A compendious and most maruelous history of the latter times of the Iewes common-weale
Subtitle: beginning where the Bible, or Scriptures leaue, and continuing to the vtter subuersion and last destruction of that countrey and people. Written in Hebrue by Ioseph Ben Gorion, a noble man of the same countrey, who savve the most thinges himselfe, and was author and dooer of a greater part of the same. Translated into English, by Peter Morwyn, of Magdalen Colledge in Oxford
Contributors: Joseph ben Gorion, ha-Kohen; Ibn Daud, Abraham ben David, Halevi, approximately 1110-approximately 1180
Edition: And now newly corrected and amended by the said translator.
Publisher: Printed [by Richard Read?] for Thomas Adams, dwelling in Paules Church-yard, ouer-against the great north doore
Published: 1602
Place of publication: At London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 435
Subjects: Jews; Early works to 1800; History
Other titles: Compendious and most marvelous history of the latter times of the Jewes common-weale
Work titles: Josippon. English. Abridgement
Notes: A translation of Abraham ben David, ha-Levi's abstract, in book 3 of his "Sefer ha-Kabalah", of the anonymous "Josippon" or "Yosippon". The latter has been misattributed to a Joseph ben Gorion, usually identified with Joseph ben Gorion ha-Kohen but occasionally with Flavius Josephus.

Printer's name conjectured by STC.

Rare Book copy: Title page and beginning of prologue wanting.

Rare Book copy: Pages 294-295 repeated.

STC (2nd ed.), 14803

English short title catalogue, S107963

Gift; Alan H. Kempner.