| Evidence: | 'Here was mighty good discourse, as there is alway; and among other things, my Lord Crew did turn to a place in the "Life of Sir Ph. Sidny", wrote by Sir Fulke Grevill, which doth fortell the present condition of this nation in relation to the Dutch, to the degree of prophecy; and is so remarkable that I am resolved to buy one of them, it being quite through a good discourse.' |
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| Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 1 Jan 1668 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | afternoon: after dinner | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London | ||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | Lord Crew |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Religion: | Presbyterian |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Samuel Pepys, John Browne (Clerk of the House of Lords and Crew's brother in law) and John Crew (Crew's second son) |
| Additional comments: | father of Sandwich |
| Author: | Sir Fulke Greville |
| Title: | Life of the renowned Sir Phillip Sidney |
| Genre: | History, Biography |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 1652? |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 14885 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Samuel Pepys | |
| Editor: | Robert Latham | |
| Title: | The diary of Samuel Pepys | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1970 | |
| Vol: | 9 | |
| Page: | 1 | |
| Additional comments: | Co-editor William Matthews |
| Citation: | Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 9, p. 1, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=14885, accessed: 04 December 2023 | |
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