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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'when I Came home, I read of the bible, wrought, and after dined'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'then I Came home and praied priuatly and reed of the bible'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'and then wrought and hard Mr Rhodes read of the principles of poperie out of one of their owne bookes'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'I wrought tell all most 5 a cloke, and hard Mr Rhodes read'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and, after, went about the house and reed a whill, and so went to bed'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'I went to supper, then I reed, and lastly went to bed'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praers I went about the house when I had reed of the bible'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'then went to priuat praer and reed a whill, and so went to bed'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'I went about tell supper time and reed of the Testement'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'But all this while, altho' now about Thirteen Years Old, I could not read; then thinking of the vast usefulness of reading, I bought me a Primer, and got now one, then a...Thomas Tryon [unknown][reading primer]Print: Book
1600-1699'[during his three years as a London apprentice castor-maker] I was mightily addicted to reading and Study; and tho' I was then engaged in a laborious trade and not allow...Thomas Tryon [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'[at Christmas, Easter and on other holidays, he] 'would be at Work or Study, whilst my Fellow-servants were abroad taking their Pleasure. I was then upon Astrolgy [sic],...Thomas Tryon [unknown][books on astrology]Print: Book
1600-1699'But besides Astrology, I read Books of Physick, and sereval [sic] other natural Sciences and Arts.'Thomas Tryon [unknown][books]Print: Book
1600-1699'the time others spent in the Coffee-house or Tavern, I spent in Reading, Writing, Musick, or some useful Imployment'Thomas Tryon [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'Janet Fraser . . . had gone out to the fields with a young female companion, and sat down to read the Bible . . . [Going to get a drink of water, she left] her Bible ope...Janet Fraser Bible - Book of IsaiahPrint: Book
1600-1699'they lent me Mr Gee's booke concerninge prayer; he was minister at Eccleston. And upon the 15th day, Tusday, I was readinge in his booke, and in consideracion of the man...Roger Lowe Edward GeeA Treatise of Prayer and of Divine Providence as r...Print: Book
1600-1699'I stayd till noone readinge in the Booke of Martirs'.Roger Lowe John FoxeBook of Martyrs Print: Book
1600-1699'I went into old William Hasleden's in Ashton; his wife was sicke and I read in the Practice of Pietie, and as I was reading she gave up the ghost.'Roger Lowe Lewis BaylyThe Practice of PietyPrint: Book
1600-1699'Whilst I was at home, I remember, my father would make mee read the Bible; which, through an eager desire of play, and that inbred corruption wherby I hated all things t...Isaac Archer The BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'When I was past the worst of my sicknes I would be almost continually reading the Bible or other books . . . I [would] studye hard to gett up what I had lost in the read...Isaac Archer The BiblePrint: Book


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