THE AUNCIENT ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORIES of the First Six Hundred Yeares After Christ, written in the Greek tongue by by three learned historiographers, Eusebius, Socrates, and Euagrius. Translated by Meredith Hanmer of the First Six Hundred Yeares After Christ, written in the Greek tongue by by three learned historiographers, Eusebius, Socrates, and Euagrius. �. Translated out of the Greek tongue by Meredith Hanmer.

London: Richard Field (1561-1624), 1619. Hardcover. Very Good-. Large publisher's emblem of an anchor held by the hand of God entwinned with laural branches[?] in a baroque cartouche frame motto Anchora Spei In total there are 5 titlepages with the same publisher's woodcut in two sizes.. Folio contemporary blind ruled calf on 6 raised bands gilt ruled to each side of bands [worn/corners exposed & sl.damaged/hinges cracked but covers securely held by cords] titlepage + [4 ff] +598pp + [9 ff=index] lacks the blank before the title and the blank at the end of the index. The first few leaves incl.the title are sl.creased, the title has an owner's name and date 1628 written in ink in the top margin, this has been read as "H Cromwell, Upwood, 1628" likley the uncle of future Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell. Chronography from p544 which contains some worming to bottom corner. One leaf with marginal tear without loss and not near any text and a few marginal old worm tracks never touching text otherwise a well-margined copy with side notes. Text in mostly black letter but also other fonts incl. italic. The contents of this book are distributed as such: Eusebius Pamphilus Bishop of Caesarea in Palaestina wrote 10 bookes (pp1-192, 203-207) -- Socrates Scholasticus of Constantinople wrote 7 bookes (p209-401) -- Evagrius Scholasticus of Antioch wrote 6 bookes (P403-512) -- Dorotheus Bishop of Tyrus, of the lives and ends of the prophets, apostles, and 70 disciples (p513-540) -- Chronographie (p541-598). *This work provides a detailed account of the first six centuries of Christian history using near contemporary sources translated into English with a Chronography in parallel columns of the reigning emperors,the kings of Judea/high priests of Jerusalem & Succession of Bishops, the acts of christians, the Sects & heretics, the fathers of the church etc down to AD 595. Eusebius hs been accused of propagandising the life of Constantine the Great, his works are also notable for their accusation that Jewish people were responsible for the death of Christ, a popular anti-semitic trope throughout the middle ages. Meredith Hanmer was a popular Welsh controversialist historian who spent much of his life in Ireland. Coat of Arms Bookplate of Robert Fell Moore to pastedown.