An easy and compendious introduction for reading all sorts of histories : contrived, in a more facile way then heretofore hath been published, out of the papers of Mathias Prideaux Mr of Arts and sometime fellow of Exeter Colledge in Oxford.

Oxford : Printed [by Leonard Lichfield] for Leonard Lichfield, printer to the Vniversity, M.DC.XLVIII. [1648]

[8], 256, [2], 257-346 p. ; (4to)

Edited and published after the death of Mathias Prideaux by John Prideaux, his father.
Printer's name from Wing CD.
"Of politicall history in generall" and "Of the history of successions in states, countries, or families" each have separate dated title page with "printed by Leonard Lichfield" in imprint; pagination and register are continuous.
Annotation on Thomason copy: "Octob:".

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), P3439
Madan, F. Oxford books, II, 2001
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.466[1]
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R203318

Great Britain -- England -- Oxford.

P3439

HH1/4. Formerly bound with STC 28. Title leaf lacking. pi2 cropped and backed, affecting text. Final leaf silked. Provenance: Lavinia Halswell - Harmsworth copy