\"Eighteen,sir,lastCandlemas,\"saidthefreckledmaid。
\"Areyourparentsalive?\"
\"Mymotheris,sir,butmyfatherisdead。\"
\"Whatwasyourfather?\"
\"HewasanIrishman,sir!andbootstothisinn。\"
\"IsyourmotherIrish?\"
\"No,sir,sheisofthisplace;myfathermarriedhershortlyafterhecamehere。\"
\"Ofwhatreligionareyou?\"
\"Church,sir,Church。\"
\"WasyourfatheroftheChurch?\"
\"Notalways,sir;hewasoncewhatiscalledaCatholic。HeturnedtotheChurchafterhecamehere。\"
\"A’n’tthereagreatmanyMethodistsinBala?\"
\"Plenty,sir,plenty。\"
\"HowcameyourfathernottogoovertotheMethodistsinsteadoftheChurch?\"
\"’Causehedidn’tlikethem,sir;heusedtosaytheywereatrumpery,cheatingset;thattheywouldn’tswear,butwouldliethroughathree—inchboard。\"
\"IsupposeyourmotherisaChurch—woman?\"
\"Sheisnow,sir;butbeforesheknewmyfathershewasaMethodist。\"
\"Ofwhatreligionisthemasterofthehouse?\"
\"Church,sir,Church;soisallthefamily。\"
\"Whoistheclergymanoftheplace?\"
\"MrPugh,sir!\"
\"Isheagoodpreacher?\"
\"Capital,sir!andsoiseachofhiscurates;heandtheyareconvertingtheMethodistsleftandright。\"
\"Ishouldliketohearhim。\"
\"Well,sir!thatyoucando。Mymaster,whoisgoingtochurchpresently,willbehappytoaccommodateyouinhispew。\"
Iwenttochurchwiththelandlord,atallgentlemanlymanofthenameofJones—OhthateternalnameofJones!Rainwasfallingfast,andweweregladtoholdupourumbrellas。WedidnotgotothechurchatBala,atwhichtherewasnoservicethatmorning,buttothatofalittlevillagecloseby,onthesideofthelake,thelivingofwhichisincorporatedwiththatofBala。Thechurchstandslowdownbythelakeatthebottomofalittlenook。ItsnamewhichisLlanuwchLlyn,isdescriptiveofitsposition,signifyingtheChurchabovetheLake。Itisalong,low,ancientedifice,standingnorth—eastbysouth—west。Thevillageisjustaboveitonarisingground,behindwhichareloftyhillspleasantlydottedwithgroves,trees,andhouses。Theinterioroftheedificehasasomewhatdilapidatedappearance。TheservicewasinWelsh。Theclergymanwasaboutfortyyearsofage,andhadahighly—intelligentlook。Hisvoicewasremarkablyclearanddistinct。Hepreachedanexcellentpracticalsermon,text,14thchapter,22ndverseofLuke,aboutsendingoutservantstoinvitepeopletothesupper。Afterthesermontherewasagatheringforthepoor。
AsIreturnedtotheinnIhadagooddealofconversationwiththelandlordonreligioussubjects。HetoldmethattheChurchofEngland,whichforalongtimehadbeenadown—troddenChurchinWales,hadoflatebeguntoraiseitshead,andchieflyowingtothezealandactivityofitspresentministers;thattheformerministersoftheChurchweregoodmen,buthadnotenergyenoughtosuitthetimesinwhichtheylived;thatthepresentministersfoughttheMethodistpreacherswiththeirownweapons,namely,extemporarypreaching,andbeatthem,winningshoalsfromtheircongregations。HeseemedtothinkthatthetimewasnotfardistantwhentheAnglicanChurchwouldbethepopularaswellastheestablishedChurchofWales。
Findingmyselfratherdullintheinn,Iwentoutagain,notwithstandingthatitrained。IascendedthetomanormoundwhichIhadvisitedonaformeroccasion。Nothingcouldbemoredesolateanddrearythanthescenearound。Thewoodswerestrippedoftheirverdureandthehillswerehalfshroudedinmist。Howunlikewasthisscenetothesmiling,gloriousprospectwhichhadgreetedmyeyesafewmonthsbefore。Theraincomingdownwithredoubledviolence,Iwassoongladtodescendandregaintheinn。
