409_o adam_n 46_o 228_o adrian_n 67_o aeneas_n settle_v in_o italy_n 53_o 369_o aeneas_n sylvius_n hist._n 170_o aeschines_n 60_o 329_o aeschylus_n 60_o africanus_n julius_n his_o chronicle_n 151_o agamemnon_n k._n of_o mycenae_n 347_o agathias_n hist._n 196_o agrim_n battle_n there_o 95_o ahazias_n k._n of_o judah_n 241_o aix_n la_fw-fr chapelle_n peace_n there_o 92_o alaric_n k._n of_o the_o goth_n 71_o albert_n of_o austria_n emp._n ger._n 80_o albigenses_n persecute_v 81_o alcibiades_n 60_o 326_o 327_o alexander_n the_o great_a 60_o his_o history_n 267_o to_o 280_o 355_o alexandria_n in_o egypt_n build_v 309_o alexius_n comnenus_n 78_o 79_o alfred_n k._n of_o england_n 75_o almarez_n k._n of_o jerusalem_n 79_o alphonsus_n the_o chaste_a k._n of_o spain_n 74_o alphonsus_n k._n of_o portugal_n 90_o america_n discover_v 86_o amos._n 67_o 241_o amos_n prophecy_n p._n 137_o amurath_n sultan_n of_o the_o turk_n 81_o anacreon_n 325_o andronicus_n paleolog_fw-la ii_o emp._n c.p._n 81_o annibal_n the_o carthaginian_a admiral_n 390_o anthony_n marc._n 64_o 312_o 313_o 406_o 408_o 409._o anthony_n of_o florence_n hist._n 169_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n 62_o antiochus_n soter_n 61_o antoninus_n marc._n aurel._n 67_o antoninus_n pius_fw-la 67_o appius_n history_n 190_o aratus_n 330_o archimedes_n ibid._n archontes_n governor_n of_o athens_n 321_o etc._n etc._n argonaut_n voyage_n 52_o argos_n the_o king_n of_o it_o 316_o aristobulus_n 63_o aristobulus_n k._n of_o the_o jew_n 252_o aristophanes_n 60_o 328_o aristotle_n 328_o arnold_n of_o lubeck_n hist._n 166_o arphaxad_n 228_o 230_o arrian's_n hist._n 189_o arthur_n k._n of_o britain_n 72_o asa_n k._n of_o judah_n 40_o ascanius_n son_n of_o aeneas_n 369_o asia_n minor_n the_o king_n of_o it_o after_o alexander_n 288_o etc._n etc._n assur_n son_n of_o sem._n 230_o assyrian_a king_n their_o name_n and_o time_n of_o reign_n from_o nimrod_n to_o sardanapalus_n 256_o athaliah_n 56_o 241_o athens_n its_o history_n p._n 317_o etc._n etc._n burn_a by_o mardonius_n 324_o plague_n there_o 325_o atolf_n k._n of_o the_o goth_n in_o spain_n 71_o attila_n k._n of_o hunns_n ib._n st._n augustine_n his_o history_n work_n 155_o augustulus_n emp._n 71_o augustus_n caesar._n 64_o 406_o emperor_n of_o rome_n 410_o aurelianus_n v._n 68_o austin_n the_o monk_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 72_o austrian_a family_n its_o founder_n 80_o axan_n sultan_n of_o the_o turk_n 78_o b._n babylonian_a king_n 261_o etc._n etc._n babylonish_n captivity_n of_o the_o jew_n 243_o bajaret_n sultan_n of_o the_o turk_n 82_o baldwin_n k_o of_o jerusalem_n 78_o baronius_n annal_n 173_o baruch_n 243_o his_o prophecy_n 131_o bede_n history_n 159_o belgrade_n take_v by_o turk_n 86_o belshazzar_n k._n of_o babylon_n 261_o belus_n k._n of_o assyria_n 255_o berah_n k._n of_o sodom_n 49_o bergamos_n james_n of_o his_o hist._n 171_o berosus_n his_o history_n 329_o boadicea_n q._n of_o britain_n 66_o boethius_n hector_n his_o hist._n 173_o boetia_n its_o situation_n 348_o bonfinius_n history_n 171_o boyne_n battle_n there_o 95_o breda_n peace_n there_o 92_o britain_n joseph_n of_o arimathea_n preach_v there_o 66_o lucius_n first_o christian_a king_n there_o 67_o christianity_n establish_v there_o 72_o the_o saxon_n call_v in_o 71_o saxon_a heptarchy_n erect_v 71_o 72_o the_o dane_n infest_v the_o land_n 76_o 77_o brutus_n and_o cassius_n 63_o 405_o their_o death_n 407_o brutus_n l._n junius_n founder_n of_o the_o consular_a state_n of_o rome_n p._n 378_o 379_o c._n cadmus_n p._n 301_o bring_v letter_n to_o greece_n 52_o his_o story_n 349_o etc._n etc._n caesar_n c._n julius_n 63_o 399_o his_o victory_n 400_o etc._n etc._n in_o britain_n 400_o 