GwYNN AND PiiRTON — -The Monasteri/ of Tallaght. 



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The text of our manuscript is here reproduced without alteration except 

 that contractions are expanded, and words as a rule are separated, except in 

 cases where it seemed desirable to print them as they are grouped in the MS. 

 The punctuation of the original (which is often misleading) is carefully 

 preserved. The scribe often marks the beginning of a fresh paragraph by 

 writing the first word en vedette., encroaching on the left-hand margin : but 

 he frequently does this wrongly, when there is no break in the sense ; as, on 

 the other hand, he often begins an entirely new subject without any stop or 

 break in the line. "Words (or single letters) thus written en vedette are here 

 signalized by bold-faced type thus : — lARfacht. 



The more serious emendations are noted at the foot of each page ; but it 

 has not been thought desirable to point out the countless minor corrections 

 which are necessary. 



§1. [33"] Athlaoch boi M comaideoht 

 meic bethad. asb«rt iAconi^M.ur cid fil 

 do sirgabail na biaide 7 cantaci maire 

 (.i. vcLagnificaf). Ni hanusai ein ol 

 sessomh .i. 'Fer indorsa iri bun oruche 

 ind molad ociis ind nemeli nof^rfad 

 frjsind rig immo ^ saorad. is foion 

 iondas sin fermaidiii nemeli iri rig mme 

 isind biaid immo ar saorad. IMarcbide 

 iarom dawo andfol- dicboid de muldac/j 

 mM«Ve ingini iar comp^/-t din spirad 

 naob la tasec ind aingil .i. la haithise 

 Cetbe oatbbarr nogabtlia forsind cetul 

 lii fil molad de 7 nemeli fr«s 



§ 2. Indti ira dotbaod dia accaldim 

 som ni fogni laisim faohmaro seel doib 

 acht atovbai fri'sa tiagad ambai?«. 

 Fobithin f obenad 7 doairmescad m«wmaiw 

 iond caiob di'a naisnedtar. Manip lor 



§ 1. A former layman was in com- 

 pany with a " son of life." He said : 

 " I do not understand your continual 

 singing of the Beati and the Canticle 

 5 of Mary (i.e. the Magnificat):' "That 

 is not hard to explain, truly," said 

 the other. "Asa man, being now at 

 the foot of the gallows, would pour out 

 praise and lamentation to the king, to 



10 gain his deliverance ; in like manner we 

 pour forth lamentation to the King of 

 Heaven in the Beati, to gain our de- 

 liverance. And it is fitting also that 

 the song (?) which came from the head 

 of the Virgin Mary, when she had 

 conceived by the Holy Ghost at the 

 angel's announcement (i.e. at the mes- 

 sage) : — that this should be set as a 

 crown upon the chant which contains 

 praise of God and lamentation addressed 

 to Him." 



15 § 2. As for those who come to con- 

 verse with him, it is not his usage to 

 ask them for news, but to see that they 

 profit in those matters only for which 

 they come. Because it miglit harass 



' Read iinma 



- Read perhaps int ilach 



