Record Number: 2412
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
At twelve years old he was so affected with the study of Chronology and Antiquity, that, reading over Sleidans Book of the four Empires, and some other Authors, he drew forth an exact Series of the times wherein each eminent person lived;
Century:1500-1599
Date:Between 4 Jan 1592 and 4 Jan 1593
Country:Ireland
Timen/a
Place:city: Dublin
other location: at grammar school
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:4 Jan 1580
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:son of lawyer
Religion:Protestant
Country of Origin:Ireland
Country of Experience:Ireland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Book of the Four Empires
Genre:Classics, History
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:2412
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
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Page:[192]
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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. [192], http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2412, accessed: 22 April 2025
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