ShortlybeforedinnerIwasvisitedbythelandlady,afinetallwomanofaboutfifty,withconsiderableremainsofbeautyinhercountenance。ShecametoaskmeifIwascomfortable。ItoldherthatitwasmyownfaultifIwasnot。Weweresooninveryfriendlydiscourse。Iaskedherhermaidenname。
\"Owen,\"saidshe,laughing,\"which,aftermypresentnameofJones,isthemostcommonnameinWales。\"
\"Theywerebothoneandthesameoriginally,\"saidI,\"OwenandJonesbothmeanJohn。\"
ShetoowasastaunchmemberoftheChurchofEngland,whichshesaidwastheonlytrueChurch。Shespokeintermsofhighrespectandadmirationofherminister,andsaidthatanewchurchwasbeingbuilt,theoldonenotbeinglargeenoughtoaccommodatethenumberswhothrongedtohearhim。
Ihadanoblegoosefordinner,towhichIdidamplejustice。
Aboutfouro’clock,theweatherhavingclearedup,Itookastroll。
Itwasabeautifulevening,thoughraincloudsstillhoveredabout。
IwanderedtothenorthernendofLlynTegid,whichIhadpassedintheprecedingevening。Thewindwasblowingfromthesouth,andtinywaveswerebeatingagainsttheshore,whichconsistedofsmallbrownpebbles。Thelakehascertainlynotitsname,whichsignifiesLakeofBeauty,fornothing。Itisabeautifulsheetofwater,andbeautifullysituated。Itisoblongandaboutsixmilesinlength。Onallsides,excepttothenorth,itisboundedbyhills。Thoseatthesouthernendareverylofty,thetallestofwhichisArran,whichliftsitsheadtothecloudslikeahugeloaf。AsIwanderedonthestrandIthoughtofacertainBritishprinceandpoet,whointheveryoldtimesoughtarefugeinthevicinityofthelakefromtherageoftheSaxons。HisnamewasLlewarchHen,ofwhomIwillnowsayafewwords。
LlewarchHen,orLlewarchtheAged,wasbornaboutthecommencementofthesixthanddiedaboutthemiddleoftheseventhcentury,havingattainedtotheprodigiousageofonehundredandfortyorfiftyyears,whichisperhapsthelotofaboutfortyindividualsinthecourseofamillennium。Ifhewasremarkableforhisyearshewasnolesssoforthenumberofhismisfortunes。HewasoneoftheprincesoftheCumbrianBritons;butCumbriawasinvadedbytheSaxons,andasceneofhorridwarensued。Llewarchandhissons,ofwhomhehadtwenty—four,putthemselvesattheheadoftheirforces,andinconjunctionwiththeotherCumbrianprincesmadeabravebutfruitlessoppositiontotheinvaders。Mostofhissonswereslain,andhehimselfwiththeremaindersoughtshelterinPowys,inthehallofCynddylan,itsprince。ButtheSaxonbillsandbowsfoundtheirwaytoPowystoo。Cynddylanwasslain,andwithhimthelastofthesonsofLlewarch,who,reftofhisprotector,retiredtoahutbythesideofthelakeofBala,wherehelivedthelifeofarecluse,andcomposedelegiesonhissonsandslaughteredfriends,andonhisoldage,allofwhichaboundwithsomuchsimplicityandpathosthattheheartofhimmustbehardindeedwhocanreadthemunmoved。Whilstaprincehewasreveredforhiswisdomandequity,andheissaidinoneofthehistoricaltriadstohavebeenoneofthethreeconsultingwarriorsofArthur。
IntheeveningIattendedserviceintheoldchurchatBala。Theinterioroftheedificewasremarkablyplain;noornamentofanykindwasdistinguishable;thecongregationwasoverflowing,amongstwhomIobservedtheinnkeeperandhiswife,thelittlefreckledmaidandtheboots。TheentireservicewasinWelsh。NexttothepewinwhichIsatwasonefilledwithyoungsingingwomen,allofwhomseemedtohavevoicesofwonderfulpower。Theprayerswerereadbyastrappingyoungcurateatleastsixfeethigh。Thesermonwaspreachedbytherector,andwasacontinuationoftheonewhichIhadheardhimpreachinthemorning。Itwasaverycomfortingdiscourse,asthepreacherclearlyprovedthateverysinnerwillbepardonedwhocomestoJesus。Iwasparticularlystruckwithonepart。ThepreachersaidthatJesus’armsbeingstretchedoutuponthecrosswasemblematicofHissurprisingloveandHiswillingnesstoreceiveanybody。TheserviceconcludedwiththenobleanthemTeyrnasaJesuMawr,\"MayMightyJesusreign!\"
