The ancient ecclesiasticall histories of the first six hundred years 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 Doctor of 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. The fifth edition corrected and revised. Hereunto is added Eusebius his life of Constantine in four books. VVith Constantines oration to the clergie.
Eusebius,of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea,approximately 260-approximately 340.
Hanmer, Meredith,1543-1604.
Socrates,Scholasticus,approximately 379-approximately 440.Ecclesiastical history.English.1650
Evagrius,Scholasticus,536?-Ecclesiastical history.English.1650.
London : Printed by Abraham Miller, and are to be sold by Edw. Dod and Nath. Ekins at the signe of the Gunne in Ivie Lane,
MDCL. [1650]
Includes bibliographical references.
"The ecclesiastical history of Socrates Scholasticus", "The ecclesiastical historie of Evagrius Scholasticus", "The lives, the ends, and the martyrdomes of the prophets, apostles, and seventie disciples of Our Saviour. Written in Greek by Dorotheus Bishop of Tyrus", "A chronographie" and "Eusebius his life of Constantine" each has special title page, dated 1649; the last has separate paging.
Wing (2nd ed.)
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