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Author: Leroy, Louis, d. 1577.
Title: Of the interchangeable course, or variety of things in the whole world and the concurrence of armes and learning, thorough the first and famousest nations: from the beginning of ciuility, and memory of man, to this present. Moreouer, whether it be true or no, that there can be nothing sayd, which hath not bin said heretofore: and that we ought by our owne inuentions to augment the doctrine of the auncients; not contenting our selues with translations, expositions, corrections, and abridgments of their writings. Written in French by Loys le Roy called Regius: and translated into English by R.A.
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Print source: Of the interchangeable course, or variety of things in the whole world and the concurrence of armes and learning, thorough the first and famousest nations: from the beginning of ciuility, and memory of man, to this present. Moreouer, whether it be true or no, that there can be nothing sayd, which hath not bin said heretofore: and that we ought by our owne inuentions to augment the doctrine of the auncients; not contenting our selues with translations, expositions, corrections, and abridgments of their writings. Written in French by Loys le Roy called Regius: and translated into English by R.A.
Leroy, Louis, d. 1577., Ashley, Robert, 1565-1641.
At London: Printed by Charles Yetsweirt Esq. at his house in Fleetestreete neere the Middle Temple gate, 1594.
Alternate titles: De la vicissitude ou variete des choses en l'univers. English
Subject terms:
Civilization -- History -- Early works to 1800.
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TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE MY SINGVLAR GOOD LORD, Sir Iohn Puckering Knight, Lord Keeper of the great Seale of England.
THE SVMMARIE OF THIS WORKE.
THE FIRST BOOKE.
THE II. BOOKE.
THE III. BOOKE.
THE IIII. BOOKE.
THE V. BOOKE.
THE VI. BOOKE.
THE VII. BOOKE.
THE VIII. BOOKE.
THE IX. BOOKE.
THE X. BOOKE.
THE XI. BOOKE.
THE XII. BOOKE.
OF THE VARIETY OF THINGS. The first Booke.
OF THE VICISSITVDE WHICH THE fower Elements haue amongst them selues, and euery one by it selfe.
HOW ALL THINGS IN THE WORLD are tempered and conserued by vnlike, and contrarie things.
OF THE VARIETY AND INTER∣course of Shadowes, Daies, and seasons of the yeare, and diuersitie of habitations on the Earth.
OF THE VARIETY OF THINGS AC∣cording to the difference of places.
OF THE VARIETY, AND AL∣teration in Man.
OF THE VARIETY of People.
THE VICISSITVDE of Townes
THE VICISSITVDE OF COMMON Weales, Kingdomes, and Empires.
THE VICISSITVDE AND variety of Tongues.
THE VICISSITVDE of Artes.
OF THE VICISSITVDE AND varietie of Tongues. The second Booke.
OF THE VICISSITVDE, AND IN∣VENTION OF ARTS, AND HOW men from their first simplicitie and Rudenes, haue come to the present Commoditie, Magnificence, and Excellency. The third Booke.
OF THE VICISSITVDE, OF ARMES, AND OF LETTERS concurring in the Coniunction of Power and wisdom, through the most renowmed Nations of the world: and who haue bin the first and most aun∣cient of all that haue excelled in them both. The fourth Booke.
OF THE POWER, LEARNING, AND other excellency of the Egyptians.
OF THE POWER OF THE Assyrians, and learning of the Chaldees.
OF THE POWER OF THE Persians, the learning and Religion of their Mages.
A COMPARISON OF THE INDIANS, Ethtopians, Egyptians, scythians, and Athenians, in their Antiquities.
A COMPARISON OF THE GREAT monarchies, the Egyptian, Assyrian, Median, Persian, and Par∣thian, in their situations, beginnings, largenes, reuenews, riches, and power: and of those famous monarchs that founded them, and others vn∣der whom they ended.
OF THE EGIPTIAN PRIESTS, or Prophets, and of the Chaldees, Mages, Brachmanes, Druides, and other Religious and learned people among the Auncients.
OF THE NOBILITIE AMONGST the Egiptians, Persians, Assyrians, Indians, Scythians, Thracians, and other auncient and moderne Nations.
THE ARTISANS, AND EXQVI∣site workes of the Auncients.
OF THE LEARNING, POESY, Eloquence, Power, and other excellencie of the Grecians. The fifth Booke.
A COMPARISON OF THE AVNCI∣ent Greekes, with the Egiptians, Assyrians, Persians, and Indians.
THE POWER, AND EMPIRE of Greece.
A COMPARISON OF ALEXANDER the great, vnto Cyrus, Agesilaus, Themistocles, Pericles, Agamemnon, Achilles, Vlisses, Diomedes, Bacchus, Hercules, and others.
A COMPARISON OF THE LEAR∣ning of the Greekes, vnto that of the Egiptians, Chaldees, Persians, Indians, and others.
A COMPARISON OF THE PHILO∣sophers of Greece, with the Chaldees of Babylon, and the Priests of Egipt.
A COMPARISON OF THE GRECIANS with the Persians, Indians, and the Nomades of Syria and Arabia.
