| Evidence: | 'Thence walked with Mr Coventry to St James's and there spent by his desire the whole morning reading of some old Navy books given him of old Sir John Cookes by the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury that now is; wherein the order that was observed in the Navy then, above what it is now, is very observable, and fine things we did observe in our reading.' |
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| Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 13 Jun 1664 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | morning daytime |
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| Place: | city: London specific address: St James's Palace |
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| 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, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | [unknown] |
| Title: | [books about the Navy] |
| Genre: | History, Reference / General works |
| Form of Text: | Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | read in situ |
| Record ID: | 12110 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Samuel Pepys | |
| Editor: | Robert Latham | |
| Title: | The diary of Samuel Pepys | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1971 | |
| Vol: | 5 | |
| Page: | 177 | |
| Additional comments: | co-editor William Matthews |
| Citation: | Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1971), 5, p. 177, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=12110, accessed: 26 April 2024 | |
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