The daye Artifyciall is , 12. howres .

The daye Naturall is . 24. howres .

60. minutes maketh an howre .

The Iewes do count 12. howres in a day thus . 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8 9. 10. 11. 12.

Wee count our . 12. howres in a daye thus : 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

In euery yere there is ●…e howres whiche doe make euery 4. yeare leape yeare , whiche conteineth 366. Dayes .

The yeares from the creation of the world .

From the creation vnto the floode . ●676

From the flood to Moyses is . ●797 .

From Moyses to Christ is ●●●4 .

From Christ to this yeare is 1577.

Summa totalis 5544.

The supputation of the yeare of our Lorde God in this our Church of Englande , beginneth the 25 , day of March : the same daye supposed to be the fyrst day vpon the whiche the world was created , & the day when Christ was conceiued in the wombe of the virgin 〈◊〉

A yeare contayneth

In monthes . 12.

In weekes . 52.

In daies 365.

In howres . 8766.

In min. 525960.

〈◊〉 dayes do alwayes beginne the syxte daye of Iulye , and they doe ende the. 17. daye of August .

The yeare is deuided into foure partes , 〈◊〉 , the Winter , the Spring time , the Summer , and the fal of the Leafe The winter beginneth the 8. of Nouember , and endeth the 8. of February : Spring time beginneth the 8. of February , and doth continue to the 8. of May . Summer doth begin the 8. of May , and endeth the 8. of August , The fall of the leafe beginneth the 8. day of August , and doth ende the 8. day of February .

The 11. daye of Iune is longest in the yeare : And the 12. of December shortest doth appeare .

The 11. of March , & September the thirtene : The day and night in howres are most euen .

〈◊〉 daies hath September , Aprill , Iune , and Nouember . February hath . 28. alone , And al the rest thyrtie and one .

At the ende of euery 29 dayes and a halfe , we haue the new moone : the yeare of the moone is 354. daies , & is made iust with the yeare of the Sun , which is 365. daies & a quarter , by addinge to the Epact , which is 11. dayes . 3. howres .

Easterday is euer the first Sonday after the ful Moone , which commeth betweene the. 22. of March , and the. 25. of Apryl : by which the rest , called moueable Feasts , be knowen . As the first Sonday in Lent , syxe weeks before Easter . Rogation Sonday . 5. weekes after Ascention day the Thursday following : And Whyt sonday . 7. weeks from Easterday . And Trynitye Sonday , the next Sonday after .

〈◊〉 Terme beginneth the 23. of Ianuary ( if it be not Sonday ) and endeth the 12. of February . And hath 4. returnes .

〈◊〉 Terme beginneth 17. dayes after Easter : and endeth the Monday before Whytsonday : and hath . 5. returnes .

〈◊〉 Terme beginneth the Fryday after Trinity Sonday , and endeth the Wednesday fortnight after , and hath 4. returnes

〈◊〉 Terme beginneth the. 9. of October ( if it be not Sonday ) & endeth the 28. of Nouember , and hath . 8. returnes .

The 〈◊〉 dooth open . 8. dayes before any Terme , except Trynitie Terme : then it openeth . 4 dayes before .

