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John Evelyn

1620-1706

1670-Jun-16 | John Evelyn's diary entry of June 16, 1670 [offsite ebook] refers to "cock-fighting, dog-fighting, bear and bullbaiting" as "butcherly sports," "barbarous cruelties" and a "rude and dirty pastime." (John Evelyn, Diary [(First Published: London, 1818) London, 1901]).

John Evelyn was at the centre of the intellectual, social, political and ecclesiastical world of his day and his Diary has long been recognised as the most extensive and historically informative record of one of the most momentous periods in English history. (The British Library Board, Online Gallery Feature, "John Evelyn").

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