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Record 216

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
At night I read some of the lives and characters of the Ejected ministers in Dr Calamys account and was much affected with their piety, Zeal and steadiness[...] concluded with reading Mr Baxters Saints. Rest and prayer as usual.
Century: 1700-1799
Date: 8 Sep 1738
Country: England
Time: night
Place: location in dwelling: at home
   
Type of Experience (Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Type of Experience (Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

Reader:James Clegg
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1679
Socio-economic group: Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation: Presbyterian Minister and Doctor
Religion: Presbyterian
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Richard Baxter
Title: An abridgement of Mr Baxter's life and times. With
Genre: Other religious, Biography, Y
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 216  
Source - Print  
  Author: James Clegg
  Editor: n/a
  Title: The Diary of James Clegg of Chapel en le Frith 1708-1755 part 1
  Place of Publication: Matlock
  Date of Publication: 1978
  Vol: n/a
  Page: 41
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: James Clegg, The Diary of James Clegg of Chapel en le Frith 1708-1755 part 1 (Matlock, 1978), p. 41, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=216, accessed: 28 March 2024

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