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  The key of historie. Or, A most methodicall abridgement of the foure chiefe monarchies, Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome Being a generall and compendious chronicle from the Flood. Digested into three bookes. Whereunto is added a marginall chronologie of euery Roman emperors raigne, and of all the most memorable persons and accidents. Together with briefe illustrations vpon the more obscure names, places, and offices. With a directory table for the more profitable reading of history. Written by that excellent and most learned man Iohn Sleidan.
  Date of publication:
  1627
  

  Author(s):

  Sleidanus, Johannes, 1506-1556. and Darcie, Abraham, fl. 1625.
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  A translation and abridgement of: De quatuor summis imperiis. With an additional double-page engraved title page: The key of history. Translator's dedications variously signed (1) "A.D.", (2) "Ab. Darcie", or (3) "Abraham ...
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  A briefe chronicle of the foure principall empyres To witte, of Babilon, Persia, Grecia, and Rome. Wherein, very compendiously, the whole course of histories are conteined. Made by the famous and godly learned man Iohn Sleidan, and englished by Stephan Wythers.
  Date of publication:
  1563
  

  Author(s):

  Sleidanus, Johannes, 1506-1556. and Wythers, Stephen.
  Description:
  A translation of: De quatuor summis imperiis. Title page in two states: line 4 ends (1) "Wherein, very" or (2) "Wherein, is". Includes index. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
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