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The crucifying of Philip was a great pity ; 
And the flaying of Partholan.* 
With a bright, blue, sharp sword 
Was fiercely killed Thomas. 
Matthew the Evangelist, my favourite, 
One single soldier was found to kill him.t 
By a coloured, red-pointed stone 
I grieve that Thaddeus fell.§ 
James, son of Alpheus, awful deed! 
Was killed by a weighty mallet.|| 
Andrew, the guiltless Apostle, 
Upon across received an unfair death.§ 
James, the son of Cleopas and Mary, 
The head of the noble illustrious Apostles.** 
James the son of Zebedee the guiltless,— 
To kill him was a dreadful deed. 
John of the lands and of the housestf 
Quickly was he cut off by the sword; 
* An Irish form of the name Bartholomew. See Butler, Aug. 24. 
} The tradition is that he was pierced witha lance. Dec. 21. 
} Tradition says he was thrust through with a spear, while at the altar, 
by order of King Hircanus. 
§ This is St. Jude, called by St. Matthew ‘‘ Lebbzus, whose surname 
was Thaddeus.” Greek writers state that he was shot with arrows, and 
others add, while on a cross. Octob, 28. 
|| Kai XaBav rie az’ adroy sic réyv Kvagdéiwy 76 Etdov ty @ amemisle TA 
iparia, iveyKe KaTa THC KEpadie Tov dteaiov.—Euseb. Hist. Eccl. ii. 23; also, 
iii. ‘* Fullonis fuste, quo uda vestimenta extorqueri solent, in cerebro per- 
cussus interiit.”—Hieronym. de Secriptor. Eccles. Butler, May 1. 
{ So Hieronym. Catalogus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum. 
** These two lines refer to the subject of the preceding quatrain, namely, 
James the Less, whose father Alpheus was supposed to be the same as Cleo- 
pas, and whose rank among the Apostles is implied in Acts, xv. 13, 19. 
tt This designation may be per antiphrasim, or an application of the pro- 
mise in Mark, x. 29, 30. Ina preceding verse it is said ‘‘ John the Baptist 
was not poor.” 
