The history of England: being a compendium, adapted to the capacities and memories of youth at school. And likewise useful for all others who have weak memories, and would willingly retain what they read of the English history. Carefully and Impartially extracted from, and supported by the Authority of, the best Historians both Ancient and Modern, Viz. Julius Caesar, Corn. Tacitus, Suetonius, Eutropius, Dion Cassius, Venerable Bede, Matthew Paris, Cambden, Rapin, Salmon, Burnet, Clarendon, Baker, Speed, Echard, Kennet, &c. &c. With Declamations, Verses, and Orations, in Latin, Greek and English, interspers'd by Way of Prologue, Interludes, and Epilogue. Performed, before a large assembly of gentry and clergy, by the gentlemen of the publick grammar school at Holt in Norfolk, At their Christmass Breaking-up in 1735.

People / Organizations

• A. Parker ("printed by")
• John Holmes (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by A. Parker; and sold by A. Betteswworth and C. Hitch, in Pater-Noster-Row; the booksellers in Norwich and Cambridge; and A. Feazer in Holt, MDCCXXXVII. [1737]

Publication year

1737-1737

ESTC No.

T90581

Grub Street ID

310437

Description

[18],82p. ; 8⁰

Note

Dedication signed: John Holmes.

Titlepage in red and black.

Uncontrolled note

A work with the same title (9503.bb.49) was published in 1768; with RPI (Dec '82)