| Evidence: | 'and then home and got my wife to read to me again in "The Nepotisme", which is very pleasant, and so to supper and to bed.' |
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| Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 27 Apr 1669 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London location in dwelling: at home |
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| Reader: | Elizabeth Pepys |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 23 Oct 1640 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | wife of 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) |
Samuel Pepys, her husband |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Gregorio Leti |
| Title: | Il nipotismo di Roma: or The history of the Popes nephews from the time of Sixtus the IV to the death of the last Pope Alexander the VII. In two parts. Written originally in Italian, in the year 1667 and Englished by W.A. |
| Genre: | Other religious, History |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 1669, translated by W. Aglionby |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 15021 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Samuel Pepys | |
| Editor: | Robert Latham | |
| Title: | The diary of Samuel Pepys | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1970 | |
| Vol: | 8 | |
| Page: | 535 | |
| Additional comments: | Co-editor William Matthews |
| Citation: | Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 8, p. 535, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=15021, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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