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Mr, J. Huband Smith gave an account of some ancient 

 tiles found in the ruins of Bective Abbey, near Trim, and 

 exhibited specimens of some raised and incaustic tiles, with 

 drawings of others. 



Dr. Todd, V. P., gave an account of an ancient Irish MS. 

 preserved in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. 



This MS., which is a large quarto on vellum, was formerly 

 in the collection of Archbishop Laud, by whom it was pre- 

 sented to the Bodleian. It was also once in the posses- 

 sion of Sir George Carew, as appears from the autograph 

 " G. Carew" on the margin of the first page. It contains a 

 large collection of miscellaneous pieces, historical, genealogi- 

 cal, theological, and poetical, in different hands, and of diffe- 

 rent dates ; such a collection was called by the ancient Irish 

 " a Psalter," and in an entry, which shall be considered 

 pi'esently, this volume is called " the Psalter of Mac-Richard 

 Butler." 



Pasted down on the inside of the cover is the following 



note : 



" Oxford if 9"' of August 1673. 



" This booke is a famous coppie of a greate part of Salcaip 

 Ccupil, the booke of S' Mochuda of Rathin & Lismore, and 

 the chronicles of Conga ; wherein is contained many divine 

 thinges, and y^ most part of y'^ Antiquities of y^ ancientest 

 houses in Ireland, a Cathologue of their Kings, of the coming 

 in of y^ Romans vnto England, of y* coming of y^ Saxons, and 

 of their lives and raygne ; a notable Calender of the Irish 

 Saints composed in verse eight hundred yeares agoe, w'^ the 

 Saints of ye Romane breviary vntill that tyme ; a Cathologue 

 of y^ Popes of Roome ; How y* Irish and English were con- 

 verted to y^ Catholique faith ; w*'' many other things as the 

 reader may finde, and soe understanding what they containe 

 lett him remember 



" TULLY CONRV. 



" Uuileagna o TTlaolconaipe." 



