The Testament of Ann Lee

I am unable to do our good work amongst the Mancunian denizens 671 00:50:38,666 --> 00:50:42,083 because their hearts and minds are spoilt. 672 00:50:42,708 --> 00:50:46,750 I cannot preach without being harassed and assaulted. 673 00:50:46,833 --> 00:50:48,416 Violated. 674 00:50:49,458 --> 00:50:51,666 They will kill me, eventually. 675 00:50:51,750 --> 00:50:55,041 Mother Ann, you have my utmost respect and admiration... 676 00:50:55,125 --> 00:50:58,166 Mr. Townley, it's not the dying part which minds me. 677 00:50:59,166 --> 00:51:01,000 I have lost four beautiful children 678 00:51:01,083 --> 00:51:03,666 with whom I anxiously wait to be reunited. 679 00:51:04,166 --> 00:51:05,750 It's the lost time. 680 00:51:06,500 --> 00:51:08,250 Time to spread the word. 681 00:51:08,875 --> 00:51:11,458 It is the lost voice which minds me. 682 00:51:13,916 --> 00:51:16,833 Thank you for your time 683 00:51:16,916 --> 00:51:19,791 and generous access to your home, Mr. Townley. 684 00:51:21,208 --> 00:51:22,458 James... 685 00:51:22,541 --> 00:51:24,416 Father James. 686 00:51:25,250 --> 00:51:28,458 Look, my brother-in-law, he's a farmer. 687 00:51:28,541 --> 00:51:31,416 He's attended several of our more sizable meetings 688 00:51:31,500 --> 00:51:32,875 here at the house. 689 00:51:34,333 --> 00:51:35,666 He's a shy man 690 00:51:35,750 --> 00:51:37,875 and not a very polished gentleman, perhaps, 691 00:51:37,958 --> 00:51:41,375 but where there's muck, there's brass, you see. 692 00:51:41,458 --> 00:51:42,375 Yes? 693 00:51:42,875 --> 00:51:46,750 Well, he has sometimes inquired to me privately 694 00:51:46,833 --> 00:51:49,333 as to how he might aid us in our quest here. 695 00:51:50,541 --> 00:51:52,500 Why have you never brought this prospective sponsor 696 00:51:52,583 --> 00:51:53,958 to our attention? 697 00:51:54,041 --> 00:51:56,750 It seemed, at the time, we had enough for our need. 698 00:51:57,375 --> 00:51:59,625 Your brother-in-law is John Hocknell. 699 00:51:59,708 --> 00:52:00,958 JOHN: That's right. 700 00:52:02,541 --> 00:52:04,125 You've spoken with him? 701 00:52:04,208 --> 00:52:06,333 He approached Mother Jane and I some time ago. 702 00:52:06,416 --> 00:52:09,333 But we boasted then of our loyalties to you. 703 00:52:15,583 --> 00:52:17,416 Our quest is here no longer. 704 00:52:17,500 --> 00:52:18,541 Mother Ann. 705 00:52:27,458 --> 00:52:30,000 MARY (VO): <i>It was decided that James and Jane Wardley</i> 706 00:52:30,083 --> 00:52:32,208 <i>should stay the course in Manchester,</i> 707 00:52:33,750 --> 00:52:35,250 <i>though their hearts ached on the day</i> 708 00:52:35,333 --> 00:52:37,166 <i>of their Mother Ann's departure.</i> 709 00:52:58,666 --> 00:53:00,250 MARY (VO): <i>Their berths aboard the</i> Mariah 710 00:53:00,333 --> 00:53:02,416 <i>were obtained at little cost,</i> 711 00:53:02,833 --> 00:53:04,750 <i>the ship having been condemned.</i> 712 00:53:07,041 --> 00:53:09,083 <i>Unsound in the eyes of men,</i> 713 00:53:10,500 --> 00:53:13,541 <i>yet sufficient for those led by the Spirit.</i> 714 00:53:13,625 --> 00:53:19,541 <i>It set sail from Liverpool on May 19th, 1774.</i> 715 00:53:23,125 --> 00:53:25,208 <i>Their newfound patron,</i> 716 00:53:25,291 --> 00:53:27,500 <i>John Hocknell's means were modest,</i> 717 00:53:27,583 --> 00:53:29,708 <i>but his devotion was boundless.</i> 718 00:53:29,791 --> 00:53:31,833 <i>He'd have moved mountains for Mother Ann,</i> 719 00:53:31,916 --> 00:53:33,583 <i>let alone, moved house.</i> 720 00:53:40,500 --> 00:53:42,375 <i>Without so much as a nudge,</i> 721 00:53:42,458 --> 00:53:45,416 <i>Hocknell left everyone and everything behind,</i> 722 00:53:45,500 --> 00:53:48,041 <i>aside from his know-nothing heir, Richard,</i> 723 00:53:48,125 --> 00:53:49,375 <i>and his billfold.</i> 724 00:53:49,458 --> 00:53:50,916 (GOATS BLEATING) 725 00:53:56,083 --> 00:53:57,833 (MAN COUGHING) 726 00:54:00,125 --> 00:54:02,666 MARY (VO): <i>Abraham never did seem aught more</i> 727 00:54:02,750 --> 00:54:05,333 <i>than a mere perplexed observer</i> 728 00:54:05,416 --> 00:54:08,083 <i>of his wife's theological virtues.</i> 729 00:54:09,458 --> 00:54:13,458 (MAN COUGHING) 730 00:54:27,875 --> 00:54:29,541 <i>He had, indeed,</i> 731 00:54:29,625 --> 00:54:33,750 <i>been most uncertain regarding the voyage to America,</i> 732 00:54:34,916 --> 00:54:39,000 <i>yet was swayed by the promise of innovation</i> 733 00:54:39,083 --> 00:54:42,583 <i>in the working of metals upon the shores of New York.</i> 734 00:54:42,666 --> 00:54:44,125 (BOAT HULL CREAKING) 735 00:54:44,208 --> 00:54:46,125 (MAN COUGHING) 736 00:54:47,125 --> 00:54:48,875 - Mother? - Hmm? 737 00:54:48,958 --> 00:54:51,333 There's something I have been w