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Record Number: 12259


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Thence back by water to Captain Cockes, and there he and I spent a great deal of the evening, as we had done the day, reading and discoursing over part of Mr Stillingfleete's "Origines Saacrae", wherein many things are very good - and some frivolous.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

12 Nov 1665

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: London
location in dwelling: at the lodgings of Captain Cockes

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Samuel Pepys

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

26 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

Captain Cockes [George Cocke]


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Edward Stillingfleete

Title:

Origines Sacrae, or A rational account of the grounds of Christian faith, as to the truth and divine authority of the scriptures

Genre:

Other religious, Philosophy

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1663

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

12259

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Pepys

Editor:

Robert Latham

Title:

The diary of Samuel Pepys

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1971

Vol:

6

Page:

297

Additional Comments:

Co-editor William Matthews

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1971), 6, p. 297, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=12259, accessed: 24 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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