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Doc. 270.] 601
BROCKMER’S ACCOUNT.
finishing his vindication, a portion of which was subsequently
printed in the " Magazine of Knowledge," Vol. II, 1791 , he
came to London, and in company with Mr. Robert Hindmarsh
and two other friends called on Mr. Brockmer in order to
interrogate him with respect to the truth of the statement
which Mr. Wesley attributed to him. The result of their
interview with Mr. Brockmer was published in the "Magazine
of Knowledge" for 1791 (Vol. II, pp. 92 to 96), and is as
follows:
C.
BROCKMER’S ACCOUNT OF SWEDENBORG.
1. "After communicating to Mr. Brockmer the purport of
their visit, Mr. Beatson and his friends requested to know
whether he had ever given any account of Baron Swedenborg
to Mr. Wesley ; for that he (Mr. Wesley) had publicly asserted
this in his ’Arminian Magazine.’ Mr. Brockmer immediately
denied the fact, positively declaring that he had never opened
his mouth on the subject to Mr. Wesley ;’ and seemed much
displeased that Mr. Wesley should have taken the liberty to
make use of his name in public print, without his knowledge
or consent.
2. "The following paragraph was then read to Mr. Brockmer,
from the Arminian Magazine’ for August, 1783, page 438 :
[ See Document 270, A, no. 2, p. 584.]
"As soon as the above paragraph was read, Mr. Brockmer
said, "
That it was entirely false; that he never gave any
information of the kind to Mr. Wesley, but supposed that
some other person might have made such a report to Mr.
Wesley, who he said was very credulous, and easy to be
imposed upon by any idle tale, from whatever quarter it came.’
Mr. Brockmer further added, "That Baron Swedenborg was
never afflicted with any illness, much less with a violent fever,
while at his house ; nor did he ever break from him in a
delirious state, and run into the street stark naked, and there
proclaim himself the Messiah.’ Mr. Brockmer acknowledged,
that he had heard a report, that Baron Swedenborg had
rolled himself in the mire ; but he could not be certain of
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