by water 5 ♊ 19 21 Drye Voyage treat of mariage set children to schoole take medicines 6 ♋ 2 13 Temperate Apt to warre bad to sow seedes plant c. 7 ♋ 15 5 moiste Apt to till the earth and to iourney c. 8 ♋ 27 57 Cloudy and temperate Iourney specially by water take phisicke best in pilles 9 ♌ 10 49 drye Good to Nauigate otherwise bad in all things 10 ♌ 23 41 moiste Good for mariage bad to iourney good to plant or build 11 ♠6 32 Temperate somthing cold Sow plant deliuer prisoners leaue laxatiue medicines 12 ♠19 35 moiste Plant sow marry bad to Nauigate onely 13 ♎ 2 17 Temperate Iourney Nauigate sow plow contract Matrimony 14 ♎ 25 9 Temperate Sow plant take physicke bad to iourney and marry a widdow 15 ♎ 28 1 Moiste Digge pits delue ill to voyage and marry 16 ♠10 53 Moiste and colde Infortunate and bad 17 ♠23 45 Moiste Buy beasts seeke to Widdows bad to Nauigate 18 ♠6 37 Drie Build sow plant saile ill in mariage 19 ♠19 29 Moiste Warfare besiege a Towne plant sow iourney Nauigate 20 ♑ 2 21 Temperate Buy cattell hunt wilde beasts bad for Mariage 21 ♑ 15 13 Temperate Lay foundations build sow seek to Prince or Magistrate marry not 22 ♑ 28 5 Moiste Take physicke Nauigate marry not 23 ♒ 10 57 Temperate Take physicke iourney ill to marry or lend 24 ♒ 23 49 Temperate Lead thy Army to battell marry sow medicine voyage not 25 ♓ 6 41 Drie Iourney towards mid-day or sunne set best for strife lay foundations 26 ♓ 19 43 Drie A most fit day for physicke in all other affaires bad 27 ♈ 2 25 Moiste Plant sow vse Merchandize but do not Nauigate 28 ♈ 15 17 Temperate Sow vse Merchandize marry take physicke do not lend or voyage CHAP. XXV To finde what Planet doth reigne any houre in the yeare and how long hee reigneth TO go briefly to worke resolue the houres of the day into minutes by multiplying them by 60 adding to the product the odde minute the totall then diuided by 12 doth tell you how long a planet doth reigne The like for the night But for the more ease behold the ensuing Table A Table of the Inequall Temporall or Planetary houres for euery day and night in the yeare Horae Diei Horae Noct. Horae Diei Horae Noct. Horae Diei Horae Noct. Horae Diei Horae Noct. Horae Diei Horae Noct. 0 12 24 36 48 H M H M H M H M H M H M H M H M H M H M 0 35 1 25 0 36 1 24 0 37 1 23 0 38 1 22 0 39 1 21 0 40 1 20 0 41 1 19 0 42 1 18 0 43 1 17 0 44 1 16 0 45 1 15 0 46 1 14 0 47 1 13 0 48 1 12 0 49 1 11 0 50 1 10 0 51 1 9 0 52 1 8 0 53 1 7 0 54 1 6 0 55 1 5 0 56 1 4 0 57 1 3 0 58 1 2 0 59 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 59 1 2 0 58 1 3 0 57 1 4 0 56 1 5 0 55 1 6 0 54 1 7 0 53 1 8 0 52 1 9 0 51 1 10 0 50 1 11 0 49 1 12 0 48 1 13 0 47 1 14 0 46 1 15 0 45 1 16 0 44 1 17 0 43 1 18 0 42 1 19 0 41 1 20 0 40 1 21 0 39 1 22 0 38 1 23 0 37 1 24 0 36 1 25 0 35 1 26 0 34 1 27 0 33 1 28 0 32 1 29 0 31 1 30 0 30 1 31 0 29 1 32 0 28 1 33 0 27 1 34 0 26 The vse of the precedent Table In the first row vpon the left hand finde the lenghth of the day or night in houres and if there be any minuts annexed finde them in the top of the Table where they bee set thus 0 12 24 36 48. And so in the common angle shall you finde the length of the planetary houre for the day or night vnder their proper Title and if you want the iust minute take the néerest for the difference produceth no sensible errour as when the day is 16 houres 24 minutes long then the length of a planetary hour for day is 1 houre 22 minuts and aplanet ruleth that night but 38 minutes as in the Table The length of a planetary houre thus found it rests to finde any time of day what planetary houre it is which as yet none of these little bookes haue taught You must therefore learne as hereafter at what houre and minute the Sunne doth rise vpon the day proposed and also the true houre of the day at the time proposed by some clocke or rather Sunne-diall and thereby get how many houres and minutes the said proposed time is after Sunne rising the number of which houres multiply by 60 and to the product adde the odde minute then the totall diuided by the number of minutes that a planet reigneth the quotient is the number of the planetary houre Example The Sunne riseth at 8 of the clocke vpon a certaine day which day is 8 houres long and I am required to finde what planetary houre it was at 10 before Noone 10 is two houres after 8 2 multiplied by 60 yeeldes 120. which parted by 40 minutes for so long a Planet ruleth that day as in the Table and the quotient is 3. Therefore I conclude it is the third planetary houre and if there had beene any minutes remaining those would haue shewen how many minutes of the planetary houre had beene spent Deale so with the night counting them from Sunne set Otherwise Another way I can shew you hauing any time of the day giuen and are required to know what planetary houre it is at that instant you must consider if the question were made before high noone or after if the question were made before noone worke as before if after noone adde the houre of the clocke after noone to the houre and minute of Sunne setting so haue you the distance of time from Sun-rising then worke likewise as before Lastly hauing found what planetary houre it is then must you séeke what planet doth reigne that houre which is thus done Consider what planet the day is called by as in the 15 Chapter and giue to that planet the first houre and to the next the second houre vntill you come to the houre proposed that planet which falleth to that houre is the planet the ruleth at that time But for more ease behold the ensuing Table which I haue newly made for that purpose A Table to finde what Planet doth rule euery houre by day or night Day Re. ☉ ☽ ♂ ☿ ♃ ♀ ♄ Night R. Sunday Munday Tuesday Wednes Thursda Friday Saterday H H H H H H H H H H H H H H ☉ 1 8 5 12 2 9 6 0 3 10 7 0 4 11 ♃ ♀ 2 9 6 0 3 10 7 0 4 11 1 8 5 12 ♂ ☿ 3 10 7
