The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary; being a Curious Miscellany of Sacred and Prophane History. Containing, in short, the Lives and most remarkable Actions Of the Patriarchs, Judges, and Kings of the Jews, Of the Apostles, Fathers, and Doctors of the Church; Of Popes, Cardinals, Bishops, &c. Of Heresiarchs and Schismaticks, with an Account to their Principal Doctrines; Of Emperors, Kings, Illustrious Princes, and Great Captains; Of Ancient and Modern Authors; Of Philosophers, Inventors of Arts, and all those who have recommended themselves to the World, by their Valour, Virtue, Learning, or some Notable Circumstances of their Lives. Together with the Establishment and Progress both of Religious and Military Orders, and the Lives of their Founders. The Genealogy of several Illustrious Families in Europe. The Fabulous History of the Heathen Gods and Heroes. The Description of Empires, Kingdoms, Common-Wealths, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Islands, Mountains, Rivers, and other considerable Places, both of the Ancient and Modern Geography; wherein is observed the Situation, Extent and Quality of the Country; the Religion, Government, Morals and Customs of the Inhabitants; the Sects of Christians, Jews, Heathens and Mahometans. The principal Terms of Arts and Sciences; the Publick and Solemn Actions, as Festivals, Plays, &c. The Statutes and Laws; and withall, the History of General and Particular Councils, under the Names of the Places where they have been Celebrated. The Whole being full of Remarks and Curious Enquiries, for the Illustration of several Difficulties in Theology, History, Chronology and Geography. Collected form the best Historians, Chronologers, and Lexicographers; as Calvisius, Helvicus, Isaacson, Marsbam, Bandrand, Hoffman, Lloyd, Chevreau, and others: But more especially out of Lewis Moréri, D. D. his Eighth Edition Corrected and Enlarged by Monsieur Le Clerk; in Two Volumes in Folio. To which are added, by way of Supplement, intermix’d throughout the Alphabet, The Lives, most Remarkable Actions, and Writings of the Illustrious Families of our English, Scotch and Irish Nobility, Genrty, Eminent Clergy, and most Famous Men of all Arts and Sciences: As also, an exact Description of these Kingdoms; with the most considerable Occurences that have happened to this Present Time. By several Learned Men. Wherein are Inserted The last Five Years Historical and Geopraphical Collections of Edmund Bohun, Esq; designed at first for his own Geographical Dictionary, and never Extant till in this Work

Moréri, Louis and Bohun, Edmund and Collier, Jeremy (1701-1701): The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary; being a Curious Miscellany of Sacred and Prophane History. Containing, in short, the Lives and most remarkable Actions Of the Patriarchs, Judges, and Kings of the Jews, Of the Apostles, Fathers, and Doctors of the Church; Of Popes, Cardinals, Bishops, &c. Of Heresiarchs and Schismaticks, with an Account to their Principal Doctrines; Of Emperors, Kings, Illustrious Princes, and Great Captains; Of Ancient and Modern Authors; Of Philosophers, Inventors of Arts, and all those who have recommended themselves to the World, by their Valour, Virtue, Learning, or some Notable Circumstances of their Lives. Together with the Establishment and Progress both of Religious and Military Orders, and the Lives of their Founders. The Genealogy of several Illustrious Families in Europe. The Fabulous History of the Heathen Gods and Heroes. The Description of Empires, Kingdoms, Common-Wealths, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Islands, Mountains, Rivers, and other considerable Places, both of the Ancient and Modern Geography; wherein is observed the Situation, Extent and Quality of the Country; the Religion, Government, Morals and Customs of the Inhabitants; the Sects of Christians, Jews, Heathens and Mahometans. The principal Terms of Arts and Sciences; the Publick and Solemn Actions, as Festivals, Plays, &c. The Statutes and Laws; and withall, the History of General and Particular Councils, under the Names of the Places where they have been Celebrated. The Whole being full of Remarks and Curious Enquiries, for the Illustration of several Difficulties in Theology, History, Chronology and Geography. Collected form the best Historians, Chronologers, and Lexicographers; as Calvisius, Helvicus, Isaacson, Marsbam, Bandrand, Hoffman, Lloyd, Chevreau, and others: But more especially out of Lewis Moréri, D. D. his Eighth Edition Corrected and Enlarged by Monsieur Le Clerk; in Two Volumes in Folio. To which are added, by way of Supplement, intermix’d throughout the Alphabet, The Lives, most Remarkable Actions, and Writings of the Illustrious Families of our English, Scotch and Irish Nobility, Genrty, Eminent Clergy, and most Famous Men of all Arts and Sciences: As also, an exact Description of these Kingdoms; with the most considerable Occurences that have happened to this Present Time. By several Learned Men. Wherein are Inserted The last Five Years Historical and Geopraphical Collections of Edmund Bohun, Esq; designed at first for his own Geographical Dictionary, and never Extant till in this Work. 2 vols, 2nd ed., vol. 1: (n. p.), [VI p., 821 p.] vol. 2: (n.p.), [626 p.], London. portrait of Jeremy Collier as frontispice, folio,

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