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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1600-1699'and then abroad by water to White-hall and to Westminster-hall and there bought the first news-books of Lestrange's writing, he beginning this week; and makes methink bu...Samuel Pepys [Robert] [L'Estrange]The IntelligencerPrint: Newspaper
1600-1699'and then by water down to Greenwich and thence walked to Woolwich, all the way reading Playfords "Introduction to Musique", wherein are some things very pretty.'Samuel Pepys John PlayfordA brief introduction to the skill of musickPrint: Book
1600-1699'And then came home with us Sir W. Pen and drank with us and then went away; and my wife after him to see his daughter that is lately come out of Ireland. I stayed at hom...Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then did get Sir W. Batten, J. Mennes and W. Penn together, and read it [Pepys's report on the case of Mr Carcasse] over with all the many papers relating to the bus...Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys[report on the case of Mr Carcasse]Manuscript: Unknown
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 home and read an hour, to make an end of Potters discourse of the Number 666, which I like all along, but his close is most excellent; and whether it be right o...Samuel Pepys Francis PotterAn interpretation of the Number 666Print: Book
1600-1699'and then home and to my chamber to read'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then home to my chamber to read and write; and then to supper and to bed.' Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then home to my wife, who is not well with her cold, and sat and read [a] piece of "Grand Cyrus" in English by her'Samuel Pepys Madeleine de ScuderiArtamene, ou Le grand CyrusPrint: Book
1600-1699'and then home to read the lives of Henry the 5th and 6th, very fine, in Speede; and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys John SpeedThe history of Great BritainePrint: Book
1600-1699'and then home to supper and read a little, and to bed.'Samuel Pepys unknown[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then home to supper and then to read the late printed discourse of Witches by a member of Gresham College, and then to bed - the discourse being well writ in good st...Samuel Pepys Joseph GlanvillSome philosophical considerations touching the bei...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'and then I begin to read to my wife upon the globes, with great pleasure and to good purpose, for it will be pleasant to her and to me to have her understand those thing...Samuel Pepys [unknown][on the globes]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then I home to supper, and to read a little and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then I to my office and read my vowes seriously and with content; and so home to supper, to prayers, and to bed.' Samuel Pepys [unknown][vowes]Print: BookUnknown
1600-1699'And then I up to my chamber to read.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'And then met my uncle Thomas by appointment, and he and I to the Prearogative Office in Paternoster Row and there searched and found my Uncle Day's will and read it over...Samuel Pepys John Day[Will]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'And then met my uncle Thomas by appointment, and he and I to the Prearogative Office in Paternoster Row and there searched and found my Uncle Day's will and read it over...Samuel Pepys Beatrice Day[Will]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'and then they parted and I to my chamber, where I did read through "L'escholle des Filles"; a lewd book, but what doth me no wrong to read for information sake (but it d...Samuel Pepys Michel MillotL'escolle des filles, ou La philosophie des dames,...Print: Book


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