aments of the Church and
Minister, and the use thereof, are conformed to the English,
usage in the early years of the reign of Edward VI., the better;
as marking the continuity of the English Church, and avoiding the
imputation of adopting at second hand the ornaments and usages
of foreign communions, whether Belgian, French, Italian, or Swiss.

Nevertheless, the non-user of any legal ornaments, such as the
Eucharistic Vestments, in any old Church, for a long period, seems
to be a valid plea against any absolute obligation of sudden
restoration in that Church, when the communicants do not desire
them to be restored.

With regard to the colours of the Priest's vestments, and of
other coloured ornaments of the Church and Minister, there were
variations in different Churches.

In the rubric of Sarum, which seems to have been regarded as a
standard of English usage up to the beginning of the reign of
Edward VI., _red_ was directed to be used on all Sundays in the
year, except in the Easter season and the Ascension festival (up
to Whitsun Eve), and except on any other festival marked by the
use of white, which takes precedence of the particular Sunday.
In these cases the colour would be _white_.

Also on the Circumcision the colour would be White.
On the Epiphany " " White.
On the Conversion of St. Paul " White.
On the Purification " " White.
On St. Matthias' Day " " Red.
On the Annunciation " " White.
On St. Mark's Day " " /White (because in
On St. Philip and St. James' Day " \ Easter Season).
On the Ascension " " White.
On St. Barnabas' Day " " /Red (White if in
\ Easter Season).
On St. John the Baptist's Day " White.
On St. Peter's Day " " Red.
On St. James' Day " " Red.
On St. Bartholomew's Day " " Red.
On St. Matthew's Day " " Red.
On St. Michael and All Angels' " White.
On St. Luke's Day " " Red.
On St. Simon and St. Jude's Day " Red.
On All Saints' Day " " Red.
On St. Andrew's Day " " Red.
On St. Thomas' Day " " Red.
In the Christmas Season " " White (probably).
On St. S