An ornamental woodcut headpiece consisting of two horizontal bands. The top band contains eleven small fleur-de-lis motifs. The bottom band features a dense, symmetrical pattern of intertwined scrollwork and floral vines.

TO THE READER.

P. S.

original Latin: "P. S." - Likely the initials of the editor or a standard greeting such as Praefatio Salutatoria (Salutary Preface).

A decorative woodcut initial 'B' set within a square frame, surrounded by an intricate background of floral and leaf scrollwork.

Benevolent Reader, this synoptic synopticFrom the Greek synopsis, meaning a "comprehensive view" or "summary" that allows the whole subject to be seen at once. little book, representing Universal History from the beginning of the World up to these our own times, requires no preface or any specific praise: for it is more than sufficiently commended either at the very first glance, or by the simple understanding of the Author's name. For to whom is the name of Lord Christopher Besold—that great and most celebrated Jurist and Statesman original Latin: "Politicus" - In this context, it refers to a scholar of political science and statecraft. of Germany, and indeed of all Europe, now most piously deceased—[not known]? He was a patron while he lived—