Record Number: 12251

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'but he showed me a bill which hath been read in the House making all breakng of bulk for the time to come felony; but it is a foolish Act and will do no great matter'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

24 Oct 1665

Country:

England

Time

daytime

Place:

city: London
other location: at his office

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:

Samuel Pepys

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

26 Feb 1633

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Admiralty, Clerk of the Acts

Religion:

Church of England

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:

[unknown]

Title:

[parliamentary bill]

Genre:

Politics, Law

Form of Text:

Print: Pamphlet

Publication Details

1665

Provenance

read in situ

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Source Information:

Record ID:

12251

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Pepys

Editor:

Robert Latham

Title:

The diary of Samuel Pepys

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1971

Vol:

6

Page:

274

Additional Comments:

Co-editor William Matthews

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1971), 6, p. 274, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12251, accessed: 21 March 2025

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Additional Comments:

None