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ANCIENT TRANSLATIONS.

his sower against Philip of Macedon, &c. by Tho. Wylson, Doctor of the Civill Lawes, 4to.1570


ISOCRATES.

Isocrates’s sage Admonition to Demonicus, by R. Nutthall, 8vo, Lond.1557, 12mo. and 1585 Isocrates’s Doctrinal of Princes, by Syr Tho. Elliot, Lond. 8vo.1534 Isocrates’s Orat. intitled Evagoras, by Jer. Wolfe, 8vo.1581 Three Orations of of moral Instructions, one to Demonicus, and two to Nicocles, King of Salamis, translated from Isocrates, by Tho. Forrest, 4to.1580


LUCIAN.

Necromantia, a Dialog of the Poete Lucyen between Menippus and Philonides, for his Fantesye faynyd for a mery Pastyme, in English Verse and Latin Prose. Toxaris, or the Friendship of Lucian, by A.O. Lond. 8vo.1565


HERODOTUS.

The famous Hystory of Herodotus[1], in nine Bookes, &c. by B.R. Lond.1584 N. B. This Piece contains only the two first Books, viz. the Clio and Euterpe. The Translator says in his Preface, “As these speede, so the rest will follow.” 4to.


THUCYDIDES.

The Hystory writtone by Thucydides, &c. translated out of the Frenche of Claude de Seyssel, Bishop of Marseilles, into the Englishe language, by Tho. Nicolls, Citizeine and Goldsmyth of London, fol.1550[2]


POLYBIUS.

Hystories of the most famous and worthy Cronographer,

  1. Among the entries in the books at Stationers-hall this appears to be one.
    “John Denham.] The famous Historye of Herodotus in Englyshe, June 13, 1581.”
  2. On the Stationers’ books in 1607 either this or some other translation is entered, called “The History of Thucidides the Athenian translated into English.”