Record Number: 12202

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

She 'alledged many Scriptures, which she had never read, but only tumbling and tossing over the Bible ... Shee had a custome in tumbling over of the Bible, to put her finger suddenly upon some one verse as it hit; saying, now whatsoever my finger is upon, is just my case, whatsoever it bee.'

Century:

1500-1599, 1600-1699

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1585 and 1 Jan 1625

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Esher and London
location in dwelling: indoors

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Joan Drake

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1585

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

Protestant

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Bible

Genre:

Bible

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

12202

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Trodden down strength, by the God of strength

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1646

Vol:

n/a

Page:

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

'Heart On-hi' (possibly John Hart or Jasper Heartwell) , Trodden down strength, by the God of strength, (London, 1646), p. n/a, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12202, accessed: 12 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

None