dominical_a day_n be_v forbid_v by_o damasus_n fol._n 308_o d_o e_o constantine_n admonish_v all_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n that_o they_o shall_v keep_v holy_a the_o day_n dedicate_v to_o the_o saviour_n and_o likewise_o that_o those_o which_o be_v sabbath_n shall_v be_v honour_v or_o worship_v and_o he_o give_v a_o law_n to_o the_o precedent_n of_o all_o nation_n that_o they_o shall_v observe_v the_o dominical_a day_n according_a to_o the_o nod_n or_o will_v of_o the_o emperor_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v honour_v the_o day_n of_o the_o martyr_n eusebius_n fol._n 396_o at_o a_o synod_n in_o eleberide_v a_o city_n in_o spain_n can._n 26_o it_o please_v they_o to_o correct_v a_o error_n that_o they_o shall_v celebrate_v a_o fast_a of_o fast_n jejuniorum_fw-la superpositionem_fw-la upon_o every_o sabbath_n day_n fol._n 477_o g_z 29_o can._n christian_n ocelot_v to_o judaize_v and_o to_o rest_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n but_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d upon_o that_o same_o day_n 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countryman_n or_o servant_n not_o keep_v it_o be_v to_o be_v beat_v with_o heavy_a blow_n of_o cudgel_n cent._n 7_o fol._n 169_o &_o 206_o we_o find_v two_o other_o bishop_n name_v dominicus_n fol._n 61_o d_o among_o the_o day_n the_o dominical_a be_v most_o name_v for_o among_o the_o senones_n a_o people_n in_o france_n near_o the_o river_n sein_fw-fr lupus_n perform_v the_o sacrifice_n upon_o the_o dominical_a day_n vincentius_n also_o the_o day_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v find_v among_o some_o it_o be_v the_o sabbath_n day_n the_o three_o hour_n when_o the_o people_n in_o the_o popilian_a market_n in_o foro_fw-la popilio_n be_v oppress_v in_o the_o church_n by_o grimoaldus_n sabellicus_n aenead_n 8_o lib._n 2._o whereof_o before_o fol._n 95_o e_z when_o they_o do_v assemble_v be_v not_o express_o show_v but_o the_o most_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o of_o the_o dominical_a day_n as_o it_o be_v write_v of_o the_o emperor_n constance_n in_o the_o book_n belong_v 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soon_o receive_v alteration_n in_o religion_n for_o the_o worse_o as_o other_o place_n near_o to_o rome_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o case_n of_o the_o passover_n the_o change_n of_o which_o from_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o the_o first_o moon_n to_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n be_v not_o here_o admit_v as_o i_o take_v it_o till_o the_o six_o or_o seven_o century_n and_o then_o also_o but_o in_o part_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o passage_n of_o bishop_n coleman_n which_o alteration_n scotland_n then_o refuse_v and_o for_o the_o first_o day_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v introduce_v by_o the_o pope_n and_o their_o agent_n by_o degree_n but_o not_o general_o to_o obtain_v in_o england_n nor_o at_o all_o in_o scotland_n till_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o 13_o century_n and_o without_o any_o law_n that_o i_o can_v recollect_v make_v by_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n till_z edward_z the_o sixth_n time_n 5_o &_o 6_o edw._n vi_o cap._n 3_o which_o act_n be_v make_v about_o 150._o year_n since_o where_o sunday_n and_o many_o holiday_n the_o feast_n of_o all-saint_n and_o of_o holy_a innocent_n be_v establish_v festival_n and_o jumble_v all_o together_o it_o seem_v then_o esteem_v much_o alike_o which_o act_n provide_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o husband_n man_n labourer_n fisherman_n and_o all_o other_o in_o harvest_n or_o any_o time_n of_o the_o year_n when_o necessity_n shall_v require_v to_o labour_v ride_v fish_n or_o work_v any_o kind_n of_o work_n at_o their_o free_a will_n and_o pleasure_n upon_o any_o of_o the_o say_a day_n so_o that_o the_o civil_a government_n of_o england_n do_v never_o that_o i_o find_v give_v countenance_n to_o sunday_n by_o any_o act_n till_o about_o 150_o year_n since_o and_o then_o allow_v a_o liberty_n so_o large_a as_o show_v what_o esteem_v they_o have_v of_o