in the West in Penbrooke-shire through the middest of Worcester and Warwicke-shire Eastward to Yarmouth in Norfolke is 240 miles And this is the next brodest place in England Of Ireland Ireland reiecting adiacent Islands and some Indraffes is in compasse 948 miles The length Northward and Southward is 303 miles The bredth East and West is 113 miles Being taken in the South parts from the vttermost point of the Continent Westwards to the East point of Cilana lying ouer-against S. Dauids in Penbrooke-shire The Isle of Man The Isle of Man is in compasse 91 miles The length is 28 miles The bredth 18 miles The Isle of Anglesea Mona or Anglesea is in compasse 85 miles The length 21 miles The bredth 18 miles The Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight is in compasse 57 miles The length 22 miles The bredth 11 miles CHAP. XLV To know how to reckon how much your daily expences commeth vnto in the whole yeare very readily without a Table or Calculation TO auoid all Tables and to giue you a ready rule to beare in memory do thus Suppose you spent 6 pence the day and would know what it amounteth vnto in the yeare which to doe say thus sixe pence the day is sixe pounds six halfe pounds and six groates which set together maketh 9 pounds two shillings Againe 7 pence the day is 7 pounds 7 halfe pounds and 7 groates in the yeare which set together maketh 10 pounds 12 shillings and foure pence The like of any other How Money is numbred in England The greatest péece of English siluer now coined ordinarily at the Tower is called 12 d. or a shilling and that is diuided into two parts which be called 6 pence or testons and that is subdiuided into two other parts called 3 pence being one fourth part of the shilling Againe the 12 pence is diuided into 6 parts euery of which part is called 2 pence The shilling is diuided into 12 parts called pence into 24 parts called halfe pence and into 48 parts called farthings we haue now a péece of siluer stamped which is the ¾ of a shilling called 9 pence and the halfe of that called 4 pence halfe peny thrée of which make a Scottish marke which is 13 pence halfe peny sterling out of these small peeces there is made other summes that haue proper and peculiar denominations as Crownes Nobles and Markes and their halfes a Crowne is 5 shillings a Noble 6 shillings 8 pence a marke 13 shillings 4 pence or two Nobles foure Nobles is 26 shillings 8 pence fiue Nobles is 33 shillings 4 pence seuen Nobles is 2 pounds 6 shillings 8 pence 14 Nobles is 4 pounds 13 shillings 4 pence and 20 Nobles is 6 pounds 13 shillings 4 pence Againe foure Marks is 2 pound 13 shillings 4 pence fiue Marks is 3 pound 6 shillings 8 pence 20 Markes 13 pound 6 shillings 8 pence 40 Markes is 26 pound 13 shillings 8 pence And an hundred Markes is 66 pound 13 shillings 4 pence A briefe remembrance of the principall Faires in England and Wales the Moneth Day and Place where they bee kept more largely set forth then heretofore ¶ Faires in Ianuary THe third day at Llanybyther Tuesday after the Twelfe-day at Salisbury and at Melton Mowbray Thursday after at Banbury and at Litterworth 7. at Llanginnie 25. at Bristoll Churchingford Grauesend and at Northalerton euery Wednesday from Christmas till Iune 31. at Llandyssell ¶ Faires in February THe first day at Brumley the second at Lin Bathe Maidstone Budworth Reading Bicklesworth Vizes and at Whitland the third at Borgroue the eighth at Tragarron the ninth at Llandaffe the 14. at Owndle and at Feuersham the 24. at Vppingham Higham-ferries Walden and at Tewkesbury On Shroue-munday at New-castle-vnder-line On Ash-wednesday at Lichfield Exceter Roystone Abington Ciceter Tamworth Dunstable Tunbridge Fockingham and Eaton The first Munday in Lent at Winchester and at Chersay in Surrey The first Tuesday in Lent at Bedford the first Thursday in Lent at Banbury ¶ Faires in March THe first day at Llangadog Madrim and at Llangeuallah the eight at Tregarron the 12. at Stamford Sudbury Wooborne Wrexham and at Bodnam the 13. at Wye and Bodwin the 17. at Patrington the 18. at Sturbridge the 20. at Alesbury and at Durham the 24 at Llanerchimeth the 25. at Northampton Malden Cardigan Malpas Saint Albons Ashwell Huntington all the Ladidayes at Saint Iones in Worcester at Woodstocke the 31. at Malmesbury Mio-lent Sunday at Saffron-walden and at Odiham Munday before the Annunciation at Kendall Wisbich and at Denbigh the fifth Sunday in Lent at Grantham Salibury Sudbury and at Helxsome Wednesday before Palme-sunday at Drayton Thursday at Llandissell Palmesunday Eus at Newport Pomfret Leicester Skipton Ailesbury and at Wisbich Palme-sunday at Worcester Llandaurenuoure Billingsworth and at Kendall wednesday before Easter at Llanuillinge and at Kaerline Thursday before Easter at Sudmuster and at Kettering On Good-friday at Mâ—llaine Bishops-castle Action-burnell Longuer Risborow Bury Amptill Bishops-hatfield Brewton Hinningham Rotheram Ipswich S. Pombes Gilford Nutly Engfield and Charing ¶ Faires in Aprill THe second day at North-fléet Rochford and at Hitchin the third at Leeke the fifth at Wallingford the seuenth at Darby the ninth at Billingsworth the munday next after at Euesham the 22 at Stabford the 23. at Chichester Tamworth Ipswich Charing Amptill Hinningham S. Pombs Burie Wilton Wortham Brewton castle Combes and at Bewdley the 25. at Darby Vttoxeter Dunmow Colebrooke Buckingham Winchcombe and at Cliffe the 26. at Tenderden and at Clete Munday in Easter wéeke at Gainesborow and at Onay tuesday in Easter wéeke at Daintrée Hitchin Brails Rochford Sandbach and at Northfleet wednesday in Easter weeke at Wellingborow Friday at Darby Saterday at Skipton Munday after Lowsunday at Bicklesworth Euesham and as Newcastle vnder-line ¶ Faires in May. THe first day at Leycester Warwice Oswestrée Kinuar worsworth Bricke-hill Congerton Reading Stow the old Pombridge Chensford ford Perin Andouer Maidston Llantrissent Vske and at Grighouel the second at Pwllhely the third at Stafford Bromyard Nun-eaton Rats-dale Waltham abby Elstow Hinningham Chersay Chepnam Cowbridge Aberganennie Mounton Denbigh Merthir and Tiduile the fifth at Marchenlleth the sixth at Almesburie Hoy and Knighton the seuenth at Beuerly Newton Oxford Stratford vpon Auon Hanslop and at Bathe the ninth at Maidstone the tenth at Ashburne the 11 at Dunstable the 15. at Welshpoole the 16. at Llangarranogge the 19. at Rochester Odehil Mayfield and Wellow the 20. at Malmesbury the 25. at Blackburne the 26. at Lenham the 29. at Crambrooke Rogation weeke at Beuerley Engfield On Ascension Eue at Darking and Abergelcy On Ascension day at Bremmencham Bishops-stratford Kidderminster Eccleshall Wigan Middle-with Stopford Chappell-Frith Rosse Burton vpon Trent Vizes Brasted Sudmuster Eglesrew in Keames Chappell-kinon Bridgend and Bewmarris Munday after Ascension day at Thacksteed On wednesday after at Shrewsbury On Friday at Ruthin On Whitsun-eue at Skipton vpon Crauon Wisbich and Newin On Whitsun-munday
