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Record Number: 14866


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'By and by I got him to read part of my Lord Cooke's chapter of Treason, which is mighty well worth reading and doth inform me in many things; and for aught I see, it is useful to know what these crimes are.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

15 Nov 1667

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: London
location in dwelling: at home of Samuel Pepys

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

passive in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Henry Moore

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

lawyer, officer of Lord Sandwich's household

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

probably Samuel Pepys


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Sir Edward Coke

Title:

Institutes of the laws of England

Genre:

Law

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1660-1664

Provenance

borrowed (private library)
from Samuel Pepys


Source Information:

Record ID:

14866

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Pepys

Editor:

Robert Latham

Title:

The diary of Samuel Pepys

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1970

Vol:

8

Page:

531

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 8, p. 531, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=14866, accessed: 01 May 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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