THE
LIFE
OF
THE
GLORIOVS
BISHOP
S.
PATRICKE
APOSTLE
AND
PRIMATE
OF
IRELAND
.
TOGEATHER
WITH
THE
LIVES
OF
THE
HOLY
VIRGIN
S.
BRIDGIT
AND
OF
THE
GLORIOVS
ABBOT
SAINT
COLVMBE
PATRONS
OF
IRELAND
.
At
S.
OMERS
,
For
IOHN
HEIGHAM
,
1625.
With
Approbation
.
TO
THE
RIGHT
HONORABLE
RIGHT
WORSHIPFVLL
,
And
the
rest
of
his
deere
countreymen
,
the
Catholikes
of
Ireland
,
the
Translator
wisheth
all
happinesse
.
BEING
to
publish
to
the
view
of
the
world
,
and
by
way
of
dedication
to
present
to
your
worthy
selues
(
deere
Countreymen
)
this
volume
,
contayning
the
liues
of
the
three
renowned
Patrons
of
our
Countrey
,
I
deemed
it
very
wel
befitting
the
argument
I
handled
,
and
the
condition
of
the
tymes
we
liue
in
,
to
addresse
the
selfe
same
Commonitory
to
you
,
that
the
Euangelicall
Prophet
directed
to
the
Israelits
:
to
Abraham
your
Father
,
and
to
Sara
your
Mother
that
boare
you
.
For
in
these
turbulent
times
,
wherein
the
fury
of
armed
heresy
hath
thrust
her
violent
hands
to
the
stelth
of
your
choisest
treasure
,
the
Roman
faith
I
meane
,
which
you
haue
peaceably
enioyed
during
the
reuolution
of
many
ages
,
what
is
more
powerfull
to
stirre
vp
in
your
breasts
the
zeale
of
Catholike
Religion
?
What
more
able
to
kindle
in
your
hartes
the
flame
of
perfect
charity
?
What
more
soueraigne
to
scatter
the
cloudes
of
your
afflicted
mindes
?
Or
what
more
potent
to
breath
into
your
soules
the
sweet
gale
of
Christian
comfort
?
Then
to
offer
vnto
your
intellectuall
view
,
S.
Patricke
the
Abraham
from
whome
you
descended
,
and
Irland
the
Sara
,
by
whome
you
were
borne
?
Truly
on
whome
soeuer
of
them
both
you
cast
your
eyes
,
the
contemplation
of
either
him
,
or
her
,
will
inrich
your
memories
with
the
knowledge
of
so
worthy
matters
,
as
are
able
to
glutt
your
minds
with
content
,
and
rauish
your
soules
with
delight
.
Vouchsafe
then
(
deere
Countrymen
)
to
cast
a
fixed
eye
on
the
ancient
dignity
of
Irland
,
And
to
commence
from
the
splendour
of
learning
,
I
wil
not
detaine
you
with
a
longe
discourse
,
touching
our
domestique
Academies
,
Lupoldus
Babarbugius
sayth
:
The
French
may
be
matched
with
the
Romans
,
by
the
industry
of
Clement
the
Irish
man
.
S.
Antonine
,
Sabellius
,
Nauclerus
,
Barronius
.
The
same
learned
,
and
graue
Authours
depose
in
like
manner
.
That
the
renowned
vniuersity
of
Padua
in
Italy
,
was
erected
by
the
prementioned
Irishmen
,
who
were
the
founders
of
the
vniuersityes
of
Oxford
,
Landesfarne
,
and
Malmsbury
in
England
?
Who
were
the
erecters
of
the
Academies
of
Herbipolis
,
Cullen
,
Sengallensis
,
and
Fulda
in
Germany
?
Who
the
authors
of
Bobium
in
Italy
,
and
Luxouium
in
France
?
That
his
Countrymen
the
English
Saxons
,
did
throug
from
all
parts
into
Irland
,
as
vnto
the
mart
of
all
good
litterature
,
in
so
much
that
it
grew
to
a
common
Prouerbe
among
them
of
such
as
were
giuen
to
their
studies
,
he
was
sent
into
Irland
to
be
trayned
vp
.
This
we
may
further
confirme
from
the
suffrage
of
S.
Adelme
,
who
in
his
epistle
to
King
Elfride
speaking
of
Ireland
,
sayth
:
It
florished
and
was
stored
with
as
copious
a
number
of
Studients
,
as
the
heauens
were
adorned
with
the
syderiall
beames
of
glittering
starres
.
These
then
were
the
burning
lampes
of
learning
,
and
brightsome
lights
of
wisedom
that
shined
so
gloriously
at
home
,
and
extended
their
lustre
so
spaciously
abroad
,
for
the
publique
good
,
and
common
benefit
of
all
Europe
.