Cauda the taile because they appeare vnperfect or maimed being neuer séene all at once to vs but as it were the taile or some part cut off these two circles the one passe by the beginning of Cancer and Capricorne appointing the Sommer and Winter Solstitials the other by the beginning of Aries and Libra coequating the dayes and nights and crosse one the other with tight sphericall angles vpon the poles of the world and these 4 times are expressed in these 2 verses Hac duo Solstitium faciunt Cancer Capricornus Sed noctes aequant Aries Libra diebus CHAP. XII Of the foure lesser Circles in Heauen THese circles bee called lesser circles because they diuide not the spheare into two equall parts as the great circles doe and they bée foure in number called the two Polar circles and the two Tropickes of which Polar circles the one is called the Arctique the other the Antarctique both being made by the conuersion of the Poles of the Ecliptique so that they be alwaies distant as far from the poles of the world as the Sunnes greatest declination from the Equinoctiall commeth to which is 23 degrées 28 minutes the Arctique taketh his name of Arctos which is the Beare whose one fore-foote doth also describe this circle This circle is also called Septentrional of Septentrio which signifies 7 Oxen represented by the 7 starres in the lesser Beare The Tropickes take their names from the Greekes also à 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which is conuersio or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which with Cicero lib. 2. de natura Deor. is Reuersio so that taking the Tropique from Tropos it is a conuersion or reuersion of the Sunne because being in either of these circles hée alwaies turneth againe towards the Equinoctiall CHAP. XIII Of Time TIme is the measurer of motion and as Armandus saith of Rest and Quietnesse containing thrée parts Past Present and to Come Time present called Nunc being a moment indiuisible or the least part of Time and yet the beginner and ender of time euen as a point is the least part of a line and yet beginneth and endeth the same for Nunc now this instant doth knit Tempus praeteritum futurum ending time past and beginning time to come There is also a space or time called Seculum An age in English being an hundred yeares at the end of which time in Rome they were vsed to celebrate Plaies called Ludi seculares There is another space of time containing a thousand yeares called Aeuum being ten Ages But Iohannes de sacro Bosco diuides the lesser parts of time into fiue parts as Quadrans the fourth part of the day or six houres an houre being the 24 part of a natural day 2 Punctus in the Sunnes account the 4 part of an houre in the Moones the 5 part 3 Momentum the 10 part of Punctus 4 Vncia the 12 part of Momentum and the last is Atomos the 44 part of Vncia CHAP. XIIII Of the day both Naturall and Artificiall and their diuers beginnings THe day is of two sorts Naturall and Artificiall the Naturall day is the space of 24 houres in which time the Sunne is caried by the first Mouer from the East into the West and so round about the world into the East againe The Artificiall day continues from Sunne rising to Sunne setting and the Artificiall night is from the sunnes setting to his rising And you must note that this naturall day according to diuers hath diuers beginnings as the Romanes count it from mid-night to mid-night because at that time our Lord was borne being Sunday and so do we account it for fasting dayes The Arabians begin their day at Noone and end at Noone the next day for because they say the Sunne was made in the Meridian and so doe all Astronomers account the day because it alwaies falleth at one certaine time The Vmbrians the Tuscan◠the Iewes the Athenians Italians and Egyptians do begin their day at sunne set and so do we celebrate festiuall daies The Babylonians Persians and Bohemians begin their day at sunne rising holding till sunne setting and so do our Lawyers count it in England The Phisitians diuide the day into 4 quarters the first is from the 9 houre of the night to the 3 houre of the day warme and moist mouing to sanguine The second is from the 3 houre of the Artificiall day to the 9 houre warme and dry increasing choler The third is from the 9 houre to the 3. houre of the night cold and dry begetting melancholy The fourth is from the 3 houre of the night to the 9 againe cold and moist causing phlegme Ioannes de sacro Bosco diuides the Artificiall day thus into 4 quarters calling the first Rubens the second Splendens the third vrens the fourth Tepens whereupon the sunne is fained to haue 4 horses Eous Lampas Pyrois Phlegon The Iewes began at sun rising and so diuided the Artificial day into 4 quarters alotting to euery quarter 3 houres wherby also they diuided the day Artificiall into 12 equall parts calling euery part an houre and beginning at sunne rising so that 12 a clocke or high noone was their 6 houre and sunne set their 12 houre so that where the Scriptures say The Ague left him the seuenth houre that is at one a clocke so the labourers the came into the Vineyard at the 11 houre came at fiue of the clock but by this 5 a clock is meant the houre of the Artificiall day and not the Naturall day the which is knowne according to the time of the yeare for the Artificiall day is done some time of the yeare before 5 as in the 25 Chapter CHAP. XV. Of the names of the Dayes and their Etymologie THe Iewes call their first day Sabbatum the next Prima Sabbati the next secunda Sabbati c. according as is written Manè prima Sabbati surgens Dei filius that is the first day after the Sabboth which is our Sunday vpon which day the Romanes calling the Planets Gods began their account calling the first the day of the Sun the next of the Moone the next of Mars the next of Mercury the fifth of Iupiter the sixth of Venus and the last of Saturne still skipping to the third Planet because the 24 houres in the Artificiall day and night are giuen to the 7 Planets successiuely so that if Sol rule the first houre vpon Sunday as hee must because it is his owne day then Venus hath the next and so proceed giuing euery of the 24 houres a Planet in true succession you shall finde that the 24 houre which beginneth Munday falleth to the Moone therefore if any day be denominated by any one planet the next day following taketh denomination of the third Planet next following which order after the Christians obserued And you shall note that a day in Latine called Dies is so called à 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which is Clarus or à 〈◊〉 〈◊〉
