| Evidence: | 'But Lord, to see among the young commanders and Tho Killigrew and others that came, how unlike a burial this was, Obrian taking out some ballets from his pocket, which I read and the rest came about me to hear; and there very merry we were all, they being new ballets.' |
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| Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 15 May 1668 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | daytime | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: Lorimers Hall, Mooregate other location: at a funeral |
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| Reader: | Samuel Pepys |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 23 Feb 1633 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Clerk of the Acts, Admiralty |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Lord Brouncker, Commissioner of the Navy, and other naval officers |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | [unknown] |
| Title: | [street ballads] |
| Genre: | Poetry, Ephemera |
| Form of Text: | Print: Broadsheet, Handbill |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (private library) |
| Record ID: | 14901 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Samuel Pepys | |
| Editor: | Robert Latham | |
| Title: | The diary of Samuel Pepys | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1970 | |
| Vol: | 9 | |
| Page: | 200 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 9, p. 200, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=14901, accessed: 20 April 2024 | |
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