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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1600-1699'All evening at my book; and so to supper and to bed.'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerThe church-history of BritainPrint: Book
1600-1699'all morning at the office finishing my letter to Sir Rob Brookes, which I did with great content; and yet at noon, when I came home to dinner, I read it over again after...Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys[letter to Sir Robert Brookes]Manuscript: Letter
1600-1699'And a little to my Lord Chancellors, where the King and Cabinet met, and there met Mr Brisband, with whom good discourse; to White-hall towards night, and there he did l...Samuel Pepys Andrew MarvellThird Advice to a paynterManuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'and after Dinner down alone by water to Depford, reading "Duchess of Malfy", the play, which is pretty good - and there did some business'Samuel Pepys John WebsterThe Duchess of MalfyPrint: Book
1600-1699'And after dinner to the Change a little and then to Whitehall, where anon the Duke of York came and a Committee we had of Tanger; where I read over my rough draft of the...Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys[contract]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'And after dinner up and read part of the new play of "The Five houres adventures"; which though I have seen it twice, yet I never did admire or understand it enough - it...Samuel Pepys Samuel TuckThe Adventures of five houresPrint: Book
1600-1699'and after dinner, with my wife and Mercer and Jane by water all the afternoon as high up as Moreclacke, with great pleasure, and a fine day - reading over the second par...Samuel Pepys Sir William DavenantThe Seige of RhodesPrint: Book
1600-1699'And after having been there so long, I away to my boat, and up with it as far as Barne Elmes, reading of Mr Eveling's late new book against Solitude, in which I do not f...Samuel Pepys John EvelynPublick enjoyment and an active life ... prefer's ...Print: Book
1600-1699'and after supper to read a ridiculous nonsensical book set out by Will Pen for the Quakers; but so full of nothing but nonsense that I was ashamed to read in it.'Samuel Pepys William PennTruth exalted; in a short, but sure, testimony aga...Print: Book
1600-1699'and after supper to read melancholy alone, and then to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and after supper, to read a lecture to my wife upon the globes, and so to prayers and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][lecture on the globes]Print: 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'and at noon all of us to Kent's at the Three Tun tavern and there dined well at Mr Gawden's charge. There the constable of the parish did show us the picklocks and dice ...Samuel Pepys [unknown][table-book]Manuscript: table-book
1600-1699'and at the Dukes, with great joy, I received the good news of the decrease of the plague this week to 70, and but 253 in all; which is the least Bill hath been known the...Samuel Pepys [n/a]Bill of mortalityPrint: Broadsheet, Handbill, Poster
1600-1699'and away home myself, and there to read again and sup with Gibson; and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: 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 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'And by and by to Sir W. Batten, and there he and I and J. Mennes and W. Penn did read and sign with great liking'Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys[report on the case of Mr Carcasse]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'And by coach home, where I spent the evening in reading Stillingfleetes defence of the Archbishop, that part about Purgatory, a point I had never considered before what ...Samuel Pepys Edward StillingfleetA rational account of the grounds of Protestant re...Print: Book
1600-1699'And coming back I spent reading of the book of warrants of our office in the first Dutch war, and do find that my letters and warrants and method will be found another-g...Samuel Pepys [unknown][book of warrants in Cromwell's war, 1652-4]Manuscript: Unknown


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