401_o perpetual_a dictator_n and_o emperor_n of_o rome_n 404_o his_o write_n 197_o his_o death_n 405_o cainam_fw-la 46_o 228_o 231_o his_o son_n founder_n of_o nation_n 233_o calendar_n correct_v by_o caesar._n 403_o correct_v by_o p._n gregory_n 88_o callymachus_n 329_o cambyses_n 59_o 262_o conquer_a egypt_n 304_o candia_n take_v by_o turk_n 92_o cannae_n the_o battle_n there_o between_o hannibal_n and_o the_o roman_n 392_o canticle_n the_o book_n of_o 135_o canute_n the_o dane_n king_n of_o england_n 77_o carloman_n k._n of_o france_n 76_o carolus_n gustavus_n k._n of_o sweden_n 90_o carthage_n build_v 56_o conquer_a by_o roman_n and_o destroy_v 63_o 394_o carthaginian_a war_n first_o 61_o 389_o second_o 61_o 391_o three_o 61_o 394_o cassiodorus_n history_n 162_o catiline_n conspiracy_n 399_o catullus_n 64_o centuriae_fw-la magdeburgen_n 173_o chalecondylas_n history_n 170_o charlemagne_n k._n of_o france_n 73_o declare_v emperor_n 74_o charles_n martel_n govern_v france_n 73_o charles_n the_o bald_a emp._n 75_o charles_n v._o king_n of_o spain_n and_o emperor_n 86_o resign_v his_o crown_n 88_o charles_n i._n k._n of_o england_n 89_o charles_n ii_o k._n of_o england_n restore_v 91_o his_o death_n 93_o china_n the_o history_n of_o its_o monarch_n p._n 291_o to_o 297_o the_o wall_n between_o it_o and_o tartary_n build_v 297_o choniates_n nicelas_n his_o hist._n 166_o chronicle_n the_o book_n of_o 133_o cicero_n m._n tull._n 399_o 400_o his_o death_n 407_o cimon_n general_n of_o the_o greek_n against_o the_o persian_n 324_o cinossema_n battle_n there_o 326_o claudius_n emp._n 68_o clelia_n a_o roman_a virgin_n her_o remarkable_a courage_n 380_o cleopatra_n q._n of_o egypt_n 312_o 407_o her_o death_n 409_o clovis_n k._n of_o france_n 71_o cecrops_n founder_n of_o the_o athenian_n 300_o 319_o codrus_n k._n of_o athens_n 320_o coecles_n horat._n his_o courage_n 380_o collatinus_n lucretia_n husband_n consul_n of_o rome_n 378_o colossian_n epistle_n to_o 142_o columbus_n discover_v america_n 86_o confucius_n the_o chinese_n philosopher_n 296_o constantine_n the_o great_a emp._n 69_o constantine_n xiii_o palaeologus_n last_o emp._n c._n p._n 83_o constantinople_n general_n council_n there_o 70_o take_a by_o turk_n 83_o consular_a state_n of_o rome_n its_o beginning_n 378_o corimodus_fw-la emp._n 67_o corinth_n its_o history_n and_o king_n 343_o 344_o etc._n etc._n corinthian_n epistle_n to_o 141_o coriolanus_n c._n mar._n his_o story_n 382_o crassus_n 399_o 401_o crates_n the_o philosopher_n 61_o croesus_n k._n of_o lydia_n 58_o 362_o cromwell_n oliver_z usurp_v the_o government_n of_o england_n 90_o curopolate_v his_o history_n 162_o cyrus_n the_o first_o persian_a monarch_n 262_o d._n donatus_n k._n of_o argos_n p._n 301_o 316_o daniel_n 58_o his_o prophecy_n 136_o cast_v into_o the_o lionl_n den._n 250_o dardanus_n k._n of_o troy_n 52_o darius_n codomannus_n k._n of_o persia_n overcome_v by_o alexander_n 267_o darius_n hystaspes_n k._n of_o persia._n 59_o 262_o darius_n nothus_fw-la 265_o k._n david_n 54_o 239_o decemviri_fw-la a_o sort_n of_o government_n at_o rome_n create_v 384_o their_o ill_a government_n and_o expulsion_n ibid._n the_o demetrii_n their_o successor_n 284_o etc._n etc._n demetrius_n soter_n k._n of_o syria_n 283_o demecritus_fw-la the_o philosopher_n 60_o demosthenes_n 60_o 328_o deucalion_n 319_o deuteronomy_n its_o content_n 131_o dictator_n at_o rome_n first_o create_v 381_o dioclesian_n emperor_n of_o rome_n 68_o diodorus_n siculus_n history_n 185_o diogenes_n laertius_n write_n 190_o diogenes_n 328_o dion_n cassius_n history_n 191_o dionysius_n halicarnasseus_n history_n 187_o domitian_n emp._n of_o rome_n 67_o draco_n law_n 323_o drake_n sail_v round_o the_o earth_n 