The ancient ecclesiasticall histories of the first six hundred yeares after Christ, vvritten 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 Divinitie. Last of all, herein is comprised a brief chronographie collected by the said translator, with a copious index of the principal matters throughout all the histories

Author/creator Eusebius
Format Electronic
EditionThe fourth edition corrected and revised. Hereunto is added Eusebius his life of Constantine, in foure bookes. With Constantines oration to the clergie.
Publication InfoLondon : Printed by George Miller [and Thomas Cotes], and are to be sold by Michaell Sparke at his house in Greene-Arbour, MDCXXXVI. [1636]
Description[12], 190, 201-598, [20]; [4], 163, [1] p.
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Other author/creatorHanmer, Meredith, 1543-1604.
Other author/creatorSocrates, Scholasticus, ca. 379-ca. 440. Ecclesiastical history. English.
Other author/creatorEvagrius, Scholasticus, b. 536? Ecclesiastical history. English.
Other author/creatorDorotheus, Saint, 255-362, attributed name.
Other author/creatorEusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340. Life of Constantine. English.
Other author/creatorConstantine I, Emperor of Rome, d. 337. Oratio ad sanctorum coetum. English.
Other author/creatorSaltonstall, Wye, fl. 1630-1640.
Uniform titleEcclesiastical history. English
Variant title Historia ecclesiastica.
Variant title Ecclesiasticall history of Socrates Scholasticus.
Variant title Ecclesiasticall historie of Evagrius Scholasticus.
Variant title Lives, the ends, and the martyrdomes of the prophets, apostles, and seventie disciples of our saviour.
Variant title Chronographie.
Variant title Eusebius his life of Constantine.
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General note"The ecclesiasticall history of Socrates Scholasticus", "The ecclesiasticall historie of Evagrius Scholasticus", "The lives, the ends, and the martyrdomes of the prophets, apostles, and seventie disciples of our saviour. VVritten in Greeke by Dorotheus ..", and "A chronographie" each have separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous. "Eusebius his life of Constantine" has separate pagination, register, and dated title page with "printed by Thomas Cotes, for Michael Sparke .. 1637" in imprint.
General noteThe attribution of the biographies to Dorotheus is traditional but unsubstantiated.
General noteThe translation of Eusebius's "Life of Constantine" is by Wye Saltonstall, who signs ² A2v.
General noteIncludes index.
General noteReproduction of the original in the British Library.
References STC (2nd ed.) 10576.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 924:9)
Other title Historia ecclesiastica. English.
Other title Pannonian lives. English.
Other title Oratio ad sanctorum coetum. English.
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