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Author

Eusebius of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea

Uniform title

Ecclesiastical history. English. 1636

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 authors are faithfully translated out of the Greek tongue, by Meredith Hanmer Doctor in Divinitie. Last of all, herein is comprised a brief chronographie collected by the said translator, with a copious index of the principal matters throughout all the histories..

Varying form of title

Ecclesiasticall history of Socrates Scholasticus

Varying form of title

Ecclesiasticall historie of Evagrius Scholasticus

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

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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. ; fol.

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

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

Note

Includes index.

Note

From ESTC: 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

Citation/references note

ESTC, S121370

Provenance

Part of the Gillingham Parochial Library, bequeathed to the vicar and feoffees of the parish lands of Gillingham by Thomas Freke (d. 1718?), and placed on permanent loan in Salisbury Cathedral Library 25 November 1992. "R.20" inscribed on front flyleaf; spine label with "198"; Gillingham reference R20/-/198.

Provenance

Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”

Binding

17-century mottled brown calf; sewn on five supports; gilt tooling on spine; spine label with title; gilt roll around board edges; text block edges marbled.

Subject

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

Added entry--name

Hanmer, Meredith translator.

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Socrates Scholasticus Ecclesiastical history. English.

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Evagrius Scholasticus Ecclesiastical history. English.

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Dorotheus (Saint) attributed name.

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Eusebius of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea Life of Constantine. English.

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

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Saltonstall, Wye translator.

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Miller, George, -1646 printer.

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Cotes, Thomas, -1641 printer.

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Sparke, Michael, -1645 bookseller.

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Freke, Thomas former owner.

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St. Mary the Virgin (Church : Gillingham, Dorset : England) owner.

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Historia Ecclesiastica. English.

Added entry--place

England London

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500##$aIncludes index.

500##$aFrom ESTC: Ass'd to Miller 3 April 1626; pt. 2 entered to Sparke 9 October 1635.

500##$aImprimatur on o4r: 'Imprimatur. Tho: Weekes, R. P. Ep. Lond. Cap. Domest.'.

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561##$aPart of the Gillingham Parochial Library, bequeathed to the vicar and feoffees of the parish lands of Gillingham by Thomas Freke (d. 1718?), and placed on permanent loan in Salisbury Cathedral Library 25 November 1992. "R.20" inscribed on front flyleaf; spine label with "198"; Gillingham reference R20/-/198.

561##$aSalisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”

563##$a17-century mottled brown calf; sewn on five supports; gilt tooling on spine; spine label with title; gilt roll around board edges; text block edges marbled.

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