| Evidence: | 'Thence by coach, and falling by the way at my bookseller's for a book, writ about twenty years ago in prophecy of this year coming on, 1666, explaining it to be the mark of the beast. I home and there fell to reading, and then to supper and to bed.' |
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| Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 18 Feb 1666 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London location in dwelling: at home |
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| Reader: | Samuel Pepys |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 23 Feb 1633 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Admiralty, Clerk of the Acts |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Francis Potter |
| Title: | An interpretation of the number 666 |
| Genre: | Astrology / alchemy / occult |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 1642 |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 14091 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Samuel Pepys | |
| Editor: | Robert Latham | |
| Title: | The diary of Samuel Pepys | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1972 | |
| Vol: | 7 | |
| Page: | 46-47 | |
| Additional comments: | Co-editor William Matthews |
| Citation: | Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1972), 7, p. 46-47, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=14091, accessed: 22 May 2013 | |
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