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s._n p._n q._n r._n quod_fw-la praeceptis_fw-la patris_fw-la consiliisque_fw-la et_fw-la auspiciis_fw-la gentem_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la domuit_fw-la et_fw-la uâbem_fw-la hierosolymam_fw-la omnibus_fw-la âââte_n se._n ducibus_fw-la regibus_fw-la gentibusque_fw-la aut_fw-la frustra_fw-la petitam_fw-la aut_fw-la omnino_fw-la intentatam_fw-la delevit_fw-la §_o 7._o the_o temple_n destroy_v by_o titus_n be_v general_o temple_n the_o temple_n destroy_v by_o titus_n be_v the_o 2_o do_v temple_n call_v the_o second_o temple_n for_o though_o according_a to_o ant._n to_o l._n 15._o c._n 14._o ant._n josephus_n herod_n do_v demolish_v the_o temple_n and_o build_v a_o new_a one_o instead_o of_o it_o yet_o this_o be_v do_v only_o with_o a_o intention_n to_o render_v the_o structure_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o more_o magnificent_a and_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o its_o interior_a part_n be_v therefore_o not_o call_v the_o 3d_o but_o the_o second_o temple_n §_o 8._o josephus_n affirm_v that_o in_o the_o siege_n and_o war._n how_o many_o of_o the_o jew_n perish_v in_o
they_o act_v preposterous_o who_o give_v in_o their_o chronological_a write_n whole_a theory_n and_o those_o of_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o fix_a star_n which_o petavius_n 886._o petavius_n de_fw-fr doctrina_fw-la temp_n lib._n 8._o de_fw-fr veris_fw-la &_o accutatis_fw-la solis_fw-la ac_fw-la lunae_fw-la motibus_fw-la &_o amborum_fw-la deliquiis_fw-la agitur_fw-la à _fw-la pag._n 696._o usque_fw-la pag._n 886._o have_v also_o do_v in_o a_o very_a prolix_a work_n whereas_o the_o knowledge_n of_o astronomy_n be_v suppose_v or_o take_v for_o grant_v by_o a_o chronologer_n §_o 3._o it_o may_v sometime_o happen_v the_o aequinox_n chronologer_n not_o only_o the_o mean_v timex_fw-la the_o aequinoe_n solstice_n and_o conjunction_n of_o the_o luminarier_n but_o also_o the_o true_a be_v necessary_a to_o be_v know_v by_o a_o chronologer_n solstice_n also_o the_o mean_a new_a and_o full_a moon_n may_v fall_v upon_o another_o day_n as_o the_o true_a may_v but_o whereas_o to_o find_v out_o the_o true_a place_n of_o the_o luminary_n require_v a_o more_o prolix_a calculation_n let_v the_o chronologer_n consult_v the_o astronomer_n but_o whereas_o such_o alteration_n seldom_o happen_v he_o may_v be_v not_o perfect_a in_o astronomy_n be_v content_a with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o mean_a motion_n §_o 4._o the_o conjunction_n of_o the_o planet_n their_o assign_v other_o astronomical_a character_n beside_o what_o be_v lay_v down_o may_v be_v assign_v mutual_a aspect_n their_o ingress_n into_o other_o point_n of_o the_o zodiac_n beside_o the_o cardinal_n one_o with_o other_o character_n yet_o less_o frequent_a may_v be_v make_v use_n of_o in_o chronological_n concern_v chap._n ii_o of_o the_o hebdomatic_a or_o weekly_a character_n 1._o the_o weekly_a character_n be_v that_o whereby_o we_o distinguish_v one_o day_n of_o the_o week_n from_o another_o 2._o the_o week_n be_v a_o system_fw-la of_o 7_o day_n continual_o recur_v and_o to_o this_o end_n divine_o ordain_v that_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o six_o day_n creation_n may_v be_v preserve_v that_o the_o seven_o may_v be_v keep_v holy_a and_o that_o man_n and_o beast_n may_v rest_v 3._o one_o denomination_n of_o the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n be_v vulgar_a owe_v its_o original_a to_o gentilism_n another_o chronological_a repeat_v the_o order_n of_o the_o day_n in_o the_o week_n 4._o in_o common_a use_v the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n be_v denominate_v from_o the_o planet_n in_o this_o order_n the_o first_o from_o the_o sun_n the_o second_o from_o the_o moon_n the_o three_o from_o mars_n etc._n etc._n 5._o the_o chronological_a denomination_n of_o the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n be_v dispose_v in_o order_n as_o the_o first_o day_n be_v call_v feria_n prima_fw-la the_o second_o feria_n secunda_fw-la etc._n etc._n §_o 1._o at_o the_o creation_n the_o seven_o day_n be_v world_n the_o observation_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n or_o the_o hebdomatic_a character_n be_v in_o use_n from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n sanctify_v and_o from_o hence_o man_n to_o who_o that_o law_n be_v give_v aught_o to_o continue_v it_o so_o since_o that_o sanction_n be_v make_v only_o 27._o only_o mark_v 2._o 27._o because_o of_o man_n but_o upon_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o creation_n this_o sanction_n be_v make_v from_o thence_o there_o be_v derive_v the_o remarkableness_n of_o this_o character_n add_v to_o this_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o sabbath_n in_o scripture_n as_o a_o note_a thing_n even_o before_o the_o 26._o the_o exod._n 16_o 26._o law_n be_v make_v which_o without_o doubt_n the_o author_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o d_o heb._n refer_v assert_v that_o eternal_a rest_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o his_o child_n not_o only_o by_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n but_o also_o by_o that_o sabbath_n which_o be_v prefigure_v from_o the_o original_a of_o the_o world_n some_o also_o will_v refer_v to_o this_o that_o passage_n of_o 11._o of_o gen._n 8._o 11._o noah_n who_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o flood_n send_v not_o out_o the_o bird_n till_o after_o the_o seven_o day_n to_o try_v whether_o the_o water_n be_v abate_v which_o argument_n sufficient_o restrain_v and_o fix_v the_o sanction_n upon_o the_o seven_o day_n as_o a_o positive_a and_o moral_a duty_n upon_o man_n notwithstanding_o the_o objection_n of_o 3._o c_o chap._n 6._o 3._o rivetus_n 3._o âob_v loeum_fw-la tomarus_n rivetus_n some_o against_o it_o who_o will_v have_v the_o sabbath_n take_v its_o original_a from_o the_o rain_v of_o manna_n in_o the_o wilderness_n §_o 2._o all_o chronologer_n who_o admit_v the_o antiquity_n time_n the_o order_n of_o the_o feriâ_n or_o day_n in_o the_o week_n have_v be_v preserve_v always_o incorrupt_a till_o our_o time_n of_o the_o hebdomatic_a cycle_n always_o look_v upon_o the_o order_n of_o the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n to_o have_v be_v the_o same_o so_o that_o to_o deny_v it_o will_v be_v to_o call_v in_o doubt_n one_o of_o the_o first_o principle_n in_o chronology_n §_o 3._o 8._o 3._o joseph_n scaliger_n lib_fw-la de_fw-la eâânt_fw-la temp._n p._n 8._o some_o will_v have_v it_o that_o the_o roman_a feriae_fw-la why_o all_o the_o day_n in_o the_o week_n be_v now_o call_v feriae_fw-la church_n who_o all_o chronologer_n follow_v call_v every_o day_n in_o the_o week_n feria_n feria_n 1_o man_fw-mi feria_n 2_o da_fw-mi etc._n etc._n because_o the_o old_a ecclesiastical_a year_n begin_v from_o the_o pasca_fw-la and_o the_o pasca_fw-la be_v call_v annus_fw-la novus_fw-la as_o now_o in_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n in_o that_o of_o constantinople_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d but_o all_o the_o day_n of_o the_o pascal_n week_n be_v call_v feriati_fw-la as_o st._n jeromâ_n and_o other_o ancient_n witness_n and_o hence_o it_o obtain_v for_o the_o day_n of_o the_o other_o week_n to_o be_v call_v feriae_fw-la in_o imitation_n of_o that_o some_o say_v we_o follow_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o this_o reckon_a of_o which_o hereafter_o but_o tostatus_n and_o after_o he_o cornâà _fw-la lapide_fw-la that_o the_o church_n by_o the_o institution_n of_o pope_n sylvester_n call_v all_o the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n feriae_fw-la first_o because_o every_o day_n in_o the_o week_n ought_v to_o be_v a_o holiday_n to_o a_o christian_a second_o that_o so_o far_o as_o relate_v to_o ecclesiastic_a office_n and_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n those_o day_n be_v real_o feriâ_n or_o festa_fw-la holiday_n and_o