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A. D. 1 751' Anno vicefimo quarto Georgii IL C. 25. 34-7 TABLE to find Easter- day from the prefent Time, till the Year 1899 inclufive, according to the foregoing Ca- lendar. Golden Number. 14- 3 II 19 8 16 5 13 2 10 18 7 15 4 12 I 17 6 Day of the Month. March April 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Sunday Letter C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C THIS Table contains fo much of the Calendar as is neceflary for the determining oi Eajier ; to find_ which, ' look for the Golden Number of the Year in the firft Column of the Table, againft which ftands the Day of the Pafchal Full Moon ; then look in the third Column for the Sunday Let- ter, next after the Day of the Full Moon ; and the Day of the Month ftanding againft that Sunday Letter is Eq/ier-day, If the Full Moon happens upon a Sunday, then (according to the firfl: Rule) the next Sunday after is Eajhr-day. To find the Golden Number, or Pjime, add one to the Year of our Lord, and then divide by 19; the Remainder, if any, is the Golden Number ; but if nothing remaineth, then ig is the Golden Number. To find the Dominical or Sunday Letter, accor- ding to the Calendar, until the Year 1799 inclufive, add to the Year of our Lord its fourth Part, omitting Fradlicns, and alio the Number i : Divide the Sum by 7 ; and if there is no Remainder, then A is the Sunday Letter : But if any Number re- maineth, then the Letter ftanding againft that Number in the fmall annexed Table, is the Sunday Letter. For the next Century, that is, from the Year 1800 till the Year 1899 inclufive, add to the cur- rent Year only its fourth Part, and then divide by 7, and proceed as in the lafl: Rule. Note, That in all Bificxtile or Leap-Years, the Letter found, as above, v/ill be the Sunday Letter from the intercalated Day exclufive, to the End of the Year.

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