An easy and compendious introduction for reading all sorts of histories. Contrived in a more facile way then heretofore hath been published; out of the papers of Mathias Prideaux, Mr. of Arts, and sometime Fellow of Exeter Colledge in Oxford. The fifth edition, corrected and augmented, and three usefull indexes added. To which is added a Synopsis of councels. By John Prideaux, Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford, and Bishop of Worcester.
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- An easy and compendious introduction for reading all sorts of histories. Contrived in a more facile way then heretofore hath been published; out of the papers of Mathias Prideaux, Mr. of Arts, and sometime Fellow of Exeter Colledge in Oxford. The fifth edition, corrected and augmented, and three usefull indexes added. To which is added a Synopsis of councels. By John Prideaux, Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford, and Bishop of Worcester.
- Of political history in general Of the history of successions, in states, countries, or families Synopsis of councels
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Printed at Oxford: by Leon. Lichfield, printer to the University, and are to be sold by James Good, 1672.
- Publication year
- 1672-1672
- ESTC No.
- R229935
- Grub Street ID
- 102326
- Description
- [8], 112, 115-256, [2], 257-351, [37], 57, [1], p. 58, [3] p. ; 4⁰
- Note
- Edited and published after Mathias Prideaux's death by John Prideaux, his father.
"Of political history in general" and "Of the history of successions, in states, countries, or families" each have separate title page, the first dated 1669, the second 1670; pagination and register are continuous.
"A synopsis of councels", by John Prideaux, a translation of his "Consiliorum synopsis (Wing P3421), has separate title page dated 1671; pagination and register are separate. This edition may also have been issued separately (Wing P3436C).
In this later issue, title page has "indexes" in line 15, "accideret" in line 2 of motto, and "Puerum" in line 3 of motto in place of "indixes", "accidere", and "Peurum".