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Josselin was vicar of Earls Colne, Essex, from 1641 until his death in1683, and this is the intimate record of his ministry and his private doubts andtriumphs as a Christian that give the Diary its shape. As a prosperous farmer,he also noted details of harvests, accounts, the weather and farming methods,which pieces together a picture of yeoman farming at that time. As father andhusband he felt impelled to record a series of observations on family life thatseem unique for this period. Recognized as one of the great seventeenth-centurydiaries, ranging over topics from sin and disease, dreams and money tomillenarianism and the Civil War, this richly rewarding document revealsJosselin as a sympathetic and entirely human figure, and provides fascinatinginsights into the thought-world of seventeenth-century life.Josselin, Ralph is the author of 'Diary of Ralph Josselin, 1616-1683' with ISBN 9780197261033 and ISBN 0197261035.
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