Related for Megillah 59:19
תא שמע איזו שבת שניה כל שחל פורים להיות בתוכה ואפילו בערב שבת מאי לאו ערב שבת דומיא דתוכה מה תוכה מקדימין אף ערב שבת מקדימין
Come and hear: Which is the second week? The one in which Purim falls in it, even if on Friday. Now is not Friday is the same as the middle of the week, so that just as when it falls in the middle of the week we read before, so when it falls on Friday we read before?
Tosefta Megillah
[When] Rosh Chodesh Adar falls on Shabbat, we read the portion of "Shekalim" (Ex. 30:11-16) and in addition we read the portion of the shekalim that concerns Yehoyada the Kohen (commencing with 2 Kings 12:8). What is the "first Shabbat"? Any Rosh Chodesh Adar falls within [that designation], even on Erev Shabbat. On the second Shabbat, [we read the portion beginning] "Remember [what Amalek did]" (Deut. 25:17) and additionally we read "Thus said the Lord of Hosts, I remember what Amelek did to Israel" (1 Sam. 15:2). What is the "second Shabbat"? Every [Shabbat] in which Purim falls within it, and even on Erev Shabbat. On the third [Sabbath we read the portion of] the Red Heifer, and additionally we read "And I will sprinkle pure water on you and you will be purified" (Ezek. 36:25). What is the "third Shabbat"? Any [Shabbat] that immediately follows Purim. The fourth [Shabbat we read], "This month shall be to you the head of the months" (Ex. 12:2), and in addition [we read] "Thus said the Lord, in the first [month], on the first of the month" (Ezek. 45:18). Which is the fourth Shabbat? Any [Shabbat] in which Rosh Chodesh Nissan falls within it, and even on Erev Shabbat.
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