every_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v rest_v from_o but_o divine_a worship_n §_o 4._o we_o can_v seek_v for_o the_o derivation_n of_o this_o word_n sabbath_n among_o the_o greek_n as_o plutarch_n have_v do_v from_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d a_o name_n of_o reveler_n nor_o among_o the_o egyptian_n à _fw-la sabbo_n a_o word_n signify_v a_o disease_n in_o the_o groin_n but_o it_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o hebrew_n word_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d which_o signify_v rest_n as_o refer_v to_o the_o institution_n of_o god_n when_o after_o six_o day_n creation_n he_o rest_v upon_o the_o seven_o 5._o seven_o lib._n 5._o cornelius_n tacitus_n be_v ignorant_a of_o this_o jewish_a custom_n have_v invent_v several_a fable_n about_o the_o original_a of_o the_o word_n which_o may_v be_v peruse_v by_o any_o one_o that_o think_v it_o worth_a his_o pain_n §_o 5._o in_o time_n past_a they_o do_v not_o only_o call_v the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o week_n the_o sabbath_n but_o from_o sabbath_n what_o it_o be_v we_o ought_v to_o understand_v about_o the_o use_n and_o signification_n âf_o the_o word_n sabbath_n this_o very_a day_n all_o the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n receive_v their_o denomination_n as_o our_o sunday_n they_o call_v the_o one_o or_o first_o 9_o first_o matth_n 28._o 1._o 1_o cor._n 16._o 2._o mark_v 16._o 9_o day_n after_o the_o sabbath_n our_o monday_n the_o second_o day_n after_o the_o sabbath_n tuesday_n the_o three_o and_o so_o on_o that_o by_o the_o word_n sabbath_n they_o sometime_o mean_v the_o whole_a week_n be_v evident_a from_o that_o passage_n of_o the_o proud_a pharisee_fw-mi 12._o pharisee_fw-mi luke_n 22._o 12._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d i_o fast_o twice_o in_o the_o week_n on_o the_o contrary_a for_o the_o word_n week_n the_o ancient_n will_v sometime_o use_v the_o term_n sabbath_n as_o in_o this_o passage_n 11._o passage_n 2_o maccab_n 6._o 11._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d signify_v no_o more_o than_o to_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n §_o 6._o among_o divers_a opinion_n about_o it_o that_o of_o ãâã_d what_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v of_o the_o sabbatum_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d scaliger_n seem_v to_o be_v most_o reasonable_a and_o have_v be_v approve_v of_o by_o b._n schmidius_n langius_n and_o other_o viz._n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d hebraicè_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o first_o sabbath_n after_o the_o second_o of_o the_o
18_o 17_o 19_o 51_o 7_o 3_o 33_o 20_o 3_o 51_o 32_o 37_o 18_o 48_o 20_o 24_o 8_o 4_o 3_o 49_o 4_o 24_o 36_o 38_o 19_o 18_o 20_o 57_o 9_o 4_o 34_o 18_o 4_o 57_o 41_o 39_o 19_o 49_o 21_o 30_o 10_o 5_o 4_o 46_o 5_o 30_o 45_o 40_o 20_o 19_o 22_o 3_o 11_o 5_o 35_o 15_o 6_o 3_o 49_o 41_o 20_o 50_o 22_o 36_o 12_o 6_o 5_o 43_o 6_o 36_o 52_o 42_o 21_o 20_o 23_o 9_o 13_o 6_o 36_o 12_o 7_o 9_o 58_o 43_o 21_o 51_o 23_o 42_o 14_o 7_o 6_o 41_o 7_o 43_o 3_o 44_o 22_o 21_o 24_o 15_o 15_o 7_o 37_o 9_o 8_o 16_o 7_o 45_o 22_o 51_o 24_o 48_o 16_o 8_o 7_o 38_o 8_o 49_o 11_o 46_o 23_o 22_o 25_o 21_o 17_o 8_o 38_o 6_o 9_o 22_o 16_o 47_o 23_o 52_o 25_o 54_o 18_o 9_o 8_o 35_o 9_o 55_o 20_o 48_o 24_o 23_o 26_o 28_o 19_o 9_o 39_o 4_o 10_o 28_o 25_o 49_o 24_o 53_o 27_o 1_o 20_o 10_o 9_o 32_o 11_o 1_o 29_o 50_o 25_o 24_o 27_o 34_o 21_o 10_o 40_o 1_o 11_o 34_o 33_o 51_o 25_o 54_o 28_o 7_o 22_o 11_o 10_o 29_o 12_o 7_o 38_o 52_o 26_o 25_o 28_o 40_o 23_o 11_o 40_o 58_o 12_o 40_o 42_o 53_o 26_o 55_o 29_o 13_o 24_o 12_o 11_o 27_o 13_o 13_o 46_o 54_o 27_o 26_o 29_o 46_o 25_o 12_o 41_o 55_o 13_o 46_o 51_o 55_o 27_o 56_o 30_o 19_o 26_o 13_o 12_o 24_o 14_o 19_o 55_o 56_o 28_o 27_o 30_o 52_o 27_o 13_o 42_o 53_o 14_o 53_o 0_o 57_o 28_o 57_o 31_o 25_o 28_o 14_o 13_o 21_o 15_o 26_o 4_o 58_o 29_o 28_o 31_o 58_o 29_o 14_o 43_o 50_o 15_o 59_o 8_o 59_o 29_o 58_o 32_o 31_o 30_o 15_o 14_o 19_o 16_o 32_o 13_o 60_o 30_o 29_o 33_o â_o i._o i._o ii_o iii_o i._o ii_o iii_o ii_o ii_o iii_o ii_o iii_o ii_o ii_o iii_o iv_o ii_o iii_o iv_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr §_o 21._o for_o the_o give_v time_n of_o conjunction_n period_n how_o to_o distinguish_v the_o ecliptic_a conjunction_n from_o the_o nân-ecliptick_a in_o the_o julian_n period_n under_o the_o title_n radix_fw-la p._n jul._n take_v out_o the_o correspond_v number_n under_o motus_fw-la latitudinis_fw-la lunae_fw-la and_o let_v the_o number_n thus_o find_v be_v add_v together_o and_o let_v the_o sign_n multiply_v by_o 30_o be_v change_v into_o degree_n and_o add_v to_o the_o rest_n if_o any_o further_o note_v that_o by_o frequent_a observation_n astronomer_n gather_v that_o the_o solar_a eclipse_n happen_v when_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o n._n moon_n the_o mean_a motion_n of_o the_o moon_n be_v latitude_n be_v under_o 12_o d._n or_o above_o 168_o d._n and_o below_o 192_o d._n or_o above_o 348_o d._n also_o the_o lunar_a eclipse_n do_v happen_v when_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o full_a moon_n the_o mean_a motion_n of_o the_o moon_n be_v latitude_n be_v below_o 17_o d._n 30â²_n or_o above_o 162_o d._n 30â²_n and_o below_o 197_o d._n 30â²_n or_o above_o 342_o d._n 30â²_n and_o although_o these_o note_n in_o find_v out_o the_o lunar_a eclipse_n be_v sufficient_o true_a yet_o the_o solar_a be_v not_o so_o certain_a for_o it_o may_v happen_v though_o seldom_o for_o certain_a reason_n that_o a_o occultation_n whole_o or_o what_o be_v more_o frequent_a in_o a_o certain_a place_n only_o may_v be_v hinder_v but_o of_o this_o doubtful_a momentous_a case_n let_v the_o astronomer_n be_v consult_v §_o 22._o since_o those_o part_n of_o the_o aequator_fw-la which_o be_v anâtâer_v of_o the_o reduction_n of_o time_n fâom_o oâe_a meridian_n to_o anâtâer_v above_o and_o below_o the_o horizon_n be_v the_o vulgar_a measure_n of_o time_n and_o that_o the_o same_o point_n in_o the_o aequator_fw-la can_v ascend_v or_o descend_v at_o the_o same_o time_n every_o where_o it_o follow_v that_o it_o can_v be_v the_o same_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n in_o all_o place_n at_o once_o but_o the_o sun_n will_v arise_v soon_o towards_o the_o eastern_a part_n and_o late_a towards_o the_o western_a part_n of_o the_o world_n for_o example_n if_o we_o will_v compare_v the_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n at_o vranburg_n and_o jerusalem_n together_o at_o which_o place_n the_o sun_n rise_v first_o there_o will_v be_v more_o hour_n reckon_v now_o a_o good_a watch_n show_v the_o jew_n to_o be_v 2_o h._n 16â²_n before_o the_o vranburger_n in_o the_o difference_n of_o meridian_n but_o beside_o the_o jew_n begin_v their_o day_n different_a from_o the_o vranburgher_n viz._n at_o sunset_n whereas_o all_o europe_n else_o begin_v their_o political_a day_n from_o midnight_n and_o the_o mathematician_n from_o noon_n which_o last_o computation_n be_v observe_v here_o the_o jew_n be_v 18h_a and_o 2â³_n add_v 16_o min._n or_o be_v a_o whole_a day_n except_v only_o 3_o h._n 14â²_n for_o general_o in_o all_o place_n by_o the_o satellite_n of_o jupiter_n the_o difference_n of_o longitude_n in_o degree_n and_o minute_n be_v know_v which_o be_v easy_o convert_v into_o time_n by_o allow_v 15_o degree_n for_o a_o hour_n and_o so_o on_o proportionable_o the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o part._n breviarium_fw-la chronologicum_n book_n iu._n treat_v in_o particular_a of_o the_o most_o celebrate_a epocha_n of_o which_o mention_n be_v make_v either_o in_o sacred_a or_o profane_a history_n digest_v according_a to_o their_o antiquity_n london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 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10_o year_n of_o this_o war_n the_o greek_n as_o thucydides_n relate_v make_v a_o truce_n which_o be_v very_o ill_o observe_v §_o 4._o the_o annual_a magistracy_n of_o the_o archontes_n war._n the_o name_n of_o