The key of history. Or, A most methodicall abridgement of the foure chiefe monarchies, Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome. Being a generall and compendious chronicle from the Flood. Digested into three bookes. Whereunto is added a marginall chronologie of euery Roman emperours raigne, and of all the most memorable persons and accidents. Together with briefe illustrations vpon the more obscure names, places, and offices. The second edition. Written by that excellent and most learned man Iohn Sleidan.

All titles

• The key of history. Or, A most methodicall abridgement of the foure chiefe monarchies, Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome. Being a generall and compendious chronicle from the Flood. Digested into three bookes. Whereunto is added a marginall chronologie of euery Roman emperours raigne, and of all the most memorable persons and accidents. Together with briefe illustrations vpon the more obscure names, places, and offices. The second edition. Written by that excellent and most learned man Iohn Sleidan.
• De quatuor summis imperiis. English

People / Organizations

• Johannes Sleidanus (Author)

Imprint

London: printed [by Nicholas Okes] for William Sheares, and are to bee sould at his shop at the great south doore of St. Paules Church, 1631.

Added name

Darcie, Abraham, fl. 1625, tr.

Publication year

1631

ESTC No.

S126331

Grub Street ID

145498

Description

[28], 377, [5] p. ; 12⁰

Note

A translation by Abraham Darcie of: De quatuor summis imperiis.

Printer's name from STC.

Omits the dedication by Darcie. Cf. STC.

Signatures: [A]1 B-Q?? S-T??.

Uncontrolled note

Blanks from F.S. Ferguson notes