Lawlor — The Cuthach of Bt. Columlm. 431 



Ps. xlvii. ABES : legendus (+ est B) ad apocalypsin ioannis. Q : 1. ad a. 

 H : legendum in a. iohannis apostoli. 



Ps. slviii. ABCES : super lazaro et diuite (-tie S) purpurato.* 



Ps. xlix. ABC(?)E : legendus ad euangelium mattbaei. Q : lege ad lectionem 

 actus apostolorum et ad lectionem marci euanglistae.|| 



Ps. 1. AR : legendus ad lectionem esaiae prophetae et lectionem actus 

 apostolorum ubi paulus elegitur. BC(?)2 : leg. [oiii. Bl in a. a. u. p. eligitur. 



Ps. lii. ABCE : legendus ad euangelium mattbaei. 



Ps. Ixiv. ACE : ante baptismum pascbalismatum. BL-S : a. b. 



Ps. Ixviii. ABCE : legendus ad lectionem ionae propbetae et (om. E) ad 

 euangelium ioannis. M : leg. ad 1. ionae p. 



Ps. Ixxviii. K : legendus ad euangeliif mattbei. 



Ps. Ixsx. ABCF(?)L*R: ad pentecosten. 



Ps. Ixxxiii. ACME : legendus ad euangelium mattbaei ad eos (eis ]}ro ad eos 

 M) qui fidem sunt consecuti. FHQS : de bis (de eis H ; is Q) q. f. s. c. 



Ps. Ixxxiv. Q : de oratione super agrum. 



Ps. Ixxxv. ACPE : per ieiunium. Q : per i. . . . de onesta oratione. 



Ps. xc. ABCES : legendus (-dum B) ad euangelium marci (+ uel matlii 2) ubi 

 temptatur cbristus. K : eugeniusf ad e. ubi t. S : u. t. cb. Q : oratio nocturno 

 tempore. 



Ps. xcvi. ACE : ad confessionem (-io R) prophetia. 



Ps. cv. ABCE : legendus ad exodum (odum 2)- 



Ps. evi. AE : legendus ad iudicum et numeri libros. B : 1. ad lectionem n. 

 et i. 



Ps. cvii. ABE : ad superpositionem. 



Ps. cix. Q : de natale domini. D : natiuitas d. nostri ibesu cbristi.| 



Ps. exxix. ABE : legendus {om. 2) ad lectionem ionae propbetae. 



In the first of these two tables we find two series of headings which are 

 complete — D and N. AE and S are nearly complete ; as is also C as far as it 

 is available. The manuscript L, too, has an almost complete set. But its headiirgs 

 are divided into four groups, according to the colour of the ink in which they are 

 written. Moreover, this external division corresponds, as we shall see, to differ- 

 ence of tj'pe among the headings§ ; and the four groups apparently represent 

 four stages of work. We may infer that they were derived from three or 



* It is doubtful whether this is a lectionary note or a heading. || From Ps. xl\ 



X This should perhaps be regarded as a heading. 



§L'L-L'' have completely distinct characteristics. The 13 headings of L^ mighl 

 belong to the L- series, though they do not sliow its special features, 



