Record Number: 14934

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'and then he to read to me the "Life of Archbishopp Laud", wrote by D. Heylin; which is a shrowd book, but that which I believe will do the Bishop in general no great good, but hurt - it pleads for so much Popish.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

16 Sep 1668

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: London
location in dwelling: at the home of Samuel Pepys

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

passive in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Richard Gibson

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Clerk to Samuel Pepys in the Navy Office

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

Samuel Pepys

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Peter Heylyn

Title:

Cyprianus Anglicus, or The history of the life and death of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury

Genre:

Other religious, History, Biography

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1668

Provenance

borrowed (private library)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

14934

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Pepys

Editor:

Robert Latham

Title:

The diary of Samuel Pepys

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1970

Vol:

8

Page:

308

Additional Comments:

Co-editor William Matthews

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1970), 8, p. 308, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=14934, accessed: 25 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None