THE ELOQVENCE Of the Greekes.
THE GREEKE POESIE.
THE GRECIAN HISTORIE.
THE NOBILITIE OF AVNCI∣ent Greece.
THE ARTISANS, AND WORKES of the Grecians.
OF THE POWER, WARFARE, LEAR∣ning, Eloquence, Poesie, and other excellence of the Romains▪ The Sixth Booke.
THE FALL OF THE POWER, Learning, and Eloquence of the Romaines.
A COMPARISON OF THE ROMAINS with the Egyptians, Assyrians, Persians, Greekes, and Parthians; in power, war∣fare, learning, language, Eloquence, Poesie, and workes of other arts. The Seuenth Booke.
A COMPARISON OF THE ROMAIN Empire, with the Assyrian, Median, Persian, Macedo∣nian, and Parthian.
THE BIRTH OF ROME, AND CONTI∣nuance thereof, compared to the foure Ages of mans life.
A COMPARISON OF ROME, with Babylon, and Constantinople.
A COMPARISON OF THE ROMAIN common wealth with the Lacedemonian, and Carthaginian.
A COMPARISON OF THE POWER of Alexander the great, with that which the Romains had in his time: and if hauing conquered Asia he had tourned his forces into Europe; what might haue happened▪ by the iudgement of Liuie.
A COMPARISON OF POMPEY THE great, with Alexander, Hercules, and Bacchus, according to Plinie.
A COMPARISON OF IVLIVS Cesar, with Alexander the great, according to Appian.
A COMPARISON OF IVLIVS CESAR and Augustus; with Romulus, and Num•.
A COMPARISON OF ROMVLVS with Cyrus, Theseus, Arsaces, and Semiramis; who founded Cities, and kingdomes, or Monarchies.
A COMPARISON OF THE ROMAIN warfare, with the Parthian, Carthaginian, and Assyrian.
A COMPARISON OF THE LEAR∣ning, and other knowledge of the Romaines; with that of the Greekes, Egiptians, and Chaldees.
A COMPARISON OF THE LATIN authours, with the Greeke: and namely of Cicero with Demosthenes.
THE ROMAINE KNOW∣ledge in Lawe.
A COMPARISON OF THE LATIN tongue, with the Greeke.
OF THE RELIGION, POWER, KNOW∣ledge, & other excellence of the Arabians, or Sarasens; and other Mahometists. The Eigth Booke.
A COMPARISON OF MAHOMET with Lycurgus, Minos, Numa, Zoroaster, Zamolsis, Charondas, Zaleucus, Trismegistus, and other Pagan Lawmakers, or founders of Cities, and Empires.
THE POWER OF THE ARABIANS or Saracens, compared to the Romain, Macedonian, Persian Parthian, Assyrtan, and Egiptian.
A COMPARISON OF THE ARABIAN or Sarasen Learning, with the Greeke, Egiptian, Chaldaick, Persian, and Romain, or Latin.
A COMPARISON OF THE ARABIAN tongue, with the Greek, Latin, and Hebrew.
THE SEQVELE OF THE RELIGION and power of the Mahometists; as of the first Turkes, Corasmians, Tartarians, of the Souldan, of the Ottoman, and of the Sophy: Where there is mention made of the great Cham of Catay; of the King of Narsingue, of the Mosco∣uite, and of Presbiter Iohn; as hauing all begun or growen vp about that time, albeit they haue other Religions. The ninth Booke.
OF THE POWER, LEARNING, and other Excellence of this age, The Tenth Booke.
A COMPARISON OF THIS AGE, with the most famous former Ages; to know wherein it is superiour, inferiour, or equall vnto them▪ and first touching the warfare of these dayes, with the auncient Greek, and Romain. The Eleuenth Booke.
A COMPARISON OF TAMBERLAN with Ninus, sesostris, Cyrus, Darius, Alexander, Arsaces, Hanni∣bal, Constantine, Attila, and Charlemaigne.
A COMPARISON OF THE KING∣doms, Empires, or Monarchies, and common weales of these daies; with those of auncient time.
A COMPARISON OF WARLIKE NA∣tions, Armies, Battayles, Sieges, and Assaults of Fortresses.
A COMPARISON OF NAVIGATIONS, and discoueries of Countries, Peregrinations, and voya∣ges by land.
A COMPARISON OF THE RICHES of the time present, with that of the times past.
A COMPARISON OF ARTISANS, and of workes
A COMPARISON OF THE MANERS of this present Age, with the former.
A COMPARISON OF THE LEARNING of theis daies, with the Auncient in Philosophie, Eloquence, Law, Policie, Phisick, Poetry, Astrologie, Cosmographie, and the other Mathematicks.
WHETHER IT BE TRVE, OR NO, that there can be nothing said, which hath not bin said before; And that we must by our owne Inuentions, augment the Doctrine of the Aunci∣ents: not contenting our selues only with Translations, Exposi∣tions, Corrections, and Abridgements of their Writings. The Twelfth and Last Booke.