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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 Cæsarea 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.
Van Pelt - Microtext STC II Reel 2028:3.
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- Format:
- Microformat
- Author/Creator:
- Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 260-approximately 340.
- Socrates, Scholasticus, approximately 379-approximately 440. Ecclesiastical history. English, author.
- Evagrius, Scholasticus, 536?- Ecclesiastical history. English, author.
- Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 260-approximately 340. Life of Constantine. English, author.
- Series:
- Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2028:3.
- Standardized Title:
- Historia ecclesiastica. English.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337--Early works to 1800.
- Constantine.
- Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337.
- Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600--Early works to 1800.
- Church history.
- Church history--Chronology--Early works to 1800.
- Church history--Chronology.
- Apostles--Biography--Early works to 1800.
- Apostles.
- Prophets--Biography--Early works to 1800.
- Prophets.
- Apostles--Biography.
- Church history--Primitive and early church.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 6 unnumbered pages, 119 pages, 11 unnumbered pages, 190, 201-598 pages, 18 unnumbered pages
- 35 mm
- monochrome
- service copy
- positive
- Other Title:
- Lives, the ends, and the martyrdomes, of the prophets, apostles, and seventy disciples of our Saviour.
- Chronographie.
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed by Abraham Miller, and are to be sold by Luke Fawn at the sign of the Parrot in St Pauls Church-yard, 1663.
- Notes:
- The attribution of the biographies to Dorotheus is traditional but unsubstantiated.
- "Eusebius his life of Constantine" has separate dated title page; the translation is by Wye Saltonstall.
- "The ecclesiastical history of Socrates Scholasticus", "The ecclesiasticall history of Evagrius Scholasticus", "The lives, the ends, and the martyrdomes, of the prophets, apostles, and seventy disciples of our Saviour", and "A chronographie" have separate dated title pages; register and pagination are continuous.
- Includes index.
- Text and register and continuous despite pagination.
- Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
- Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1990. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 2028:3). s1990 miun a
- Cited in:
- Wing (2nd ed.) E3422B.
- OCLC:
- 55714977
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