at Rats dale Rye-hill Lenham Kirbie Stephen Cribbie Salisbury Chichester Exceter Darington Bradforde Ryegate Bromyard Linton Burton in Landsdale Shalforth Whitchurch Cockermouth Applebée Harstgréene Oundle Sleford Saint Iues Agmunsham Enesham Amerson and at Sittingborue On Whitsun-Tuesday at Melton-mowbray Canterbury Rochford Lewis Midhurst Epping Perith Long milford Faringdon Daintrée Laightonbussard High Knots-ford Aihbie Delazouth Longuer Elsmere Munmouth Llanymthiuery On Wednesday at Leek Roystone Newarke vpon Trent Sandbar Llanbedder Pont-stephen and Llandebie Whitsun-thursday at Kingstone and Cake-field on Friday at Darby Cocksall and at Stow in the Parish of Gwullyn On Trinity-eue at Rowell On Trinity Munday at Kendall Tunbridge watford Spilsbie Criswell Raily and Vies On Tuesday after Trinity at Abergauennie and Radnor On Wednesday at Aberfrow On Corpus Christi day at Brimmidgham Kiddermuster Prescot Saint Needes Bishops-stratford Banburie Launimerchimeth Newport in Munmouthshire Neath Eaglesrewe Llangrist Caerwid and Haligh On Friday at Couentrie Chepstow in Munmouthshire Munday after Corpus Christi day at Belton ¶ Faires in Iune THe third day at Ailesbury the ninth at Maidstone the tenth at Maxfield Wellington Newborough Okingham Hoit Llanwist Newcastle in Emlin and Kinwillgaio the 13. at Newtowne in Kâ—dewen the 14. at Bangork the 15. at Pershore seuen miles from worcester the 16. at Newport in Keames and Bealth the 17. at Nigham-ferries Stow-gréene Hadstorke and Llanuillinge the 19. at Bridgenorth the 21. at Ystradmeyricke the 22. at Shrewesbury and Saint Albons the 23. at Barnet castle Ebichen and Dolgellie the 24. at Westchester Colchester Wakefield Horsham Wenlocke Croyden Bedford Bromsgroue Barnewell Glocester Lincolne Peterborow Windsor Halifax Lancaster Ashburne Bishops-castle Tunbridge Leicester boughton-greene Kerkehame in Aundernesse Hartford Kingstone Reading Ludlow Romford Pemsey Shaftsbury Brecknocke and Preston the 26. at Northop the 27. at Burton vpon trent Falkestone Llandogaine the 28. at Royston Hescorne Saint Pombes Machenlleth the 29. at Woluerhampton Stafford Wem Woodhurst Marleborow Mount-Sorrell Lower-Knots-ford Southam Boulton by ballon Peterborow Yorke Onay Buntingford Vpton in Worcester-shire Whitnay Lemster Westminster Buckingham Bromley Senocke Llambeder Pont-stephen Cardiffe Llamergaine and Bala the 30. at Maxfield ¶ Faires in Iuly THe second day at Congerton Wooburne Huntington Ashton vnderline Smeth and Swansey the third at Hauerson the fifth at Burton vpon Trent the sixth at Llanidlae and Llanibither the seuenth at Canterbury Albrighton Vppingham Chippingnorton Vizes Burntwood Chappel-Frith Richmond Tenbury Hauerford-west Treshenimycha Emlin Castlemaine Denbigh Munday after Relique-Sunday at Fodringay and Hauerhull the 11. at Partney and Lide the 13. at Llaurhaidarmachnant the 15. at Pinchbacke and Gréene-steed the 17. at Leeke Winchcombe Saint Kenelmes Llauvilling the 20. at Betley Vxbridge Awferton Bowline Cateshy Boulton in the Moores S. Margarets by Dartford Odiham Barkway Ickleton Tenbie Neath and Llanymthiuery at Woodstocke the 22. at Stonystratford Bridgnorth Battlefield Bicklesworth Baynards castle Broughton Clitherall Keswicke Norwich Kingstone Marleborough Tetbury Winchester Colchester Mauolin-hill Newarke vpon Trent Roking Kidwallie Withgrigge and Ponterley the 23 at Chestone and Karnaruon the 25. at Saint Iames by London Saint Iames by Northampton Bristow Darby Dudley Chichester Stone Shifnall Stamford Louthe Liuerpoole Thrapstone Barcomstead Buntingford Doncaster Baldocke walden Tilbury Ipswich Rauenglasse Crith Brumley Ashwell Hatfield Broadocke Reading Douer Chilholme Malmsbury Aldergame Broomesgroue Camden Wigmor Chickham Trobridge Rosse Machembleth Landengeiram chappell-Iago and Stackpoole the 26. at Bewdley Tiptrie and Raiadargwy the 27. at chappel-Frith Richmond in the North Warrington Horsham Canterbury Malpasse and Ashford ¶ Faires in August THe first day at Shrewesbury Longhborough Yorke Newcastle vpon Tine Selbie Newton Dunstable Bedford Saint Edes Yelland Northam-church Sledburne Exceter Thackesteed Rumnay-maling Feuers ham Wisbich Bathe Horseney Karmarthen Kaergwily Hay Llantrissent Chepstow Llaurwest and Flint the fourth at Linton and Radnor the ninth at Aberlew the tenth at Melton-mowbray Chorley Rugbie Chidlee Oundle Seddyll Weydon Frodsham Banbury Alchurch walton Ludlow Waltham Farneham Warmester Toucelier Croyley Kilgarron Haleigh Saint Laurence by Bodwin Diffringoliwich Newborough Kenwalgaio Harley and Marras the 15. at Elesmere Tutbury Hinkley Saint Albons Belton Huntington Gisâ—orough Cambridge Goodhurst Kaerlile Preston Wakefield Marleborough Whitland Cardigan Rosse Swansey Eglwysvait Yminith Newin and Newport in Munmouth shire the 16 at Rayaydargwy the 4. at London Kiddermuster Nauntwich Pagets-bromley Croylie Northalerton Tuddington Faringdon Tewkesbury Sudbury Norwich Douer Oxford Chorley Beggars-bush Bromley Aberconwey Munmouth and Mountgomety the 28. at Sturbridge in worcestershire Ashford Talisarnegréene and welshpoole the 29. at Corby Kaermarthen Brecknocke and Kaerwis Sunday after Saint Bartholomew at Sandbich ¶ Faires in September THe first day at chappel-Siluy Saint Giles in the bush and Neath the fourth at Okkam the seuenth at ware woodbury-Hill at Scurbridge