The ancient ecclesiastical histories of the first six hundred years after Christ; written in the Greek tongue by three learned historiographers, Eusebius, Socrates and Evagrius. Eusebius Pamphilus Bishop of Caesarea in Palestina, wrote ten books. Socrates Scholasticus of Constantinople, wrote seven books. Evagrius Scholasticus of Antioch, wrote six books. Whereunto is annexed Dorotheus Bishop of Tyrus, of the lives and ends of the prophets, apostles, and LXX disciples. All which authors are faithfully translated out of the Greek tongue by Meredith Hanmer Doctor in Divinity. Last of all, herein is comprized a brief chronography collected by the said translator, with a copious index of the principal matters throughout all the histories. The sixth edition corrected and revised. Hereunto is added, Eusebius his life of Constantine, in four books. With Constantines oration to the clergy

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  • The ancient ecclesiastical histories of the first six hundred years after Christ; written in the Greek tongue by three learned historiographers, Eusebius, Socrates and Evagrius. Eusebius Pamphilus Bishop of Caesarea in Palestina, wrote ten books. Socrates Scholasticus of Constantinople, wrote seven books. Evagrius Scholasticus of Antioch, wrote six books. Whereunto is annexed Dorotheus Bishop of Tyrus, of the lives and ends of the prophets, apostles, and LXX disciples. All which authors are faithfully translated out of the Greek tongue by Meredith Hanmer Doctor in Divinity. Last of all, herein is comprized a brief chronography collected by the said translator, with a copious index of the principal matters throughout all the histories. The sixth edition corrected and revised. Hereunto is added, Eusebius his life of Constantine, in four books. With Constantines oration to the clergy
  • Ecclesiastical history. English
People / Organizations
Imprint
London: printed by Abraham Miller, and are to be sold by George Sawbridge at the sign of the Bible on Ludgate-hill, 1663.
Added name
Evagrius, Scholasticus, 536?- Ecclesiastical history. English.; Socrates, Scholasticus, approximately 379-approximately 440. Ecclesiastical history. English.; Hanmer, Meredith, 1543-1604.
Publication year
1663
ESTC No.
R231229
Grub Street ID
103372
Description
[12], 598, [24], 119, [1] p. ; 2°.
Note
Includes bibliographical references

"The ecclesiastical history of Socrates Scholasticus", "The ecclesiastical historie of Evagrius Scholasticus", "The lives, the ends, and the martyrdomes of the prophets, apostles, and seventie disciples of Our Saviour. Written in Greek by Dorotheus Bishop of Tyrus", "A chronographie" and "Eusebius his life of Constantine" each has special title page, dated 1663; the last has separate paging and register

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