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THIS IS THE DIARY JUNCTION - DATA AND LINKS FOR OVER 500 HISTORICAL AND LITERARY DIARISTS
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Josselin, Ralph ___ 1617-1683 ___ British ___ priest

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
In 1641, Josselin became vicar of Earls Colne in Essex, and he stayed there for over 40 years until his death in 1683. His diary is considered one of the most important documents of 17th century parish life. Josselin wrote once or twice a week usually, but with very small letters, and, in fact, completed only 182 pages (around 300,000 words). Alan Macfarlane, who has done much work on Josselin and the history of East Colne, singles out some of the highlights in Josselin's diary: in terms of religion, there are concerns about the promised second coming of Christ and the growth of the Quaker movement; in terms of the family, there are valuable insights into kinship relationships; and in terms of health, there is a strong sense of the overriding importance of death and disease.
One biography link

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1641-1683 ___ religious social farming village

WEB TEXT LINKS
substantial extracts

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
Personal diary of a country clergyman and schoolmaster
The Diary of the Rev. Ralph Josselin, 1618-1683

May 2005
THIS IS THE DIARY JUNCTION - DATA AND LINKS FOR OVER 500 HISTORICAL AND LITERARY DIARISTS
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IMPORTANT NOTES AND CAUTIONS:
1) The first line of basic information may be incomplete in several ways: some historical figures have different names (titles, pen-names); their birth and death dates may be unknown or uncertain (g - guess, c - circa); similarly, their occupations may be unknown, or they may have had other jobs; and, for early diarists, I've used 'British' a bit too freely. 2) The biographical summary may not be accurate. It was compiled quickly from various sources, mostly on the internet, and the facts were not checked anywhere near as rigorously as they would have been if they'd been intended for publication in a printed form. 3) The journal dates and descriptors (which are in no particular order) must be treated with caution: since I have not examined the diaries myself, the descriptors are only guesses based on bibliographies, anthologies and internet biographies. 4) For the biography and etext links, I have ignored any sites with charges, and I have avoided, wherever possible, those with pop-ups or too much advertising. I have limited myself to providing three etext links where there is some variety between them. 5) For the original manuscript links, I have limited myself to providing a maximum of two (although, for a few diarists, their original diaries are held in more than two places). 6) I have provided the titles - chosen randomly - for up to three printed editions of the diaries.