annalist

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Nevertheless, it is not for us to guestimate the workload of an annalist of the Floridian ancien regime.

From The Guardian • Mar. 17, 2016

He is always worth comparing with the extant English Chronicles; and from 1106 he is an independent annalist, dry but accurate.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

"In a short time," says the annalist, "it was commonly reported forty men of Andover could raise the devil as well as any astrologer."

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams

The Roman territory, in the first ages of the state, was so confined, that every event may be considered as having passed under the immediate observation of the sacred annalist.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John

The prejudices of an annalist have, occasionally, from long indulgence, become so habitual, that his offences, in this wise, become almost involuntary.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old