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J. A. TULK. 1189
mechanical arts few excelled him. To this I must add, that he was
a true philanthropist, had travelled much both in Europe and Africa,
and, in consequence of his engaging address and manners, his company
was courted by the higher ranks of society. I knew him well, as
he lodged at my house twelve months, and favoured me with much
of his company and friendship, and it was by his means that I ob
tained those valuable letters which passed between Swedenborg and
Dr. Beyer, and also those from General Tuxen, and other MSS.
inserted in the New Jerusalem Magazine,’ and which are not to be
met with in any other publication."
In conclusion we quote the following words of Mr. Noble :
"Mr. Servanté, as a true christian, endured with patient and pious
resignation his share of those trials and sufferings, which are so
highly conducive to regenerate life. He was beloved and respected
by his relatives and friends, to whom his exemplary mildness and
humility had endeared him. He died on August 23, 1817, in his
seventy-sixth year."
NOTE 228.
J. A. TULK.
Mr. Hindmarsh introduces Mr. Tulk to his readers in the "Rise and
Progress of the New Jerusalem Church" (p. 14) in these words :
"Afterwards [i. e. in 1783] John Augustus Tulk, Esq., of Kennington
Lane, Vauxhall, a gentleman of independent property, joined our
little Society, and by his zeal, ability, and judgment, added strength
to our hands. It was now agreed to call a public meeting of all
the friends and readers of the Writings in London, of whom we had
any information; first, that we might become better acquainted with
each other; and secondly, to unite our forces, and make known to
the world what we could no longer in conscience conceal from their
notice. Our first public meeting was accordingly fixed to be at the
London Coffee House on Ludgate Hill, where we met, five in number,
at 5 o’clock on Thursday evening, December 5, 1783. But finding,
when we were assembled, that no private room could be allotted to
our party, we immediately adjourned to the Queen’s Arms Tavern,
now St. Paul’s Hotel, where we had a room to ourselves, and drank
tea together. The following persons were present on this occasion,
viz. Mr. John Augustus Tulk, Mr. Peter Provo,223 Mr. Wm. Boning
ton, Mr. Wm. Spence,221 of 17, Great Mary-le-bone Street, Surgeon,
and myself."
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