TheserviceoverIreturnedtotheparlouroftheinn。ThereIsatforalong—time,loneandsolitary,staringatthefireinthegrate。Iwastheonlyguestinthehouse;agreatsilenceprevailedbothwithinandwithout;sometimesfiveminuteselapsedwithoutmyhearingasound,andthen,perhaps,thesilencewouldbebrokenbyafootstepatadistanceinthestreet。Atlength,findingmyselfyawning,Ideterminedtogotobed。ThefreckledmaidasshelightedmetomyroominquiredhowIlikedthesermon。
\"Verymuch,\"saidI。\"Ah,\"saidshe,\"didInottellyouthatMrPughwasacapitalpreacher?\"ShethenaskedmehowIlikedthesingingofthegalswhosatinthenextpewtomine。ItoldherthatIlikeditexceedingly。\"Ah,\"saidshe,\"themgalshavethebestvoicesinBala。TheywereonceMethodygals,andsanginthechapels,butwereconverted,andarenowasgoodChurchasmyself。
Themgalshavebeenthecauseofagreatmanyconvarsions,foralltheyoungfellowsoftheiracquaintanceamongsttheMethodists—\"
\"Followthemtochurch,\"saidI,\"andintimebecomeconverted。
That’sathingofcourse。IftheChurchgetsthegirlssheisquitesureofthefellows。\"
CHAPTERLXXIV
ProceedonJourney—TheLadandDog—OldBala—ThePass—
ExtensiveView—TheTwoMen—TheTapNyth—TheMeetingoftheWaters—TheWildValley—DinasMawddwy。
THEMondaymorningwasgloomyandmisty,butitdidnotrain,acircumstancewhichgavemenolittlepleasure,asIintendedtocontinuemyjourneywithoutdelay。AfterbreakfastIbadefarewelltomykindhost,andalsotothefreckledmaid,anddeparted,mysatchelo’ermyshoulderandmyumbrellainmyhand。
IhadconsultedthelandlordonthepreviousdayastowhereIhadbestmakemynexthalt,andhadbeenadvisedbyhimtostopatMallwyd。HesaidthatifIfelttiredIcouldputupatDinasMawddwy,abouttwomilesonthissideofMallwyd,butthatifI
werenothewouldadvisemetogoon,asIshouldfindverypooraccommodationatDinas。Onmyinquiringastothenatureoftheroad,hetoldmethatthefirstpartofitwastolerablygood,lyingalongtheeasternsideofthelake,butthatthegreaterpartofitwasveryrough,overhillsandmountains,belongingtothegreatchainofArran,whichconstituteduponthewholethewildestpartofallWales。
PassingbythenorthernendofthelakeIturnedtothesouth,andproceededalongaroadalittlewayabovethesideofthelake。
Thedayhadnowtoacertainextentclearedup,andthelakewasoccasionallygildedbybeamsofbrightsunshine。AfterwalkingalittlewayIovertookaladdressedinawhitegreatcoatandattendedbyatolerablylargeblackdog。IaddressedhiminEnglish,butfindingthathedidnotunderstandmeIbegantotalktohiminWelsh。
\"That’safinedog,\"saidI。
LAD。—Veryfine,sir,andagooddog;thoughyounghehasbeenknowntokillrats。
MYSELF。—Whatishisname?
LAD。—HisnameisToby,sir。
MYSELF。—Andwhatisyourname?
LAD。—JohnJones,sir。
MYSELF。—Andwhatisyourfather’s?
LAD。—WaladrJones,sir。
MYSELF。—IsWaladrthesameasCadwaladr?
LAD。—Intruth,sir,itis。
MYSELF。—Thatisafinename。
LAD。—Itis,sir;Ihaveheardmyfathersaythatitwasthenameofaking。
MYSELF。—Whatisyourfather?
LAD。—Afarmer,sir。
MYSELF。—Doeshefarmhisownland?
LAD。—Hedoesnot,sir;heistenanttoMrPriceofHiwlas。
MYSELF。—DoyoulivefarfromBala?
