An easy and compendious introdvction for reading all sorts of histories: contrived in a more facile way than heretofore hath been published; out of the papers of Mathias Prideaux, Mr of Arts, and sometime Fellow of Exeter Colledge in Oxford. The fourth edition, in which is added a Synopsis of Councels by John Prideaux, late Regius Professor of Divninity at Oxford, and Bishop of Worcester.

All titles

• An easy and compendious introdvction for reading all sorts of histories: contrived in a more facile way than heretofore hath been published; out of the papers of Mathias Prideaux, Mr of Arts, and sometime Fellow of Exeter Colledge in Oxford. The fourth edition, in which is added a Synopsis of Councels by John Prideaux, late Regius Professor of Divninity at Oxford, and Bishop of Worcester.
• Easy and compendious introduction for reading all sorts of histories Of political history in generall Of the history of successions in states, countries, or families

People / Organizations

• A. & ("printed for")
• Mathias Prideaux (Author)

Imprint

Oxford: printed for A. & L. Lichfield, printers to the University, and are to be sold by Joh Crosley, & Joh. Wilmot, 1664.

Publication year

1664-1664

ESTC No.

R217461

Grub Street ID

92248

Description

[8], 122, 121-256, [2], 267 [i.e. 257]-351, [35]; [2], 58, [4] p. ; 4⁰

Note

Edited and published after the death of Mathias Prideaux by John Prideaux, his father.

"Of political history in generall" and "Of the history of successions in states, countries, or families" have individual title pages dated 1661, with continuous pagination and register; "A synopsis of councels" has an individual title page dated 1661, but the pagination and register are separate.

Each section includes indexes.

Page 257 misnumbered 267.