Of the Vigils, Fasts, and Days of Abstinence, to be observed in the Year. Saint Matthias. Saint James. All Saints. Vigil or Fast-Day shall be kept upon the Saturday, and not upon the Sunday next before it. Days of Fasting, or Abstinence. The First Sunday in Lent. The Feast of Pentecost. September 14. December 13. III. The Three Rogation-Days, being the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, before Holy-Thursday, or the Ascension of our LORD. IV. All the Fridays in the Year, except CHRISTMAS-DAY. Certain Solemn Days, for which particular Services are appointed. I. The Fifth Day of November, III. The Nine and Twentieth Day being the Day kept in Me- of May, being the Day kept in mory of the Papists' Conspi. Memory of the Birth and Reracy. turn of King Charles II. II. The Thirtieth Day of Janu- IV. The Twentieth Day of ary, being the Day kept in June, being the Day on which Memory of the Martyrdom of her Majesty began her happy King Charles I. Reign. The Numbers prefised to the several Days, (in the foregoing Calendar) between the 21st Day of March and the 18th Day of April, both inclusive, denote the Days upon which those Full Moons do fall, which happen upon or next after the 21st Day of March, in those Years, of which they are respectively the Golden Numbers; and the Sunday Letter next following any such Full Moon points out Easter-Day for that Year. Au which holds until the Year of our Lord 1899 inclusive, after which Year, the Place of these Goldon Numbers will be to be changed, as is hereafter expressed. From the present Time till the Year 1899 inclusive, according to the foregoing Calendar. XIV. Tof the Calendar as is necessary March 21 22 23 24 XI. XIX. XVI. 26 27 28 29 30 31 April 1 for the determining of Easter ; to find which, look for the Golden Number of the Year in the First Column of the Table,against which stands the Day of the Paschal Full Moon; then look in the Third Co. lumn for the Sunday Letter, next after the Day of the Full Moon, and the Day of the Month standing against that Sunday Letter is Easter-Day. If the Full Moon happens upon a Sunday, then (according to the First Rule) the next Sunday after is Easter-Day. To find the Golden Number, or Prime, add One to the Year of our Lord, and then divide by 19; the Remainder, if any, is the Golden Number; but if nothing remaineth, then 19 is the Golden Num. ber. XIII. X. XVIII. 7 XV. XII. I. IX. XVII. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 - 24 25 For the next Century, that is, from the Year 1800 till the Year 1899 inclusive, add to the current Year only its Fourth Part, and then divide by 7, and proceed as in the last Rule. Note, that in all Bissextile or Leap-Years, the Letter found as above will be the Sunday Letter, from the intercalated Day exclusive to the end of the Year. NON I. -18 19 20 -14 -15 II. April 9 4 5 ! 8 III. Mar. 26 -27 28 29 -24 -25 IV. April 16 11 12 ! -14 -15 V. April 2 4 5 6 Mar. 31 April 1 VI. April 23 25 19 -21 22 VII. April 9 -11 12 13 14 8 VIII. April 2 3 Mar. 28 29 31 April 1 IX. April 16 18 19 -21 -22 X. April 9 -11 5 7 8 XI. Mar. 26 -27 -28 29 31 -25 XII. April 16 18 19 13 -14 -15 XIII. April 2 4 5 7 8 XIV. Mar. 26 -28 22 -24 -25 XV. April 16 -11 12 -13 -14 15 XVI. April 2 4 5 Mar. 30 -31 April XVII. April 23 -18, 19 -21 XVIII. April 9 -11 12 -13 7 8 XIX. April 2 Mar. 271 28 29 -30 31 April 1 7377340370773703407 6556030060562500 To make use of the preceding Table , find the Sunday Letter , Number, or Prime, in the Column of Golden Numbers, and against the Prime, in the same Line under the Sunday Letter, you have the Day of the Month on which Easter falleth that Year. But Note, that the Name of the Month is set on the Left Hand, or just with the Figure, and followeth not, as in other Tables, by Descent, but Collateral. |