The Marrow of Ecclesiastical History
Subtitle: Divided into two parts: The first, containing the Life of our Blessed Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ; with the lives of the Ancient fathers, School-Men, First-Reformers, and Modern Divines. The Second, Containing The Lives of Christian Emperors, Kings, and Sovereign Princes. Whereunto are Added The Lives of Inferiour Christians, who have lived in these latter Centuries. And Lastly, are subjoyned the Lives of many of those, who by their Verture and Valor obtained the Sir-name of Great. Divers of which, give much Light to sundry places of Scripture; especially to the Prophesies concerning the Four Monarchies. Together with the lively Effigies of the most Eminent of them cut in Copper
By: By Samuel Clarke, Pastor of St. Bennet Fink, London
Edition: The Third Edition, Corrected and somwhat [sic] Enlarged.
Publisher: Printed for W. E. and are to be Sold by Tho. Sawbridge at the Three Flower-de-Luces in Little Britain, and by William Bircha at the Peacock at the Lower-end of Cheapside
Published: 1675
Place of publication: LONDON
Language: eng
Subjects: Christian biography
Notes: Portraits engraved; initials, head and tail pieces.

Vol. 1 lacks front.

Title in red and black, within parallel rule.

Marginal notes.

Many of the "Lives" are published separately.

"The second part of the Marrow of ecclesiastical history ... 2d ed., cor. and amended ... London, Printed for Tho. Sawbridge and Will. Birch, 1675" is in s pt., each with special t.-p. and separate paging.

[Vol. 4] has title: The lives & deaths of most of those eminent persons who by their virtue and valour obtained the sirnames of Magni, or the Great ... 2d ed., cor. and enl. London, Printed by J. R. for W. B. and are to be sold by Tho. Sawbridge and by W. Birch, 1675.

"Errata in the Lives of the Magni": verso of p. 303.

Armorial book-plate of H. P. Fleetwood.
Table of contents: title: The life and death of our Blessed Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ; title: The lives of the Fathers, and other learned and famous divines, from Christ's time, to this present age; title: The second part of the marrow of ecclesiastical history: containing the lives of many eminent Christians, which have lived since the primitive times to this present age; title: The second part of the marrow of ecclesiastical history: containing the lives of Christians of inferiour ranks; title: The lives & deaths of most of those eminent persons who by their virtue and valour obtained the sirnames of Magni, or the Great.