Where
you
are
to
obserue
,
that
albeit
they
were
men
of
rare
learning
,
of
profound
wisedome
,
of
deepe
iudgment
,
and
subtile
vnderstandings
,
yet
did
they
submit
their
vnderstanding
,
and
iudgments
,
and
captiuate
their
wisedomes
and
learning
,
to
the
obedience
of
fayth
:
so
that
in
all
their
number
there
was
none
found
to
deny
the
deity
of
the
second
person
,
with
Arrius
,
nor
the
diuinity
of
the
holy
Ghost
with
Macedonius
,
nor
the
truth
of
the
reall
presence
with
Caluin
,
nor
the
necessity
of
good
workes
with
Luther
,
none
was
found
to
be
a
Manichean
,
Marcionist
,
Donatist
,
Eunomian
,
Anabaptist
,
or
Puritan
:
none
I
say
was
found
among
them
to
adhere
to
ould
sectmasters
,
or
to
follow
new
Dogmatizers
,
none
to
embrace
the
heresies
that
grew
in
former
ages
,
or
sprunge
vp
in
these
later
tymes
;
so
happy
was
Ireland
by
the
fauour
of
heauen
to
liue
still
in
the
perpetuall
sunne-shine
of
Catholicke
Religion
,
without
the
interposition
of
any
cloud
of
errour
or
heresy
.
Neither
was
Ireland
our
deere
Country
happy
only
,
in
conseruing
the
integrity
of
faith
,
without
any
touch
of
disloyalty
,
and
being
enriched
with
the
treasures
of
wisedome
and
learning
,
but
she
was
much
more
fortunate
,
and
fecundious
in
producing
from
out
of
her
wombe
miriades
of
Saints
,
S.
Bernard
sayth
,
Out
of
Ireland
,
not
only
into
the
forementioned
,
but
euen
into
forraine
regions
,
S.
Columbanus
comming
to
these
our
quarters
of
France
,
there
builded
the
monastery
of
Luxonium
,
being
made
into
a
great
nation
.
And
Henricus
Antisidorensis
sayth
:
What
need
I
speake
of
Ireland
,
passing
(
almost
all
)
without
any
regard
of
the
dangers
of
the
sea
to
these
our
shores
,
with
whole
troupes
of
Philosophers
,
and
the
more
skillfull
any
of
them
is
,
so
much
the
more
willing
is
he
to
vndertake
a
voluntary
banishment
,
that
he
might
serue
our
most
sage
Salomon
at
will
.
And
Iocelinus
beneath
in
this
volume
sayth
:
Within
a
short
space
,
there
was
not
a
wildernesse
,
noe
nor
scarce
any
corner
,
The
Iland
of
Saints
.
They
liued
according
to
the
prescript
,
and
tenour
of
life
,
which
S.
Patricke
set
them
down
;
for
contempt
of
the
world
,
Theodorus
Abbot
sayth
:
This
iland
,
as
it
surpasseth
all
the
world
for
fertility
of
soyle
,
so
is
it
more
blessed
for
the
glorious
simplicity
of
Saints
.
Gaufridus
likewise
testifyeth
:
Scotland
,
which
is
also
called
Ireland
,
is
a
fertile
I
le
of
Saints
,
and
equalling
almost
the
number
of
starres
,
with
the
patronages
of
Saints
.
Marianus
Scotus
sayth
:
Ireland
is
an
Iland
full
of
saints
,
and
very
wounderfull
men
.
Gulimanus
:
Ireland
is
the
shoppe
of
most
holy
and
learned
men
.
Ionas
Abbot
sayth
:
Ireland
for
fayth
excelleth
all
the
Neighbour
Countryes
.
Baronius
:
Ireland
is
most
constant
in
the
Catholike
Religion
.
Doctor
Sanders
:
The
people
of
that
Country
,
are
farre
more
Catholike
,
then
many
other
Nations
.
Flodoardus
sayth
:
Ireland
for
fayth
,
surpasseth
all
the
neighbour
Nations
.
Ioannes
Maginus
:
The
Irish
maint
aine
the
Christian
religion
purely
.
These
then
be
the
testimonyes
(
deere
Country
men
)
that
learned
and
graue
Authors
giue
to
the
sanctity
,
fayth
,
and
learning
of
Ireland
.
But
perchance
your
pious
curiosity
will
not
be
satisfyed
with
these
generall
notions
,
therefore
I
will
descend
to
some
particulers
,
and
giue
a
sight
of
a
few
of
the
many
trompets
of
truth
,
Ioannes
Mōlanus
,
Antonius
Yepes
,
Venerable
Bede
,
Wyon
,
the
English
martyrologe
,
Cambden
,
and
others
:
Ireland
hath
sent
S.
