| Description | Long narration referring to an imposter's books in the possession of Mr Bradley: the 'imposter' called himself John Joanna, that is, the real Joanna returned in the form of a man or rather, borne by Joanna in [18]14 for whom the whole of the Scripture was written; Mr Bradley read the books to a number of people at his house and they were received as the true and unadulterated word of God; the imposter's name supposed really John Field; Mr Bradley's flock subsequently lost except for one or two old women
[Joanna Southcott (1750-1814), self-described religious prophetess; Charles Bradley (1785-1845), tobacconist of Birmingham, follower of Joanna Southcott] |