Quote#Books & Reading
We take notice of all feasts, and the almanack is part of the common…
Quote byJohn Holt · 1642–1710
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Brough v. Parkings (1703), 2 Raym. 994; reported in James William Norton-Kyshe, Dictionary of Legal Quotations (1904), p. 92..
English (original)
We take notice of all feasts, and the almanack is part of the common law, the calendar being established by Act of Parliament, and it is published before the Common-prayer Book.
— John Holt
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