The Sentence and Affidavit of John Church, the Obelisk Preacher

"The Sentence and Affidavit of John Church, the Obelisk Preacher: by Joseph Augustus Dowling
John Church was an Independent minister who was most famous for his involvement in the homosexual scandal of the Vere Street Coterie. He is claimed by some as the first openly 'gay' ordained Christian minister in England. Though many of the rumors about him were unable to be proven, that didn't stop sentencing and the court of public opinion from passing judgment on him.