm I read it and found much Comfort from it and made it a matter of prayer and the Lord enabled me to bear the burden at this time.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

Hannah More : Shepherd of Salisbury Plain

'at this time there was a great many tracks Come out and their Contents were Chiefly to perswade poor people to be satisfied in their situation and not to murmur at the dispensations of providence for we had not so much punishment as our sins deserved and in fact there was but little else to be heard from the pulpit or the press and those kind of books were often put into my hands in a dictatorial way in order to Convince me of my errors. for instance there was the Sheperd of Salsbury Plain ... the Farmers fireside and discontented Pendulum and many others which drove me almost into despair for I Could see their design.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book, chapbooks

  

Hannah More : Farmer's fireside

'at this time there was a great many tracks Come out and their Contents were Chiefly to perswade poor people to be satisfied in their situation and not to murmur at the dispensations of providence for we had not so much punishment as our sins deserved and in fact there was but little else to be heard from the pulpit or the press and those kind of books were often put into my hands in a dictatorial way in order to Convince me of my errors. for instance there was the Sheperd of Salsbury Plain ... the Farmers fireside and discontented Pendulum and many others which drove me almost into despair for I Could see their design.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book, chapbook

  

Hannah More : Discontented pendulum

'at this time there was a great many tracks Come out and their Contents were Chiefly to perswade poor people to be satisfied in their situation and not to murmur at the dispensations of providence for we had not so much punishment as our sins deserved and in fact there was but little else to be heard from the pulpit or the press and those kind of books were often put into my hands in a dictatorial way in order to convince me of my errors. for instance there was the Sheperd of Salsbury Plain ... the Farmers fireside and discontented Pendulum and many others which drove me almost into despair for I Could see their design.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book, chapbook

  

William Cobbett : [various titles]

'During this winter I fell into Company with some men in my journeys to and from my work that were of a Deistical principle these men had got several books that were written by Cobbet woler and Carlisle against all revealed religion and these men often put them into my hands and I at this time thought myself a sufficient Judge to read them without any danger of being drawn aside by them...'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

Thomas Wooler : [various titles]

'During this winter I fell into Company with some men in my journeys to and from my work that were of a Deistical principle these men had got several books that were written by Cobbet woler and Carlisle against all revealed religion and these men often put them into my hands and I at this time thought myself a sufficient Judge to read them without any danger of being drawn aside by them...'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

Richard Carlisle : [various titles]

'During this winter I fell into Company with some men in my journeys to and from my work that were of a Deistical principle these men had got several books that were written by Cobbet woler and Carlisle against all revealed religion and these men often put them into my hands and I at this time thought myself a sufficient Judge to read them without any danger of being drawn aside by them...'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

[n/a] : Bible

'the whole of the Church concerned with us in sentiment except my Brother and his wife and they stedfastly opposed us but this we did not mind for we gave up ourselves up to the constant practice of reading and Studying the Scripture and we made it our practice to meet every night in the week except Saturday night at one private house or other.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

  

[n/a] : Book of Job

'This dream I knew not what to make of but I took some encouragement from it and the next day I was reading in pilgrims progress and was by a quotation directed to the 33 Chap of job and the 15th and 16th verses In a dream in a vision of the night when deep sleep falleth upon men in slumberings upon the bed Then he openeth the ears of men and Sealeth their instruction.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Mayett      Print: Book

 

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