Record Number: 11972

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Thence by water to Chelsy, all the way reading a little book I bought of Improvement of trade, a pretty book and many things useful in it.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

27 May 1663

Country:

England

Time

daytime

Place:

city: London
other location: boat (taxi) on Thames

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Samuel Fortrey

Title:

Englands interest and improvement consisting in the increase of...trade [or] Short notes and observations drawn from the present decaying condition of this kingdom in point of trade

Genre:

Social Science, economics

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

"Englands interest" published 1663, "Short notes" published 1662

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

11972

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Pepys

Editor:

Robert Latham

Title:

The diary of Samuel Pepys

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1970

Vol:

4

Page:

160

Additional Comments:

Co-editor William Matthews

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1970), 4, p. 160, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11972, accessed: 10 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

None