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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1600-1699'and the Duke of York and Wren and I, it being now candle-light, into the Duke of York's closet in White-hall and there read over this paper of my Lord Keeper's; wherein ...Samuel Pepys [unknown][paper on the faults of the Navy]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'Up and by water with Mr Tooker (to Woolwich first, to do several businesses of the King's); and then on board Captain Fisher's ship, which we hire to carry goods to Tang...Samuel Pepys [Captain] [Fisher?][papers]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'but he showed me a bill which hath been read in the House making all breakng of bulk for the time to come felony; but it is a foolish Act and will do no great matter'Samuel Pepys [unknown][parliamentary bill]Print: Pamphlet
1600-1699'So home; and no sooner come but Sir W. Warren comes to me to bring me a paper of Fields (with whom we have lately had a great deal of trouble at the office), being a bit...Samuel Pepys Fields[petition]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'and I read the petty-warrants all the day till late at night, that I was very weary, and troubled to have my private business of my office stopped to attend this - but m...Samuel Pepys [unknown][petty-warrants]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'Thence home and examined a piece of Latin of Will's with my brother, and so to prayers and to bed.'Samuel Pepys Will Hewer[piece of Latin, practice translation probably]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'While my wife dressed herself, Creed and I walked out to see what play was acted today, and we find it "The Sleighted mayde".'Samuel Pepys [unknown][playbill]Print: Advertisement, Broadsheet, Poster, playbill
1600-1699'So stayed within all day, reading of two or three good plays.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][plays]Print: Book
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'This day I read a proclamacion for calling in and commanding everybody to apprehend my Lord Bristoll.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][proclamation]Print: Broadsheet, Handbill, Poster
1600-1699'to my office and there made an end of reading my book that I have had of Mr Barlows, of the Journall of the Comissioners of the Navy who begun to act in the year 1618 an...Samuel Pepys [unknown][Report of the proceedings of the commission of 16...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 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'I presented our report about Carcasse to the Duke of York, and did afterwards read it, with that success that the Duke of York was for punishing him, not only with turni...Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys[report on the case of Mr Carcasse]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'and then up about 7 and to White-hall, where read over my report to Lord Arlington and Berkely and then afterward at the Council Board, with great good liking'Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys[Report]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'and then up about 7 and to White-hall, where read over my report to Lord Arlington and Berkely and then afterward at the Council Board, with great good liking'Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys[Report]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'So to the office till 10 at night upon business, and numbering and examining part of my Sea=manuscript with great pleasure - my wife sitting working by me.'Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys[Sea Manuscript]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'and so to the office again and made an end of examining the other of Mr Hollands books about the Navy, with which I am much contented'Samuel Pepys John Holland[second discourse on Naval administration]Print: Book
1600-1699'staying a little in Paul's churchyard at the forreigne booksellers, looking over some Spanish books and with much ado keeping myself from laying out money there'Samuel Pepys [unknown][Spanish books]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then through Bedlam (calling by the way at an old bookseller's, and there fell into looking over Spanish books and pitched upon some, till I thought of my oath when ...Samuel Pepys [unknown][Spanish books]Print: Book


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