Timeline for Meaning of "Tuesday last" and "Monday week"?
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| May 7, 2019 at 20:55 | comment | added | Barry | I just found an marriage entry published on a Monday that says "on Sunday last". Assuming they would have said "yesterday" if the marriage had happened the day before, I assume "on Sunday last" means two Sundays before. This would mean the 6th in your table could be called "Wednesday last" rather than "Wednesday week". Perhaps it could go either way. | |
| Oct 11, 2016 at 1:20 | history | bounty ended | PolyGeo♦ | ||
| Oct 6, 2016 at 22:17 | vote | accept | Harry V.♦ | ||
| Oct 6, 2016 at 14:59 | history | edited | AndyW | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Found another supporting example from another date and location.
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| Oct 5, 2016 at 8:01 | history | answered | AndyW | CC BY-SA 3.0 |