477 



The Rev. Dr. Todd gave an account of the formation of 

 the following Catalogue, by Mr. Bindon, of MSS. in the 

 Irish, English, French, and Latin languages, forming part of 

 the Burgundian Library at Brussels, and serving as materials 

 for Irish history. 



The first volume having reference to Ireland, which will 

 be found in the *' Inventaire"* of this celebrated collection, 

 is numbered 47 L This MS. is a large vellumj folio in the Latin 

 language, consisting of 205 leaves; it is entitled, " Dialogus 

 Richardi Episcopi Armacani|: contra Errores Armenorum." 

 The initial letter (B) is about two inches in length, and beau- 

 tifully illuminated in purple and gold ; the initials commencing 

 paragraphs are also ornamented, but they are small. At the 

 conclusion of the text and the commencement of the index, or 

 rather table of contents, which occupies six folios, there is a 



short note, stating that the MS. was finished upon the 



day of November, A. D. 1410. At the end of this table of 

 contents there is another short note also, which is as follows : 

 " Liber Mosterii sfii Pauli ! Zonia seu Rubesevallis." This 

 note, as well as the other alluded to, are in the same hand as 

 the text. The monastery spoken of was that of the " Red 



• The "Inventaire" is the first volume of the printed catalogue. In it 

 the MSS. are enumerated without reference to subject ; the second volume, 

 or " Repertoire." is a " Catalogue Methodique." 



t All the MSS are upon paper, except when the contrary is stated. 



-^ Richard Fitzrauph or Fitzralph. This individual was one of the most 

 celebrated ecclesiastics of his age. He is said to have been born at Dundalk, 

 and was advanced to the see of Armagh, A. D. 1347, by Clement VI. He 

 died at Avignon in 1360 ; and ten years afterwards his body was removed 

 to the place of his birth, by Stephen de Valle, Bishop of Meath, and a mo- 

 nument raised to his memory, which was remaining in 1624. This Prelate 

 is said to have been the first who possessed an Irish translation of the New 

 Testament made by himself. His canonization was proposed, but never 

 effected. Some of his works, in manuscript, will be found in Trinity Col- 

 lege Library, and others were printed at Paris so early as A. D. 1496 — 

 See Ware's Bishops, p. 81 ; Ware's Writers, p. 84, and the authorities there 

 quoted. 