88_o e._n east-indies_n first_o voyage_n thither_o p._n 85_o eber._n 228_o ecclesiaste_n the_o book_n of_o 134_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la 135_o edgar_n 76_o edmond_n ib._n edmond_n ironside_n 77_o edred_n 76_o edward_n the_o confessor_n 77_o edward_n the_o elder_a king_n of_o england_n 76_o edward_n the_o martyr_n 77_o edward_n i._n 80_o edward_n ii_o 81_o edward_n iii_o ib._n edward_n iu._n 85_o edward_n vi._n 87_o edwin_n 76_o egbert_n k._n of_o england_n 75_o eginard_n hist._n 16â—_n egypt_n child_n of_o israel_n in_o bondage_n there_o 22â—_n egypt_n plague_v by_o moses_n p._n 330_o the_o king_n of_o it_o 297_o to_o 313_o conquer_a by_o nabuchadnezzar_n 303_o subject_a to_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n 305_o to_o 308_o subject_a to_o greek_n 308_o etc._n etc._n eli_n judge_n over_o israel_n 238_o elias_n the_o prophet_n 241_o elijah_n 55_o raise_v the_o shunamite_n son_n 246_o elizabeth_n q._n of_o england_n 87_o elon_n judge_n israel_n 238_o england_n infest_a by_o danes_n 75_o enoch_n 46_o 228_o enos_n ib._n ib._n epaminondas_n 328_o ephesian_n epistle_n to_o 141_o ephori_fw-la of_o lacedaemon_n institute_v 335_o esdras_n the_o book_n of_o 134_o esther_n the_o book_n of_o ibid._n ethelbert_n k._n of_o england_n 75_o ethelred_n ib._n ethelstan_n 76_o ethelwald_n 75_o ethelwolph_n ib._n evagrius_n hist._n 159_o euclid_n 329_o eudo_fw-la k._n of_o france_n 76_o evilmerodach_n k._n of_o babylon_n 261_o euripides_n 60_o 328_o eusebius_n history_n and_o chronicle_n 153_o exodus_fw-la the_o book_n of_o 231_o ezekiel_n 58_o his_o prophecy_n 136_o ezra_n 60_o his_o prophecy_n 250_o f._n fabius_n
chronology_n chap._n i._o definition_n page_n 1._o chap._n ii_o the_o ground_n of_o chronology_n 9_o the_o testimony_n of_o author_n 9_o reason_n of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o chronology_n 13._o certain_a mean_n of_o compute_v time_n as_o 9_o 1._o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o author_n 18._o 2._o by_o eclipse_n and_o aspect_n of_o the_o planet_n 18._o 3._o vndisputed_a epochas_n 21._o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o uncertainty_n chronologer_n be_v at_o concern_v the_o year_n wherein_o our_o saviour_n be_v bear_v 23._o a_o catalogue_n of_o author_n disagree_v in_o this_o point_n 25._o chap._n iu._n the_o usefulness_n of_o chronological_a table_n to_o beginner_n different_a division_n of_o time_n in_o order_n to_o help_v the_o memory_n 34._o §_o 1._o first_o division_n of_o the_o time_n into_o two_o part_n 37._o §_o 2._o second_o division_n into_o three_o part_n according_a to_o varro_n 38._o §_o 3._o three_o division_n into_o four_o part_n according_a to_o the_o poet_n 40._o §_o 4._o four_o division_n according_a to_o the_o several_a age_n of_o the_o world_n 42._o §_o 5._o five_o division_n of_o time_n into_o thirteen_o part_n 43._o chap._n v._o a_o new_a division_n of_o time_n or_o the_o 14_o royal_a epocha_n of_o universal_a chronology_n 44._o epocha_n 1_o adam_n or_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n 45._o epocha_n 2._o noah_n or_o the_o universal_a deluge_n 47._o epocha_n 3_o the_o vocation_n of_o abraham_n 49._o epocha_n 4._o moses_n or_o the_o write_a law_n 51._o epocha_n 5._o the_o take_v of_o troy_n 53._o epocha_n 6._o solomon_n or_o the_o temple_n finish_v 54._o epocha_n 7._o romulus_n or_o rome_n found_v 56._o epocha_n 8._o cyrus_n or_o the_o jew_n restore_v 58._o epocha_n 9_o scipio_n or_o the_o carthaginian_n conquer_a 62._o epocha_n 10._o the_o birth_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 65._o epocha_n 11._o constantine_n or_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n 69._o epocha_n 12._o charlemaign_n or_o the_o