Record Number: 15012
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'and so spent the whole morning with W. Hewer, he taking little notes in short-hand, while I hired a clerk to read to me about twelve or more several rolls which I did call for'
Century:1600-1699
Date:15 Mar 1669
Country:England
Timemorning
Place:city: London
specific address: Chapel of Rolls
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:clerk hired by Samuel Pepys to read the rolls to him
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Samuel Pepys
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[documents on the history of the Navy]
Genre:Law
Form of Text:Manuscript: Roll
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:15012
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:8
Page:483
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1970), 8, p. 483, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=15012, accessed: 03 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None