Matthæi Paris, monachi Albanensis Angli, Historia major
Subtitle: juxta exemplar Londinense 1640, verbatimrecusa; et cum Rogeri Wendoveri, Willielmi Rishangeri, authorisque majori minorique historiis, chronicisque mss., in Bibliotheca Regia, Collegii Corporis Christi Cantabrigiæ, Cottoniáque, fidelitèr collata. Huic editioni accesserunt, Duorum Offarum Merciorum regum; & viginti trium abbatum S. Albani vitæ. Una cum libro Additamentorum. Per eundem authorem. Editore Willielmo Wats, qui & variantes lectiones, adversaria, vocúmque barbararum glossarium, adjecit; simul cum rerum, nominumque, indicibus locupletissimis.
Contributors: Roger, of Wendover, d. 1236.; Rishanger, William, 1250?-1312?.; Watts, William, 1590?-1649.
Publisher: A. Mearne, T. Dring, B. Tooke, T. Sawbridge, & G. Wells
Published: 1684
Place of publication: Londini
Language: lat
Number of pages: 1175
Subjects: Offa, -- King of the Mercians, -- d. 796.; Offa, -- legendary king of Angeln, -- 4th century.; St. Albans Abbey.; Great Britain -- History -- Medieval period, 1066-1485.
Other titles: Historia major.
Notes: Paging irregular.

To this edition Watts has affixed various readings, adversaria, a glossary and indexes.

The Vitæ duorum Offarum has special t.p. with imprint: Londini, 1683. The authorship of this work is uncertain; only part, if any, is by Paris. Cf. NUC pre-1956 imprints.

The Additamenta has special t.p. with imprint: Londini, 1682.

"A composite chronicle, containing the St. Albans compilation to the end of 1188, Roger de Wendover's chronicle, 1189-1235, both revised by Paris, and his own work from 1235 to 1259."--Dict. nat. biog.