An Easy and Compendious Introduction For Reading all sorts of Histories. The Third Edition, in which is added a Synopsis of Councels.

Collation: [4], A-3B4, 3C2, H4. Pagination: [8], 351, 58, [4]p. Later calf boards, light chipping to outer edges, rebacked in modern calf with silver gilt title to spine. Some minor foxing, few minor ink stains, short corner tear to A2, no affect. Few leaves with top margins trimmed close. Minor pencil notes throughout. Few pages mis-paginated, as usual, still continuous collation and complete. Overall, a nice copy in a sympathetic binding. Mathias Prideaux (1622-1646), second son of John Prideaux (1578-1650). Mathias, student of Exeter 1640-1645, before receiving his M.A. became a captain in the king?s service. Mathias died of smallpox in London about 1646, this book his only, edited and published after his death by his father. ?Political History in Generall? and ?History of Successions? have separate titles dated 1653, pagination are continous. ?A Synopsis of Councels? is dated 1654, pagination is separate and may also have been issued separately (Wing P3436A), it is a translation of ?Consiliorym Synopsis? (Wing P3421). Citations: Wing P3442. Madan III:2261 and 2280. ESTC: R31925. Third edition. First edition with Synopsis of Councels.…