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

People / Organizations

• Johannes Sleidanus (Author)

Imprint

London: printed [by Nicholas Okes] for William Sheares, and and [sic] are to be 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.

S481

Grub Street ID

148737

Description

[28], 377, [5] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 12⁰

Note

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

Printer's name from STC.

With additional engraved double-page title (plate).

Omits the dedication by Darcie. Cf. STC.

Uncontrolled note

Blanks from F.S. Ferguson notes