We warn our readers that this text is difficult to read. It represents the writings of an Anglican who disparaged those who broke away from the Church of England.
A "tub preacher" was a disparaging term used for untrained preachers, who had no college education. These men were many times washermen, or men who did menial tasks for a living, and then would overturn their washtub over and use them as elevated pulpits to preach from - ed.