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Author: Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
Title: 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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Print source: 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.
Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618., Echard, Laurence, 1670?-1730., Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618. A premonition to princes.
London: Printed for Matthew Gelliflower ..., 1698.
Subject terms:
History, Ancient.
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THE PUBLISHER's Advertisement TO THE READER.
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.
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.
CHAP. IV. Of the two Chief Trees in Paradise.
CHAP. V. Of memorable things between Adam and Noah.
CHAP. VI. The Original of Idolatry, and Reliques of Anti∣quity in Fables.
CHAP. VII. Noah's Flood, the Vniversality of it, and Noah'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.
CHAP. X. Of Nimrod, Belus, and Ninus.
CHAP. XI. Of Ninus, Semiramis, and Belus.
THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. BOOK II. Part I. FROM Abraham's Birth, to the Destruction of Solomon's Temple, which was, 1525 Years.
CHAP. I. Of the time of Abraham's Birth, and Order of the Assyrian Empire.
CHAP. II. Of the Kings of Egypt, from Cham to the Delivery of the Israelites.
CHAP. III. Of Israels Delivery out of Egypt.
CHAP. IV. The Israelites Iourney from the Red Sea to Sinai.
CHAP. V. The Story from Receiving the Law, to the Death of Moses.
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 the East of Jordan.
CHAP. IX. Memorable things from Joshua, to Jeptha, and the Destruction of Troy.
CHAP. X. Of the War of Troy.
CHAP. XI. Of Sampson, Eli, and Samuel.
CHAP. XII. Of Saul, the First King of Israel.
CHAP. XIII. Of David; First of his Estate under Saul.
CHAP. XIV. Of Solomon, Anno Mundi, 2991.
CHAP. XV. Solomon's Successors to Jehoram. The King∣dom divided.
CHAP. XVI. Of Jehoram, and Ahazia.
CHAP. XVII Of Athaliah, and Ioash, that succeeded her.
CHAP. XVIII. Of Joash, Amaziah, and their Contempora∣ries.
CHAP. XI.X Of Uzziah, and his Contemporaries in Israel, and elsewhere; of his two Successors.
CHAP. XX. Of Italy, and Rome's Foundation in A∣haz's time.
CHAP. XXI. Of Hezechiah, and his Contemporaries.
CHAP. XXII. Egyptian Kings from Moses to Hezekiah.
CHAP. XXIII. Of Manasses, and his Contemporaries.
CHAP. XXIV. Of Ammon, Josiah, and the rest, to the De∣struction of Jerusalem.
THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. BOOK III. Part I. FROM The Destruction of Ierusalem unto Philip of Macedon.
CHAP. I. The time from the Destruction of Jerusalem to the Assyrian Fall.
CHAP. II. The Persians greatness, how it grew.
CHAP. III. Of Cyrus the First Persian Monarch.
CHAP. IV. Of the Persian Affairs, from Cyrus, to Darius.
CHAP. V. Of Darius the Son of Hystaspes.
CHAP. VI. Of Xerxes, Emperour of Persia.
CHAP. VII. The Greek Affairs, from the Persian Wars, to the Pelo∣ponesian, of Twenty Seven Years.
CHAP. VIII. Of the Peloponesian War.
CHAP. IX. Matters concurring with this War, and a while after.
CHAP. X. Cyrus the Younger, his Expedition into Persia.
CHAP. XI. Of the Greeks Affairs, under the Lacedemo∣nians Command.
CHAP. XII. Thebes Flourished from the Battle of Leuctra, to that of Mantinaea.
THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. BOOK IV. Part I. Of the Macedonian Kingdom, from Phi∣lip, to the Race of Antigonus.
CHAP. I. Of Philip, Father to Alexander the Great.
CHAP. II. Of Alexander the Great.
CHAP. III. Aridaeus, his Reign after Alexander.
CHAP. IV. Of Antigonus's growth in Asia.
CHAP. V. Civil Wars between Alexander's Captains.
CHAP. VI. The Wars between the New Kings, 'till all were consumed.
CHAP. VII. Romes growth, and setling of the Eastern State.
THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. BOOK V. Part I. From the setled Rule of Alexander's Suc∣cessors, 'till the Romans Conquer'd Asia, and Macedon.
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 of Macedon, Father of Per∣seus, subdued by the Romans.
CHAP. V. Of the Roman Wars with Antiochus, and his Adherents.
CHAP. VI. Of the second Macedonian War.