wakefield waltham on the woulds Brewood Drayton Northampton Atherstone Vâ—cecester Gleyborne worseworth Chalton Partney Bury Huntington wolfe pit Chattom Smeathe Reculuer Malden Snide Rockingham Hartford Drifield Llandissell Kardigan whitland Cardiffe Tenby and Bewmarris the 13. at Pwlhely and Newtowne in Kedwin the 14. at Newport Chesterfield Richmond Rippon Stratford vpon Auon Vâ—rscley Hetsbury Smalding waltham-Abby Penhade wootton Denbigh Newborough Rosse Muncton and Abergauennie the 15. at Raiadargwy the 17. at Cliffe and Llamdlasse the 20. at Llanuellie and Ruthin the 21. at Stafford Shrewsbury Nottingham Peterborough Kingstone Maidenâ— brackley Daintree Bedford Baldocke S. Edmundsbury woodstocke Lenham Douer Katherine-hill by Gilford Croydon Vizes Marleborough Braintree Houlden wendouer Canterbury Abergwilly and Knighton the 23. at Pancridge in Staffordshire an Horse-Faire 6. or 7. dayes the 24. at Llanuillingh the 28. at Dolgeth and Kaermarthen the 29. at westchester Leicester Lancaster Ashburne Saint Albones Saint Iues Vxbridge Higham-ferries Selby Killingworth Ludlow Kingsland Blackburne Tuddington Basingstocke woodham-Ferry Corkermouth Maulton way-Hill Buckland Bishops-stratford Sheford Hull Merthyr Llanvihangell Aberconwy Llocher Machenleth Llanidlasse wennir 7. daies and at Hay ¶ Faires in October THe Munday after Saint Michaell at Faseley the third at Boulton in the moores the fourth at Saint Michaell the sixth at Saint Faithes besides Norwich Hauent and Maidstone the 8. at Chichester Hereford and Bishopsstratford Swansey Llambeder Pont-stephen Harborough Gainsborough Blithe Ashburne Sabridgeworth Hodnet and Deuizes the 12. at Boulton in Furnace and Llangoueth the 13. at Tamworth Drayton Grauesend windsor Hitchin Royston Marshfield Colchester Stapforth Staunton Charing Aberfrow Newport in Munmouthshire Leighton-bussard and Edmundstow the 18. at Bridgenorth Burton vpon Trent wellingborough Tisdale wigan Barnet Banbury Middle-wich Ely Bishops-hatfield Brickhill Newcastle Faringdon Henley in Arden Marlow VphaueÌ„ Tunbridge Ashwell Yorke wrickley Holee Charleton Lawhadden Kidwelly Iske and Radnor the 19 at Saint Frideswides by Oxford the 21. at Couentrie Newarke Ciceâ—or Stokesley Lentham Saffronwalden Hereford and Lanibither the 28. at VVhitchurch Lemster VVarwicke lower Knots-ford Abby de la Zouch Prestone in Aundernes Hertford Oxford Biodenden VVarmester Llanedy VVision and Aberconwey the 29. at Talisarnegreene the 31. at Ruthen VVakefield
the regnal yeares stand periodicall or compleat against the yeares of our Lord so that the yeare Regnall standeth against that Eclesian yeare or yeare of our Lord it ended in and not against that it began in so that if a question in the Computation be put in the beginning of the regnal yeare or in this Concordancie in the ending of the regnal yeare the demand is easie but if the contrary happen it is more hard Therefore the matter and intent of this my worke is when a question is pronounded by the yeare of any King to know in what yeare of our Lord it was the is whether it were in the yeare of cur Lord. God that the regnall yeare did take beginning or ending in This considered all shall be made easie by the ensuing examples Seeke in your Tables for Edward the 6 then in the row vnder K. Reigne finde the 6. yeare of his reigne which you shall sinde placed against 1552 against which in the row vnder Time expired is 60. My leass is therefore expired in January the 8 day 1612. Or hauing found the yeare of our Lord count as in the first question or substract 1552 from 1612 as before but reckoning with the old Computation you haue 61. yeares which is false but to make all plaine worke as followeth Notes to bee obserued for this new kinde of of casie Computation YOu must first consider that in my Kalender in the Margent vpon the left hand the wéekes be numbred from our Lady day the which number for breuities sake is called the Hebdomadall Number Next here is an insuing Table wherein the names of all the Kings and Quéenes of England since the Conquest be writ and to them is added a certaine number of wéeks and daies as to Henry the 7 21 wéekes and 3 dayes which I call Epact which Bosco saith is Intercalare or addere But howsoeuer you may admit the word without offence since it is but for distinction or difference sake which had worke 〈◊〉 followeth A Table of the Epacts for each King KINGS Names Epact KINGS Names Epact w. da. w. da. Wil. Conquerour 29 0 Hen. the. fourth 27 1 Wil. Rufus 24 0 Henry the fifth 51 2 Henry the first 18 3 Henry the sixth 22 5 Stephen 36 0 Edw. the fourth 49 0 Henry the second 30 4 Edward the fifth 2 1 Richard the first 14 5 Rich. the third 11 2 Iohn 1 6 Hen. the seuenth 21 3 Henry the third 31 1 Hen. the eighth 4 0 Edward the first 33 5 Edw. the sixth 44 0 Edward the secoÌ„d 14 6 Mary 15 1 Edward the third 43 4 Elizabeth 33 6 Richard the secoÌ„d 12 4 King Iames. 51 5 When any question is propounded by the yeare of any King only without mention of the Ecclesâ—â—◠〈…〉 yeare you must note in what Kings reignâ—◠〈…〉 what moneth and day of the moneth it 〈…〉 date Next ' find the said moneth and 〈…〉 moneth sée what Hebdomadall 〈…〉 â—â—â—reth thereunto that is how 〈…〉 it is from the 25 of March 〈…〉 â—â—â—ble finde the name of the King 〈…〉 number of wéekes daâ—â—◠〈…〉 pact and against the 〈…〉 numbers viz. 