On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Roger Kuin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> In a letter of June, 1574, Hubert Languet writes to Sidney, from Vienna:
> 'The King [of France] arrived in this city today sub horam quartam [i.e.
> around the fourth hour.]' Does anyone know to what time of day this refers?
> I saw a reference somewhere that suggested the fourth hour was 9 p.m. but
> that seems like a late hour for Royalty to arrive in the Imperial City. Any
> information gratefully received. Roger K.
He is using the Roman system, which starts at 6. Horam quarta = the
hour between 9 am and 10 am. Liturgical hours are measured the same
way: terce = the third hour, which begins at 8 am.
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