〈…〉 moneth . 〈…〉 with theyr length . 〈…〉 and night . 〈…〉 for the use of the peg . Twelfe daye , the syxte of 〈◊〉 31. ☼ the day is 7. howres 52. minutes . the night is 16 howres 8. minuts ☼ 1. 17. ☼ 〈…〉 Februarie . 28. ☼ the day is 9. howres 33. minuts . the night is 14. howres 26. min. ☼ 2. 18. ☼ Our Ladye daye , the 25. of 〈◊〉 31. ☼ the day is 11. howres 22. minuts the night is 12. howres . 38. mi. ☼ 3. 19. ☼ 〈…〉 Aprill . 30. ☼ the day is 13. howres 34. minuts the night is 10. howres 26. min. ☼ 4. 20. ☼ Phillip & Iacob , the. 1. of May . 31. ☼ the day is 15. howres 16. minuts the night 8. howres 44. minutes . ☼ 5. 21. ☼ 〈…〉 the .24 . of Iune . 30. ☼ the day is 16. howres 23. minuts the night is . 7. howres . 37. min. ☼ 6. 22. ☼ S. Iames day , the. 25. of Iulye . 31. ☼ the day is 15. howres 59. minuts the night is 8. howres & 1. minute ☼ 7. 23. ☼ 〈…〉 August . 31. ☼ the day is . 14. howres . 33. min. the night is . 9. howres . 27 , min. ☼ 8. 24. ☼ Saint Michael , the. 29. of 〈◊〉 30. ☼ the day is . 12. howres . 37. min. the night 11 howres 23. minuts . ☼ 9. 25. ☼ 〈…〉 October . 31. ☼ the day is 10. howres 46. minuts the night is . 13. howres 24. min. ☼ 10. 26. ☼ Al Saintes , the 1. daye of 〈◊〉 30. ☼ the day is 8. howres 52. minutes the night is 15. howres 6. minuts ☼ 11. 27. ☼ 〈…〉 December . 31. ☼ the day is 7. howres 38. minutes the night is 16. howres 22. min. ☼ 12. 28. ☼ ☼ 13. 29. ☼ ☼ 14. 30. ☼ ☼ 15. 31. ☼ ☼ 16.

¶ A 〈◊〉 summe of the Regiment of 〈◊〉 since the flood , geathered out of the commendable trauaile of 〈◊〉

〈◊〉 hundreth yeares after the floode , Noah deuvded the earth amongst his . 3. sonnes : to Shem he gaue Asia : to Ham he gaue Africa , , and to Iapheth he gaue Europa , whereof Englande is a parcel , which was inhab●ted . 200. yeares after the flood , by Samothes one of Iapheths sons : after whose name the people were called Samothei , and the Land● Samothea . 341. yeres . Theyr Religion was good , for they learned it of Noah . After that time came in Albion , to whom cursed Ham was great Grandfather , who subdued the Samothes , & called the land Albion , which was so called . 595. yeres . The Religion in that time was idolatrous . 1116. yeresbefore the byrth of Christ , came in Bru●e , & conquered the land , which after that time was called Britaine . 1946. yeres . Their Religion was Paganisme , woorshipping of Saturne , Iupiter , and Mars , in steed of the liuing God . The first foundation of Christian faith was laid here in Britaine , in the yeare of our Lord God 63. by Ioseph of Aramathia . This was the first prouince that generally receyued the Gospel in anno . 180. in the time of king Lucius , a Britaine . It remayned in this land aboue . 300. yeres , vntil the Saxons conquered the land , and compelled the Britaines with the Gospel to flee into Wales , & placed Paganisme here againe , for 143. yeares . In the time of the Saxons came Austine the Monke from Rome , in anno 596. to preach the Gospell , whiche was corrupted with supersticious ceremonies of that Romish See . He landed at the Ile of Thanet in Kent , where he conuerted and baptised King Ethelbert , being king there , with a great number of Saxons . Since which time , the people of this land haue bin baptised , confessing the name of the Father , the Son , and the holy Ghost , but vtterly degenerating from that true sinceritie of the Christian faith , which they outwardlye professed , vntil such time as King Henry the eight ( by the wil of God ) abolished out of this Realme the vsurped power of that Antichrist of Rome , reduced the Scriptures to the knowledge of the vulgar toung , and redressed the state of the Church and religion . This land was called Britayne vntil such time as King Egbert a Saxon , about the yere of our Lord God 830. commanded the land to be called England , & the people Englishmen . It hath bin inuaded since Christs time , by fiue sundry nations : fyrst by the Romaines , who came in with Iulius Cesar 54 yeres before the birth of Christ : Secondly , by the Piets , who came in anno 87. Thirdly by the Saxons , who came in anno 449. Fourthly by the Danes , who came in anno 791 And fyftly , by the Normas , who came in with William the Conqueror , in anno 1067. Since which time , there hath raigned in Englande 21. Kinges , and 1 Queene , to the yeare of our Lorde God 1558. In the which yeare our most gracious Queene Elizabeth beganne her prosperous raygne , which God graunt to be long amongst vs , to Gods glory , her Maiesties endlesse comfort , and the profite of this our common wealth , Amen .

Take this as a remembraunce , and for no other cause : Esteeme not the gifte , but the good wyll of D●…se .