〈…〉 consider which 〈…〉 If the Eâ—â—â—â—◠〈…〉 the demâ—â—◠〈…〉 yeare which standeth against the Ecclesian yeare periodically But if the Hebdomadall number be the greater the demand was made in the beginning of the Regnall yeare which answereth to the Ecclesian yeare or yeare of our Lord next before And of both these differences an example followeth Quest 3 I haue an Euidence bearing date the 13 of May in the 23 yeare of Elizabeth I would know 1612 what yeare of our Lord it was how long since how long after the Conquest it was ANSVVER To answer this question by this new Table first séeke the Epact of Elizabeth which is 33 wéeks 6 daies then the Hebdomadall number of the 13 of May is 13 wéeks here the Epact is the greater Therefore according to the first difference the demand is made in the ending of the regnal yeare that stands periodically against the yeare of our 〈◊〉 in the Concordancy Wherefore to resolue 〈…〉 â—â—estion find the 23 yeare of Elizabeth aâ—â—◠〈…〉 â—â—ich standeth 1581 in the first row in 〈…〉 15 in the fourth is 31 whereby 〈…〉 Euidence was dated in the 25 Anno Domini 1581 515 afâ—â—◠〈…〉 that it is 31 yeares since 〈…〉 see the answere to 〈…〉 Quest 4. I haue a lease bearing date the 5 of March in the 2 yeare of Elizabeth and is to continue for 60 yeares I demand what yeare of our Lord it was dated in and consequently how many yeares bee expired this yeare 1612. ANSVVER As in the last question conferre the Epact of Elizabeth and the Hebdomadall Number of the 5 of March together noting which is the greater In this question the Hebdomadall number is the greater therefore according to the second difference the demand was made in the beginning of the regnall yeare which answereth to the yeare of our Lord next before Séeke therefore the second yeare of Elizabeth against which in the first row is 1560 but for the causes before said you must take the yeare next before that is 1559 and that yeare of our Lord was the lease dated in the tune expired standing against the same as 53 and so many yeares of my lease bee expired But if you séeke how many yeares be expired in any other yeare after 1612 worke as in the first question Quest 5. To finde Easter day and the rest of the moueable feasts because many times Deeds c. beare date vpon such dayes without mention of the moneth as also to finde the Dominicall letter First seeke the yeare of our Lord God or yeare of the King against either of which in the last row vpon the right hand is the moneth and day of the moneth the Easter day fell vpon that yeare which had get the other moueable Feasts thus From Easter day count fixe Sundaies backewards so haue you Quadragessima or the first Sunday in Lent then goe backe vnto the next Tuesday so haue yee Shroue-tuesday Againe From Easter day forwards count fiue weekes or 35 dayes so haue you Rogation Sunday The next Thursday after is Ascension day Ten dayes after is Whitsunday The next Sunday following is Trinitie Sunday and foure dayes after is Corpus Christi day Hauing found Easter day see what day of the Moneth it happened on and finde that day in the Kalender for the letter answering thereto was Dominicall letter that yeare As 1611 Easter day was the 24 of March to which F answereth in the Kalender therefore F was Sunday letter that yeare But when it is Leape-yeare there be two Dominicall letters whereof that which beginneth the yeare and serueth till Saint Mathias day is noted by the time in the Table when Easter day happeneth and the other seruing to the end of the yeare is the next letter in the Alphabet that goeth before or this
letter is found by Easter day as before Quest 6. I haue a deed bearing date vpon Wednesday day in the Easter weeke in the yeare of our Lord 1556. I desire this present yeare 1612. to know in what Kings yeare it was what moneth what day of the Moneth and how long since it was dated ANSVVER First seeke 1556 against which vnder Easter day standeth Aprill 5. Wherefore Easter day was the 5 of Aprill D beeing Dominicall letter so that Wednesday in Easter weeke was the 8 of Aprill G standing for the same then you may see it was in Queene Maries time and remembring what was said before in the third yeare of her reigne and that it is 56 yeares since and 490 after the Conquest Now if any euidence beare date vpon the Kalends Nones or Ides of any moneth they bee easily found in the Kalender without further speech because they stand against the ordinary day of the moneth Note by the name of euery King deceased you shall finde one of these words Periodicall which signifieth the King reigned so many yeares as be in the Concordancie beside odde monethes c. or Defectiue which signifieth hee did not reigne compleat so many yeares but onely wrote of so many Quest 7. How shall I make a Concordancie of principall times of note that were in being long since ANSVVER In the ensuing Table is set downe how many yeares it is since at this present yeare 1612. Since the Creation 5582 Flood 3925 Promise of Abraham 3558 Israelits departure out of Egypt 3128 Entrance of Brute into England 2719 Building of the Temple of Salomō 2648 Building of Rome 2363 Captiuity of Babylon 2217 Death of Alexander 1936. Birth of Christ 1612 passiō of Christ 1579 England receiued the faith 1432 Conquest of England 546 Inuenting of Printing 152 Order of Templars 494 Time the London Paris were cōmanded to be paued 426 Building of London bridge with stone 435 But if you séeke how long it is since any of these times after 1612 séeke in your Table what number standeth against that proposed yeare of our Lord in the row vnder Time expired that adde to the time of note proposed if the demand were made in any yeare before 1612 take the number vnder the title Time expired answering to the yeare of our Lord out of the number in the former table as 1600 I would know how long it was thē after the Creation therefore according to what is said I take 12 from 5582 so haue I 5570 my demand Quest 8. How shall I finde the Golden number Circle of the Sunne and Epact by this Concordancy ANSVVER To the time of Post Conquestum adde three and from the Total reiect 19 so often as you may or diuide by 19 so is the which remaineth the Golden number and the quotient or number of 19 reiected the number of Reuolutions of the said Circle since the Conquest Now for the Circle of the Sunne to the time of post Conquestum adde 11 diuiding by 28 as before by 19 so is the remainder the Circle of the Sunne For the Epact worke as in the 30. Chapter To know if figures be mistaken in the Concordancy Adde Anno Domini and Time expired together for they must make both 1612 I meane in none of the Tables after 1612. Also adde Time expired and post Conquestum both together for they must make 1612. Also take 1066 from the proposed yeare and the remainder is post conquestum Lastly take Ann. Dom. proposed frō the present yeare of our Lord so haue you Time expired Let this suffice for the briefe vse of this Concordancy Of the foure times of pleading called Tearmes and of their Returnes For the