A Geographical and Historical Disquisition Touching Asia, Title page – To the reader
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, Archbishop of Armagh, and Primate of all IRELAND.
ACT. 19.10.
All they which dwelt in ASIA, heard the Word of the LORD JESUS, both Jevves and Greekes.
1 CORINTH. 16.19.
The Churches of ASIA salute you.
REVEL. 1.4.
JOHN to the seven Churches in ASIA. Grace be unto you and peace.
OXFORD, Printed by HENRY HALL, 1643.
To the 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 parts of good learning. VVhichWhich briefe 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.
Trist. lib. 1. e. leg. 6.Et veniam pro laude peto: laudatus abundè,
Non fastiditus si tibi, Lector, ero.