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¶ A rule to knowe when the Terme beginneth and endeth
EIght days before any Terme be, the Es∣chequer openeth for certaintie, except Tri¦nitie terme, which is but .iiij. daies before.
Hillary terme beginneth the .xxiii. day of January, if it be not Sunday: then the nexte day after, & endeth the .xii. day of February.
Easter terme beginneth: xvii. dayes after Easter, and endeth foure dayes after Ascen∣sion day.
Trinitie terme beginneth the next day af∣ter Corpus Christi day, and endeth the wed∣nesday fortnight after.
Michelmas terme beginneth the .ix. daye of October, if it be not Sunday, and endeth the .xviii. of Nouember.
In Easter terme on the ascention day. On Trinitie terme, on the Natiuitie of saincte Iohn Baptist. In Michelmas terme on the feast of all saintes. In Hillary terme on the feast of the Purificatiō of our Lady the que∣nes Iudges of Westminster, do not vse to syt in iudgement, nor vpon any Sondayes.