And, I should have said... the survey is entirely anonymous! ... -- Phil Gyford http://www.gyford.com/...
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Phil Gyford
gyford
Feb 26, 2011 2:04 pm
I forgot to post this to the mailing list yesterday, when it appeared on the site, sorry. It'd be best to read it on the site, as there are graphs to see... ...
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robinsonmf
Feb 26, 2011 5:23 pm
Scarburgh, Sir Charles (1615–1694), physician and natural philosopher, son of Edmund Scarburgh, gentleman, of the parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields, and...
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robinsonmf
Feb 27, 2011 5:24 am
Child, Sir Josiah, first baronet (bap. 1631, d. 1699), economic writer and merchant, was baptized at St Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange, London, on 27 February...
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terry foreman
thforeman
Feb 27, 2011 3:01 pm
Michael, Very much on topic. Again! Did you or Phil submit a request to oxforddnb.com<http://www.oxforddnb.com/public/lotw/>for a PepysDiary Person Per Week?!...
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Richard Histon
rhiston
Feb 27, 2011 4:02 pm
No sure if it has been mentioned, but the website was featured this weekend on the BBC's weekly Click TV program, usually on the 24 hour BBC news channel. This...
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Phil Gyford
gyford
Feb 27, 2011 4:57 pm
Thanks for that Richard - I wasn't aware of that. Those of you in the UK can see it here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00z8dnj/Click_26_02_2011/ Skip...
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Susan Thomas
susan.thomas@...
Feb 28, 2011 12:01 am
Many thanks for this MR. A fascinating read, but Child is someone I would not have wanted to know nor have financial dealings with. Reminds me rather of some...
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Phil Gyford
gyford
Mar 5, 2011 4:29 pm
I just posted the relevant clip of the show on YouTube, and put it on 'Site News': http://www.pepysdiary.com/about/archive/2011/03/05/12279.php Here's the...
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terry foreman
thforeman
Mar 5, 2011 5:54 pm
Sweet. "Phil Gyford" needs some love too....
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Todd Bernhardt
beat_town
Mar 5, 2011 9:32 pm
Yay! Jeannine, I figure you have 14 minutes, 56 seconds of fame left... ;-) -Todd ... From: Phil Gyford <lists@...> Subject: Re: [pepysdiary]...
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Susan Thomas
susan.thomas@...
Mar 6, 2011 4:31 am
Thanks for this! Good fun! A.S. ... --...
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Phil Gyford
gyford
Mar 9, 2011 10:14 am
Hi, The question I get emailed most often via the site is people asking about a particular edition of the diary they've bought or been given. Usually it's...
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robinsonmf
Mar 12, 2011 3:38 pm
Cutler, Sir John (1607/8-1693), merchant and financier, was the son of Thomas Cutler, a member of the Grocers' Company. Early in his career he abandoned...
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terry foreman
thforeman
Mar 17, 2011 5:12 pm
This is Diary "history," as it were, but the DNB feature article on The great fire of Londonis a good read. (It features the familiar 1666 portrait of Pepys.)...
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robinsonmf
Mar 20, 2011 10:25 am
Of Blood Transfusions and Beastliness By Emily Anthes Posted: March 16, 2011 The attendees at January's ScienceOnline conference walked away with some great...
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terry foreman
thforeman
Mar 20, 2011 6:24 pm
Glad to hear about this book, Michael. Evidently Anthes found the thorniest moral issue struggled with by the 17th century transfusers both in England and in...
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Phil Gyford
gyford
Mar 29, 2011 9:35 am
http://www.pepysdiary.com/about/archive/2011/03/29/12345.php Contribute a summary or two You’ve no doubt noticed that many of the little pop-up descriptions...
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Todd Bernhardt
beat_town
Mar 29, 2011 10:21 am
Phil, is there a strict character limit for how long the summary can be? Thanks. ... From: Phil Gyford <lists@...> Subject: [pepysdiary] Site News:...
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Phil Gyford
gyford
Mar 29, 2011 10:41 am
Not really - but up to around 50 words is probably plenty, going by some of those already in use. Of course, it can be shorter if there's not much to say! ... ...
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robinsonmf
Mar 29, 2011 12:24 pm
Anyone walking back from church in Brampton on Sunday, June 16 1667 may have looked over a hedge and seen Samuel Pepys' wife, Elizabeth, and her father-in-law,...
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Phil Gyford
gyford
Mar 29, 2011 12:54 pm
Interesting, thanks. I found the property listing which has a couple more pictures: ...
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Todd Bernhardt
beat_town
Mar 29, 2011 3:21 pm
This has been on the market for years, yes? ... From: Phil Gyford <lists@...> Subject: Re: [pepysdiary] Pepys's Brampton House for sale -- subject to...
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terry foreman
thforeman
Mar 29, 2011 3:33 pm
Is this a fund-raiser? ... Is this a fund-raiser? On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 9:21 AM, Todd Bernhardt < beat_town@... > wrote: This has been on the market...
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robinsonmf
Apr 1, 2011 6:09 am
Armstrong, Archibald [Archy] (d. 1672), court fool, was born of Scottish parents, perhaps at Arthuret in Cumberland or Langholm, Roxburghshire; his father...
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terry foreman
thforeman
Apr 1, 2011 1:54 pm
"Apologies, not directly Pepysian, but could not resist given the job description and the day." You are in good company: the DNB online....
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atlantic_man
Apr 9, 2011 5:06 am
Hello, In doing some family research and have found that Richard Cocke of Henrico, Virginia, circa 1627, is said to have been related to Captain Cocke....
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robinsonmf
Apr 15, 2011 1:33 am
Lessons from 10 years of Pepys's diaries online Cory Doctorow at 2:18 AM Thursday, Apr 14, 2011 For ten years, Phil Gyford has been republishing Samuel Pepys's...
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Phil Gyford
gyford
Apr 15, 2011 9:13 am
Oops yes, that reminds me that I forgot to post this 'Site News' piece here on Wednesday when I posted it on the site - I was in a bit of a rush! ... ...
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terry foreman
thforeman
Apr 15, 2011 4:11 pm
Phil, You do have another thing or two to do on a daily basis! I found your presentation as informative and witty as the live audience did, and recommend it...
