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Record Number: 11852


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'This day I read the King's speech to the parliament yesterday; which is very short and not very obliging, but only telling them his desire to have a power of indulging tender consciences, not that he will yield to have any mixture in the uniformity of Church discipline.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

19 Feb 1663

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

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


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



Text Being Read:

Author:

King Charles II

Title:

His Majesties gracious speech to both Houses of Parliament on Wednesday, February the 18th, 1662

Genre:

Other religious, Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Pamphlet

Publication Details

1662/ 1663

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

11852

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:

50

Additional Comments:

Co-editor William Matthews

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 4, p. 50, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=11852, accessed: 24 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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