An easy and compendious inrtoduction [sic] 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 sixth edition, corrected and augmented, with an exact continuation of all the popes, emperors, and our kings of England to this present time, with three useful indexes. To which is added a Synopsis of councels, by John Prideaux, Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford, and Bishop of Worcester.

All titles

• An easy and compendious inrtoduction [sic] 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 sixth edition, corrected and augmented, with an exact continuation of all the popes, emperors, and our kings of England to this present time, with three useful indexes. To which is added a Synopsis of councels, by John Prideaux, Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford, and Bishop of Worcester.
• Easy and compendious introduction for reading all sorts of histories Prideaux Introduction to history Of political history in general Of the history of successions, in states, countries, or families Synopsis of councels

People / Organizations

• Mathias Prideaux (Author)

Imprint

Printed at Oxford: by Leon. Lichfield, printer to the University, and are to be sold by Richard Davis, 1682.

Publication year

1682-1682

ESTC No.

R29253

Grub Street ID

112256

Description

[8], 156, [2], 153, 156-157, 156-157, 160-391, 92, 375-381, 381, [32]; 57, [3] p. ; 4⁰

Note

Edited and published after Mathias Prideaux's death by John Prideaux, his father.

Vertical half-title reads "Prideaux Introduction to history.". The words "Introduction to history" are bracketed together.

Pagination is irregular. I.e., the first two of the three pages following first p. 156 are unnumbered; the third page is numbered 153. The page following p. 391 is numbered 92. The [4] pages preceding the [32]-page unnumbered section are numbered 37, 180, 381, and 182.

"Of political history in general" and "Of the history of successions, in states, countries, or families" each have separate title page dated 1681; pagination and register are continuous.

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