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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1600-1699'and I, before and after supper, to my Lute and Fullers "History", at which I stayed all alone in my Chamber till 12 at night; and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerThe church-history of BritainPrint: Book
1600-1699'At home I fell a-reading of Fullers "Church History" till it was late, and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerThe church-history of BritainPrint: Book
1600-1699'and all the day, as I was at leisure, I did read in Fuller's "Holy Warr" (which I have of late bought) and did try to make a Song...' Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerThe historie of the holy warrPrint: Book
1600-1699'Then to Pauls churchyard, and there I met with Dr: Fullers "Englands worthys" - the first time that I ever saw it; and so I sat down reading in it, till it was 2 a-clock...Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerHistory of the worthies of EnglandPrint: Book
1600-1699'My cold being increased, I stayed home all day, pleasing myself with my dining-room, now graced with pictures, and reading of Dr Fullers "Worthys".'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerHistory of the worthies of EnglandPrint: Book
1600-1699'At night fell to reading in the "Church History" of Fullers, and perticularly Cranmers letter to Queen Elizabeth, which pleases me mightly for his zeal, obedience and bo...Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerChurch-HistoryPrint: Book
1600-1699'Thence home and I spent most of the evening upon Fullers "Church History" and Barcklys "Argenis"; and so after supper to prayers and to bed'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerChurch HistoryPrint: Book
1600-1699'We spent the day in pleasant talk and company one with another (reading in Dr Fullers book what he says of the family of the cliffords and Kingsmils)'Samuel Pepys Thomas Fuller[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then home, and my wife and I to read in Fullers "Church History", and so to supper and to bed.'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerThe church-history of BritainPrint: Book
1600-1699'I home and there to read very good things in Fullers "Church History" and "Worthies", and so to supper'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerThe church-history of BritainPrint: Book
1600-1699'I home and there to read very good things in Fullers "Church History" and "Worthies", and so to supper'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerHistory of the worthies of EnglandPrint: Book
1600-1699'So to bed, with my mind cheery upon it; and lay long reading Hobbs his "liberty and necessity", and a little but a very shrewd piece.'Samuel Pepys Thomas HobbesOf libertie and necessitiePrint: Book
1600-1699'The afternoon, while Will is abroad, I spent in reading "The Spanish Gypsy", a play not very good, though commended much.'Samuel Pepys Thomas MiddletonThe Spanish GypsyPrint: Book
1600-1699'and then down to Woolwich Deptford to look after things...All the way down and up, reading of "The Mayor of Quinborough", a simple play.'Samuel Pepys Thomas MiddletonThe Mayor of QuinboroughPrint: Book
1600-1699'and then up and to my chamber with a good fire and there spent an hour on Morly's "Introduction to Music", a very good but inmethodical book.'Samuel Pepys Thomas MorelyA plaine and easie introduction to practicall musi...Print: Book
1600-1699'Thence to Brainford, reading "The Villaine" (a pretty good play) all the way.'Samuel Pepys Thomas PorterThe VillainePrint: Book
1600-1699'After he was gone, I fell a-reading "Cornelianum Dolium" till 11 a-clock at night, with great pleasure; and after that to bed.'Samuel Pepys Thomas RandolphCornelianum DoliumPrint: Book
1600-1699'Then we fell to reading of a book which I saw the other day at my Lord Sandwichs, entended for the late King, finely bound up - a treatise concerning the benefit the Hol...Samuel Pepys Tobias GentlemanEnglands way to win wealth... with a true relation...Print: Book
1600-1699'Thence home and examined a piece of Latin of Will's with my brother, and so to prayers and to bed.'Samuel Pepys Will Hewer[piece of Latin, practice translation probably]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'and so I left them with him and went with Mr Moore to Grayes Inne to his chamber, and there he showed me his old Cambdens "Brittannia", which I intended to buy of him an...Samuel Pepys William CamdenBritanniaPrint: Book


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