C 8^11 ) 
Affyria»^ but fubfequent one of them to thep«;ber, fiil of the 
dhaUaamnd the Arabtan i Where he notes the Excravagance 
^ the C/r^/^j/rf^;^ Reckoning. And fo our Author is at length 
got up to the Head of the Government, as far as Human 
Writers could guide hmu 
After this, he proceeds to the tsMgyptian Succeillon, and ha- 
ving taxed the Vaunt of this Nation concerning their Antiqui- 
ty,^nd confider'djwhac other Chronologers do deliver of their 
Succeflion, he gives us a perfefl Scheme of their Chronology, 
from MeneSy to the Conqueft of ^gyft by Alexander Mag- 
'ms» 
This done , he examines the Chinenfian Succeflion in their 
fcvera! Families, as it is fliew'd by D. l/kac VoJ^us out of Mar- 
mius V as alfo by Jeh.Nieuhojl \ arguing withal the credibility 
thereof. 
Having thus in many places of the World fearched out the 
Originals of Government, by following the Line of their Suc- 
eeflions crMneretrcgrado ; he pafiTcs in the laft place to furvey 
the Reckonings of the Holy Land , the Jews md Hebrervsoi 
old Time, according to thofe Ancient Records,the H.Scripturesi 
that fo if he can obtain this end of his labours, which is, 
to fee a good agreement between thefe feveral Lines, ^'/^. of 
the G^/?/i/<f Draughr,and of the Jewfjb protradion,nien may (is 
down well concent therewith^ as having niafter'd a matter of no 
fmall importance. 
Here then, he ihews a fare (as he efteemsit) connexion of 
Sacred and Profane Story in the firft year of Evilmerodae ; 
reprefents a Scheme of Concurrent Succeifiom from NdopQ- 
lajfar to the death of Alexander M\ gives a true ftate of the 
BAbylonimSwcc^{^\oxi from Evilmerodae to Darim the Mede 5 
expounds Daniel's LXX Weeks in the next Literal fenfe, giving 
withal, in due place, an Interpretation of the fame Week,in the 
Myftical fenfejmakes the firft of Cyrus or the Ferjian Monarchy^ 
the fame with that of the Reduflion out of Babylon y e- 
fteeming that as a fecond Point of connexion of Sacred and 
Secular Hiftory. This done, he makes a digreffion to a fober 
inquiry touching the Bufinefsof the Great Synagogue in dige* 
fting and compiling the Body of Scriptures Old Te- 
ftament, as by us received^ To which he fubjoyns a Scheme of 
i^i^AvPwjf^,^^ Return of the Babyism- Captivity to 
