ording to the Hebrews, contains a thousand, six hundred and
fifty six years; according to the Seventy Interpreters, two thousand
two hundred xliiij years. But according to Jerome not completely two
thousand; according to Metodus two thousand. The cause of which
diversity is, that these do not compute according to the manner of
sacred Scripture the minutiae of times, or of years, which are over and
above the thousands and hundreds of years. From the beginning of the
world until Noeh's flood, are two thousand two hundred fifty six
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years. The second age from Noeh until Abraham, contains according to
the Seventy Interpreters, a thousand and seventy two years: according
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to the Hebrews, a thousand two hundred and twenty two years. The third
age from Abraham until David, contains according to the Hebrews, eight
hundred and xl two years; but according to the Seventy Interpreters
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much less, since they are deficient by two years. The fourth age from
David until the carrying away captive into Babylon, contains according
to the Hebrews, four hundred and seventy three years; according to the
Seventy Interpreters little less, for they are deficient in one year.
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The fifth age, from the carrying away captive into Babylon, until
Christ, contains five hundred and eighty five years. According to
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others, five hundred and ninety years. The sixth age is from Christ
until the end of the world. The years from the beginning of the world
until the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ, are five thousand
ninety nine. The years from the incarnation of the same until his
passion, thirty three incomplete. The years from the creation of the
world until the destruction of Troy, iiij m^{l} xxx years. From the
destruction of Troy until the erection of new Troy, which is now
called London, lxiiij years. From the erection of new Troy to the
erection of the Roman city, ccclxxxx years. From the building of the
city until the coming of Christ, dcc.xv years. From the beginning of
the world iiij m^{l} lxxxxiiij years, after the destruction of Troy,
namely, in the mc and fifth year before the incarnation of Christ;
Brutus, a certain noble person sprung of the Trojan race, with a great
multitude of Trojans, through the response of the goddess Diana,
entered into the island formerly called Albion and inhabited by
giants; and destroyed all the giants, amongst whom was one very
mighty, by