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romor a degserc. Cid umal asb(?mr bat 

 roumal da«o ind ier fsin. Citli aointet'/* 

 bat roinor a absti^iait 7 -ceMqui similiter. 

 Nitoualae imruiwgu neuoh asroeprcd 

 bat rrofossad ind ier liisin arse cipe 5 

 dan ara coratar neuch laimh Y^ed as dec/s 

 do foss occa 7 cetera 



§ 77. Baoi alaile anolioire autuaid o 

 slane colcu. Coibnujs dochuttas. EocL- 

 ac/iti iaxtim co;«m6r coiToabsti?iit. Robaoi 10 

 iaxum aii'gi laisiwj [46''] muindtiV- 7 

 taiscit on muindtiV. Fodaledsow i-xnim 

 do hochtaih cowmor. Robbo accobar 

 laisiom iar««j a facobail uile 7 daul 

 ooOTmaolruaoi«. Fobithiw fowrd a 15 

 chubws sow* ar tomailt torith na muind- 

 iiri ind narbo 16r iodne ind caioh i»jma 

 ciiired a toratt. Kthertsitar iaxum ind 

 svuithi iria. choicsiom ara tesed inda 

 commaJiGclit som docum maolrui^ lar- 20 

 vnofocht iarM?« maolmaoiw do cid fw'iiair 

 olcMS a blatha 7 non co7iiesus est Tol- 

 duid iartim ind cboic co tairfid and 

 fitt fo/'sambidsom do maolrui« 7 

 multuwi co)»niouit illam Doronais ier 25 

 indgaiP fort am ol maolrui?j Addomiwiso 

 tra olse do reirsi de. Ni talaad- 

 cetani!<.s ol maolruain isind luccsa ata 

 foagies choir and cruMsa olsesiom. 

 I«d Idin file isund ol maolruaoiw seek 30 

 dogniatt a mod c6ir. Rocaithet a fit. 

 M tallasu iarum ettttrra seek ni dingne 

 gniown-ada Ni rocaitbfet' do fit. Sleoh- 

 tais iarM?« fo ogreii- maolniaoi?*. IS si 

 mo riarsa am olsesio??* arnatta do 35 

 saogal ni do t6rmu(;A forsi?jd fitt teirc 

 sin cen cop atecli^ 7 cen cop accobar lat 

 And dob^rthar da?io deit o*^ maolniaoi?* 



found. If a man be distinguished [for 

 charity]," said he, "it is said tliat his 

 charity is too great ; if humble, it is said 

 again that that man is too humble ; if 

 ascetic, that his abstinence is excessive, 

 and so with the rest. I have never heard , 

 however," said he, " of anyone of 

 whom it was said that ' this man is too 

 steady.' Whatever task a man has set 

 his hand to, it is best for him to 

 persevere in it," etc. 



§ 77. There was a certain anchorite 

 from Slane, in the north, named Colcu, 

 a kinsman of Mochutu. He was much 

 given to austerities and strict absti- 

 nence. Now, he had dairying and 

 store of victuals given him by the 

 monastery. Then he used to make fre- 

 quent distributions to tlie poor. Then 

 he had a desire to leave all and to go to 

 Maelruain, because he exercised his 

 conscience about eating the produce of 

 the monastery, as to whether each man 

 who brought the produce was sufficiently 

 pure. Then the elders said to his 

 cook that he should go along with 

 him to Maelruain. Then Maelruain 

 asked him what caused his ill colour, 

 but he would not confess. Then the 

 cook came and disclosed the diet on 

 which he lived to Maelruain, and he 

 was greatly moved. "Truly thou hast 

 wrought an unnatural crime upon thy- 

 self," saidMaelruain. "I submit indeed," 

 said he, " to thy will therein." "In the 

 first place," said Maelruain, "thou wilt 

 not fit in this place. It is under due 

 arrangement (?) at present," said he. 

 " Those who are here," said Maelruain, 

 "while they do their proper share of 

 work, are able to eat their rations. 

 Thou, therefore, wilt not fit amongthem. 



' Jietui Doronais fingail 

 * Jiead ol 



'Head taldii {/or tallai) ■^ Ilvud lOLiiitlife 



' Or etig (I'lumraar) 



