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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
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'So anon they went away and then I to read another play, "The Custome of the Country", which is a very poor one methinks.'Samuel Pepys John FletcherThe Custome of the CountryPrint: Book
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 so home, I reading all the way to make an end of "The Bondman" (which the oftener I read, the more I like), and begin "The Duchesse of Malfy", which seems a good pla...Samuel Pepys John WebsterThe Duchesse of MalfyPrint: Book
1600-1699'and so up to my wife and with great mirth read Sir W Davenents two speeches in dispraise of London and Paris, by way of reproach one to the other, and so to prayers and ...Samuel Pepys Sir DavenantThe first day's entertainment at Rutland House, by...Print: 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
1600-1699'but went home again by water, by the way reading of the other two stories that are in the book that I read last night, which I do not like so well as that.'Samuel Pepys Paul ScarronThe Fruitlesse PrecautionPrint: 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'I read to her out of the "History of Algiers", which is mighty pretty reading'Samuel Pepys John Davies [transl]The history of Algiers and its slaveryPrint: 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 so to my chamber and read the history of 88 in Speede, in order to my seeing the play thereof acted tomorrow at the King's House.'Samuel Pepys John SpeedThe history of Great BritainePrint: Book
1600-1699'and then to my chamber to read the true story in Speed of the Black Prince; and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys John SpeedThe history of Great BritainePrint: Book
1600-1699'To Westminster-hall and bought, among other books, one of the Life of our Queene. Which I read at home to my wife; but it was so sillily writ that we did nothing but lau...Samuel Pepys John DaunceyThe history of the thrice illustrious Princess Hen...Print: Book
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'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'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'This day I find in the news-Booke that Rogr. Pepys is chosen at Cambridge for the towne, the first place that we hear of to have made their choice yet.'Samuel Pepys [n/a]The Kingdomes IntelligencerPrint: Newspaper
1600-1699'This day in the news-booke, I find that my Lord Buckhurst and his fellows have printed their case as they did give in, upon examinacion, to a Justice of the peace.'Samuel Pepys [n/a]The Kingdomes IntelligencerPrint: Newspaper
1600-1699'I did this day, going by water, read the Answer to the "Apology for Papists", which did like me mightily, it being a thing as well writ as I think most things that ever ...Samuel Pepys William LloydThe late apology in behalf of the papists, reprint...Print: Book


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