the_o athenian_a archontes_n and_o lacedaemonian_a ephori_fw-la during_o this_o war._n at_o athens_n and_o of_o the_o lacedaemonian_a ephori_fw-la have_v both_o their_o beginning_n about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o aestival_n solstice_n and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o several_a archontes_n and_o ephori_fw-la be_v look_v upon_o as_o so_o many_o character_n in_o the_o history_n of_o this_o war_n we_o have_v for_o the_o more_o perspicuity_n sake_n insert_v their_o name_n in_o the_o follow_a catalogue_n each_o in_o his_o due_a order_n with_o a_o addition_n of_o each_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n when_o these_o archontes_n and_o ephori_fw-la begin_v their_o magistracy_n be_v about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o summer_n solstice_n ann._n bell._n archontes_n ephori_fw-la an._n pe._n 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dccc_o 9_o 26_o 28_o 22_o 9_o 26_o 3_o 43_o dcccc_fw-la 8_o 3_o 31_o 55_o 0_o 18_o 4_o 11_o m_n 6_o 10_o 25_o 28_o 3_o 10_o 4_o 39_o 2_o m_n 0_o 21_o 10_o 55_o 6_o 20_o 9_o 18_o 3_o m_n 7_o 1_o 46_o 23_o 10_o 0_o 13_o 57_o 4_o m_n 1_o 12_o 21_o 50_o 1_o 10_o 18_o 36_o 5_o m_n 7_o 22_o 57_o 18_o 4_o 20_o 23_o 16_o 6_o m_n 2_o 3_o 32_o 46_o 8_o 0_o 27_o 55_o 7_o m_n 8_o 14_o 8_o 14_o 11_o 10_o 32_o 34_o 8_o m_n 2_o 24_o 43_o 4_o 2_o 20_o 37_o 12_o the_o three_o table_n for_o month_n of_o the_o common_a year_n month_n moon_n be_v longit._n moon_n be_v latitude_n  _fw-fr o._n s._n â²_o â³_o o._n s._n â²_o â³_o january_n 0_o 17_o 54_o 47_o 1_o 20_o 6_o 36_o february_n 1_o 29_o 15_o 15_o 2_o 0_o 31_o 55_o march_n 0_o 17_o 10_o 2_o 3_o 20_o 38_o 30_o april_n 0_o 22_o 53_o 23_o 4_o 27_o 31_o 20_o may_n 1_o 10_o 48_o 11_o 6_o 17_o 37_o 55_o june_n 1_o 16_o 31_o 32_o 7_o 24_o 30_o 45_o july_n 2_o 4_o 26_o 20_o 9_o 14_o 37_o 21_o august_n 2_o 22_o 21_o 7_o 11_o 4_o 43_o 56_o september_n 2_o 28_o 4_o 58_o 0_o 11_o 36_o 46_o october_n 3_o 15_o 59_o 15_o 2_o 1_o 43_o 21_o november_n 3_o 22_o 42_o 36_o 3_o 8_o 36_o 11_o december_n 4_o 9_o 37_o 23_o 4_o 28_o 42_o 26_o of_o the_o bissextile_a year_n january_n 0_o 17_o 54_o 47_o 1_o 20_o 6_o 36_o february_n 0_o 11_o 26_o 41_o 2_o 13_o 45_o 40_o march_n 0_o 29_o 21_o 29_o 4_o 3_o 52_o 16_o april_n 1_o 5_o 4_o 50_o 5_o 10_o 45_o 6_o may_n 1_o 22_o 59_o 37_o 7_o 0_o 51_o 41_o june_n 1_o 28_o 42_o 58_o 8_o 7_o 44_o 31_o july_n 2_o 16_o 37_o 45_o 9_o 27_o 51_o 6_o august_n 3_o 4_o 32_o 32_o 11_o 17_o 57_o 41_o september_n 3_o 10_o 15_o 53_o 0_o 24_o 50_o 31_o october_n 3_o 28_o 10_o 41_o 2_o 14_o 57_o 7_o november_n 4_o 3_o 54_o 2_o 3_o 21_o 49_o 57_o december_n 4_o 21_o 48_o 49_o 5_o 11_o 56_o 31_o the_o four_o table_n for_o day_n day_n  _fw-fr moon_n be_v longit._fw-la moon_n be_v latitude_n  _fw-fr s_o o._n â²_o â³_o s._n o._n â²_o â³_o 1_o 0_o 12_o 11_o 27_o 0_o 13_o 13_o 46_o 2_o 0_o 24_o 22_o 53_o 0_o 26_o 27_o 31_o 3_o 1_o 6_o 34_o 20_o 1_o 9_o 41_o 17_o 4_o 1_o 18_o 45_o 47_o 1_o 22_o 55_o 3_o 5_o 2_o 0_o 57_o 13_o 2_o 6_o 8_o 48_o 6_o 2_o 13_o 8_o 40_o 2_o 19_o 22_o 34_o 7_o 2_o 25_o 20_o 7_o 3_o 2_o 36_o 20_o 8_o 3_o 7_o 31_o 34_o 3_o 15_o 50_o 5_o 9_o 3_o 19_o 43_o 0_o 3_o 29_o 3_o 51_o 10_o 4_o 1_o 54_o 27_o 4_o 12_o 17_o 37_o 11_o 4_o 14_o 5_o 54_o 4_o 25_o 31_o 22_o 12_o 4_o 26_o 17_o 20_o 5_o 8_o 45_o 8_o 13_o 5_o 8_o 28_o 47_o 5_o 21_o 58_o 54_o 14_o 5_o 20_o 40_o 14_o 6_o 5_o 12_o 39_o 15_o 6_o 2_o 51_o 40_o 6_o 18_o 26_o 25_o 16_o 6_o 15_o 3_o 7_o 7_o 1_o 40_o 11_o 17_o 6_o 27_o 14_o 34_o 7_o 14_o 53_o 56_o 18_o 7_o 9_o 26_o 0_o 7_o 28_o 7_o 42_o 19_o 7_o 21_o 37_o 27_o 8_o 11_o 21_o 28_o 20_o 8_o 3_o 48_o 54_o 8_o 24_o 35_o 13_o 21_o 8_o 16_o 0_o 21_o 9_o 5_o 48_o 59_o 22_o 8_o 28_o 11_o 47_o 9_o 21_o 2_o 44_o 23_o 9_o 10_o 23_o 14_o 10_o 4_o 16_o 30_o 24_o 9_o 22_o 34_o 41_o 10_o 17_o 30_o 16_o 25_o 10_o 4_o 46_o 7_o 11_o 0_o 44_o 1_o 26_o 20_o 16_o 57_o 34_o 11_o 13_o 57_o 47_o 27_o 10_o 29_o 9_o 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the_o mon._n of_o april_n the_o feriae_fw-la  _fw-fr 1_o two_o 5_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a tear_v 2_o iii_o 6_o  _fw-fr 3_o iv_o vii_o  _fw-fr 4_o five_o 1_o  _fw-fr 5_o vi_o 2_o â_o in_o â_o 6_o vii_o 3_o  _fw-fr 7_o viii_o 4_o  _fw-fr 8_o ix_o 5_o  _fw-fr 9_o x_o â_o exod._n 12._o v._o 3._o 10_o xi_o vii_o segregation_n of_o the_o paschal_n lamb._n 11_o xii_o 1_o  _fw-fr 12_o xiii_o 2_o  _fw-fr 13_o fourteen_o 3_o  _fw-fr 14_o xv_o 4_o out_o of_o egypt_n 15_o xvi_o 5_o the_o pas_n first-born_a slay_v departure_n 16_o xvii_o 6_o they_o pitch_v their_o tent_n in_o etham_n 17_o xviii_o vii_o they_o pitch_v in_o pihahiroth_n 18_o xix_o 1_o they_o pass_v through_o the_o red_a sea_n 19_o xx_o 2_o  _fw-fr 20_o xxi_o 3_o they_o pitch_v in_o marah_n 21_o xxii_o 4_o  _fw-fr 22_o xxiii_o 5_o  _fw-fr 23_o xxiv_o 6_o  _fw-fr 24_o xxv_o vii_o  _fw-fr 25_o xxvi_o 1_o  _fw-fr 26_o xxvii_o 2_o  _fw-fr 27_o xxviii_o 3_o  _fw-fr 28_o xxix_o 4_o  _fw-fr 29_o xxx_o 5_o  _fw-fr 30_o i_o of_o may_v 6_o  _fw-fr d._n of_o the_o mon._n jiar_n day_n of_o the_o mon._n of_o may._n the_o feriae_fw-la  _fw-fr 1_o two_o vii_o  _fw-fr 2_o iii_o 1_o  _fw-fr 3_o iv_o 2_o  _fw-fr 4_o five_o 3_o  _fw-fr 5_o vi_o 4_o  _fw-fr 6_o vii_o 5_o  _fw-fr 7_o viii_o 6_o  _fw-fr 8_o ix_o vii_o  _fw-fr 9_o x_o 1_o  _fw-fr 10_o xi_o 2_o  _fw-fr 11_o xii_o 3_o  _fw-fr 12_o xiii_o 4_o  _fw-fr 13_o fourteen_o 5_o  _fw-fr 14_o xv_o 6_o  _fw-fr 15_o xvi_o vii_o they_o come_v to_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n 16_o xvii_o 1_o the_o gather_v of_o manna_n 17_o xviii_o 2_o  _fw-fr 18_o xix_o 3_o  _fw-fr 19_o xx_o 4_o  _fw-fr 20_o xxi_o 5_o  _fw-fr 21_o xxii_o 6_o  _fw-fr 22_o xxiii_o vii_o no_o manna_n by_o
reason_n of_o the_o sabbath_n 23_o xxiv_o 1_o they_o come_v in_o raphidim_n 24_o xxv_o 2_o  _fw-fr 25_o xxvi_o 3_o moses_n strike_v water_n out_o of_o the_o rock_n 26_o xxvii_o 4_o the_o jew_n vanquish_v the_o amalekite_n 27_o xxviii_o 5_o jethro_n come_v to_o moses_n 28_o xxix_o 6_o election_n of_o the_o lxx_o elder_n 29_o xxx_o vii_o  _fw-fr d._n of_o the_o mon._n siv_n day_n of_o the_o mon._n of_o june_n the_o feriae_fw-la  _fw-fr 1_o xxxi_o 1_o they_o come_v into_o the_o wildern_n of_o sinai_n exod._n 19_o v._o 1._o 2_o i_o june_n 2_o  _fw-fr 3_o two_o 3_o  _fw-fr 4_o iii_o 4_o  _fw-fr 5_o iv_o 5_o  _fw-fr 6_o five_o 6_o  _fw-fr 7_o vi_o vii_o beginning_n of_o the_o 40_o day_n moses_n stay_v 8_o vii_o 1_o upon_o the_o mount_n the_o end_n of_o which_o fall_v in_o the_o month_n of_o tamuz_n which_o be_v observe_v as_o a_o fastday_n by_o the_o jew_n to_o this_o day_n 9_o viii_o 2_o  _fw-fr 10_o ix_o 3_o  _fw-fr 11_o x_o 4_o  _fw-fr 12_o xi_o 5_o  _fw-fr 13_o xii_o 6_o  _fw-fr 14_o xiii_o vii_o  _fw-fr 15_o fourteen_o 1_o  _fw-fr 16_o xv_o 2_o  _fw-fr 17_o xvi_o 3_o  _fw-fr 18_o xvii_o 4_o  _fw-fr 19_o xviii_o 5_o  _fw-fr 20_o xix_o 6_o  _fw-fr 21_o xx_o vii_o  _fw-fr 22_o xxi_o 1_o  _fw-fr 23_o xxii_o 2_o  _fw-fr 24_o xxiii_o 3_o  _fw-fr 25_o xxiv_o 4_o  _fw-fr 26_o xxv_o 5_o  _fw-fr 27_o xxvi_o 6_o  _fw-fr 28_o xxvii_o vii_o  _fw-fr 29_o âxviii_n 1_o  _fw-fr 3â_n xxix_o 2_o  _fw-fr §_o 6._o the_o word_n in_o 6._o in_o cap._n 12._o v._n 6._o exodus_fw-la and_o the_o whole_a passover_n of_o the_o time_n when_o they_o kill_v the_o lamb_n for_o the_o passover_n assembly_n of_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n shall_v kill_v it_o betwixt_o the_o two_o evening_n have_v meet_v with_o various_a interpretation_n aben_n ezra_n understand_v by_o it_o the_o interval_n betwixt_o sunset_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o night_n of_o which_o opinion_n be_v also_o rabbi_n david_n kimchi_n but_o since_o according_a to_o judaic_n to_o l._n 7._o c._n 17._o de_fw-fr bel._n judaic_n josephus_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o one_o passover_n there_o be_v slay_v 255600_o lamb_n we_o also_o agree_v with_o the_o same_o author_n in_o opinion_n who_o assert_n that_o the_o jew_n use_v to_o begin_v at_o nine_o a-clock_o about_o three_o in_o the_o afternoon_n with_o we_o to_o kill_v these_o beast_n and_o leave_v off_o again_o at_o