hearing and determining of all kinde of cōtracts discords such like in that common weale there be foure times in the yeare appointed which be called Termes because in those dayes the learned Iudges set Finis Terminus Contentionum or Terminus litis that is an end of contention and debate betwixt party and party Now euery of these foure Tearmes consist of foure fiue or eight Returnes euery Returne of foure daies and euery day seruing vnto a seuerall purpose Note therefore that euery Tearme hath but part or all of these 6 kinde of Returnes viz. Crastino Octabis Quindeno Tres Mense and Quinque as you may gather hereafter Euery of which Returnes hath a Basis or knowne day from whence they take their denomination and bee reckoned The signification of which sixe kinde of Returnes is thus Crastino is the morrow after the Basis or day nominated as Crastino Trinitatis is the morrow after Trinity Sunday Trinity Sunday being the Basis and the day that giues the denomination Octabis is 8 dayes after inclusiuely Quind is 15 dayes after Tres that day thrée-wéekes Mense that day moneth Quinq that day fiue wéekes Now euery of these Returnes hath foure seueral daies wherupon they consist The first whereof hath double signification the one is the day of Returne and the other the day of Essoyne for the defendant in a personall action or the Tenant in are all action to bee essoyned The second is the day of Exceptions for the Plaintiffe or Demaundant to lay an exception if no Essoyne bee cast that the Defendant shall not be essoyned or amerced The third is Returna Breuium that is the day whereon the Sheriffe must returne the writ And the fourth is the day of appearance for Parties and Iurors in the Court of Common Pleas. But if so any of these dayes fall vpon an Holy-day that is no Court day as in Easter Tearme vpon Ascension day in Trinity Terme vpon S. Iohn Baptists day in Michaelmas Terme vpon All-Saints day and in Hillary Terme vpon the Purification of our Lady or vpon any Sunday all which bee not Court dayes then must the next day following serue for both As if the Essoyne day fell vpon a Sunday then Munday must serue for Essoyne day and day of Exception both As for these dayes they haue all most vse in the Court of Common pleas where all sutes commence by originall c. But for Latitats or other processe vpon a bill certaine it is vpon a day certaine as Die lunae proxi post Purifi which must alwayes be reckoned from the essoyne day In the Starre-chamber Chauncery Court of Wards and Court of Requests they vse none of these Returnes but onely the day of appearance which is quarto die post Yet note well if a Capias Exigent Scri-facias or Destringas be executed after the day of Essoyne by the Sheriffe or a Commission seate vpon out of any of the foresaid Courts after the said Essoyne day it is neither iustifiable nor warrantable but for that these Termes may be found out easily by euery one for euer as also for that it is most fit for all men to know I haue deuised in performance thereof the ensuing Table for their sakes whose vse is thus To find
Anno Dom. Easter Tearme Trinitie Tearme Michaelmas Tearme Hillary Tearme  begins ends begins ends begins ends begins ends 1612 Ap. 29 ma 25 IuÌ„ 12 July 1 Oct 9 N 1.28 Ia 23 Fe. 12 1613 apr 21 ma 17 Iun 4 Iun 23 Oct 9 10. 29 Ia. 23 Fe. 12 1614 may 11 Iun. 7 Iu 24 Iul 13 10 28 23 12 1615 apr 26 ma 22 Iun 9 Iun 28 9 28 23 13 1616 apr 17 〈◊〉 13 ma 31 Iun 19 9 28 23 12 1617 may 7 Iun 2 Iu 20 July 9 9 28 23 13 1618 apr 22 ma 18 Iun 5 Iu 24 9 28 23 12 1619 apr 14 ma 10 ma. 28 Iu. 16 9 29 23 12 1620 may 3 ma. 29 Iu 16 Iuly 5 9 28 23 13 1621 apr 16 ma 12 ma. 30 Iun 18 9 28 23 12 1622 may 8 Iun 3 Iu 2. Iul 10 Oct 9 28 23 12 1623 apr 30 ma 26 Iu 13 Iuly 2 9 28 23 12 1624 apr 14 ma 10 ma 28 Iun 16 9 29 23 12 1625 may 4 ma 30 Iu 17 Iuly 6 10 28 23 12 1626 apr 26 ma 22 Iun 9 Iu 28 9 28 23 13 1627 apr 11 ma 7 ma 25 Iu 13 9 28 23 12 1628 apr 30 ma. 26 Iu 13 Iuly 2 9 28 2 12 1629 apr 22 ma 18 Jun 5 Ju 24 9 28 23 12 1630 apr 14 ma 10 ma 28 Iu 16 9 29 23 12 1631 apr 27 ma 23 Iu 10 Iu 29 10 28 2â— 12 Example As 1612 Easter Tearme beginneth Aprill 29 and endeth May 25. Trinity Tearme begins Iune 12 and ends Iuly the first c. The old and vulgar Rule remembred in diuers Books whereby to know the Law-dayes in the Court of Arches the Audience of Canterbury the Spirituall and Ciuill lawes throughout the yeare which I am bold to insert since it is proper to no particular Author Michaelmas Tearme S. Luke S. Simon Iude. S. Faith S. Edward All Saints S. Martine Edmond K. S. Katherin S. Andrew The Conception of our Lady Ye must well vnderstand that the first day ensuing each of the Feastes set downe before euery Terme the Court of the Arches is kept in the forenoone at Bow Church and in the afternoone the same first day is kept in Southwarke the Admirall Court for ciuili causes The second day after each of these feasts the Audience Court of Canterbury is held in that Consistory in Pauls in the fore-noone and the Prerogatine Court of Canterbury is kept in the same place in the afternoone the same day The third day following any of those feasts the Bishop of Londons Court of Consistory is holden in Pauls in the fore-noone and in the same place is the Court of the Quéenes highnesse Comissioners vpon Appeales and the court of Delegates holden in the after-noone the same third day Hillarie Tearme S. Hillary S. Wolstane Conuers of Paul S. Blase S. Scolastice S. Valentine Ashwedensday S. Matthias S. Chadde Perpet Feli S. Gregory An. of our L. Vnderstand that the foure first Feasts of this Terme be neuer chaÌ„ged but are certaine the other are sometime kept and somtime omitted after the course of the yeare altered And if it so chaunce the one of those feasts be Ashwedensday that are after S. Blase day so that the same Law-day after Ashwedensday cannot be kept because the Law-day of the other feast doth light on the same day the second Law-day after Ashwedensday shall be kept and the other omitted And if the Law-day after Ashwedensday be the next day after S. Blase then shall all and euery of those daies bee obserued in order as they may be held conueniently And note that although Ashwedensday be the 7 