Record Number: 14092
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Up, and to the office - where, among other businesses, Mr Evelyn's proposition about public Infirmarys was read and agreed on, he being there.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:20 Feb 1666
Country:England
Timemorning
Place:city: London
specific address: Whitehall
other location: at the office
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Listener: 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
Read aloud but unsure by whom. Others, apart from Pepys, were present, but the only other named was the author, John Evelyn, Commissioner of the sick and wounded.
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[proposition about public infirmaries]
Genre:Medicine
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:14092
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1972
Vol:7
Page:49
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1972), 7, p. 49, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=14092, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
None