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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1600-1699'and there fitted myself and took a hackney-coah I hired (it being a very cold and fowle day) to Woolwich, all the way reading in a good book touching the Fishery; and th...Samuel Pepys [unknown]Ichthyothera; or the royal trade of fishing [proba...Print: Book
1600-1699'and there fitted myself and took a hackney-coah I hired (it being a very cold and fowle day) to Woolwich, all the way reading in a good book touching the Fishery; and th...Samuel Pepys John HerneThe law of charitable uses, wherein the statute of...Print: Book
1600-1699'Going out of the gate, an ordinary woman prayed me to give her room to London; which I did, but spoke not to her all the way, but read as long as I could see my book aga...Samuel Pepys John HerneThe law of charitable uses, wherein the statute of...Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home and with her [wife] all the evening, reading and at musique with my boy, with great pleasure; and so to supper, prayers and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'So home to dinner and then to my chamber to read Ben Johnson's "Cateline", a very excellent piece.'Samuel Pepys Ben JonsonCatelinePrint: Book
1600-1699'Then home to dinner; and after dinner to read in Rushworths "Collections" about the charge against the late Duke of Buckingham, in order to the fitting me to speak and u...Samuel Pepys John RushworthHistorical CollectionsPrint: Book
1600-1699'Before I went to bed, I sat up till 2 a-clock in my chamber, reading of Mr Hooke's "Microscopicall Observacions", the most ingenious book that I ever read in my life.'Samuel Pepys Robert HookeMicrographia [?]Print: Book
1600-1699'I sat down and read over the Bishop of Chichesters sermon upon the anniversary of the King's death - much cried up but methinks a mean sermon.'Samuel Pepys Dr Henry KingA sermon preached the 30th of January...1664Print: Book
1600-1699'and by and by comes a letter from Mr Coventry's own hand to him; which he never opened (which was a strange thing) but did give it me to open and read, and consider what...Samuel Pepys Sir William Coventry[letter]Manuscript: Letter
1600-1699'This day the News-book (upon Mr Moores showing Lestrange Captain Ferrers letter) did do my Lord Sandwich great right as to the late victory.'Samuel Pepys [n/a]The NewesPrint: Newspaper
1600-1699'at night home to look over my new books, and so late to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'I met this noon with Dr Burnett, who told me, and I find in the news-book this week that he posted upon the Change, that whoever did spread that report that instead of t...Samuel Pepys [n/a]The IntelligencerPrint: Newspaper
1600-1699'and so we set out for Chatham - in my way overtaking some company, wherein was a lady, very pretty, riding single, her husband in company with her. We fell into talk, an...Samuel Pepys [unknown][copy of verses]Print: Unknown
1600-1699'At night home and supped; and after reading a little in Cowley's poems, my head being disturbed overmuch with business today, I to bed.'Samuel Pepys Abraham Cowley[poems]Print: Book
1600-1699'At night to read, being weary with this day's great work.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and after supper to read melancholy alone, and then to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'And so home to supper; and after reading a good while in the Kings "works", which is a noble book - to bed.'Samuel Pepys [King] [Charles I]The workes of Charles IPrint: Book
1600-1699'Thence to Brainford, reading "The Villaine" (a pretty good play) all the way.'Samuel Pepys Thomas PorterThe VillainePrint: Book
1600-1699'Up, and walked to Greenwich reading a play, and to the office'Samuel Pepys [unknown][a play]Print: Book
1600-1699'Here I saw this week's Bill of Mortality, wherein, blessed be God, there is above 1800 decrease, being the first considerable decrease we have had.'Samuel Pepys [n/a]Bill of MortalityPrint: Broadsheet, Handbill, Poster


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