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nice incarnationis, MLxxIv, Hainrico juvene Imp., Machtylda Abba- 
tissa 8. Marize, et S. Herhardi Abbateam regente, decem novalis Cycli xi. 
anno Indict. xii. Marianus Scotus, septimo peregrinationis sue anno 
collegit modicas istas undas, de profundo sanctorum Patrum pelago, sci- 
licet Hieronymi, Augustini, Cassiodori, Arnobii, et de opusculis 8. Gre- 
gorii: et pro suze anime salute, in honorem salvatoris Domini nostri 
Jesu Christi, et ejus genitricis, semperque Virginis Marie, et S. Her- 
hardi confessoris, scripsit, et in unum librum perstrinxit. Prolixas 
enim et salubres Catholicorum Patrum expositiones non omnes avido 
cordis amore petunt. Multi sunt etiam, qui etsi tales legere vel habere 
vellent, tamen minori censu, vel intellectu, vel aliqua causa existente - 
occupati, illas invenire et legere non possunt. Nunquam tribuatur ad 
transcribendum extra Monasterium, nisi pro eo congruum relinquatur 
vadimonium. Georgii feriis ccepit, Mathzi et Hemerami finivit.’’* 
2. Liber Mariani genere Scott, excerptus de Hvangelistarum volumini- 
bus sive doctoribus.t 
3. The third manuscript of our countryman, Marianus, is the most 
interesting, not only on account of the beauty of its execution, but also 
as supplying the Irish name of the writer; for I may here observe that 
the use of Latin forms to represent Irish names is very arbitrary ; thus, 
Malachias stands for Maelmaedhog, as in the case of Malachy O’Mor- 
gair; for Maeliosa, as in the case of Maeliosa, bishop of Down (1152): 
Gelasius represents several compounds of Gilla, as Gillamacliag, Gilla- 
domhnaill; so also Marianus represents Maelbrigde, as in the case of 
Marianus, the Chronist ; Muiredhach, as in the case of the present Ma- 
rianus ; and Maelmuire, as in the case of Marian Gorman, the Martyr- 
ologist. 
The edie of this manuscript has been known to the literary pub- 
lic since 1679, when Lambecius’ catalogue of the Imperial Library of 
Vienna was finished. From it Cave, Harris, Oudin, Lanigan, and Zeuss 
have drawn information. And, in later times, Denis, in his catalogue 
of the MSS. in that collection, has given fuller and more interesting 
details. But it requires an Irish eye to discern, and Irish wit to unfold, 
the essential points and beauties of our exquisite MSS.; and both of 
these qualifications are possessed in an eminent degree by our former 
associate, Mr. Charles P. Mac Donnell, who, during a residence in Vienna, 
spent some time in the examination of Marianus’ principal manuscript, 
and kindly intrusted me with the carriage of the following communica- 
tion :— 
* It is curious to find a library practice of modern times suggested by a writer of so 
early a date. 
+ Cotton, Tiberius, E. iv. 26, foll. 162-178. The once noble volume which contains 
this treatise is a MS. of the twelfth century. It was one of those which suffered in the 
disastrous fire of 1731, but it has lately been inlaid, and, with occasional damaged mar- 
gins, is still in a fair and legible condition. 
{ Cod. MS. Theol. membr. Biblioth. Palat. Vindobonz. Hodie viii. D.26, No, 1247. 
Olim, Ambr. No, 49. 