establishment_n of_o the_o new_a empire_n 74._o epocha_n 13._o constantinople_n take_v by_o the_o turk_n and_o the_o christian_a empire_n of_o the_o east_n terminate_v 83._o epocha_n 14._o king_n charles_n ii_o restore_v the_o ancient_a government_n and_o law_n of_o england_n re-establish_v and_o europe_n in_o a_o profound_a peace_n 91._o part_n ii_o introduction_n to_o history_n and_o a_o character_n of_o historian_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o several_a benefit_n of_o history_n 97._o chap._n ii_o rule_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o write_v history_n 107._o chap._n iii_o the_o manner_n of_o study_v history_n of_o the_o four_o ancient_a monarchy_n and_o of_o the_o different_a kind_n of_o political_a government_n 112._o chap._n iu_o division_n of_o history_n 121._o art_n 1._o the_o authority_n of_o the_o history_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n contain_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n 126._o the_o order_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n 131._o art_n 2._o of_o civil_a history_n 〈…〉_z 145._o chap._n v._o the_o most_o celebrate_a author_n that_o have_v write_v of_o church_n history_n 150_o a_o account_n of_o the_o quality_n life_n and_o write_n of_o each_o particular_a author_n 151_o etc._n etc._n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o most_o considerable_a greek_a and_o latin_a author_n of_o civil_a history_n 175._o §_o 1._o greek_n writer_n of_o history_n their_o quality_n life_n and_o write_n and_o the_o judgement_n of_o critic_n upon_o they_o 177_o etc._n etc._n §_o 2._o latin_n writer_n of_o ancient_a history_n a_o account_n of_o each_o author_n and_o his_o work_n with_o the_o opinion_n of_o critic_n upon_o they_o 197_o etc._n etc._n part_n iii_o a_o account_n of_o the_o ancient_a monarchy_n which_o precede_v the_o birth_n of_o jesus_n christ_n chap._n i._n a_o account_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n 225_o sect._n 1._o the_o state_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n under_o the_o 22_o patriarch_n 228._o a_o remark_n concern_v the_o origine_fw-la of_o nation_n 230._o a_o remark_n concern_v the_o head_n of_o family_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n 235._o sect._n 2._o the_o state_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n under_o the_o 22_o judge_n or_o leader_n 236._o sect._n 3_o the_o state_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n under_o 22_o king_n 239._o the_o succession_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n 244._o sect._n 4._o the_o state_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o 22_o ancestor_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 249._o chap._n ii_o a_o account_n of_o the_o assyrian_a monarchy_n 254._o the_o state_n of_o the_o assyrian_a monarchy_n from_o nimrod_n its_o first_o founder_n down_o to_o sardanapalus_n which_o be_v about_o 1360_o year_n 2â—â—_n the_o state_n of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o assyrian_a monarchy_n which_o be_v under_o the_o babylonian_n from_o belochus_n the_o first_o king_n to_o the_o death_n of_o belshazzar_n the_o last_o king_n which_o last_v 271_o year_n 260_o the_o state_n of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o assyrian_a monarchy_n which_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o mede_n from_o arbaces_n their_o first_o king_n to_o cyaxares_n or_o darius_n the_o mede_n 261_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n 262._o the_o succession_n from_o cyrus_n to_o alexander_n conquest_n 262_o etc._n etc._n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o grecian_a monarchy_n 267._o the_o history_n of_o alexander_n conquest_n 