Record Number: 352

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

at home all day [...] at Oaks I met with Mr Laws practical discourse on christian perfection [...] I am now reading it

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

15 Jan 1729

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

location in dwelling: home

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:

James Clegg

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1679

Socio-Economic Group:

Clergy (includes all denominations)

Occupation:

Minister

Religion:

Presbyterian

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:

William Law

Title:

A Practical Traetise Upon Christain Perfection

Genre:

Other religious

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

352

Source:

Print

Author:

James Clegg

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Diary of James Clegg, 1708-1755

Place of Publication:

Matlock

Date of Publication:

1978

Vol:

n/a

Page:

49

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

James Clegg, Diary of James Clegg, 1708-1755, (Matlock, 1978), p. 49, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=352, accessed: 20 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None