Record Number: 2389
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
From thence he was sent to Eaton, where he was educated other six years, during all which time he was more than ordinarily studious and industrious; for when other boyes upon play-dayes took liverty for their sports and pastimes, he would be at his book, wherein he took more delight than others could finde in their Recreations, whereby he profited beyond many his equals.
Century:1500-1599
Date:Between 1 Nov 1589 and 31 Dec 1595
Country:England
Timedaytime
Place:city: Eaton
other location: at school
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1 Nov 1575
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:son of godly gentleman, and his mother the duaghter of a London merchant
Religion:Protestant
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unknown]
Genre:n/a
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:2389
Source:Samuel Clarke
Editor:n/a
Title:A collection of the lives of ten eminent divines famous in their generations for learning, prudence, piety, and painfulness in the work of the ministry
Place of Publication:n/a
Date of Publication:1662
Vol:n/a
Page:[95-6]
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Samuel Clarke, A collection of the lives of ten eminent divines famous in their generations for learning, prudence, piety, and painfulness in the work of the ministry, (1662), p. [95-6], http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2389, accessed: 22 April 2025
Additional Comments:
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