eleven_o about_o five_o with_o we_o chap._n x._o of_o the_o two_o epocha_n of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n among_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o their_o first_o beginning_n to_o cultivate_v the_o ground_n 1._o they_o first_o begin_v from_o that_o time_n after_o they_o israelites_n have_v pass_v the_o river_n of_o jordan_n and_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n seq_fw-la canaan_n numb_a 33._o v._n 51._o seq_fw-la 2._o at_o which_o time_n all_o the_o tribe_n have_v their_o particular_a inheritance_n assign_v they_o seque_fw-la they_o numb_a 34._o five_o 1._o seque_fw-la 3._o the_o year_n of_o this_o distribution_n be_v the_o 45th_o after_o the_o second_o from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o word_n of_o 16_o of_o jos_n 14._o 7._o 16_o caleb_n forty_o year_n be_v i_o when_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n send_v i_o from_o kadesh-barnea_a to_o espy_v out_o the_o land_n and_o i_o bring_v he_o word_n again_o as_o it_o be_v in_o my_o heart_n and_o now_o behold_v the_o lord_n have_v keep_v i_o alive_a as_o he_o say_v the_o 45_o year_n ever_o since_o the_o lord_n speak_v this_o word_n unto_o moses_n while_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o now_o i_o be_o this_o day_n eighty_o five_o year_n old_a 13._o old_a vid._n num._n 1._o and_o 13._o 4._o the_o year_n of_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o land_n be_v the_o last_o sabbatick_a year_n in_o the_o proleptick_a cycle_n and_o the_o follow_v be_v the_o first_o in_o the_o sabbatick_a cycle_n according_a to_o god_n institution_n 2._o institution_n leu._n 25._o v._n 2._o when_o you_o come_v into_o the_o land_n which_o i_o give_v you_o then_o shall_v the_o land_n keep_v a_o sabbath_n rest_n unto_o the_o lord_n six_o year_n thou_o shall_v sow_v thy_o field_n and_o six_o year_n thou_o shall_v prune_v thy_o vineyard_n and_o gather_v in_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o but_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n shall_v be_v a_o sabbath_n of_o rest_n unto_o the_o land_n a_o sabbath_n for_o the_o lord_n thou_o shall_v neither_o sow_v thy_o field_n neither_o prune_v thy_o vineyard_n 9_o vineyard_n vid._n ex._n 23._o v._n 10_o 11._o and_o deut_n 15._o v._n 1_o etc._n etc._n 31._o v._n 9_o 5._o from_o these_o character_n we_o conclude_v that_o the_o year_n of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 3261st_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n cycl_n â_o 15._o â½_o 14._o and_o that_o the_o first_o year_n of_o cultivate_v the_o ground_n begin_v in_o the_o month_n tisri_n or_o first_o autumnal_a month_n of_o the_o same_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 6._o if_o therefore_o 3261_o year_n and_o 9_o month_n be_v subtract_v epochâ_n any_o year_n give_v of_o the_o julian_n period_n to_o investigate_v the_o year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o epochâ_n from_o any_o certain_a year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n the_o residue_n show_v the_o year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o if_o 3262_o year_n and_o 9_o month_n be_v subtract_v from_o the_o same_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n the_o residue_n show_v that_o since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o cultivate_a of_o the_o land_n and_o if_o these_o several_a 3261_o and_o 3262_o year_n be_v add_v to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o beforenamed_n epocha_n the_o product_n will_v be_v correspondent_a to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n §_o 1._o temp_n 1._o l._n 9_o c._n â5_n de_fw-fr doct_n temp_n dionysius_n petavius_n in_o opposition_n to_o caleb_n whâther_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o sabba_n tick_n year_n may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o word_n of_o caleb_n scaliger_n maintain_v that_o from_o the_o word_n of_o caleb_n no_o exact_a computation_n can_v be_v make_v as_o to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o cultivate_a of_o the_o land_n it_o be_v dubious_a whether_o the_o same_o aught_o to_o be_v account_v from_o the_o beginning_n or_o end_n of_o the_o forty_o six_o year_n after_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n but_o beside_o that_o the_o perspicuity_n of_o the_o word_n of_o caleb_n be_v a_o undeniable_a argument_n against_o petavius_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o year_n of_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o land_n be_v a_o sabbatick_a year_n and_o that_o of_o the_o cultivate_a of_o the_o land_n the_o first_o of_o both_o the_o sabbatick_a and_o jubilean_a cycle_n §_o 2._o chron._n 2._o l._n 2._o chron._n laurentius_n codomannus_n 3._o codomannus_n l._n 3._o johannes_n ground_n different_a opinion_n concern_v the_o epocha_n of_o cultivate_v the_o ground_n temporarius_n in_o his_o chronological_a demonstration_n jacobus_n capellus_n and_o several_a other_o modern_a chronologer_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o cultivate_a of_o the_o land_n be_v the_o forty_o after_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o israclite_n out_o of_o egypt_n at_o which_o time_n joshua_n be_v declare_v successor_n to_o moses_n they_o pass_v jordan_n and_o the_o manna_n cease_v but_o it_o seem_v very_o improbable_a to_o i_o that_o the_o jew_n shall_v immediate_o after_o their_o pass_v that_o river_n have_v begin_v to_o cultivate_v the_o ground_n before_o they_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o any_o considerable_a part_n of_o it_o and_o that_o in_o a_o fertile_a country_n where_o without_o question_n they_o find_v the_o city_n and_o country_n store_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o necessary_n for_o their_o sustenance_n §_o 3._o in_o seder_n olam_n or_o the_o hebrew_n chronicle_n publish_v by_o genebrardus_n which_o be_v of_o great_a authority_n it_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n concern_v it_o among_o the_o jew_n the_o author_n pretend_v to_o evince_v that_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n be_v not_o make_v till_o seven_o year_n after_o the_o six_o and_o forty_o year_n after_o the_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n but_o they_o be_v mere_a jewish_a trifle_n not_o deserve_v a_o place_n here_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o 14._o in_o in_o jos_n c._n 13._o quaest_n 14._o serrarius_n chap._n xi_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n 1._o this_o epocha_n be_v much_o involve_v in_o fable_n and_o poetical_a fiction_n the_o same_o must_v be_v careful_o distinguish_v from_o the_o true_a historical_a relation_n so_o that_o not_o all_o that_o
of_o their_o magistrate_n §_o 9_o the_o olympian_a year_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n each_o of_o they_o admit_v again_o of_o a_o threefold_a difference_n for_o they_o be_v either_o common_a year_n consist_v of_o 12_o month_n and_o these_o be_v again_o either_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d of_o 362_o day_n of_o which_o before_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d of_o 361_o day_n one_o day_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o month_n boëdromion_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d of_o 360_o day_n 2_o day_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o same_o month._n or_o embolimâan_a year_n consist_v of_o 13_o mon._n by_o double_v the_o mon._n posideon_n and_o these_o be_v again_o either_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d of_o 39â_n day_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d of_o 391_o day_n one_o day_n be_v take_v out_o again_o of_o the_o month_n boëdromion_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d of_o 390_o day_n one_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o same_o month._n §_o 10._o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o last_o olympiad_n epocha_n concern_v the_o end_n of_o this_o epocha_n be_v celebrate_v about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 