The lives of the noble Grecians & Romans, compared together, by that grave learned philosopher & historiographer Plutarch of Chæronea. Translated out of Greek into French, by James Amiot abbot of Bellozane, Bishop of Auxerre, one of the Kings Privy Counsel, and great Almner of France. With the lives of Hannibal & Scipio African; translated out of Latin into French, by Charles de l'Escluse, and out of French into English, by Sir Thomas North knight. ... With the lives of nine ... chieftains of war: collected out of Æmylius Probus, by S.G.S. and Englished by the aforesaid translator. To which are also added, the lives of twenty selected eminent persons of ancient and latter times; translated out of the work of ... Andrew Thevet. To which, ... are subjoyned notes and explications ... And now in this edition are further added, the lives of several eminent persons, translated out of the aforesaid Andrew Thevet.

All titles

• The lives of the noble Grecians & Romans, compared together, by that grave learned philosopher & historiographer Plutarch of Chæronea. Translated out of Greek into French, by James Amiot abbot of Bellozane, Bishop of Auxerre, one of the Kings Privy Counsel, and great Almner of France. With the lives of Hannibal & Scipio African; translated out of Latin into French, by Charles de l'Escluse, and out of French into English, by Sir Thomas North knight. ... With the lives of nine ... chieftains of war: collected out of Æmylius Probus, by S.G.S. and Englished by the aforesaid translator. To which are also added, the lives of twenty selected eminent persons of ancient and latter times; translated out of the work of ... Andrew Thevet. To which, ... are subjoyned notes and explications ... And now in this edition are further added, the lives of several eminent persons, translated out of the aforesaid Andrew Thevet.
• Lives. English
• Lives of Epaminondas, or Philip of Macedon, of Dionysius the Elder, and of Octavious Cæsar Augustus Prosopographia: or, Some select pourtraitures and lives of ancient and modern illustrious personages Select lives collected out of A. Thevet" has separate dated title page

People / Organizations

• Plutarch. (Author)
• George Sawbridge I ("printed for")

Imprint

Cambridge: printed by John Hayes, for George Sawbridge, at the Bible on Ludgate-Hill, London, anno Dom. M.DC.XXVI. [1676]

Added name

North, Thomas, Sir, 1535-1601?. Thevet, André, 1502-1590.

Publication year

1676

ESTC No.

R34556

Grub Street ID

117080

Description

[16], 96, 101-443, 446-798, 797-1030, [26], 91, [35] p. : ill., ports. ; 2⁰

Note

Title page in red and black.

Leaf pi1v bears "The frontispiece explain'd.".

With additional engraved title page (pi2r), with imprint "printed for George Sawbridge ... and Thomas Lee ... 1676".

Text is continuous despite pagination.