Some out of the Evangelia referred to are observed to have been prepared for ecclesiastical use: in other words, are so rubricated throughout as to shew where, every separate lection had its 'beginning' ([Greek: arche]), and where its 'end' ([Greek: telos]).

And some of these lections are made up of disjointed portions of the Gospel.

Thus, the lection for Whitsunday is found to have extended from St.John vii.

37 to St.John viii.

12; beginning at the words [Greek: te eschate hemera te megale], and ending--[Greek: to phos tes zoes]: but _over-leaping_ the twelve verses now under discussion: viz.vii.53 to viii.11.Accordingly, the word 'over-leap' ([Greek: hyperba]) is written in _all_ the copies after vii.