Columbe
the
Great
with
his
twelue
holy
companions
into
Scotland
.
Foylan
,
Vltan
and
Bertuin
.
To
the
Diocesse
of
S.
Omers
S.
Luglius
King
of
Ireland
,
and
S.
Luglianus
Archbishop
.
To
the
Diocesse
of
Gaunt
S.
Liuin
,
and
Columban
.
To
the
Diocesse
of
Antwerp
S.
Fredegand
.
To
the
Diocesse
of
Namures
S.
Foranan
,
and
S.
Eloquius
.
To
the
Diocesse
of
Bruges
S.
Guthagon
.
To
the
Diocesse
of
Harlem
S.
Geron.
To
the
Diocesse
of
Ruremond
,
S.
Wiron
and
Plechelmon
.
To
the
Diocesse
of
Balduke
S.
Dymphna
,
and
Oda
Martyrs
,
and
Virgins
of
roiall
blood
,
and
S.
Gereberne
.
These
were
the
masters
of
fayth
,
the
Embassadors
of
Religion
,
the
Euangelistés
of
peace
,
Ireland
emploied
in
illustrating
forraine
Countryes
(
not
to
speak
of
Iliades
,
&
millions
that
shined
at
home
like
so
many
meridian
sunnes
)
Pastors
and
Bishops
(
to
vse
S.
Augustines
phrase
)
who
were
graue
,
learned
,
holy
,
earnest
defendors
of
the
truth
,
who
sucked
the
Catholicke
fayth
with
their
milke
,
and
tooke
it
with
their
meate
,
whose
milke
,
and
meate
they
ministred
to
the
little
and
great
.
Hitherto
deere
Countrymen
,
I
haue
exhibited
Ireland
to
your
consideration
,
giuing
you
rather
a
transitory
sight
,
then
a
full
vieu
of
the
beauty
,
and
maiesty
,
the
finger
of
the
Almighty
hath
imprinted
on
her
face
.
Now
it
resteth
that
I
present
to
your
fauourable
aspects
another
no
lesse
gratefull
,
and
eysome
an
obiect
S.
Patricke
your
glorious
Abbot
,
from
whom
Ireland
receaued
fayth
,
religion
,
piety
,
and
whatsoeuer
els
in
this
kind
she
holdeth
glorious
,
deemeth
deere
,
or
accounteth
honorable
.
S.
Iames
the
Great
came
long
before
S.
Patricke
to
plant
the
Christian
Religion
in
Ireland
,
as
Flauius
Dexter
an
ancient
Author
liuing
in
the
same
age
with
Ierom
,
Ioannes
Gill
,
and
Vincentius
Bellouacensis
teach
.
Grant
S.
Mansuetus
an
Irish
man
by
birth
,
and
disciple
to
S.
Peter
the
Apostle
,
was
sent
by
S.
Peter
himselfe
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
49.
to
preach
the
Ghospell
in
Ireland
,
S.
Patricke
,
He
wrote
as
Pitseus
witnesseth
,
many
workes
.
(
Itinetarium
)
of
Ireland
,
one
booke
.
He
liued
an
hundred
and
two
and
twenty
yeares
,
most
part
of
which
tyme
he
spent
in
reclayming
the
Irish
from
idolatry
to
the
agnition
of
one
true
God
:
during
the
course
of
so
many
yeares
so
fruitfully
spent
among
vs
,
his
pen
neuer
deliuered
,
his
tongue
neuer
vttered
,
nor
himselfe
neuer
practifed
indeed
any
thing
that
might
haue
the
least
colour
of
fauouring
or
establishing
that
Religion
,
which
the
preachers
of
the
fift
Ghospel
proudly
vaunt
,
and
vainely
boast
,
to
be
the
doctrine
and
fayth
of
the
Primitiue
Church
.
And
since
they
obtrude
their
new
found
Ghospell
on
you
,
vnder
the
specious
vizard
of
venerable
antiquity
;
loe
we
offer
heere
S.
Patrickes
life
,
written
by
a
learned
pen
400.
yeares
agoe
,
and
extracted
out
of
the
seuerall
volumes
,
S.
Luman
,
S.
Benignus
,
S.
Mel
,
S.
Patricke
the
yonger
,
and
S.
Leuinus
haue
compiled
of
his
famous
acts
and
stupendious
signes
.
