A64646:8
A geographical and historical disquisition touching the Asia properly so called, the Lydian Asia…A geographicall and historicall disqvisition touching the Asia properly so called, the Lydian Asia…
A geographical and historical disquisition touching the Asia properly so called, the Lydian Asia (which is the Asia so often mentioned in the New Testament), the Proconsular Asia, and the Asian Diocese by James Usher.A geographicall and historicall disqvisition touching the Asia properly so called, the Lydian Asia (which is the Asia so often mentioned in the New Testament), the Proconsular Asia, and the Asian Diocese by James Ussher.
Oxford: printed by Henry Hall, 1643
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
To the READER.
Finding much perplexity in the several acceptions of the name of Asia, even taken in the stricter sense, for that which was but a Member of Asia the less: for mine own better satisfaction, in reading as well of the new Testament as of other Ecclesiastical and Civill Histories; I endeavoured to try whether, by a fit distinction of places and times, some help might be found for the resolving of those difficulties. Where I learned withal, both how wide he should err in matters of this kind, that would trust only to Ptolemies Tables, without further consulting with the ancienter Historians and Geographers; and what use might be made of the Imperial Laws, not only for the furtherance of Civill prudence, but also for the bettering of our knowledge in other ⟨image 3⟩parts of good learning. Which brief Observations of mine, now the second time revised, enlarged, and much amended (the former Edition being but suddenly thought upon) I here again present to the favourable view, and submit to the riper judgement of the more intelligent Reader.
FInding much perplexitie in the severall acceptions of the name of Asia, even taken in the stricter sense, for that which was but a Member of Asia the lesse: for mine owne better satisfaction, in reading as well of the new Testament as of other Ecclesiasticall and Civill Histories; I endeavoured to try whether, by a fit distinction of places and times, some helpe might be found for the resolving of those difficulties. VVhere I learned withall, both how wide he should erre in matters of this kinde, that would trust only to Ptolemies Tables, without further consulting with the ancienter Historians and Geographers; and what use might be made of the Imperiall Laws, not only for the furtherance of Civill prudence, but also for the bettering of our knowledge in other ⟨image 3⟩