| Evidence: | 'went to Westminster-hall and there bought Mr Grant's book of observations upon the weekly bills of Mortality - which appear to me, upon first sight, to be very pretty.' |
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| Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 24 Mar 1662 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | afternoon daytime |
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| Place: | city: London | ||||||||||
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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: | 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: | John Graunt |
| Title: | Natural and political observations... made upon the bills of mortality |
| Genre: | Medicine |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 1662 |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 11788 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Samuel Pepys | |
| Editor: | Robert Latham | |
| Title: | The diary of Samuel Pepys | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1970 | |
| Vol: | 3 | |
| Page: | 52 | |
| Additional comments: | Co-editor William Matthews |
| Citation: | Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 3, p. 52, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=11788, accessed: 08 December 2023 | |
| unsure if he looked over book before buying it, or had a quick glance through after purchase |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)