Evidence: | 'After dinner away home, Mr Brisband along with me as far as the Temple; and there looked upon a new book, set out by one Rycault, secretary to my Lord Winchelsea, of the policy and customs of the Turkes, which is it seems much cried up - but I could not stay' |
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Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
Date: | 16 Oct 1666 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | afternoon: after dinner | ||||||||||
Place: | city: London other location: at a bookshop at Temple |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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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: | Paul Rycault |
Title: | The present state of the Ottoman Empire By Paul Rycault, Esq. secretary to his Excellency the Earl of Winchilsea, Embassadour Extraordinary for His Majesty Charles the Second etc. to Sultan Mahomet Han the Fourth, Emperour of the Turks |
Genre: | Geography / Travel, Politics |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | read in situ |
Record ID: | 14268 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Samuel Pepys | |
Editor: | Robert Latham | |
Title: | The diary of Samuel Pepys | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1972 | |
Vol: | 7 | |
Page: | 326 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1972), 7, p. 326, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=14268, accessed: 29 March 2024 |
Pepys later bought this book on 8 April 1667 |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)