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An Anecdote of Bunyan and a Libertine Visit to Hell
A near relation recalls a London physician who invited a bachelor to dine and revealed plans to visit the Hell Fire Club before dying suddenly. A letter to the Methodist Magazine discusses John Bunyan’s imprisonment, his family’s plight, and his industrious lace-making during twelve years behind bars, praised by the jailer for his conduct.
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London
A Batchelor
Batchelor
Hell Fire Club
Star and Garter
Pall-Mall
Charing-Cross
Ivimey
John Bunyan
Wrexham
Anthony Eyed
Seckerson
Joan Bunyan
Bedford