CHRONOLOGY. 41 



The Perfians, however, do not count by weeks, 

 nor do fome of the Indian nations. We owe 

 the names of the days to the Egyptians and 

 aftrologers, who have given to each day the 

 name of that planet, which, according to them, 

 reigns over the firft hour of that day, beginning 

 with Saturday. They therefore range the days as 

 follows : 



1? Dies Saturni, - or - Saturday. 



Dies Solis, - - - - Sunday. 



)> Dies Lutitf, - - - Monday. 



$ Dies Martis, ... Tuefday. 



5 Dies Mercuriiy - - - Wednesday, 



of. Dies Jcvis, - - - Thurfday. 



? Dies r merit, - ~ - Friday. 



Chriftian aflronomers and chronologifts have 

 preferved thefe figns of the Latin names in their 

 almanacs , but we begin the week with Sunday 

 (Dies SoKs) the day that Chriftians confecrate to 

 devotion, and to the memory of the refurrection 

 of our Saviour j their week therefore ends with 

 Saturday, or the day of the Jewifh Sabbath. 

 Sometimes they alfo mark the feven days of the 

 week in the calendar by the firft fevcn letters of 

 the alphabet ; thus, 



A. Sunday. 



B. Monday. 



C. Tuefday. 



D. Wednefday. 



E. Thurfday. 



F. Friday. 



G. Saturday. 



Which 



