479 



Irish language or character appears ; and the dift'erent pieces 

 commence as follows : 



1160. " Sanctus Brendanus filius Finlothae." 



1 161. " Hibernia igitur insula est." 



1162. " Presbiter Joannes potentia Dei." 



1163. " Qui de Anglia Hibernia." 



Vol. III. (2159-2167). This volume, which is a thick 

 quarto, belonged to the " Domus probationis" of the Jesuits 

 at Mechlin, and contains some interesting papers in reference 

 to Irish history; among them I may mention "Magna sup- 

 plicia et persecutiones in Hibernia," commencing thus: "Anno 

 1599, Guillielraus Drurius ;" and No. 2167, which is a collec- 

 tanea, entitled " De Rebus Hibernicis ;" in the latter will be 

 found a letter or memorandum in Latin, signed " Thomas 

 Fleming," and dated 1612. 



This compilation was written between the years 1602 and 

 1616, and is in the Latin language: the name of the scribe 

 does not appear. The volume contains some short pieces re- 

 lative to English history. 



Vol. IV. (2324-2340). This is a thick quarto volume, 

 divided into two parts, the first containing 105 and the second 

 246 pages, written upon both sides. The contents of the first 

 part are given in an alphabetical table, which is at the begin- 

 ning of the volume, and of which the following is an abstract : 



S. Adamnani Canones, 78 



S. Adamnanus de Scrinio 85 



Apli duodecim Hib. in Convivio de oun na nsfb, .... 57 



Apli duodecim Hib. in Schola Cluainerardensi, 73 



S. becc Tnfc. oe. prophetia hujus quam primum ac natus fuit, 68 

 S. Breiidanus ex Schola Cluainerardensi ivit queesitum Ter- 



ram ProrQissionis, . .."... 73 



S. Brigidae Vita, ... . . ' . . . 24 



Colmanus Fil. Obeonae de vitiis latentibus sub umbra bono- 



rum operum, 67 



S. Col'umbse Kille Lorica, 76 



