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

So late as the seventeenth century the annalist Mac Firbis discovered that many of the inhabitants of Connacht traced their descent to these same Firbolgs.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)

"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

After this the pace slackened, and we need no longer cling to the methods of the annalist.

From Fine Books by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)

This period in the history of Seville is dark, and beset with difficulty for the annalist.

From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)