LAD。—Notveryfar,sir。
MYSELF。—Areyougoinghomenow?
LAD。—Iamnot,sir;ourhomeisontheothersideofBala。Iamgoingtoseearelationuptheroad。
MYSELF。—Balaisaniceplace。
LAD。—Itis,sir;butnotsofineasoldBala。
MYSELF。—Ineverheardofsuchaplace。Whereisit?
LAD。—Underthelake,sir。
MYSELF。—Whatdoyoumean?
LAD。—Itstoodintheoldtimewherethelakenowis,andafinecityitwas,fulloffinehouses,towers,andcastles,butwithneitherchurchnorchapel,forthepeopleneitherknewGodnorcaredforHim,andthoughtofnothingbutsinginganddancingandotherwickedthings。SoGodwasangrywiththem,andonenight,whentheywereallbusyatsinginganddancingandthelike,Godgavetheword,andthecitysankdownintoUnknown,andthelakeboiledupwhereitoncestood。
MYSELF。—Thatwasalongtimeago。
LAD。—Intruth,sir,itwas。
MYSELF。—BeforethedaysofKingCadwaladr。
LAD。—Idaresayitwas,sir。
Iwalkedfast,buttheladwasashrewdwalker,andthoughencumberedwithhisgreatcoatcontrivedtokeeptolerablyupwithme。Theroadwentoverhillanddale,butuponthewholemoreupwardthandownward。Afterproceedingaboutanhourandahalfweleftthelake,tothesouthernextremityofwhichwehadnearlycome,somewhatbehind,andboreawaytothesouth—east,graduallyascending。Atlengththelad,pointingtoasmallfarm—houseonthesideofahill,toldmehewasboundthither,andpresentlybiddingmefarewell,turnedasideupafootpathwhichledtowardsit。
Aboutaminuteafterwardsasmalldelicatefurredcreaturewithawhitemarkrounditsneckandwithalittletailtrailingonthegroundranswiftlyacrosstheroad。Itwasaweaselorsomethingofthatgenus;onobservingitIwasgladthattheladandthedogweregone,asbetweenthemtheywouldprobablyhavekilledit。I
hatetoseepoorwildanimalspersecutedandmurdered,losemyappetitefordinnerathearingthescreamsofaharepursuedbygreyhounds,andamsillyenoughtofeeldisgustandhorroratthesquealsofaratinthefangsofaterrier,whichoneofthesportingtribeoncetoldmewerethesweetestsoundsin\"natur。\"
Icrossedabridgeoveradeepgulleywhichdischargeditswatersintoariverinavalleyontheright。Arranroseingreatmajestyonthefarthersideofthisvale,itsheadpartlyshroudedinmist。
Thedaynowbecameconsiderablyovercast。IwanderedonovermuchroughgroundtillIcametoacollectionofhousesatthebottomofapassleadingupasteepmountain。SeeingthedoorofoneofthehousesopenIpeepedin,andawomanwhowassittingknittingintheinteriorroseandcameouttome。Iaskedthenameoftheplace。ThenamewhichshetoldmesoundedsomethinglikeTyCapelSaer—theHouseoftheChapeloftheCarpenter。Iinquiredthenameoftheriverinthevalley。Cynllwyd,hoary—headed,sheseemedtosay;buthere,aswellaswithrespecttoherfirstanswer,Ispeakundercorrection,forherWelshwaswhatmyoldfriends,theSpaniards,wouldcallmuycerrado,thatis,closeorindistinct。SheaskedmeifIwasgoingupthebwlch。ItoldherIwas。
\"RatheryouthanI,\"saidshe,lookinguptotheheavens,whichhadassumedaverydismal,nottosayawful,appearance。
PresentlyIbegantoascendthepassorbwlch,agreenhillonmyrightinterceptingtheviewofArran,anotherveryloftyhillonmyleftwithwoodtowardsthesummit。ComingtoalittlecottagewhichstoodontheleftIwenttothedoorandknocked。Asmilingyoungwomanopenedit,ofwhomIaskedthenameofthehouse。
\"TyNant—theHouseoftheDingle,\"shereplied。
\"Doyoulivealone?\"saidI。
\"No;motherliveshere。\"
\"AnySaesneg?\"
\"No,\"saidshewithasmile,\"S’snegofnousehere。\"
