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An easy and compendious introduction for reading all sorts of histories: contrived in a more facile way than heretofore hath been published; out of the papers of Mathias Prideaux, Mr of Arts, and sometime Fellow of Exeter Colledge in Oxford..
Easy and compendious introdvction for reading all sorts of histories
Added title page title: Of political history in generall
Added title page title: Of the history of successions in states, countries, or families
Added title page title: Synopsis of councels
The fourth edition, in which is added a synopsis of councels by John Prideaux, late Regius Professor of Divninity at Oxford, and Bishop of Worcester..
Oxford, : Printed for A. & L. Lichfield, printers to the University, and are to be sold by Joh Crosley, & Joh. Wilmot., 1664..
[8], 112, 115-122, 121-256, [2], 267 [i.e. 257]-351, [35]; [2], 58, [4] p. ; 19 cm. (4to)
Edited and published after the death of Mathias Prideaux by John Prideaux, his father.
"Of political history in generall" (leaf V3) and "Of the history of successions in states, countries, or families" (leaf 2K1) have individual title pages dated 1661, with continuous pagination and register; "A synopsis of councels" has an individual title page dated 1661, but the pagination and register are separate.
Title printed within a double-ruled border.
Signatures: pi⁴ A-3B⁴ 3C² ²A-H⁴.
Each section includes indexes.
P. 257 misnumbered 267.
"A synopsis of councels" was originally issued separately as: Prideaux, John. Conciliorum synopsis. (cf. Wing).
Woodcut head- and tail-pieces; initials; printed marginalia.
ESTC, R217461
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), P3442A
Madan, III 2668
Madan, III 2573
Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington inside back cover, recording donation to Eton College in 1731. Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Ms. on title-page verso: John Knight.
Ms. on leaf pi2r: John Snelling Walter Cos[...?]
17th century calf; heavily sprinkled; boards have double-blind-fillet border frame and blind-rolled central frame with ornaments at outer corners; five raised bands; goatskin spine label with gilt title in double-gold-fillet frame: "Prideaux Introduc: to history"; board edges tooled in gold; text block edges sprinkled red.
Previous shelfmark: Dk.5.16.
Occasional ms. annotations, prices and pen trials in margins of text.
Imperfect: wants leaves 2A4 and 2O1; each replaced by 2 blank leaves.
Councils and synods Early works to 1800.
Kings and rulers Succession Early works to 1800.
History, Ancient Early works to 1800.
Great Britain History To 1485.
Great Britain History Tudors, 1485-1603.
Great Britain History Early Stuarts, 1603-1649.
Prideaux, John, 1578 - 1650 editor.
Lichfield, A., fl. 1657 - 1671 publisher.
Lichfield, Leonard, ? - -1686 publisher.
Crosley, John bookseller.
Wilmot, John, fl. 1665? - 1718 bookseller.
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Prideaux, John, 1578 - 1650 Conciliorum synopsis. English.
England Oxford.
B48534