190 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



A\'ignon, Bibliotheque Publique. 

 MS. Xo. 228. Membr. saee. xiiiei., fols. 36b-39a. An incomplete copy.' 



Brussels, Bibliotheque Eoyale. 

 MS. S^o. 1054:3-10544. This ms. was examined by me at Brussels in 

 August, 1913. A century ago it belonged to the then Imperial Library at 

 Paris.' It is an octavo paper volume, written in single columns, with from 

 28 to 31 Hues to the page, in a hand of saec. xv, with initials and headings in 

 red. The treatise begins on fol. 21a : " Incipit prologus beati Augustini de 

 mix-abilibus noui [et] uet«ris testamenti. Venerantissimis," &c. There are 

 many variations from the printed text. Tlie following may be here noted: — 

 Ed. col. 2152, Manchinanum; MS. f. 21b, Manchiamtm? Ed. col. 2152, si quid 

 inlelliffcnliae addidi, et ah altera, itt credo, saliva oris ejus viccm laborum causam 

 sitsccpi; MS. f. 21b, si quid intclligentie ab eo didici et ah altero id credo una 

 saliua oris civs uicem laborum omnium suscepi ;* Ed. col. 2158, sesquivolos ; 

 >is. f. 30a, 1. 10, sesquiidoles ;* Ed. col. 2164, quae erat virga naturaliter, 

 serpens special iter videtur ; MS. f. 36b, 1. 13, que erat uirrja naturaliter spiritualiter 

 uidclur* Ed. coL 2166, subito urgente pelago; MS. f. 39a, 1. 1, mi rugante 

 pelago,' Ed. col. 2166, de sicco 7-esolvUur; MS. f. 39a, 1. 3, tam cito resoluiturf 

 Ed col. 2169, superposilae viorae nagarbac; MS. f. 42a, 1. 14, supposile rote 

 nagarba ;* Ed. col. 2169, quameis liquidae naturae esse non pateat; MS. f. 42a, 

 1. 28, quamuis liquide esse nature pateat ;'° Ed. col. 2176, Alia ; MS. f. 49a, 1. 30, 

 Allia.'' On ff. 21b-22a is an index to the chaptere of Book I (ff. 22b-46b). 

 The second book, wiili preliminary index, occupies ff. 46b-67b, and the third, 

 with index, ff. 67b-75a.'- 



' Labaode, ' ' Catalogue general dcs Manuscrits des Biblioth^ques Publiques de France, 

 D4parteiiicnt«." t. 27, 18»4. p. 134. 



' Van Den Gheyn, " Catalogue dcs Manuscrits de la Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique," 

 t. 2, 1902, p. IW. 



* So also the British Muneum Ms. (f. 123a), dexcribed lower down (p. 192), and the 

 Rouen MS. [Also M». Harl. 4725.] 



* So aUo the Britiith Museum Ms. (f. 123a, col. 2), and Harl. 4725. 

 « Sesqftilones, M.t. Br. Mus. (f. 125b. col. 1). 



• The Rouen us., described further on (p. 195), reads uirga specialiler semper nidetvr. 



• Suhito rigrntt ptlngo, MS. Br. Mus. ^f. J 28a, col. 2). 



» Utidtu tam retro retoluitur, Ms. Br. Mus (f. 128«, col. 2). 



» Supjxuite Ttftt ucujarbn, Ms. Br. Mus. (f. 129a, col. 1); roccat luxgarba. Rouen MS. 



'" So also MS. Br. Mus. The Rouen ms. has quafenut liijiiidne naturae esse jxitent. 



" The London ms. omits AUia, leaving a blank. The scribe evidently did not under- 

 stand he had a proper name before him. 



"In the seventeenth century copies of the "De Mirabilibus " were preserved in 

 several Belgian monasteries — St. Martin's at Toumai, Corsendonck (two copies), St. 

 Aueustine's at L<^>uvain (Sandenis, "Bibliotheca Belgica Manuscripta, i, 1643, p. 112; 

 li, 1644, pp. 48. 211). 