312_o under_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a but_o cedrenus_n affirm_v that_o they_o be_v continue_v for_o a_o considerable_a time_n after_o and_o the_o last_o olympiad_n be_v the_o 293d_o which_o according_a to_o this_o computation_n must_v be_v coincident_a with_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 393._o chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o build_n of_o rome_n 1._o this_o epocha_n must_v be_v regulate_v either_o according_a to_o the_o computation_n of_o varro_n or_o cato_n 2._o whereas_o cato_n affirm_v that_o the_o first_o foundation_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o spring_n of_o the_o 24_o olympian_a year_n and_o varro_n that_o it_o be_v begin_v to_o be_v build_v in_o the_o spring_n of_o the_o 23_o do_v olympian_n year_n the_o connection_n of_o this_o epocha_n must_v be_v fix_v to_o one_o of_o these_o abovementioned_a olympian_a year_n 3._o the_o first_o foundation_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n be_v lay_v on_o the_o same_o day_n the_o latin_n celebrate_v their_o feast_n call_v palilia_n according_o it_o must_v be_v determine_v that_o if_o we_o follow_v the_o computation_n of_o cato_n the_o city_n of_o rome_n be_v begin_v to_o be_v build_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 3962_o cycle_n â_o 14._o â½_o 10._o but_o according_a to_o the_o calculation_n of_o varro_n in_o the_o year_n 3961_o cycle_n â_o 13._o â½_o 11_o on_o the_o 21_o day_n of_o april_n if_o therefore_o according_a to_o cato_n 3961_o year_n and_o three_o month_n or_o according_a to_o varro_n 3960_o year_n and_o epocha_n to_o investigate_v thâ_n year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o epocha_n 3_o month_n be_v subtract_v from_o any_o certain_a year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n the_o residue_n show_v the_o year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o build_n of_o rome_n but_o if_o the_o abovementioned_a number_n of_o year_n and_o month_n be_v add_v to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o say_v epocha_n the_o product_n will_v be_v correspondent_a to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n §_o 1._o notwithstanding_o this_o epocha_n be_v the_o most_o varro_n concern_v the_o dâfferânce_n betwixt_o câto_n and_o varro_n celebrate_a of_o the_o whole_a world_n yet_o be_v not_o free_a from_o all_o dispute_n occasion_v by_o the_o negligence_n of_o the_o ancient_a roman_n who_o not_o only_o before_o the_o time_n of_o cato_n and_o varro_n do_v regulate_v their_o computation_n by_o this_o epocha_n which_o be_v not_o introduce_v till_o five_o of_o six_o hundred_o year_n after_o the_o building_n of_o the_o city_n but_o also_o afterward_o do_v disagree_v in_o the_o true_a time_n there_o be_v a_o whole_a year_n difference_n betwixt_o the_o computation_n of_o cato_n and_o that_o of_o varro_n and_o dionysius_n halicarnassaeus_n go_v another_o year_n beyond_o both_o and_o fix_v the_o epocha_n of_o the_o build_n of_o the_o city_n in_o 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profess_a enemy_n of_o his_o country_n as_o may_v be_v conjecture_v from_o that_o epistle_n write_v by_o alexander_n in_o answer_n to_o the_o letter_n of_o darius_n mention_v by_o 17._o by_o l._n 17._o diodorus_n siculus_n §_o 2._o the_o battle_n which_o decide_v the_o fate_n of_o the_o asiatic_a empire_n betwixt_o the_o persian_n and_o fight_v in_o what_o place_n this_o battle_n be_v fight_v greek_n and_o from_o whence_o begin_v this_o epocha_n be_v common_o call_v the_o battle_n of_o arbela_n whilst_o other_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v fight_v near_o gaugamela_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v very_o strange_a how_o the_o historian_n can_v confound_v these_o two_o place_n which_o lie_v at_o about_o 600_o stadia_fw-la from_o one_o another_o of_o which_o i_o can_v give_v no_o better_a account_n than_o to_o allege_v the_o word_n of_o caus_n of_o lib._n 16._o georg._n p._n 507._o ad_fw-la caus_n strabo_n arbela_n say_v he_o be_v under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o babylon_n and_o situate_v not_o far_o from_o it_o on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o river_n lycus_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o aturia_n be_v the_o city_n of_o ninus_n in_o the_o province_n of_o aturia_n be_v likewise_o the_o village_n of_o gaugamela_n famous_a for_o the_o great_a victory_n obtain_v by_o alexander_n the_o great_a against_o darius_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o macedoman_o see_v gaugamela_n to_o be_v but_o a_o poor_a village_n and_o arbela_n a_o considerable_a place_n build_v as_o it_o be_v report_v by_o arbelus_n the_o son_n of_o athmoneus_n they_o disperse_v it_o abread_n that_o they_o have_v fight_v and_o obtain_v this_o signal_n victory_n near_o arbela_n which_o have_v misguide_v several_a historian_n into_o this_o error_n of_o which_o consult_v the_o note_n of_o freinshemius_n upon_o curtius_n §_o 3._o temp._n 3._o l._n 5._o de_fw-fr emend_n temp._n joseph_n scaliger_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o eclipse_n whether_o plutarch_n commit_v a_o error_n in_o his_o character_n of_o the_o lunar_a eclipse_n plutarch_n commit_v a_o error_n in_o the_o character_n of_o this_o lunar_a eclipse_n mention_v before_o but_o the_o matter_n due_o weigh_v this_o objection_n be_v make_v without_o sufficient_a reason_n against_o a_o historian_n of_o so_o extraordinary_a a_o reputation_n for_o he_o do_v not_o mention_v express_o any_o certain_a day_n of_o the_o month_n boâdromion_n but_o only_o the_o feast_n of_o eleusinia_n which_o be_v celebrate_v by_o the_o greek_n for_o several_a day_n together_o beside_o that_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o attic_a year_n as_o propose_v by_o scaliger_n and_o according_a to_o which_o he_o have_v correct_v plutarch_n be_v not_o sufficient_o establish_v and_o approve_v among_o we_o which_o be_v questionless_a the_o reason_n that_o calvisius_n who_o otherwise_o never_o fail_v to_o follow_v close_o the_o footstep_n of_o scaliger_n have_v not_o make_v the_o least_o animadversion_n upon_o this_o passage_n of_o ptolemy_n for_o which_o reason_n it_o be_v also_o our_o opinion_n that_o this_o character_n of_o so_o ancient_a a_o author_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v reject_v chap._n xxxi_o of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a and_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o year_n of_o philip._n 1._o alexander_n the_o great_a live_v 32_o year_n and_o 3_o month_n which_o be_v to_o be_v compute_v from_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o 106th_o olympiad_n when_o philip_n the_o father_n of_o alexander_n receive_v the_o congratulation_n about_o the_o victory_n obtain_v by_o sarmenio_n over_o the_o illyrian_n according_a to_o 7._o to_o l._n 7._o arrian_n and_o alex._n and_o vit._n alex._n plutarch_n 2._o alexander_n reign_v 12_o year_n and_o 7_o or_o 8_o month_n according_a to_o eratosthenes_n in_o clement_n of_o alexandrina_n 17._o alexandrina_n l._n 17._o diodorus_n siculus_n arrian_n eusebius_n sulpitius_n severus_n and_o 1_o maccab._n c._n 1._o v._n 8._o 3._o after_o 7_o year_n be_v complete_v since_o the_o victory_n of_o alexander_n over_o darius_n alexander_n die_v near_o babylon_n 2._o babylon_n l._n 2._o sulp._n severus_n
