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Show Bo · ' \ J ~!~!=!!!!!!l!!!t!!!=!!£! ~!!!! !.!!l-!lv.P~<Jt_,..&l&'G.~&·t~·~~~~.&l:i991~.;~ THE THIRD BOOK TR.EATETH OF D A IE S and· TIM - Es.~ ~ C H A P. I. , D4Js, HoRrs,Weel(,, andTet~rt. BEfore we treat of their Feafis, it will be needful, by way of Preface, to underfiand (ornewhat concerning the divifions of their DaJs) · Hours, WeekJJ&c .• Their DaJ was two· fold ; Matur•l, containing d~tJ and night, and confifi:ing of 2~ h_ours; or Artificial, beginning at SNn·riflng and endtng at Sun-Jet. Of this is that, Are there 11ot twelve h1ur1 in the daJ? John I I. 9· . The Natural-daJ was agatn two .. fold: Civil, a workjng-daJ, which was defiined for civil bufinelfes and works: this began at Sun·ri{ing, and held til) the next SHn-rifing, Mat. 28. 1. or Sacred, a F efi:ival or Holy-day, deltined for holy exercifes: this ,began at sunjet) and continued till the next 81111-flt, Their .LIB. I I I. · '!'heir Daie1, H8111'J, Wee~J andTearr~ 81 Their night] was divided into four quarter 1 , or greater hours; termed four Watchet, each Watch containing three lejfir h()Hrs. The firft they called Capttt 'Vigiliarum, the beginning oft he watches, Lam. 2.1 9• thefecond was the middle watch, JHdg. 7 .. 1,. not fo termed! becaufe there were only three watchet, as (a) DrNjiuJ would perf wade, but becaufe it dured a Dr11(. 1utl;c, till midnight. The third watch, began at midnight, and 7· 19· held till three of the clock 1n the morning. If he come in t.hejec~nd, or third~atch~ L~tl{.t 2.38. The /tifi,cal-led the morning watch, llxiJd. 14.:24. began at three of the clock, and ended at fix in the morning. In the f/JNrth watch of the night~ Jeftu went out unto them, Mat.14.15. ThefeWAtches alfo werecalledby other names , according to that part of the night which clofed each-watch. The ftrfi was termed ;4-i, the even. The fecond, p.t~uJ'l,ov, MidnigiJt. The tloird rA1\u1of.9• ,r.~v[~t., Coc~·crowing. The fourth ""fe'lt, the D11.wni11g~ Te ftnow Hot whe~ the Maflrr oft he hoHfe will come, at Eve11 , or at Midnight , or aJ C oc4:, crowing , or at I he Dawning, Mar It I 3. 3 5 • The day was likewife divided into four quarter1 ~ · as appeareth by the Parable of the Labourers hired into the Vineyard, Mat. 2 o-- The ftrft tpt.zrter began at fix of the clock in the morning, and held till nine. Thefecond q~t4rter en~ed at twelve of the clock. The Jhird q~tarter at three Jn the after.noon. The fourt" tjHarter at fix of the night. The firll quarter was called thethirdhoNr, veif. 3· Thefecond qu4rter, theftxth hoNr, verf 5· The third fHarter, the ninth hoHr J verf.;. T'he )aft qNarler, the eleventh hour, 'lJerf6. Where note, that the three firfi quarters had their names from the hour of the day, which clofed the ')U;'lrter (for they began their count of their leiTer hours, from fix a clock in the morning, and our 6, ~ 7~ |
