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collection of the writer of this essay, there is a law tract prescribing 
the fees to be paid to physicians upon the recovery of the patients 
from sickness, and regulating other matters connected with the pros 
fessions of surgery and medicine. How liberally the practitioners 
in these sciences were to be rewarded upon the recavery of their 
patients, the following extract from the beginning of that tract 
will show.—“ Bretha Crolige. Cis lir ro suidiged crolige la 
“ fée 2? co direnaiter, co errenaiter, co ottruiter. Direnar crolige 
“ mbais caich fomiad. Da secht Cumal crolige cach righ agus 
“cach epscop. Secht cumal agus leth croilige cechtar de in da 
“ airigh forgill istaire, inunn ota airig nard conig airech tuisi. 
“ Vii cumal croilige cach airech tuisi, agus cach airech desa corige 
“< bo airech. Teora cumal crolige cach bo airech acas cach oc airech. 
“ Di cumal crolige cach flescach acas cach mogadh.”—* Law of 
“ sickness. What is established relating to the cure of sickness ? That 
“ it be satisfied for, that amends shall be made for it, that it be re- 
“ warded. Every honorable lord satisfies for the cure of death 
“ sickness” (7%. e. sickness in which there is danger of death ;) “ twice 
“ seven Cumals,* for healing the sickness of every king and of every 
“bishop. Seven Cumals and a half for the curing of either of the 
“two inferior Airechforgill;+ the same satisfaction from the 
“ Airechard down to the Aireach tuisi; seven Cumals for cure from 
“ every Airech tuisi and every Airech desa down to the Bo Airech. 
“ Three Cumals for the healing of every Bo Airech and every 
“Oc Airech. Two Cumals for the cure of a rustic or slave.” 
* A cumal was three cows, or the value thereof, 
+ Airech forgill. Airech was a title of honor and respect with the ancient Irish, The Airech 
Jorgill was the person considered a sufficient hostage or pledge for the person of the chief: the 
Bo-airech was the lowest in degree, he derived his rank from his property in cattle. 