where_o among_o other_o thing_n dionysius_n answer_v apollophanes_n concern_v this_o eclipse_n aut_fw-la deus_fw-la patitur_fw-la aut_fw-la vicem_fw-la patientis_fw-la deflet_fw-la either_o god_n himself_o suffer_v or_o else_o be_v extreme_o concern_v about_o he_o that_o suffer_v which_o contradict_v the_o opinion_n of_o origenes_n laur._n valla_n erasmus_n roterdamus_n and_o be_v peyrerius_n who_o maintain_v that_o this_o be_v only_o a_o particular_a eclipse_n which_o be_v not_o observe_v at_o athens_n or_o any_o other_o place_n beyond_o the_o horizon_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o authority_n and_o testimony_n of_o phlegon_n make_v it_o one_o of_o the_o most_o unquestionable_a character_n of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n §_o 7._o christ_n suffer_v on_o the_o 6_o feria_n for_o the_o feria_n christ_n suffer_v on_o the_o 6_o feria_n day_n on_o which_o christ_n be_v crucify_v be_v call_v by_o 42._o by_o c._n 15._o v._n 42._o st._n mark_n and_o 31._o and_o c._n 19_o v._n 31._o st._n john_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d which_o be_v preparation_n or_o the_o day_n before_o the_o sabbath_n 2._o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o woman_n stay_v but_o one_o day_n before_o they_o come_v to_o the_o sepulchre_n see_v st._n luke_n c._n 23._o 3._o the_o syrian_a and_o arabic_a interpreter_n unanimous_o agree_v that_o christ_n suffer_v on_o the_o friday_n as_o 4._o do_v the_o most_o ancient_a father_n and_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n 5._o it_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o calculation_n of_o the_o paschal_n plenilune_n which_o be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 33d_o year_n of_o christ_n which_o plenilune_n do_v happen_v that_o same_o year_n on_o the_o 6_o feria_n all_o which_o sufficient_o contradict_v the_o assertion_n of_o paulus_n middleburgensis_n and_o willhelmus_fw-la langius_fw-la that_o christ_n suffer_v on_o the_o 5_o feria_n or_o on_o thursday_n what_o they_o allege_v for_o themselves_o that_o it_o be_v say_v in_o 40._o in_o c._n 12._o v._n 40._o matthew_n that_o the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v three_o day_n and_o three_o night_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o earth_n some_o compute_v from_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o christ_n passion_n other_o interpret_v it_o by_o three_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d contain_v two_o night_n and_o one_o day_n chap._n xlii_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o last_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o this_o epocha_n these_o follow_a chararacter_n ought_v to_o be_v take_v into_o consideration_n 1._o the_o jewish_a war_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o which_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v begin_v in_o the_o second_o year_n after_o florus_n be_v make_v governor_n of_o that_o province_n and_o in_o the_o 12_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o nero._n see_v ant._n see_v lib._n 20._o c._n ult_n ant._n josephus_n the_o jew_n bear_v it_o patient_o say_v histor_n say_v l._n 5._o histor_n tacitus_n till_o the_o time_n when_o gessius_n florus_n be_v make_v governor_n then_o the_o war_n begin_v to_o break_v out_o when_o cestius_n gallus_n than_o deputy-governour_n of_o syria_n endeavour_v to_o force_v they_o to_o a_o compliance_n they_o be_v vanquish_v in_o several_a engagement_n 2._o this_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n happen_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o expiration_n of_o the_o 70_o angelical_a week_n which_o according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n 24._o prophet_n c._n 9_o v._n 24._o daniel_n be_v determine_v upon_o the_o people_n and_o the_o holy_a city_n 3._o this_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n happen_v in_o the_o 2_o do_v year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o flavius_n vespafianus_fw-la according_a to_o jud._n to_o l._n 6._o c._n 47._o the_o bell_n jud._n josephus_n and_o chron._n and_o in_o chron._n eusebius_n the_o reign_n of_o vespafian_n commence_v with_o the_o first_o day_n of_o july_n when_o tiberius_n alexander_n than_o governor_n of_o egypt_n first_o induce_v the_o legion_n to_o swear_v fealty_n to_o vespafian_n in_o the_o 2_o 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fire_n by_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n see_v 10._o see_v l._n 7._o c._n 9_o 10._o josephus_n and_o seder_n olam_n 9_o the_o city_n be_v take_v on_o the_o 8_o day_n of_o the_o month_n gorpiaeus_n and_o upon_o a_o saturday_n which_o day_n be_v in_o great_a veneration_n among_o the_o jew_n to_o this_o day_n see_v josephus_n and_o 66._o and_o l._n 66._o dio_n cassius_n from_o these_o character_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o titus_n begin_v the_o siege_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 4783_o cycl_n â_o 23._o â½_o 14._o on_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o april_n and_o that_o the_o temple_n be_v lay_v in_o ash_n on_o the_o 6_o day_n of_o august_n in_o the_o same_o year_n and_o the_o total_a desolation_n of_o the_o city_n on_o the_o first_o of_o september_n if_o therefore_o from_o any_o certain_a year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n be_v subtract_v 4782_o year_n and_o 3_o month_n epocha_n any_o certain_a year_n give_v of_o the_o julian_n period_n to_o find_v out_o the_o 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by_o his_o death_n that_o the_o tyranr_n may_v not_o defile_v that_o sacred_a and_o religious_a septenary_n number_n by_o enter_v into_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n 6._o the_o tyrant_n maxentius_n be_v slay_v when_o constantine_n and_o licinius_n be_v both_o the_o 2_o do_v time_n roman_n consuis_fw-la in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o 272_o do_v olympiad_n according_a to_o st._n hierome_n towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o autumn_n say_v nazarius_n at_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o winter_n about_o the_o month_n of_o october_n in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 312._o 7._o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o decennalia_fw-la of_o constantine_n the_o great_a that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o appoint_v his_o son_n constantine_n surname_v junior_n caesar_n according_a to_o const_n to_o l._n 4._o c._n 40._o de_fw-fr vit._n const_n eusebius_n and_o the_o chron._n alexandrinum_n mention_n that_o it_o happen_v in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 316_o 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christ_n when_o marcellus_n and_o probinus_n be_v roman_n consul_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 5_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a and_o in_o the_o same_o year_n be_v hold_v the_o council_n of_o antiochia_n see_v q_o socrates_n eccles_n socrates_n l._n 2._o c._n 5._o hist_o eccles_n from_o these_o character_n it_o be_v evident_a first_o that_o constantius_n chlorus_n die_v and_o be_v succeed_v in_o the_o empire_n by_o constantine_n the_o great_a in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5019_o cycl_n â_o 7._o â½_o 3._o on_o the_o 25_o day_n of_o july_n second_o that_o maxentius_n be_v vanquish_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5025_o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o september_n three_o that_o the_o council_n of_o nicaea_n begin_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5038_o on_o the_o 22_o do_v day_n of_o may_n and_o last_v till_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5039_o in_o july_n at_o which_o time_n 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31_o year_n and_o 10_o month_n for_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o emperor_n xvii_o emperor_n l._n 2._o n._n xvii_o philostorgius_n affirm_v that_o he_o reign_v beyond_o the_o 32d_o year_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n st._n jerome_n eutropius_n onuphrius_n and_o many_o more_o who_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n with_o we_o allow_v no_o more_o than_o 30_o year_n and_o 10_o month_n for_o the_o reign_n of_o const_n the_o great_a and_o scaliger_n but_o 29_o year_n and_o 10_o month_n there_o be_v no_o less_o dispute_n about_o the_o age_n of_o const_n the_o great_a eusebius_n say_v he_o be_v not_o quite_o 64_o year_n old_a when_o he_o die_v there_o want_v a_o few_o month_n and_o day_n but_o socrates_n sozomenus_n ruffinus_n cassiodorus_n and_o a_o great_a many_o other_o affirm_v that_o const_n the_o great_a die_v in_o the_o 66th_o