132 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 
‘“‘There are two very interesting and valuable leayes—one at the 
beginning of the volume, the other at the end—which were pasted on 
the wooden binding. They are fragments of the ancient ‘ Lectiona- 
rium’ of the English Church, and ought to be carefully preserved, as 
they are extremely curious. They appear to be as old as the twelfth 
century. 
ari) Ee Ls 
‘Trinity Cottece, Dustin. 
“ All Saints’ Day, 1849.” 
So far Dr. Todd; and there is not much to be added to what he has 
said. The entire volume, it should be mentioned, is of parchment. 
A note is pasted within the cover containing the words ‘‘ Called in the 
catalogue Harison’s Manuscript.”” The second portion of the volume, 
it will be seen, is of less interest than the first, being a mere moral 
treatise, which appears, from such examination as I have made of it, 
to be as dull as moral treatises too often are. It is the first portion 
that is valuable, as containing a great body of moralized tales. 
That the moral treatise, which occupies the second part of the 
volume, was written in England, seems certain from the quotation 
in it of the following English verses, accompanied by a translation (or 
paraphrase) in Norman-French :— 
‘. . . quod Anglice dicitur 
’ Whan pe nypyng is ded and lyp by p' wowe 
Comep a prout 3ong man and wo3ep his love 
Drynkep of his broun ale and et of his hove 
And singep for his saule gyvelgove. 
Quant ly avers est mort et gyt south la bere 
Vient un ioefne bacheler e daunye sa bele 
Boyt de soi bone vyne e moit sa sele 
Et chaunt p* sglme va la ly durele.’ 
The leaves which formed part of the binding appear to be a portion 
of an ancient Breviary. I have not been able to identify it with any 
other of the many existing forms of Breviary. I print it in full in 
Appendix B to the present Paper, and leave it to the study of 
better Liturgiologists than myselt. 
The other volume on the table, which is of paper, with leaves 
of parchment interspersed here and there, is made up of a large 
number of different pieces. They were in part described by Dr. 
Todd as follows :— 
‘“‘ CoNTENTS OF THIS VOLUME. 
‘1. Hic incipiunt decem mandata que bene declarantnr. 
‘‘ A [commentary on the Ten Commandments. | 
