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Record 12202

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
She 'alledged many Scriptures, which she had never read, but only tumbling and tossing over the Bible ... Shee had a custome in tumbling over of the Bible, to put her finger suddenly upon some one verse as it hit; saying, now whatsoever my finger is upon, is just my case, whatsoever it bee.'
Century: 1500-1599, 1600-1699
Date: Between 1 Jan 1585 and 1 Jan 1625
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: city: Esher and London
location in dwelling: indoors
   
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:Joan Drake
Age Unknown
Gender Female
Date of Birth 1585
Socio-economic group: Gentry
Occupation: n/a
Religion: Protestant
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author:
Title: Bible
Genre: Bible
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 12202  
Source - Print  
  Author: n/a
  Editor: n/a
  Title: Trodden down strength, by the God of strength
  Place of Publication: London
  Date of Publication: 1646
  Vol: n/a
  Page: n/a
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: 'Heart On-hi' (possibly John Hart or Jasper Heartwell) , Trodden down strength, by the God of strength (London, 1646), p. n/a, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=12202, accessed: 29 April 2024

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