Reasons For Change
The Parliament held that the Julian calendar then in use, as well as the start of the year being 25 March was
| “ | attended with divers inconveniences, not only as it differs from the usage of neighbouring nations, but also from the legal method of computation in Scotland, and from the common usage throughout the whole kingdom, and thereby frequent mistakes are occasioned in the dates of deeds and other writings, and disputes arise therefrom. | ” |
Read more about this topic: Calendar (New Style) Act 1750
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