An Early and Compendious Introduction For Reading of all Sorts of Histories: Contrived in a more facile way than heretofore hath been published; Out of the Papers of Mathias Prideaux, Ms of Arts, and sometime Fellow of Exeter Colledge in Oxford. The Fourth Edition, In which is added a SYNOPSIS of COUNCELS by John Prideaux, late Regius Profeffor of Divinity at Oxford, and Bishop of Worcester.

Fourth edition rebound in full black leather, 5 raised bands to spine, titles and date to spine in gilt, pale green marbled epps, wide margins to pages, title page, dedication which reads 'D.D. To THe Right Worshipfull Sr Thomas Reynall And the Vertuous Lady Katherine His Wife; For the Use Of Their Towardly Young Sonnes Mr Thomas And Mr Henry Reynall', 'To 'The Reader' 2pp, 351pp, ''A Table of the Lines of Successions', index, followed by the title page of 'A Synopsis of COUNCELS by John Prideaux 1661' 58pp, index of CHAPTERS in the SYNOPSIS of COUNCELS.Corners of boards slightly bumped, small scuff to top right hand corner, title page is nibbled at the edge small piece missing from top right hand corner, previous owner's signature dated 1692 to bottom right hand corner, some pencil calculations to rear epp, edges are tanned. Overall, a clean, bright copy.