7 A.M.
xviii On one of these islands now stands the mill , on the other the Nag 's Head Inn ; the site of the old abbey is chiefly occupied by a brewery ! xix Monastic Offices . These were seven in number , besides the night hours . Lauds , before daybreak ; Prime , 7 A.M. ; Terce , 9 A.M. ; Sext , noon ; Nones , 3 P.M. ; Vespers , 6 P.M. ; and Compline , 9 P.M. . These were in addition to many daily celebrations of Mass. . Our modern prayer-book Matins is an accumulation and abridgment of Matins , Lauds , and Prime ; our Evensong of Vespers and Compline . Terce , Sext , and Nones , which consisted mainly of portions of Psalm 119 , with varying Versicles and Collects , are unrepresented in our Anglican office .