in order yet it hath no certaine place but is changed as the feast of Easter causeth it Easter Tearme The 15. day after Easter Saint Alphage Saint Marke Euangelift Inuention of the Crosse Gordian Saint Dunstane Ascension day In this Terme the first sitting is alwaies kept the Munday being the 15 day after Easter and so after the feasts here noted which shall next follow by course after Easter and the like space being kept betwéene other feasts the rest of the law-daies are kept the third day after the Ascension which is the last of this Terme And if it happen that the Ascension day do come before any of those feasts aforesaid then they are omitted for that yeare And likewise if any of those dayes come before the 15 day after Easter those dayes are also omitted Trinitie Tearme Trinitie-sunday Corpus Christi Boniface bishop S. Barnabe S. Botolph S. Iohn S. Paul Tr. S. Tho. S. Swithin S. Margaret S. Anne Remember that the Law-daies of this Terme are changed by the meanes of Pentecost and the first sitting is holden alwayes the first day after Trinitie Sunday and the second Law-day is holden the first day after Corpus Christi day except it fall on some day aboue named which chaunceth somtime and then the fitter day is kept And after the second session account foure daies or there about and then looke which is the next feast and the first law-day after the said feast shall be the third session the other law-daies follow in order but so many of them are kept as for the time of the yeare is thought meet Note generally that euery day is called a Law-day that is not Sunday or holiday and that if the feast day being knowne of any Court day in any Terme and the first or second day following bee Sunday then the Court day is kept after the said holiday or feast day First of all these dayes are not altered except they light on Sunday or some Holiday and euery day is called a Law day vnlesse it be Sunday or Holiday Note pag. 241. l. 10. Corpus day is omitted Wages for Boat-men and for their Barges and Boats confirmed by Act of Parliament Ann. 6. H. 8. Cap. 7. VVHeréas Watermen or Maisters of Barges and Boats did as they doe continually practise to raise the wages or hire of their Boats breaking thereby the ancient custome and reasonable wages and so abused the great and exacted on the poore whereby many assaults and frayes wore and sometime are committed which hath often caused manslaughter and also by reason of that easte and vnconscionable gaine the seruants of many House-holders and Husbandmen neare adioyning where such Boates or Ferries were did daily runne from their maisters and become Watermen For the auoyding of which and many such other inconueniences it was ordained by the former Statute of H. 8. that these laudable customes and ancient orders of wages for Boat-men should bee obserued and kept vpon pains that the offender should forfeit treble the fare and that all Bailiffes Constables and other the Kings officers next adioyning vnto the Ferries vpon complaint to them made or to any of them by them that be grieued in that behalfe to arrest them and commit them to ward for their misdemeanour and that they should make fine for the same All which to the end the poore and simple should not be deceiued nor the better sort deluded and to the end euery one might in that behalfe certainly know what wages was due to euery Ferry whereby both parties might know the one when he giues and the other when he receiueth abountifull reward And that they should not murmure when a Gentleman giueth three pence or foure pence for crossing the water I haue taken paines to set downe the wages allowed to euery Ferry by the Statute as followeth First for wages for Boat-men and for their Barges or Boates or for a Barge from London to Grauesend foure shillings or else euery person and his male two pence so it passe not foure shillings From London to Erith Greenewich Grastorrocke or Purfleete twelue pence or else for euery person and his fardell a peny so it passe not 12 d. From London to Wolwich thirtéene pence for a Boat or Wherry that is the Tyde-boat or else euery person a halfe peny From London to Greenewich foure pence or else a halfe peny for euery person and his fardell From London-bridge Old Swan the Crane in the Vintry S. Mary Queries or Pauls Wharfe to Westminster or Lambeth or from Westminster or Lambeth to any of the foresaid places 3 pence or else euery person a halfe-peny From Blacke-Friers Bride-well and the Temple to Westminster or Lambeth two pence with their males or a halfe-peny for euery person so it amount not aboue two pence From Westminster to Lambeth or Strand-gate or any way crossing the water a halfe peny For a boat from London to Mortlake 12 d. or else euery person 2 d. with his male And from those places aboue named to London for a Boat or Barge the like summes of money Watermen rowing in great Barges w e Lords or other persons to haue 6 d. the day and find theÌ„selues vnlesse they row to Mortlake c. then to haue 8 d. a péecs by day and find themselues ANGLICANI IVRIS PRACTIcis expertis salutem EDIDI studiosi Iuris professores hoc Concordâ—ntium annorum Epitomen haùd profectò ingenij ostentandi gratia sed ingeÌ„ti sanè desiderio iuuandi legulios proptereà quòd experientia mera cognoui nonnullos necpusillos causidicos nec tyrones leguleios turpiter errare incautè trasilire cùm propter corum imbecillitatem in Arithmetica calculatione tùm propter indigentiam tabularum annorum Concordantiam explicare Dabo igitur operam supputare imò tabulam praeclaram coÌ„pendiosam aedificare non ectypò incommodè sed de nouo nubes depellere vmbras inscitiae discutere vt absque difficultate aut vllo sudore ad respondendam aliquam questionem in nostra Anglicana Computatione facilitate perueniamus Quae si non ingrata fuissent tibi ac lectoribus intellexero mea in posterum ad scribendum augebitur industria interim igitur si aliquid propter praesentes occupationes rarum in his exercendis vsum non satis commodè explicatum digestuque fuerit id vel humanitèr corrigendo vel patienter ferendo hanc lucubratiunculam nostram qualemcunque boni consule Vale Arthur Hopton Imprinted at London for the Company of Stationers 1612.