An abridgment of Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the world, in five books. I. From the creation to Abraham. II. From Abraham to the destruction of the temple of Solomon. III. From the destruction of Jerusalem to Philip of Macedon. IV. From Philip of Macedon to the race o Antigonus. V. From the establishment of Alexander until the conquest of Asia and Macedon by the Romans. Wherein the particular chapters and paragraphs are succinctly abridg'd according to his own method, in the larger volume. To which is added, his Premonition to Princes. With some genuine remain of that learned knight, viz. I. Of the first invention of shipping. II. A relation of the action at Cadiz. III. A dialogue between a Jesuite and a recusant. IV. An apology for his unlucky voyage to Guiana. Publish'd by Phillip Raleigh, esquire, the only grandson to Sir Walter.

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  • An abridgment of Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the world, in five books. I. From the creation to Abraham. II. From Abraham to the destruction of the temple of Solomon. III. From the destruction of Jerusalem to Philip of Macedon. IV. From Philip of Macedon to the race o Antigonus. V. From the establishment of Alexander until the conquest of Asia and Macedon by the Romans. Wherein the particular chapters and paragraphs are succinctly abridg'd according to his own method, in the larger volume. To which is added, his Premonition to Princes. With some genuine remain of that learned knight, viz. I. Of the first invention of shipping. II. A relation of the action at Cadiz. III. A dialogue between a Jesuite and a recusant. IV. An apology for his unlucky voyage to Guiana. Publish'd by Phillip Raleigh, esquire, the only grandson to Sir Walter.
  • History of the world. Abridgments
  • Discourse of the first invention of ships, and the several parts thereof (p. 1, second sequence)
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Imprint
London: printed for M. Gillyflower, at the Black-Spread-Eagle, in Westminster-Hall, 1700.
Publication year
1700-1700
ESTC No.
R222032
Grub Street ID
96089
Description
[58], 363, [1], 36, 33-91, [5] p. : port. ; 8⁰
Note
With frontispiece portrait of the author.

"The publisher's advertisement to the reader." signed: Laurence Echard.

With an initial table of contents, advertisment on p. [58], and 5 final advertisment pages.

Register begins anew on p. 1 (second sequence); register continuous throughout second sequence despite pagination.
Uncontrolled note
Title page is A2