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§ 19. INgen ind rig isna tirib tliair 

 adodpart ferand do fursu IS hed 

 asb«rtsi iri fursa. Ceta iiidas fir ol 

 sisi. Cu)«me olsesim 7 sengobi cons, 

 indeuiw fora muin. Indeuin crabid ol 

 sisi. Fos DC etli oIsgsmm [36»] Cesc 

 acMS ma AaheraA dia deid cepp i cltindta 

 do i«deui« ind ainfedea oca Ba doig 

 em olsesim. IS \&vmn adopartsi do 

 ind maigin imbui. 



§ 20. l^sed is cboir lais da«o inda 

 sacuirt doellad ceith dichrai a ndaitbrigi 

 arna tiagsad' fo graid uepscuip. A r is lie 

 gland- leusom tairmtechdaicb ind g;«id 

 sacaird diil fo grad nepcoip. 



§ 21 . I8s«rf da»o as maith laisim iudti 

 dogni ni do maitli iria. metnaain fadesiu 

 ariondgelya 7 arindb6 neoch gabti.' 

 Eobithin ni mor toluathar di dia ind 

 digni neiioh IV/a menmain fadesin IS 

 sed asbwt mocolmooc ua litan do bith 

 fur iond retai sin Dolluid alaili tiiati 

 do frecmurc anmchardi dosom. Cindas 

 iim ol niocbolmoc do reimisiu ind hi 

 lanamnus atd.i heus WiconnA olsesim. 

 attaad teora bliadwrt and. Wiconcova- 

 racaraa/- dioblfo?iaib Cesc ind derbgelsid 

 ol mocolmoc / Nato . 1 seso»»* / Tuna dixit 

 mocholmocc. Ba rofattai ind re sin do 

 scarad iri diabul 7 do nephtuidechd co 

 dia. Ai- is and dothaod som i)« muind- 

 te»-us nde intan asindgelyai. 



Brandub mac Echach. Sons ought to 

 do penance for the souls of their de- 

 jiarted parents et ccetera. 



§ 19. The daugliter of the king in 

 the eastern country bestowed land on 

 Fursa. She said to Fursa, " What 

 manner of man art thou ? " said she. 

 S "Like an old smith," said he, "with 

 liis anvil on his shoulder." "The 

 anvil of devotion ? " said she. " Perse- 

 verance in holiness," said he. "A 

 question ! " [said she], " if God should 

 10 give thee a block where thine anvil 

 might be planted, wouldst thou abide 

 there ? " "It would be likely, indeed," 

 said he. Then she bestowed on him 

 the spot where he was. 



§ 20. He considers that priests who 

 go astray, however fervent their peni- 

 tence may be, should not be allowed to 

 enter episcopal orders. For they con- 

 „ sider that to enter episcopal orders is a 

 purification for one who transgresses the 

 priestly orders. 



§ 21. He thinks it well that if a man 

 makes a resolution to do anything good, 

 he should openly vow and proclaim what- 

 ever resolution he has taken. Because 



20 what a man does merely in intention is 

 not greatly pleasing to God. This is what 

 Mocholmoc lia Litan said of the continual 

 intending to do a thing. A certain lay- 

 man came to ask him for ghostly counsel. 



26 " What sort of life dost thou lead?" 

 said Mocholmoc : "Art thou still in the 

 married state?" "Nay, said he, "it 

 is three years since we two had inter- 

 course." " A question : have ye taken 



30 a vow?" said Mocholmoc. "No," 

 said he. Then said Mocholmoc : "That 

 is too long a time to part from the 



' Jiiiid tiasal 



jrlanadh Franc 



' JCead do ueiicL gabtbe • I'/tese words added in margin 



