Record Number: 11645
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'So to Pauls churchyard and there bought "Montelion", which this year doth not prove so good as the last was; and so after reading it, I burned it. After reading of that and the Comedy of "The Rump", which is also very silly, I went to bed.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:10 Nov 1660
Country:England
Timeevening: before bed
Place:city: London
specific address: Seething Lane
location in dwelling: home
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:23 Feb 1633
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Admiralty
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Montelion, the prophetical almanac for the year 1661
Genre:Astrology / alchemy / occult
Form of Text:Print: Pamphlet, almanac
Publication Details1660
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:11645
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:1
Page:288-289
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1970), 1, p. 288-289, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11645, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
None