Herfacelookedthepictureofkindness。IwasnowindeedinWalesamongsttherealWelsh。Iwentonsomeway。Suddenlytherewasamoaningsound,andraincamedownintorrents。SeeingadesertedcottageonmyleftIwentin。Therewasfodderinit,anditappearedtoservepartlyasabarn,partlyasacow—house。Therainpouredupontheroof,andIwasgladIhadfoundshelter。
Closebehindthisplaceasmallbrookprecipitateditselfdownrocksinfoursuccessivefalls。
TherainhavingceasedIproceeded,andafteraconsiderabletimereachedthetopofthepass。FromthenceIhadaviewofthevalleyandlakeofBala,thelakelookinglikeanimmensesheetofsteel。Aroundhill,however,somewhatinterceptedtheviewofthelatter。Thesceneinmyimmediateneighbourhoodwasverydesolate;
mooryhillockswereallaboutmeofawretchedrussetcolour;onmyleft,ontheverycrestofthehillupwhichIhadsolongbeentoiling,stoodablackpyramidofturf,apoleonthetopofit。
Theroadnowworenearlyduewestdownasteepdescent。Arranwasslightlytothenorthofme。I,however,soonlostsightofit,asIwentdownthefarthersideofthehill,whichliesoveragainstittothesouth—east。Thesun,nowdescending,begantoshineout。
ThepassdownwhichIwasnowgoingwasyetwilderthantheoneupwhichIhadlatelycome。Closeonmyrightwasthesteephill’ssideoutofwhichtheroadorpathhadbeencut,whichwashereandthereoverhungbycragsofwondrousforms;onmyleftwasaverydeepglen,beyondwhichwasablack,precipitous,rockywall,fromachasmnearthetopofwhichtumbledwitharushingsoundaslenderbrook,seeminglythecommencementofamountainstream,whichhurriedintoavalleyfarbelowtowardsthewest。WhennearlyatthebottomofthedescentIstoodstilltolookaroundme。Grandandwildwasthescenery。Onmyleftwerenoblegreenhills,thetopsofwhichwerebeautifullygildedbytheraysofthesettingsun。Onmyrightablack,gloomy,narrowvalleyorglenshoweditself;twoenormouscraggyhillsofimmensealtitude,onetothewestandtheothertotheeastoftheentrance;thattotheeastterminatinginapeak。Thebackgroundtothenorthwasawallofrocksformingasemicircle,somethinglikeabentbowwiththeheaddownward;behindthisbow,justinthemiddle,rosetheblackloafofArran。Atorrenttumbledfromthelowerpartofthesemicircle,andafterrunningforsomedistancetothesouthturnedtothewest,thewayIwasgoing。
ObservingahousealittlewaywithinthegloomyvaleIwenttowardsit,inthehopeoffindingsomebodyinitwhocouldgivemeinformationrespectingthiswildlocality。AsIdrewnearthedoortwotallmencameforth,oneaboutsixty,andtheotherabouthalfthatage。Theelderhadasharp,keenlook;theyoungeralumpyandastupidone。Theyweredressedlikefarmers。OnmysalutingtheminEnglishtheelderreturnedmysalutationinthattongue,butinratheragrufftone。Theyoungerturnedawayhisheadandsaidnothing。
\"Whatisthenameofthishouse?\"saidI,pointingtothebuilding。
\"Thenameofit,\"saidtheoldman,\"isTyMawr。\"
\"Doyouliveinit?\"saidI。
\"Yes,Iliveinit。\"
\"Whatwaterfallisthat?\"saidI,pointingtothetorrenttumblingdownthecragatthefartherendofthegloomyvale。
\"ThefountainoftheRoyalDyfi。\"
\"WhydoyoucalltheDyfyroyal?\"saidI。
\"Becauseitisthekingoftheriversintheseparts。\"
\"Doesthefountaincomeoutofarock?\"
\"Itdoesnot;itcomesoutofalake,allyn。\"
\"Whereisthellyn?\"
\"OverthatcragatthefootofAranVawr。\"
\"Isitalargelake?\"
\"Itisnot;itissmall。\"
\"Deep?\"
\"Very。\"
\"Strangethingsinit?\"
\"Ibelievetherearestrangethingsinit。\"HisEnglishnowbecamebroken。
