The consent of time disciphering the errors of the Grecians in their Olympiads, the vncertaine computation of the Romanes in their penteterydes and building of Rome, of the Persians in their accompt of Cyrus, and of the vanities of the Gentiles in fables of antiquities, disagreeing with the Hebrewes, and with the sacred histories in consent of time. VVherein is also set downe the beginning, continuance, succession, and ouerthrowes of kings, kingdomes, states, and gouernments. By Lodovvik Lloid Esquire.
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- The consent of time disciphering the errors of the Grecians in their Olympiads, the vncertaine computation of the Romanes in their penteterydes and building of Rome, of the Persians in their accompt of Cyrus, and of the vanities of the Gentiles in fables of antiquities, disagreeing with the Hebrewes, and with the sacred histories in consent of time. VVherein is also set downe the beginning, continuance, succession, and ouerthrowes of kings, kingdomes, states, and gouernments. By Lodovvik Lloid Esquire.
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- Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610.
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- Imprinted at London :: By George Bishop, and Ralph Nevvberie,
- Anno 1590.
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"The consent of time disciphering the errors of the Grecians in their Olympiads, the vncertaine computation of the Romanes in their penteterydes and building of Rome, of the Persians in their accompt of Cyrus, and of the vanities of the Gentiles in fables of antiquities, disagreeing with the Hebrewes, and with the sacred histories in consent of time. VVherein is also set downe the beginning, continuance, succession, and ouerthrowes of kings, kingdomes, states, and gouernments. By Lodovvik Lloid Esquire." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A06134.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 30, 2025.
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TO THE MOST REVE∣rend, IOHN Archbishop of CANTER∣BVRIE, Primate and Metropliotane of all England, and of her Maiesties most honourable priuie Counsell. - TO THE READER.
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¶ A briefe Table contayning the Argu∣ments of the histories of this Booke, with
the authorities of euery Historie therunto annexed. -
OF THE CREATION OF the world, and of the continuance
of the first age therein from Adam vnto Noah. -
OF THE FIRST ORIGI∣nall of the CHALDEANS, first called Arphaxades after the name of Arphaxad the
thirde sonne of SEM,which was the first king∣dome of the world: of their continuance,go∣uernment and last destruction by Da∣rius Medius, and Cyrus. -
OF THE ORIGINALL beginning of the Egyptians, and of their continuance: of their Kings and go∣uernments: why Egypt was called Oce∣ana, or Nilea. -
OF THE ANTIQVITIE of the
Scythians: of their lawes, gouern∣ments and life: of their hardinesse in warres, and oftheir victories ouer the Persians and Egyptians, and their often inuasions into Asia. -
OF THE ORIGINAL OF the Parthians,and of the beginning of their kingdome, and how long it continued: of theirkings, gouernment, and last destruction by the Romanes, in the time of Au∣gustus Caesar. -
OF THE ANTIQITIE OF Media: of the originall of their Kings,
and of their common wealth, gouernment, and continuance. -
OF THE ANTIQVITIE OF
Lydia: of the originall of theirKings, and of their common wealth, and gouernment. -
OF THE FIRST ORIGINAL of the Persians: of the antiquitie of their Kings, of their common wealth and go∣uernment, and of their continuance, and how they haue beene called the great Kings, by the meanes and dignitie of Cyrus. -
OF THE ORIGINAL OF Mahometin Arabia: of his greatnes and credit, not onely among the Saracens and Arabians, butalso in the East kingdomes: of the inuasions of the Saracens: of their scattering warres in Asia, Europe, and in Affricke: and of their continuance. -
OF THE GREAT TURCKE,and of his kingdome from Othomanthe first, vntilSelimus the eleuenth: of the two Empiresof Constantinopleand Trapezumtium,which now theTurckes doe gouerne: of their begin∣ning, and of their first seruice vnderBasi∣lius Macedo Emperour of Constantinople. -
OF THE ANTIQVITIE OF Greece:of the beginning of their Cities and Common wealth: of their lawes and gouernments by degrees, during yet the infancie of Greece. -
OF THE KINGDOME OF Macedonia:of the continuance, lawes, and gouernment of their Kings, and of their warres, vntil the time ofAlexander the great. -
OF THE FIRST WARRES of the kings of Asiaand of Syriawith the Romanes: of their succession in the warres, and of the continuance of their kingdomes after Alexanders death. -
OF THE FIRST AFFRICANwarres betweene the Carthagineansand theRomanes, which continued 24. yeeres: and of the victories of theRomanes ouer them. -
OF THE ANTIQVITIE OF olde Italiefirst called Ianicula,and thenSaturnia: of the beginning of theKings of theLatines, the first kingdome ofItalie: of their lawes and gouernments fromFaunus vntillAeneas, and fromAeneas vn∣tillRomulus. -
OF THE TRIAL OF THE Martyrsof God in the Primitiue Church from the first persecution vnder Tiberius the 3. Emperour, in the which Stephen was stoned, Iames beheaded, Philip han∣ged, with infinite more tormented and persecuted, vntill the 3. persecution, which began vnder Domi∣tian the 12. Emperour of Rome. -
OF THE ANTIQVITIE OF Spaine,and of the originall of their kings, and of their contiuuance from Tubal vnto Hispanus. Du∣ring which time they were called by diuers seuerall names, as Caetubales, Hiberi, Celtiberi, and Hesperij, of which I shall briefly speake in their places. -
OF THE BEGINNING and the originall of the Nation which was calledGalgreekes, orGallograecians: of their inua∣sions, spoile, and slaughter in many Countries ofAsia, and of their ouerthrow byCn. Manlius, who with great pompe triumphed ouer them at Rome. -
OF THE OLDE GAVLES CALLED now Frenchmen of their first arriuall and continuance in warres before they were seated in France, by the name first of Newmagi, secondly, by the name of Marcomanni, thirdly Sicambri. And first from Marcomirus vnto Francus time: during which time, they were called Sicambri for 400 and odde yeeres. - A BRIEFE FOR BRITAINE.