year_n of_o his_o age._n they_o be_v also_o no_o less_o divide_v in_o their_o opinion_n concern_v those_o that_o be_v consul_n at_o rome_n when_o const_n the_o great_a die_v those_o who_o refer_v his_o death_n to_o the_o consulship_n of_o felicianus_fw-la and_o titianus_n we_o have_v cite_v before_o but_o in_o the_o consular_a record_n publish_v by_o antonius_n contius_n we_o find_v his_o death_n coincident_a with_o the_o consulship_n of_o vrsus_fw-la lupulus_fw-la and_o polemius_n and_o consequent_o one_o year_n late_a and_o chron._n and_o in_o chron._n magnus_n aurelius_n cassiodorus_n with_o the_o consulship_n of_o constantius_n the_o second_o time_n and_o constans_n and_o consequent_o two_o year_n late_a and_o who_o be_v as_o much_o as_o able_a to_o enumerate_v much_o less_o to_o decide_v the_o different_a opinion_n concern_v the_o reign_n of_o const_n the_o great_a our_o beforementioned_a character_n be_v the_o sure_a guide_n to_o extricate_v we_o out_o of_o this_o labyrinth_n §_o 2._o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n be_v of_o opinion_n death_n whether_o constantine_n be_v proclaim_v caesar_n before_o his_o father_n death_n that_o constantine_n be_v proclaim_v caesar_n before_o his_o father_n death_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o eusebius_n when_o he_o allot_v 32_o year_n for_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o emperor_n and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o chron._n alexandr_n say_v express_o that_o the_o year_n of_o the_o death_n of_o constantius_n be_v the_o second_o year_n of_o constantine_n and_o chron._n and_o in_o chron._n cassiodorus_n speak_v of_o the_o consulship_n of_o dioclesian_n the_o 10_o time_n and_o maximus_n the_o seven_o time_n have_v the_o follow_a word_n constantius_n not_o trouble_v himself_o with_o any_o business_n be_v content_v with_o the_o title_n of_o augustus_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o some_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v include_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o his_o son_n constantine_n who_o as_o it_o be_v report_v be_v bear_v from_o helen_n his_o concubine_n etc._n etc._n §_o 3._o but_o though_o const_n though_o l._n 1._o c._n 16._o de_fw-fr vit._n const_n euseb_n relate_v that_o constantine_n be_v death_n whether_o constantine_n be_v declare_v emperor_n and_o augustus_n immediate_o after_o his_o father_n death_n proclaim_v emperor_n and_o augustus_n at_o the_o time_n of_o constantius_n his_o father_n funeral_n yet_o if_o we_o give_v credit_n to_o the_o ancient_a monument_n of_o these_o time_n we_o must_v conclude_v that_o constantius_n either_o immediate_o after_o or_o perhaps_o before_o his_o father_n constantius_n death_n be_v declare_v caesar_n but_o do_v not_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o title_n of_o imperator_n or_o augustus_n till_o after_o his_o marriage_n with_o fl._n maximiana_n fausta_n the_o daughter_n of_o maximianus_n herculeus_n as_o among_o other_o appear_v out_o of_o the_o oration_n of_o the_o panegyrist_n speak_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o maximian_n and_o constantine_n augustus_n where_o among_o other_o he_o have_v these_o word_n tibi_fw-la caesari_n additum_fw-la nomen_fw-la imperii_fw-la and_o further_o as_o follow_v et_fw-la tibi_fw-la constantine_n per_fw-la socerum_fw-la nomen_fw-la imperii_fw-la accreverit_fw-la etc._n etc._n §_o 4._o there_o be_v a_o dispute_n among_o the_o historian_n emperor_n whether_o constantine_n be_v the_o first_o christian_a emperor_n whether_o const_n the_o great_a or_o the_o emperor_n philip_n surname_v arab_n be_v the_o first_o christian_a emperor_n eccl._n emperor_n l._n 5._o c._n 27._o hist_o eccl._n eusebius_n affirm_v that_o already_o in_o his_o time_n it_o be_v grant_v by_o many_o that_o this_o philip_n have_v embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n and_o 18._o and_o l._n 7._o c._n 18._o orosius_n say_v express_o that_o this_o philip_n be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o christian_a emperor_n and_o that_o constantine_n be_v the_o first_o christian_a emperor_n except_o philip._n on_o the_o other_o hand_n eusebius_n seem_v to_o call_v in_o question_n the_o christianity_n of_o philip_n when_o he_o say_v that_o among_o all_o the_o other_o emperor_n constantine_n be_v the_o only_a one_o who_o be_v initiate_v by_o the_o holy_a baptism_n with_o who_o agree_v in_o opinion_n lactantius_n in_o his_o preface_n when_o he_o say_v that_o he_o be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o roman_a prince_n who_o have_v lay_v aside_o his_o erroneous_a opinion_n and_o be_v come_v to_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o relate_v of_o this_o philip_n arab_n that_o he_o be_v a_o idolater_n scaliger_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o in_o reality_n he_o be_v a_o pagan_a but_o pretend_v to_o be_v a_o christian_n for_o some_o reason_n of_o state_n so_o that_o the_o best_a chronologer_n agree_v in_o this_o point_n that_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o christian_a emperor_n begin_v with_o the_o reign_n of_o const_n the_o great_a §_o 5._o augustus_n have_v refuse_v to_o accept_v of_o the_o vicennalia_fw-la the_o origin_n of_o the_o decennalia_fw-la and_o vicennalia_fw-la empire_n any_o otherwise_o than_o for_o the_o space_n of_o ten_o year_n be_v the_o first_o who_o institute_v the_o decennalia_fw-la 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genebrardus_n but_o be_v contradict_v by_o baronius_n and_o petavius_n those_o who_o disagree_v with_o scaliger_n allege_v in_o their_o behalf_n the_o word_n of_o alexander_n and_o metrophanes_n in_o 256._o in_o âoâ_n 256._o phot._n which_o be_v as_o follow_v the_o council_n be_v end_v after_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a for_o it_o begin_v on_o the_o 15_o day_n of_o april_n and_o continue_v till_o three_o year_n after_o not_o only_o till_o the_o same_o month_n of_o april_n but_o till_o the_o september_n next_o follow_v but_o i_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o unquestionable_a that_o the_o end_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nicaea_n ought_v to_o be_v make_v coincident_a with_o the_o vicennalia_fw-la of_o const_n the_o great_a chap._n xlv_o of_o the_o epocha_n and_o the_o encoenia_fw-la of_o new_a rome_n or_o the_o city_n of_o constantinople_n and_o the_o division_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n into_o the_o eastern_a and_o western_a empire_n 1._o the_o first_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n be_v coincident_a
stranger_n §_o 8._o but_o the_o chronologer_n be_v divide_v in_o their_o epocha_n the_o author_n differ_v about_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n opinion_n concern_v the_o true_a beginning_n of_o the_o encoenia_fw-la of_o new_a rome_n some_o there_o be_v who_o make_v they_o coincident_a with_o the_o same_o year_n the_o council_n of_o nicâa_n be_v finish_v among_o who_o be_v 26._o be_v l._n 8._o c._n 26._o nicephorus_n callisthus_fw-la who_o have_v be_v severe_o reprimand_v upon_o this_o account_n by_o camerarius_fw-la other_o differ_v two_o year_n from_o our_o opinion_n induce_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o cassiodorus_n who_o say_v that_o under_o the_o consulship_n of_o pacatianus_n and_o hilarianus_n the_o city_n of_o byzantium_n be_v call_v constantinople_n after_o const_n the_o great_a but_o 330_o but_o ad_fw-la an._n chr._n 330_o caesar_n baronius_n have_v sufficient_o demonstrate_v that_o cassiodorus_n be_v lead_v into_o this_o error_n by_o his_o wrong_a computation_n of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n some_o recede_v but_o one_o year_n from_o our_o assertion_n make_v the_o encoenia_fw-la of_o constantinople_n coincident_a with_o the_o year_n 331_o of_o christ_n and_o with_o the_o consulship_n of_o annius_n bassus_n and_o ablabius_n aegyptius_n concern_v which_o cons_n which_o fast_o cons_n onuphrius_n cite_v these_o follow_a word_n hoc_fw-la anno_fw-la ante_fw-la