\"Crocodiles?\"
\"Idonotknowwhatcracadailesbe。\"
\"Efync?\"
\"Ah!No,Idonottinktherebeefyncdere。HuGadarnindeoldtimekilldeefyncdereandinalldelakesinWales。Hedrawthemoutofthewaterwithhisychainbanoghishumptyoxen,andwhenhegetdemoutheburndeirbodiesondefire,hegoodmanfordat。\"
\"Whatdoyoucallthisallt?\"saidI,lookinguptothehighpinnacledhillonmyright。
\"IcallthatTapNythyrEryri。\"
\"Isnotthatthetopnestoftheeagles?\"
\"Ibelieveitis。Ha!IseeyouunderstandWelsh。\"
\"Alittle,\"saidI。\"Arethereeaglestherenow?\"
\"No,noeaglenow。\"
\"Gonelikeavanc?\"
\"Yes,gonelikeavanc,butnotsolong。MyfatherseeeagleonTapNyth,butmyfatherneverseeavancindellyn。\"
\"HowfartoDinas?\"
\"Aboutthreemile。\"
\"Anythievesabout?\"
\"No,nothieveshere,butwhatcomefromEngland,\"andhelookedatmewithastrange,grimsmile。
\"Whatisbecomeofthered—hairedrobbersofMawddwy?\"
\"Ah,\"saidtheoldman,staringatme,\"IseeyouareaCumro。Thered—hairedthievesofMawddwy!Iseeyouarefromtheseparts。\"
\"What’sbecomeofthem?\"
\"Oh,dead,hung。Livedlongtimeago;longbeforeeagleleftTapNyth。\"
Hespoketrue。Thered—hairedbandittiofMawddwywereexterminatedlongbeforetheconclusionofthesixteenthcentury,afterhavinglongbeentheterrornotonlyofthesewildregionsbutofthegreaterpartofNorthWales。Theywerecalledthered—
hairedbandittibecausecertainleadingindividualsamongstthemhadredfoxyhair。
\"Isthatyoungmanyourson?\"saidI,afteralittlepause。
\"Yes,hemyson。\"
\"HasheanyEnglish?\"
\"No,henoEnglish,butheplentyofWelsh—thatisifheseereason。\"
IspoketotheyoungmaninWelsh,askinghimifhehadeverbeenuptotheTapNyth,buthemadenoanswer。
\"Henocareforyourquestion,\"saidtheoldman;\"askhimpriceofpig。\"Iaskedtheyoungfellowthepriceofhogs,whereuponhisfacebrightenedup,andhenotonlyansweredmyquestion,buttoldmethathehadfathogtosell。\"Ha,ha,\"saidtheoldman;\"heplentyofWelshnow,forheseereason。TootherquestionhenoWelshatall,nomorethanEnglish,forheseenoreason。WhatbusinessheonTapNythwitheagle?Hisbusinessdownbelowinstywithpig。Ah,helooklump,buthenofool;knowmoreaboutpigthanyouorI,oranyone’twixthereandMahuncleth。\"
HenowaskedmewhereIcamefrom,andonmytellinghimfromBala,hisheartappearedtowarmtowardsme,andsayingthatImustbetired,heaskedmetostepinanddrinkbuttermilk,butIdeclinedhisofferwiththanks,andbiddingthetwoadieu,returnedtotheroad。
Ihurriedalongandsoonreachedavalleywhichaboundedwithtreesandgrass;Icrossedabridgeoverabrook,notwhattheoldmanhadcalledtheDyfi,butthestreamwhosesourceIhadseenhighupthebwlch,andpresentlycametoaplacewherethetwowatersjoined。Justbelowtheconfluenceonafallentreewasseatedamandecentlydressed;hiseyeswerefixedontherushingstream。I
stoppedandspoketohim。
HehadnoEnglish,butIfoundhimaverysensibleman。ItalkedtohimaboutthesourceoftheDyfi。Hesaiditwasadisputedpointwhichwasthesource。HehimselfwasinclinedtobelievethatitwasthePistyllupthebwlch。Iaskedhimofwhatreligionhewas。HesaidhewasoftheChurchofEngland,whichwastheChurchofhisfatherandhisgrandfather,andwhichhebelievedtobetheonlytrueChurch。Iinquiredifitflourished。Hesaiditdid,butthatitwasdreadfullypersecutedbyallclassesofdissenters,who,thoughtheywerecontinuallyquarrellingwithoneanother,agreedinonething,namely,topersecutetheChurch。I