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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1600-1699"Back I went by Mr. Downing's order, and stayed there til 12 o'clock in expectation of one to come to read some writings, but he came not, so I stayed all alone reading t...Samuel Pepys Dutch Ambassador[a speech]Manuscript: Letter
1600-1699"Here Swan showed us a ballat to the tune of Mardike, which was the most incomparably writ in a printed hand; which I borrowed, but the song proved silly and so I did not...Samuel Pepys [ballad]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699"This morning my Lord showed me the King's declaration and his letter to the two Generalls to be communicated to the fleet. The contents of the letter are his offer of gr...Samuel Pepys Declaration of BredaPrint: Broadsheet, Handbill
1600-1699Adrian Johns notes Samuel Pepys's use of printed lawbooks "to inform himself of 'law-notions'"Samuel Pepys books on laws and statutesPrint: Book
1600-1699'I rose early this morning, and looked over and corrected my brother John's speech which he is to make the next Apposition'Samuel Pepys John Pepys[speech]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'At noon my brother John came to me, and I corrected as well as I could his Greek speech against the Apposition, though I believe he himself was as well able to do it as ...Samuel Pepys John Pepys[speech]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'At noon my brother John came to me, and I corrected as well as I could his Greek speech against the Apposition, though I believe he himself was as well able to do it as ...Samuel Pepys [unknown]Pontificale romanum Clementis VIII, part 2Print: Book
1600-1699'Back I went by Mr Downing's order, and stayed there till 12 a-clock in expectation of one to come to read some writings; but he came not, so I stayed all alone reading t...Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'I called at St Paul's churchyard, where I bought Buxtorfes Hebrew Grammar and read a declaration of the gentlemen of Northamptonshire - which came out this afternoon.'Samuel Pepys [unknown]The humble address and hearty desires of the gentl...Print: Broadsheet
1600-1699'To their church in the afternoon, and in Mrs Turner's pew my wife took up a good black hood and kept it. A stranger preached a poor sermon, and so I read over the whole ...Samuel Pepys [n/a]Book of TobitPrint: Book
1600-1699'This morning I lay long abed; then to my office, where I read all the morning my Spanish book of Rome.'Samuel Pepys [unknown]Las cosas maravillosas della sancta ciudad de RomaPrint: Book
1600-1699'...and back to Pauls churchyard, where I stayed reading in Fullers history of the Church of England an hour or two...'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerThe church-history of BritainPrint: Book
1600-1699'...and with them to Marshes at Whitehall to drink, and stayed there a pretty while reading a pamphlet, well-writ and directed to Generall Monke in praise of the form of ...Samuel Pepys Roger L'Estrange [? probably]A plea for limited monarchy, as it was established...Print: Pamphlet
1600-1699'My Lord and the ship's company down to Sermon. I stayed above to write and look over my new song-book, which came last night to me from London in lieu of that that my Lo...Samuel Pepys [Playford]Select ayres and dialoguesPrint: Book
1600-1699'Home, and at night had a chapter read; and I read prayers out of the Common Prayer book, the first time that ever I read prayers in this house. So to bed.'Samuel Pepys [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'Home, and at night had a chapter read; and I read prayers out of the Common Prayer book, the first time that ever I read prayers in this house. So to bed.'Samuel Pepys [n/a]Common Prayer BookPrint: Book
1600-1699'Up to my chamber to read a little, and write my Diary for three or four days past.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1600-1699'In the evening to the office, where I fell a-reading of Speeds geography for a while.'Samuel Pepys John SpeedA prospect of the most famous parts of the worldPrint: Book
1600-1699'And before supper I read part of the Maryan persecution in Mr Fuller.'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerThe church-history of BritainPrint: Book
1600-1699'And so home, where I fell to read "The fruitlesse precaution" (a book formerly recommended by Dr Clerke at sea to me), which I read in bed till I had made an end of it a...Samuel Pepys Paul ScarronThe Fruitlesse PrecautionPrint: Book


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