Another Table to find Easter, till the Year 1899, inclusive.

To make use of the preceding Table, find the Sunday Letter for the Year in the uppermost line, and the Golden Number or Prime, in the column of Golden Numbers, and against the Prime, in the same line, under the Sunday Letter, you have the day of the Month on which Easter falleth that Year. But Note, That the name of the Month is set on the Left hand, or just with the Figure, and followeth not as inother Tables, by descent, but collateral.

Table to find Easter-Day from the year 1900 to the year

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11

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17

23

24

25

87

The Golden Numbers in the foregoing Calendar will point out the days of the Paschal Full Moons till the year of our Lord Sunday 1900; at which time, in Letters. order that the Ecclesiastical Full Moons may fall nearly on the same days with the real Full Moons, theGoldenNumbers must be removed to different days of the Calendar, as is done in the annexed Table, which contains so much of the Calendar then to be used, as is necessary for finding the Paschal Full Moons, and the Feast of Easter, from the year 1900, to the year 2199,inclusive. This Table is to be made use of, in all respects, as the 1st Table, before inserted, for finding Easter till the year 1899.

A Table of the Moveable Feasts, according to the several Days that Easter can possibly

NOTE,―That in a Bissextile or Leap-Year, the number of Sundays after Epiphany will be the same as if Easter-Day had fallen one day later than it really does. And, for the same reason, one day must, in every Leap-Year, be added to the day of the month given by the Table for Septuagesima Sunday, and the like must be done for the first day of Lent (commonly called Ash- Wednesday); unless the Table gives some day in the month of March for it; for in that case, the day given by the Table is the right day.

General Tables, for finding the Dominical or Sunday Letter, and the Places of the Golden Numbers in the Calendar.

To find the Dominical or Sunday Letter for any given year of our Lord, add to the year its fourth part, omitting fractions, and also the number, which, in Table I, standeth at the top of the column wherein the number of hundreds contained in that given year is found; divide the sum by 7, and if there's no remainder, then A is the Sunday Letter; but if any number remaineth, then the Letter which standeth under that number at the top of the Table, is the Sunday Letter.

To find the month and days of the month to which the Golden Numbers ought to be prefixed in the Calendar in any given year of our Lord, consisting of entire hundred years, and in all the intermediate years betwixt that and the next hundredth year following, look in the second column of Table II. for the given year, consisting of entire hundreds; and note the number or cipher which stands against it in the third column; then in Table IIL look for the same number in the column under any given Golden Number, which, when you have found, guide your eye sideways to the left hand, and in the first column you will find the month and the day to which that Golden Number ought to be prefixed in the Calendar, during that period of one hundred years.

The letter B, prefixed to certain hundredth years in Table II., denotes those years which are still to be accounted Bissextile or Leap Years in the new Calendar; whereas all the other hundredth years are to be accounted only common years.

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TABLE III.

THE GOLDEN NUMBERS.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

"It is certain that this Statute extended to the province, and has remained in force in the State. The first section enacted, that in and throughout all his majesty's dominions in Europe, Asia, Africa and America, the said supputation, according to which the year began on the 25th of March, should not be made use of from and after the last day of December 1751. The year 1752 was to begin the 1st of January 1752, and the day after the 2d of September 1752 was to be accounted the 14th of September. See the new Cyclopedia, title Calendar.

"A particular account of the manner in which this act was got through the parliament, is given by lord Chesterfield in his letters to his son.

The new style as it was called, is now fully established; but it seems to be proper that this statute, by which it was made, should be incorporated with our laws; as to that part, and as to a part of the calendar by which, among other uses, Easter day, &c. in any year are to be discovered until the year 1899, and which is referred to by

the makers of Almanacs. There are, however, some parts of the calendar which are not necessary to be continued. These are the lessons for morning and evening prayer, which, under our constitution are to be considered as matters to be regulated by religious societies themselves, and not by law. The same may be said as to the moveable feasts and holy-days, (excepting by custom, Easter and Whitsuntide,) and as to all the feasts throughout the year, except Sundays and Christmas day. The same as to the vigils, fasts and days of abstinence; also the solemn days for which particular services were appointed, to wit: The 5th of November, the 30th of January and the 29th of May, respecting which we have ceased to feel any interest." Kilty Rep. 252.

CAP. XLIV.

An Act for the rendering Justices of the Peace more safe in the Execution of their Office; and for indemnifying Constables and others acting in Obedience to their Warrants.

II. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful to and for such Justice of the Peace, at any Time within one Calendar Month after such Notice given as aforesaid, to tender Amends to the Party complaining, or to his or her Agent or Attorney; and in case the same is not accepted, to plead such Tender in bar to any Action to be brought against him, grounded on such Writ or Process, together with the Plea of Not Guilty, and any other Plea, with the Leave of the Court; and if upon Issue joined thereon the Jury shall find the Amends so tendered to have been sufficient, then they shall give a Verdict for the Defendant; and in such case, or in case the Plaintiff shall become nonsuit, or shall discontinue his or her Action, or in case Judgment shall be given for such Defendant or Defendants upon Demurrer, such Justice shall be intitled to the like Costs as he would have been intitled unto in case he had pleaded the General Issue only; and if upon Issue so joined the Jury shall find that no Amends were tendered, or that the same were not sufficient, and also against the Defendant or Defendants on such other Plea or Pleas, then they shall give a Verdict for the Plaintiff, and such Damages as they shall think proper, which he or she shall recover, together with his or her Costs of Suit.

See note to 21 Jac. 1, c. 12.