Author

Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 260-approximately 340.

Uniform title

Ecclesiastical history. English

Title

The ancient ecclesiasticall histories of the first six hundred yeares after Christ, vvritten 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 authours are faithfully translated out of the Greek tongue, by Meredith Hanmer Docto in Divinitie. Last of all, herein is comprised a brief chronographie collected by the said translator, with a copious index of the principall matters throughout all the histories.

Varying form of title

Historia ecclesiastica

Varying form of title

Ecclesiasticall history of Socrates Scholasticus

Varying form of title

Ecclesiasticall historie of Evagrius Scholasticus

Varying form of title

Lives, the ends, and the martyrdomes of the prophets, apostles, and seventie disciples of our saviour

Varying form of title

Chronographie

Varying form of title

Eusebius his life of Constantine

Edition

The fourth edition corrected and revised. Hereunto is added Eusebius his life of Constantine, in foure bookes. With Constantines oration to the clergie.

Imprint

London : Printed by George Miller [and Thomas Cotes], and are to be sold by Michaell Sparke at his house in Greene-Arbour, MDCXXXVI. [1636]

Physical description

[12], 190, 201-598, [20]; [4], 163, [1] p. ; 2⁰.

Note

"The ecclesiasticall history of Socrates Scholasticus", "The ecclesiasticall historie of Evagrius Scholasticus", "The lives, the ends, and the martyrdomes of the prophets, apostles, and seventie disciples of our saviour. VVritten in Greeke by Dorotheus ..", and "A chronographie" each have separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous. "Eusebius his life of Constantine" has separate pagination, register, and dated title page with "printed by Thomas Cotes, for Michael Sparke .. 1637" in imprint.

Note

The attribution of the biographies to Dorotheus is traditional but unsubstantiated.

Note

The translation of Eusebius's "Life of Constantine" is by Wye Saltonstall, who signs ²A2v.

Note

Includes index.

Note

Signatures: (A)⁶ A-2I⁶ 2K-2M⁴ 2N-3E⁶ 3F⁴, ²A² a-n⁶ o⁴.

Note

Ass'd to Miller 3 April 1626; pt. 2 entered to Sparke 9 October 1635.

Note

Imprimatur on o4r: 'Imprimatur. Tho: Weekes, R. P. Ep. Lond. Cap. Domest.'.

Citation/references note

STC (2nd ed.), 10576

Reproduction note

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1962. 1 microfilm reel; 35mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640: 924:9).

Subject

1473-1640 local

Subject

Church history Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 Early works to 1800.

Added entry--name

Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337 aut. Oratio ad sanctorum coetum. English.

Added entry--name

Dorotheus, Saint, 255-362, attributed name. aut

Added entry--name

Eusebius, Bishop of Caesarea, of Caesarea, approximately 260-approximately 340. aut Life of Constantine. English.

Added entry--name

Evagrius, Scholasticus, 536?- aut. Ecclesiastical history. English.

Added entry--name

Socrates, Scholasticus, approximately 379-approximately 440 aut. Ecclesiastical history. English.

Added entry--name

Hanmer, Meredith, 1543-1604, tr.

Added entry--name

Saltonstall, Wye, active 1630-1640, tr.

Added entry--title

Historia ecclesiastica. English.

Added entry--title

Historia ecclesiastica. English.

Added entry--title

Life of Constantine. English.

Added entry--title

Oratio ad sanctorum coetum. English.

Added entry--place

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