The  ancient ecclesiastical histories of the first six hundred years after Christ, written 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 Divinity. Last of all, herein is comprized a brief chronography collected by the said translator, with a copious index of the principal matters throughout all the histories
Contributors: Hanmer, Meredith, 1543-1604; Socrates, Scholasticus, ca. 379-ca. 440.; Evagrius, Scholasticus, b. 536?; Dorotheus, Saint, 255-362, attributed name.; Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340.; Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, d. 337.; Saltonstall, Wye, fl. 1630-1640
Edition: The sixth edition corrected and revised.  Hereunto is added, Eusebius his life of Constantine, in four books. With Constantines oration to the clergy
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1925:3
Publisher: Printed by Abraham Miller, and are to be sold by Francis Tyton at the sign of the Three Daggers in Fleetstreet
Published: 1663
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 598
Subjects: Constantine -- I, -- Emperor of Rome, -- d. 337; Apostles -- Biography -- Early works to 1800; Prophets -- Biography -- Early works to 1800; Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 -- Early works to 1800; Church history -- Chronology -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Biography; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Historia ecclesiastica; Lives, the ends, and the martyrdomes of the prophets, apostles, and seventie disciples of our saviour; Chronographie; Eusebius his life of Constantine; Historia ecclesiastica. English; Pannonian lives. English; Oratio ad sanctorum coetum. English
Work titles: Ecclesiastical history.
Notes: The attribution of the biographies to Dorotheus is traditional but unsubstantiated

The translation of Eusebius's  "Life of Constantine" is by Wye Saltonstall

Register is continuous throughout; text is continuous in the first numbered section

Reproduction of the original in the British Library

Wing (2nd ed.) E3422A

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1989. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1925:3).