An abridgement of Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the world in five books ... : wherein the particular chapters and paragraphs are succinctly abrig'd according to his own method in the larger volume : to which is added his Premonition to princes.
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- An abridgement of Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the world in five books ... : wherein the particular chapters and paragraphs are succinctly abrig'd according to his own method in the larger volume : to which is added his Premonition to princes.
- Author
- Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
- Publication
- London :: Printed for Matthew Gelliflower ...,
- 1698.
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- History, Ancient.
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Contents
- title page
- frontispiece
- THE PUBLISHER's Advertisement TO THE READER.
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Sir
Walter Raleigh 's Premonition to PRINCES. -
THE CONTENTS OF THE Chapters, Paragraphs, and Sections, OF THE First Book of the History of the
WORLD. - ERRATA.
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THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. PART I. OF THE First Ages, from the Creati∣on to
Abraham. - CHAP. I. Of the Creation and Preservation of the World.
- CHAP. II. Of Mans Estate in the Creation, and of God's Rest.
- CHAP. III. Of Paradise, and many Opinions about it.
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CHAP. IV. Of the two Chief Trees in
Paradise. -
CHAP. V. Of memorable things between
Adam andNoah. -
CHAP. VI. The Original of Idolatry, and Reliques of Anti∣quity in
Fables. -
CHAP. VII.
Noah 's Flood, the Vniversality of it, andNoah 's memory of Antiquity. -
CHAP. VIII. The Planting of Nations:
Noah 's Sons, and which was Eldest. - CHAP. IX. Of the Beginning and Establishment of Go∣vernment.
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CHAP. X. Of
Nimrod, Belus, andNinus. -
CHAP. XI. Of
Ninus, Semiramis, andBelus.
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THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. BOOK II. Part I. FROM
Abraham 's Birth, to the Destruction ofSolomon 's Temple, which was, 1525 Years.-
CHAP. I. Of the time of
Abraham 's Birth, and Order of theAssyrian Empire. -
CHAP. II. Of the Kings of
Egypt, fromCham to the Delivery of theIsraelites. -
CHAP. III. Of
Israels Delivery out ofEgypt. -
CHAP. IV. The
Israelites Iourney from theRed Sea toSinai. -
CHAP. V. The Story from Receiving the
Law, to the Death ofMoses. -
CHAP. VI. Of the Bordering Nations: Of other Renowned Men; and of
Joshua 's Acts. -
CHAP. VII. Of the
Phoenician Kingdom, and of the Invention of Letters. -
CHAP. VIII. The History of the
Syrians bordering their Tribes on theEast ofJordan. -
CHAP. IX. Memorable things from
Joshua, toJeptha, and the Destruction ofTroy. -
CHAP. X. Of the War of
Troy. -
CHAP. XI. Of
Sampson, Eli, andSamuel. -
CHAP. XII. Of
Saul, the First King ofIsrael. -
CHAP. XIII. Of
David ; First of his Estate underSaul. -
CHAP. XIV. Of
Solomon, Anno Mundi, 2991. -
CHAP. XV.
Solomon 's Successors toJehoram. The King∣dom divided. -
CHAP. XVI. Of
Jehoram, andAhazia. -
CHAP. XVII Of
Athaliah, andIoash, that succeeded her. -
CHAP. XVIII. Of
Joash, Amaziah, and their Contempora∣ries. -
CHAP. XI.X Of
Uzziah, and his Contemporaries inIsrael, and elsewhere; of his two Successors. -
CHAP. XX. Of
Italy, andRome 's Foundation inA∣haz 's time. -
CHAP. XXI. Of
Hezechiah, and his Contemporaries. -
CHAP. XXII.
Egyptian Kings fromMoses toHezekiah. -
CHAP. XXIII. Of
Manasses, and his Contemporaries. -
CHAP. XXIV. Of
Ammon, Josiah, and the rest, to the De∣struction ofJerusalem.
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CHAP. I. Of the time of
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THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. BOOK III. Part I. FROM The Destruction of
Ierusalem untoPhilip ofMacedon. -
CHAP. I. The time from the Destruction of
Jerusalem to theAssyrian Fall. -
CHAP. II. The
Persians greatness, how it grew. -
CHAP. III. Of
Cyrus the FirstPersian Monarch. -
CHAP. IV. Of the
Persian Affairs, fromCyrus, toDarius. -
CHAP. V. Of
Darius the Son ofHystaspes. -
CHAP. VI. Of
Xerxes, Emperour ofPersia. -
CHAP. VII. The
Greek Affairs, from thePersian Wars, to thePelo∣ponesian, of Twenty Seven Years. -
CHAP. VIII. Of the
Peloponesian War. - CHAP. IX. Matters concurring with this War, and a while after.
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CHAP. X.
Cyrus the Younger, his Expedition intoPersia. -
CHAP. XI. Of the
Greeks Affairs, under theLacedemo∣nians Command. -
CHAP. XII.
Thebes Flourished from the Battle ofLeuctra, to that ofMantinaea.
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CHAP. I. The time from the Destruction of
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THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. BOOK IV. Part I. Of the
Macedonian Kingdom, fromPhi∣lip, to the Race ofAntigonus. -
CHAP. I. Of
Philip, Father toAlexander the Great. -
CHAP. II. Of
Alexander the Great. -
CHAP. III.
Aridaeus, his Reign afterAlexander. -
CHAP. IV. Of
Antigonus 's growth inAsia. -
CHAP. V. Civil Wars between
Alexander 's Captains. - CHAP. VI. The Wars between the New Kings, 'till all were consumed.
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CHAP. VII.
Romes growth, and setling of the Eastern State.
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CHAP. I. Of
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THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. BOOK V. Part I. From the setled Rule of
Alexander 's Suc∣cessors, 'till theRomans Conquer'dAsia, andMacedon. -
CHAP. I. Of the First
Punick War. -
CHAP. II. What pass'd between the First and Second
Punick Wars. -
CHAP. III. Of the Second
Punick War. -
CHAP. IV. Of
Philip King ofMacedon, Father ofPer∣seus, subdued by theRomans. -
CHAP. V. Of the Roman Wars with
Antiochus, and his Adherents. -
CHAP. VI. Of the second
Macedonian War.
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CHAP. I. Of the First