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.
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Evagrius, Scholasticus, 536?- aut. Ecclesiastical history. English.
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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.
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Great Britain England London.
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