diem_fw-la v._o eid._n mai._n constantinopolis_n nova_fw-la roma_fw-la ab_fw-la imperatore_n caesar_fw-la constantino_n maximo_fw-la pio_n felice_n augusto_fw-la dedicata_fw-la est._n but_o onuphrius_n opinion_n be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o ancient_a historian_n deserve_v in_o no_o wise_a any_o preference_n before_o we_o which_o be_v found_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o best_a monument_n of_o antiquity_n §_o 9_o to_o reconcile_v the_o different_a opinion_n difference_n how_o to_o reconcile_v these_o difference_n concern_v the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o those_o that_o fix_v its_o beginning_n soon_o than_o we_o have_v begin_v their_o computation_n from_o the_o time_n its_o first_o foundation_n be_v lay_v by_o constantine_n which_o be_v some_o year_n before_o its_o consecration_n whereas_o those_o who_o reduce_v this_o epocha_n from_o the_o 28_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n have_v have_v respect_n to_o the_o time_n of_o its_o full_a perfection_n some_o year_n after_o its_o consecration_n as_o evident_o appear_v from_o the_o word_n of_o 9_o of_o l._n a._n c._n 9_o philostorgius_n who_o relate_v it_o to_o that_o time_n when_o constantinople_n appear_v in_o its_o full_a glory_n so_o as_o to_o contend_v for_o the_o superiority_n with_o rome_n itself_o but_o as_o to_o the_o opinion_n of_o georgius_n codinus_n curopalates_n who_o in_o his_o origines_fw-la constantinopolitanae_n publish_v by_o georgius_n doâsa_n make_v the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n coincident_a with_o the_o 12_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n it_o do_v not_o deserve_v a_o answer_n §_o 10._o the_o design_n of_o const_n the_o great_a to_o increase_v empire_n concern_v the_o division_n of_o theââman_n ââman_z empire_n the_o power_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o empire_n by_o old_a and_o new_a rome_n one_o in_o the_o western_a the_o other_o in_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o the_o empire_n prove_v very_o pernicious_a in_o the_o end_n this_o unadvised_a division_n have_v expose_v the_o empire_n to_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n and_o it_o have_v be_v well_o observe_v by_o comit._n by_o c._n 40_o de_fw-fr comit._n onuphrius_n that_o const_n the_o great_a by_o remove_v the_o 15_o legion_n that_o guard_v the_o border_n of_o the_o danube_n and_o rhine_n have_v invite_v the_o barbarous_a nation_n of_o the_o goth_n alan_n burgundian_n and_o frank_n to_o overrun_v the_o western_a empire_n chap._n xlvi_o of_o the_o turkish_a epocha_n common_o call_v the_o epocha_n of_o hegira_n this_o epocha_n begin_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o flight_n of_o mahomet_n from_o meccha_n which_o without_o contradiction_n happen_v in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 602_o or_o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5335_o on_o the_o 16_o day_n of_o july_n on_o the_o 6_o feria_n but_o this_o epocha_n be_v compose_v of_o lunar_a year_n consist_v of_o 354_o day_n 8_o hour_n and_o 864_o scruple_n its_o connection_n be_v very_o difficult_a with_o the_o julian_n year_n §_o 1._o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o epocha_n owe_v its_o offspring_n to_o hagar_n from_o whence_o the_o epocha_n the_o origin_n â_o this_o epocha_n turk_n deduce_v their_o origin_n but_o it_o seem_v more_o probable_a that_o the_o same_o have_v its_o beginning_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o flight_n of_o their_o prophet_n mahomet_n from_o the_o city_n of_o meccha_n consult_v hottin_n in_o hist_n orient_n p._n 260._o &_o seq_fw-la §_o 2._o the_o turk_n compute_v their_o year_n by_o 12_o turk_n the_o twelve_o month_n of_o the_o turk_n month_n who_o name_n be_v thus_o express_v by_o gravius_n 1._o moharram_n 2._o safar_n 3._o rabia_n prio_fw-la 4._o rabia_n poster_n 5._o jomada_n prior._n 6._o jom_n posterior_n 7._o rajab_n 8._o schaaban_n 9_o ramadan_n 10._o schawal_n 11._o dulkaadah_n 12._o dulheggiah_n chap._n xlvii_o of_o the_o persian_a epocha_n call_v common_o yezdejerd_v 1._o the_o year_n of_o the_o persian_a epocha_n be_v equivalent_a to_o the_o nabonassarean_a or_o ancient_a egyptian_a year_n 2._o this_o epocha_n derive_v its_o name_n from_o yezdejerd_n the_o son_n of_o schariar_n the_o last_o persian_a king_n 3._o the_o grecian_a epocha_n precede_v the_o persian_a 344324_o day_n and_o the_o arabian_a be_v 3624_o day_n before_o the_o persian_a epocha_n according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o ulug_n beg_v a_o indian_a prince_n on_o both_o side_n of_o the_o river_n ganges_n 4._o the_o persian_a aera_fw-la be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 1379th_o year_n and_o 3_o d_o month_n or_o 90_o day_n of_o the_o nabonassarean_a epocha_n according_a to_o alfraganus_n from_o these_o character_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o aera_fw-la begin_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5345_o on_o the_o 16_o day_n of_o june_n on_o the_o three_o feria_n but_o because_o the_o connection_n of_o these_o year_n with_o the_o julian_n year_n be_v very_o difficult_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o difference_n it_o will_v be_v too_o long_o to_o be_v insert_v here_o §_o 1._o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o epocha_n the_o disposiition_n of_o the_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n persian_a epocha_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o nabonassarean_a year_n every_o one_o consist_v of_o 365_o day_n and_o their_o month_n be_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d they_o add_v five_o day_n to_o the_o month_n aban_n which_o the_o astronomer_n common_o insert_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o year_n the_o name_n of_o their_o month_n be_v thus_o express_v by_o gravius_n 1._o fervadin_n 2._o ardabahesht_fw-mi 3._o chordad_fw-es 4._o tir._n 5._o mordad_fw-es 6._o sharivar_n 7._o mâher_n 8._o adan_n 9_o abur_fw-la 10._o dî_fw-la 11._o bâhmaââ_n 12._o esfandarmod_n §_o 2._o this_o epocha_n have_v beyond_o all_o question_n its_o epocha_n the_o origin_n of_o this_o epocha_n beginning_n from_o the_o time_n of_o yezdejerd_n or_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5345._o the_o only_a question_n be_v whether_o it_o begin_v with_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o prince_n or_o from_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n alfraganus_fw-la scaliger_n christmannus_n and_o several_a other_o be_v for_o the_o last_o to_o wit_n from_o the_o time_n that_o yezdejerd_n be_v vanquish_v and_o slay_v by_o ottoman_a near_o the_o city_n of_o merga_n but_o the_o beforementioned_a vlug_n beg_v cite_v by_o gravius_n deduce_v its_o origin_n from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o prince_n chap._n xlviii_o of_o the_o jellalaean_a or_o gelalaean_a epocha_n otherwise_o call_v the_o royal_a epocha_n and_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o sultan_n this_o epocha_n begin_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5792_o on_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o march_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o aequinox_n it_o be_v compose_v of_o solar_a year_n consist_v of_o 365_o day_n 5_o hour_n 49_o minute_n and_o 53â³_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o to_o investigate_v its_o connection_n with_o the_o julian_n period_n you_o must_v subtract_v 5791_o year_n and_o 7_o month_n §_o 1._o this_o epocha_n be_v pure_o astronomical_a invent_v invent_v for_o what_o use_v this_o epocha_n be_v invent_v on_o purpose_n for_o the_o conveniency_n of_o find_v out_o the_o exact_a time_n of_o the_o vernal_a aequinox_n at_o which_o time_n the_o persian_n celebrate_v a_o most_o solemn_a festival_n of_o which_o see_v 494._o see_v iâân_n pers_n part_n 2._o p._n 307._o &_o 494._o olearius_n §_o 2._o the_o persian_n make_v use_n of_o three_o several_a calendar_n the_o threefold_a persian_a calendar_n sort_n of_o calendar_n