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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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Robert Parsons

  

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Robert Persons (or Parsons) : [unknown]

'But the Mother ... coming one Morning early into her Chamber, she found her Reading in a Book in Bed, at which the Daughter being surprized, let it fall into the Bed, and denied that she was Reading, or had any Book, but upon search, it was found to be a Book wrote by Parsons the Jesuit; which so startled the Mother, that upon Searching the Daughter's Closet afterwards, she found other Popish Books ...

Century: 1600-1699     Reader/Listener/Group: Ann Ketelbey      Print: Book

  

Robert Parsons : Bunny's Resolution

'A poor day-labourer in the town ... had an old torn book which he lent my father, which was called "Bunny's Resolution"... And in the reading of this book (when I was about fifteen years of age) it pleased God to awaken my soul... And about that time it pleased God that a poor pedlar came to the door that had ballads and some good books; and my father bought of him Dr. Sib's "Bruised Reed". This I also read."

Century: 1600-1699     Reader/Listener/Group: Richard Baxter      Print: Book

  

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