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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1600-1699'After I was readie I praied, then reed of the bible and an other good book, and after 10 a cloke...'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'took a lector, reed of the testament, praied with Mr Rhodes'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'Everything in the Bible that was at all perplexing was turned into a stumbling-block, and came before me, not only during the reading of the Scriptures but at all times....Eliazbeth Missing Sewell [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Elizabeth Barrett to Thomas Westwood, 26 December 1843: 'Although I have read rather widely the divinity of the Greek Fathers [...] & have of course informed myself ...Elizabeth Barrett BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'and then I went againe to the church, and, after, I reed of the testement'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'and then I reed of the Testemente and so to supper, then to publeck praers, and so to bed'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I tried the reading powers of Walter & Godfrey with a chapter in the testament, both of the boys have lost their front teeth & were not able to speak plai...Castieau children [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praers I did eate, tooke a lector, reed of the bible and testement, and then dined'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'after, I reed of the bible, went about the house, praied, and after dined'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'after priuat praier and reading of the bible I did eate: then I hard M. Doman read'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praier I did read of the bible, then wret in my sermon book'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'took order for dimer, reed of the bible, walked abroad'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'after, I wrett Certaine thinges in my sermon book and did read of the bible, praied, and then dined'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praers in the morninge I reed of the bible, and so dined'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'after, I wrought, and hard Mr Rhodes read of the bible tell diner time: then I wrought, and walked a whill, and after hard him read'Richard Rhodes [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praier I did break my fast, read of the bible, walked to my workmen'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praier I did eate, then dressed my patients, reed of the bible, and then saluted some strangers'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'after, I sung a psalme with some of the saruants and, lastly, reed a chapter, praied, and so went to bed'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'when I had talked a whill and hard Mr Rhodes read 2 chapters of the Testement, I went to priuat praers and so to bed'Richard Rhodes [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'reed of the bible, and after returned to priuat medetation and praier'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book


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