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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1600-1699'and then to the office and there examining my Copy of Mr Hollands book till 10 at night; and so home to supper and bed.'Samuel Pepys John Holland[discourse on Naval administration]Print: Book
1600-1699'I went therefore to Mr Boreman's for pastime, and stayed an hour or two, talking with him and reading a discourse about the River of Thames the reason of its being choke...Samuel Pepys [unknown][Discourse on the River Thames]Print: Unknown
1600-1699'and so W. Penn and Lord Brouncker and I at the lodging of the latter to read over our new draft of the victualler's contract'Samuel Pepys [unknown][draft of the victualler's contract]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'And so to the Chapel and there saw, among other things, Sir H. Wottons stone, with this Epitaph - "Hic Jacet primus hujus Sententiae Author. Disputandi pruritus fit ...Samuel Pepys [unknown][epitaph on memorial stone]Manuscript: Graffito
1600-1699'And God forgive me, did spent it in reading some little French Romances.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][French Romances]Print: Book
1600-1699'and I home and stayed there all day within - having found Mr Moore, who stayed with me till at night, talking and reading some good books.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][Good books]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so walked to Stepny and spent my time in the churchyard looking over the gravestones, expecting when the company would come'Samuel Pepys [n/a][gravestones]Manuscript: Graffito
1600-1699'At night Mr Moore came and sat with me, and there I took a book and he did instruct me in many law=notions, in which I took great pleasure.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][law book?]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'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'This evening comes Mr Billup to me to read over Mr Wren's alterations of my draft of a letter for the Duke of York to sign, to the board; which I like mighty well, they ...Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys[letter with corrections by Matthew Wren]Manuscript: Letter
1600-1699'This night Tom came to show me a civil letter sent him from his mistress.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][letter]Manuscript: Letter
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'Walked to St James and Pell Mell, and read over with Sir W. Coventry my long letter to the Duke of York and what the Duke of York hath from mine wrote to the board; wher...Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys[letter]Manuscript: Letter
1600-1699'to Sir W. Coventry, and there read over my yesterday's work; being a collection of the perticulars of the excess in charge created by a war - with good content.'Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys[manuscript on naval expenses]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'This day Mrs Turner did lend me, as a rarity, a manuscript of one of Mr Wells, writ long ago, teaching the method of building a ship; which pleases me mightily. I was at...Samuel Pepys John Wells[manuscript on ship building]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'Here the Duke, among other things, did bring out a book, of great antiquity, of some of the customs of the Navy about 100 years since, which he did lend us to read and d...Samuel Pepys James Humphrey[MS Collections]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'he and I all the afternoon to read over our office letters, to see what matter can be got for our advantage or disadvantage therein'Samuel Pepys [n/a][office letters]Manuscript: Letter
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 there to Mr Wren at his chamber at White-hall ... And there he and I did read over my paper that I have with so much labour drawn up about the several answers of the...Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys[paper on naval business]Manuscript: Unknown


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