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§ 74. Teor meiiadelia a?in iaiM;«. 

 mf«adach uas usee 7 iu«;adaeh etw da 

 usci seeli ni teit [46"] sis arrec eo 

 dommfl;'» lestir ni theit siias huas usci 

 acci/s in«!ada('/i ind^ usci. Rosaigi 5 

 'xmvuurno dommrt('« lestair bert/fM* ind 

 arbar sis. 'Aos ata etromje cinaith 

 7 atroilded bliada(« wo anaild do 

 pendait mf«adach huas \xicm doib. Aos 

 i;«mi«-gu ata trinnae ciwaid atroilded 10 

 .un. lio u. andos m««adaeb eitf/- da 

 usci doib. Aos morchiuaid imrmir^o 

 atroildett .rii. anttos uel eo ampli;<s ut 

 Sunt e^iscopi ne\ sac«/-dotes qjd cadunt 

 in p;-incipali cremi«e ue\ lio?«icid£e 7 15 

 Teltqui. M^jadacb is uscu doib 7 cetera. 

 Cleirech lasa marbtar cimmid hed is 

 choir laisiom a pendit do amail each 

 nduiworcnid 



§ 75. ISsed asp«-ed maolruaoiw oca 20 

 aurail do neucli fairsiom guidhi de 

 laisiom 7 tocbale sosc^li fns. Gestisi 

 di'a ILndi olsesiom condalithisi- iar^w 

 ar naurnithe fr/indi. Cena taithmenani 



their butter to make gruel, so that the 

 penitents should not perish upon their 

 hands (?), because the water and the 

 bread did not suffice to support thera. 



§ 74. There were three kinds of gruel 

 after that — gruel upon water, and gruel 

 between two waters (while it does 

 not sink right down to the bottom of 

 the vessel, it does not float above on 

 top of the water), and gruel under 

 ■water. However, [in this case] it 

 reaches the bottom of the vessel ; the 

 grain cames it downwards. Those 

 whose sius are lighter, and who deserve 

 a year or two of penance, get gruel 

 upon water. Those, however, whose 

 sins are graver, who deserve four or five 

 years, get gruel between two waters. 

 Those, however, who have committed 

 great sins, and deserve seven years or 

 more, as do bishops or priests who fall 

 into mortal sin, or homicides and soforth, 

 get gruel under water, etc. A cleric by 

 whom a captive is killed should, he 

 considers, do penance like any other 

 homicide. 



§ 75. This is what Maelruain used to 

 say when anyone enjoined on him to 

 pray God for him, and to lift up the 

 Gospels towards him. "Do ye pray 

 God for us," said he; "and then ye 



fo;- nanmand. ar naeh aon guides di'a 25 sliare our prayers with us though we 



lind guidemne^ di'a lasuidiu cid na 

 taithmenam. aiwin caich 



do not mention your names. For if 

 anyone prays to God for us, we pray to 

 God for him, though we do not mention 

 each man's name." 



§ 76. This is what Mac Oige of Lis- 

 more said in reply to a certain man who 



§ 76. ISsed atbez-t mac 6igi Hs mair 

 asrubairt fria alale iarmoraeht do dus 



ci'a bald ba deck d6 nogebad di 30 inquired of him which attribute of the 



cleircecht. ISs«rf asrubart som is he clerical character it would be best for him 



bald for nad cualae lochtt b6s. Cid to acquire. He replied: " That attribute 



derscaigtefA* nec7* olsesiom atb«;-ar bat with which he has never yet heard fault 



' Sead is 



' Send condalidsi 



^ Jtead guidinini 



* JCead deg-sercach (Plummer) 



