Zosimus universis Episcopis per Gallias & septem Provincias constitutis.

As for the Chronology of the Latines, that is still more uncertain.

The Greeks reckon Osiris and Bacchus to be sons of Jupiter, and the Egyptian name of Jupiter is Ammon.

Homer mentions Bacchus and Memnon Kings of Egypt and Persia, but knew nothing of an Assyrian Empire.

The grounds of the Chronology here followed, I will now set down as briefly as I can.

I shall in the following Propositions give instances of this in the Phænomena of chiefest note.

By the fall of the Assyrian Empire the Kingdoms of the Babylonians and Medes grew great and potent.

All this time Matthew passeth over in few words, and here begins to relate the preaching and miracles of Christ.

By the discovered Properties of Light to explain the Colours made by Prisms.

The Temple of Solomon being destroyed by the Babylonians, it may not be amiss here to give a description of that edifice.

By the discovered Properties of Light to explain the Colours of the Rain-bow.

All these nations compose the Empire of the Turks, and therefore this Empire is here to be understood by the King of the North.

The Bishop and Presbyters of one city meddled not with the affairs of another city, except by admonitory letters or messages.

Artabanus Reigned seven months, and upon suspicion of treason against Xerxes, was slain by Artaxerxes Longimanus, the son of Xerxes.

For otherwise the Rays which were of one Colour at the Lens might be of another upon the Paper, contrary to what we find.

Thus shall he do in the most strong holds or temples;—and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land among them for a possession.

Superficies therefore which refract most do soonest reflect all the Light which is incident on them, and so must be allowed most strongly reflexive.

The woman therefore began now to fly into the wilderness.

The fourth and fifth Iris seem'd of a bluish green within, and red without, but so faintly that it was difficult to discern the Colours.

Nor is it material whether the Hair be encompassed with Air, or with any other pellucid Substance.