The rule for finding Easter in the Book of common-prayer, explain'd and vindicated against the exceptions of the late learned Dr. Wallis; and the Misrepresentations of Mr. Baxter, Mr. Calamy, and other Dissenters. Wherein directions are given for finding the ecclesiastical new and full moon; the Dominical Letter, &c. Together with a Table of the Lunar and Solar Cycles, Golden Number, and Dominical Letters for 532 Years: Shewing, that the Full Moon is is the Fourteenth, not the Fifteenth Day Inclusive from the New Moon. And a preface, giving an historical account of the said rule, and the several Objections made against it. Together with an appendix, concerning the True time of Keeping St. Matthias's Day in Leap-Years. Shewing, That it is to be kept on the 24th, and not on the 25th of February, as some Almanacks place it. Wherein are Inserted A. B. Sancroft's order, sent to the Clergy of his Province; And Dr. Wallu's Letter to Bp. Fell concerning the same, A.D. 1684.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watts, Robert, 1683-1726.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Easter.

Dominical letters.

Church history--Chronology.

Church history.

Wallis, John, 1616-1703.

Wallis, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([6],4,lxiii,[1],40,36,3,[1][2],vi,[4],44,[4],10,18,4p. )

Other Title:

Rule for finding Easter in the Book of common-prayer,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Holland at the Bible and Ball in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1712.

Notes:

Anonymous. By Robert Watts.

With a half-title.

In two parts, the first having an additional titlepage similarly titled but with imprint beginning "London: printed for J. Downing, J. Knapton, ..", a 36p. section on golden numbers, and another section of 3pp. with its titlepage, 'The rule for finding Easter', with imprint, "London, printed for J. Downing, and J. Holland, 1711"; the second section with titlepage 'The true time of keeping St. Matthias's-Day in leap-years' and imprint beginning "London, printed for J. Downing, J. Knapton, .." and preface coming before another titlepage similarly titled, with reference to Dr. Wallis's letter, but with imprint beginning "Oxford: printed by L. L. 1711. ..", which.

belongs to the 44p. section, after which come another (undated) titlepage, also similarly titled, with reference to Archbishop Sancroft's order and an appendix, for the [4],10,18pp. section; finally come a 4pp. section with titlepage again similarly titled, continuing with "Recommended as proper to be bound with common-prayers books, at the end of the calendar" and with imprint "London, printed for J. Downing, and J. Holland, 1712".

Price from imprint: Price Stitch'd 1 s. 6 d.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T195604.

OCLC:

642524475