267._o to_o 279_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o syrian_n under_o the_o successor_n of_o one_o of_o alexander_n captain_n 280_o the_o kingdom_n of_o pergamos_n or_o asia_n minor_n erect_v by_o antigonus_n one_o of_o alexander_n captain_n 288_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o empire_n of_o china_n 291_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n 297_o sect._n 1._o the_o state_n of_o egypt_n under_o 47_o king_n surname_v pharaoh_n which_o last_v 1220._o year_n till_o it_o be_v conquer_v by_o cambyses_n 299_o sect._n 2._o the_o state_n of_o egypt_n under_o 11_o king_n of_o persia_n which_o last_v 193_o year_n viz._n to_o the_o time_n it_o be_v subject_v to_o alexander_n 305_o sect._n 3_o the_o state_n of_o egypt_n under_o the_o greek_n viz._n alexander_n the_o great_a and_o the_o 12_o ptolomy_n which_o last_v 301_o year_n that_o be_v till_o augustus_n make_v egypt_n a_o roman_a province_n 308_o chap._n vii_o of_o sicyonia_n the_o succession_n of_o its_o king_n etc._n etc._n 314_o chap._n vii_o argos_n the_o succession_n of_o its_o king_n from_o inachus_n to_o perseus_n 316_o chap._n ix_o athens_n 317_o sect._n 1._o the_o state_n of_o athens_n under_o 17_o king_n for_o 488._o year_n 319_o sect._n 2._o the_o state_n of_o athens_n under_o 13_o perpetual_a archontes_n which_o last_v 316_o year_n 321_o sect._n 3_o the_o state_n of_o athens_n under_o 8_o decennial_n archontes_n 322_o sect._n 4._o the_o state_n of_o athens_n under_o annual_a archontes_n which_o last_v 751_o year_n 322_o chap._n x._o of_o the_o king_n of_o troy_n 330_o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o spartan_n or_o lacedaemonian_n 332_o sect._n 1._o the_o state_n of_o lacedemonia_fw-la under_o 14_o king_n for_o 397_o year_n that_o be_v from_o lelix_fw-la to_o the_o heraclide_n 333_o sect._n 2._o the_o state_n of_o lacedaemon_n under_o the_o king_n call_v heraclide_n 334_o sect._n 3_o the_o state_n of_o sparta_n under_o the_o king_n who_o power_n be_v restrain_v by_o the_o gerontes_n 335_o sect._n 4._o the_o state_n of_o sparta_n under_o the_o king_n with_o the_o five_o ephori_fw-la 336_o chap._n xii_o of_o corinth_n the_o succession_n of_o its_o king_n etc._n etc._n 343_o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o king_n of_o mycenae_n 346_o chap._n fourteen_o the_o king_n of_o thebes_n 348_o chap._n xv._n of_o the_o macedonian_n 352_o sect._n 1._o the_o state_n of_o macedon_n under_o 20_o king_n from_o caranus_n to_o philip_n the_o father_n of_o alexander_n 352_o sect._n 2._o the_o state_n of_o macedon_n under_o alexander_n 355_o sect._n 3_o the_o state_n of_o macedon_n under_o 17_o king_n after_o alexander_n 355_o chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o king_n of_o lydia_n to_o croesus_n 361_o chap._n xvii_o the_o king_n of_o tyre_n till_o it_o be_v conquer_v by_o alexander_n 363_o chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o italian_n latin_n roman_n and_o of_o the_o four_o or_o roman_a monarchy_n 367._o sect._n 1_o the_o state_n of_o italy_n under_o the_o janigenae_n or_o siculi_n which_o last_v 557_o year_n 368_o sect._n 2._o the_o state_n of_o italy_n under_o 15_o king_n call_v aborigines_n which_o last_v 577._o from_o janus_n to_o romulus_n 369_o sect._n 3_o the_o regal_a state_n of_o rome_n which_o last_v 245_o year_n 371_o sect._n 4._o the_o consular_a state_n of_o rome_n from_o brutus_n the_o first_o consul_n to_o the_o perpetual_a dictatorship_n of_o julius_n caesar_n which_o take_v up_o the_o time_n of_o 464_o year_n divide_v into_o fifteen_o period_n 378_o period_n 1._o from_o the_o banishment_n of_o tarquin_n to_o the_o first_o dictator_n 379_o
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