The key of historie: or, A most methodicall abridgement of the foure chiefe monarchies, Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome
Subtitle: Being a generall and compendious chronicle from the Flood. Digested into three bookes: whereunto is added a marginall chronologie of euery Roman emperours raigne, and of all the most memorable persons and accidents. Together with briefe illustrations upon the more obscure names, places and offices. The third edition. Written by that excellent and most learned man, Iohn Sleidan
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: Printed for William Sheares, at his shop in Britains-Bursse, and neare Yorke-house
Published: 1636
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 377
Subjects: Ancient History; Early works to 1800
Other titles: De quatuor summis imperiis.; Key of history.; Most methodicall abridgement of the foure chiefe monarchies, Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome.
Work titles: De quatuor summis imperiis
Notes: A translation and abridgment, by Abraham Darcie, of: De quatuor summis imperiis.

With an additional double-page title page, engraved, dated 1636: The key of history.

The first leaf is blank.

P. 376, 377 misnumbered 352, 375.

STC (2nd ed.) 19852.

Added engr. double t.-p.; this originally bore the date 1631, here altered to 1636.