Record Number: 14934
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'and then he to read to me the "Life of Archbishopp Laud", wrote by D. Heylin; which is a shrowd book, but that which I believe will do the Bishop in general no great good, but hurt - it pleads for so much Popish.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:16 Sep 1668
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: London
location in dwelling: at the home of Samuel Pepys
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
passive in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Clerk to Samuel Pepys in the Navy Office
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Samuel Pepys
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Cyprianus Anglicus, or The history of the life and death of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury
Genre:Other religious, History, Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1668
Provenanceborrowed (private library)
Source Information:
Record ID:14934
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:8
Page:308
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1970), 8, p. 308, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=14934, accessed: 05 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None