Image 019, folio 8a, A Prognostication; How to use the tables before and after this page
| A prognostication fo.8. | ||||
| The use of this table appoynted for | ||||
| the moveable feastes. | ||||
| This Table contayneth in the firste title the Prime: in the seconde, the Do- | ||||
| minicall letter*: in the thirde, Lent: in the fourthe, Easter daye: in the fifthe, | ||||
| Rogation daye: in the sixthe, Whitsondaye: in the seaventh, how many weeks | ||||
| and dayes are betweene Whitsunday and Midsommer. Which all appeare | ||||
| by theire titles. | ||||
| Ye shall consider by the title round table before put forth, what number | ||||
| the Prime is that yeare whereof ye require to knowe all these aforesaid: | ||||
| and seeke that number under the first title of this table ensueinge. Then | ||||
| seeke under the seconde the Dominicall letter, nexte after the Prime for | ||||
| that yeare: which title ensueth the Prime. Directly agaynste the same | ||||
| Dommicall letter, towards your righte hand, in the same line, ye shall finde | ||||
| under the titles, what month and daye, every |
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| happen. | ||||
| Ensample | ||||
| I would knowe this yeare of our Lord 1611 the moveable feastes: the first | ||||
| lent Sundaye, Easter day, Rogation dayes, Whitsunday, and how many weekes | ||||
| betwixte Whitsunday and Midsommer day. First I find the prime this | ||||
| yeare |
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| before. Then I seeke in the nexte order, and after the Prime, for the | ||||
| Domicall letter that yeare. Now in right order, according to the title, I | ||||
| finde the the 20 of February to be the first Lent Sunday, the 24 of March | ||||
| Easter day: the 28 of Aprill Rogation: the 12 of May Whitsunday: and 6 | ||||
| weekes and 2 days betwixt Whitsonday, & Midsommer day. Thus for ever. | ||||
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| Now ensueth a Table sheweing what signe | ||||
| the moone is in, and shall be for ever: | ||||
| declareing allso the meetest time | ||||
| to let bloude, to purge, and | ||||
| to bathe. | ||||
| The table hath at the heade seaven titles. The first monthes: ye seconde | ||||
| dayes, then the Prime: the twelve signes: the times to let bloude, to purge, | ||||
| and to bathe. | ||||
| Heare is to bee noted, that those dayes are good for these purposes, which | ||||
| bee signed with this letter G: & those evill dayes*, that are noted with B. | ||||
| This |
Note: See tables in images 18 and image 20
Abbreviations are underlined like this Wm. and the expansion may be seen by moving the cursor over it.
| An entry outlined like this has a note which may be seen by hovering over it. |
Transcribed by JW and LF