500 
This MS. is without any illuminations, nor could I find 
in it any trace of the Irish language. 
Vol. XXV., containing Nos. 8530-8534, is a ‘ collec- 
tanea” which belonged to some Jesuit library, and contains a 
tract entitled ** De Sanctis Hiberniz Item de Hibernia His- 
toria et quod qui Scoti appellantur usque ad annum fere 900 
patria Hiberni fuerunt.” 
The first part of this tract is a long alphabetical index to 
the Irish saints, with references to notices, &c., of them. The 
next part is a very interesting tract upon Irish history, being 
a collection of notices by the most ancient writers upon the 
country, arranged according to the subject. This tract is 
rather long. At the conclusion will be found a poem entitled 
‘* Sancti [bernie in Belgio,” of fifty-two verses. The con- 
tents of this volume are entirely in Latin. The second part 
of the MS. is upon the Scotch saints. No date is to be 
found in this volume; possibly it formed part of the Bollan- 
dist collection. 
Vol. X XVI. (8597) is a collectanea of hagiography, con- 
taining the offices of some Irish saints, written in the same 
hand as the last MSS. spoken of, and also belonging to some 
Jesuit library. No name or date appear in it. 
Vol. XX VII. In this volume will be found No. 9035, 
which is a French translation of the Purgatory of St. Patrick, 
and begins, ‘“* Moult de fois allant demander.” The com- 
mencement of this is ornamented with a drawing of the Pur- 
gatory, representing the souls in torment, the dimensions of 
which drawing are about four inches by two and a half: it is 
rather well executed, but presents nothing remarkable. The 
MS. is of the fifteenth century. 
Vol. XXVIII. This volume contains, among other 
writings of St. Bernard, No, 9648, which is his sermon upon 
the death of St. Malachy, ‘* Sermo in transitu Malachie,” 
commencing, ‘‘ De celo nobis, dilectissimi.” This MS. is 
attributed to the twelfth century, and is perhaps the oldest 
