Christ’s day and St Peter’s

Meaning

The closing words of the Second Response of 1661 direct the addressees to present themselves again in the order “on Christ’s day” and “at St Peter’s.” The English retains those designations rather than replacing them with a verified modern date or address. The edition’s note n239 glosses Christag as ordinarily meaning Christmas Day, but this summons names no year. Bey St. Peter supplies a locative expression whose precise destination is not identified in this unit. The word wieder, “again,” presupposes a return within the response’s narrative, but does not establish a recoverable history of actual visits. The accompanying initials B. T. remain unexplained, not a name to be solved by conjecture.