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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 diner I went to work, and hard Mr Rhodes read of a sarmon booke'Richard Rhodes [unknown][sermon]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so, after priuat praers, I Reed a whill and so went to bed'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'when they were gone, I reed and wrett in my sarmon booke'Margaret Hoby [unknown][sermon]Print: Book
1600-1699'when I Came in, I wrought and reed tell 5 a cloke'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after diner, I went about a whill, hard Mr Rhodes Read, and then I went to priuat examenation and praier'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praier I did eate, read a whill, and then went to church'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after, I withdrew my selfe and reed of the bible and praied, and then went to dinner'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699A miscellany of verse, [St John's College, Cambridge, MS S.23] from about 1640, shows evidence of ownership and engagement with text in the form of various marginal annot...John Susan variousMiscellany of verseManuscript: Codex
1600-1699'After priuat praier I reed of the bible, and then I wrought tell allmost diner time'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'All but the times of my ordenarie exercises of praier and readinge I was busie takinge order for my going to london, and packinge of thinges'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praier I did read of the bible and then went about the house'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'then I reed of the bible, after praied and so went to diner'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'after dinner I talked with som strangers that Came to Mr Hoby, wrought, reed a sarmon'Margaret Hoby [unknown][sermon]Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praers I reed'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praers I reed of the bible, talked [with] some of my freindes, praied, and then went to diner'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'after I Came home I hard Mr Ardington Read of Grenhame vnto me'Mr Ardington Richard Greenham[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praier I reed of Mr Ardington's booke, and then did eate my breakfast'Margaret Hoby Ardington[unknown]Unknown
1600-1699'and at the Dukes, with great joy, I received the good news of the decrease of the plague this week to 70, and but 253 in all; which is the least Bill hath been known the...Samuel Pepys [n/a]Bill of mortalityPrint: Broadsheet, Handbill, Poster
1600-1699'I went therefore to Mr Boreman's for pastime, and stayed an hour or two, talking with him and reading a discourse about the River of Thames the reason of its being choke...Samuel Pepys [unknown][Discourse on the River Thames]Print: Unknown
1600-1699'He set me down at Mr Gawden's, where nobody yet come home... So I took a book and into the gardens and there walked and read till dark - with great pleasure'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book


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