Loe
I
say
we
offer
them
Saint
Patrickes
life
,
who
liued
in
the
purer
times
of
christianity
,
let
them
examine
it
,
let
them
search
it
,
&
point
vs
out
what
they
shall
find
in
it
to
countenan e
their
cause
,
or
to
aduance
their
religion
:
but
sure
I
am
they
will
shrincke
from
such
a
disquisition
,
as
would
turne
to
their
notable
preiudice
and
open
confusion
,
by
discouering
the
fondnes
and
nouelty
of
their
religion
.
For
nothing
will
occure
heere
but
quires
of
sacred
virgins
cap.
17.
§.
2.
and
cap.
18.
§.
4.
and
troupes
of
holy
monkes
,
ibid.
&c.
13.
§.
5.
cap.
12.
§
.
3.
They
will
admire
at
the
frequent
mention
of
holy
Vayles
cap.
10.
§.
1.
&c.
13.
§.
5.
and
Ecclesiasticall
tonsure
,
cap.
4.
§
.
1.
Holy
water
,
cap.
16.
§
.
5.
Vessels
of
holy
oyles
cap.
15.
§
.
4.
Hallowed
fire
,
cap.
5.
§
.
2.
The
signe
of
the
Crosse
cap.
18.
§.
2.
&
alibi
,
sound
very
harshly
in
Protestants
eares
.
Our
wiuing
Ghospellers
hold
no
commerce
,
or
society
with
a
continent
and
chast
Monke
cap.
20.
§.
3.
cap.
22.
§
.
1.
The
refined
Ritualists
of
Geneua
,
will
neuer
acknowledge
our
glorious
Prelate
,
walking
in
the
maiesty
of
a
Romaine
Pallium
.
These
delicate
reformers
,
wil
neuer
challenge
a
religious
,
consumed
with
fasts
and
weakned
with
hayre-cloath
cap.
1.
§.
7.
cap.
20.
§.
3.
as
a
disciple
of
their
sensuall
Palenesse
,
comming
of
long
standing
in
cold
water
cap.
20.
§.
3.
a
thing
neuer
practised
by
our
tender
●olifidians
.
Short
and
broken
sleepes
taken
all
alone
on
a
hard
flint
cap.
20.
§.
3.
seeme
strange
and
absurd
in
the
Theology
of
our
libidinous
Ministers
,
who
lie
immersed
in
beds
of
downe
,
not
alone
,
but
embracing
their
sweet
harts
with
greater
deuotion
,
then
euer
any
Genua
Bible
.
This
rigid
tenor
of
life
,
sauoureth
much
of
Martin
,
and
German
,
those
austere
old
men
,
whome
S.
Patricke
glorieth
to
haue
been
his
masters
&
instructors
c.
3.
§
.
1.
This
child
of
grace
glorieth
to
haue
had
so
worthy
educators
,
whose
liues
,
if
any
list
to
peruse
,
he
shal
quickly
discerne
,
how
far
they
were
from
impressing
in
his
hart
,
any
thing
that
relisheth
to
Lutheranisme
or
Caluinisme
.
But
what
need
I
run
so
far
into
these
proportionles
parales
?
When
as
the
monasteries
our
glorious
Apostle
erected
;
the
Churches
he
founded
;
the
Cloisters
he
gouerned
;
the
Bishops
he
consecrated
;
the
Priests
he
ordained
;
the
Virgins
he
vayled
;
the
pennance
he
preached
;
the
mortification
he
exersiced
;
&
the
progeny
from
him
descended
proclaime
to
the
world
that
he
aduanced
no
other
colors
of
religion
,
than
those
,
vnder
which
Christs
militant
spouse
the
Catholike
Roman
Church
marcheth
at
this
present
day
.
And
though
the
whole
body
of
the
reformed
religion
lyeth
a
bleeding
at
al
her
veynes
(
and
had
been
long
since
buryed
in
the
cenders
of
obliuion
did
it
receaue
no
more
support
from
the
temporal
sword
,
then
it
doth
from
the
sword
of
the
spirit
)
being
so
deeply
lanced
,
&
cruelly
wounded
by
the
irresistable
weapons
wherwith
Ekius
,
Castro
,
Bellarminus
,
Baronius
,
Feuardentius
,
Becanus
,
Cano
,
Stapleton
,
Panagaroll
,
&
other
valiant
champions
of
the
Catholike
cause
,
haue
copiously
stored
the
Arsenals
of
their
famous
writings
:
yet
wil
I
here
(
to
remoue
all
ambiguity
in
behalfe
of
S.
Partrick
)
furnish
the
scrip
of
your
memoryes
with
fiue
most
bright
stons
taken
vp
out
of
the
torrent
of
our
glorious
Apostles
life
,
wherwith
if
you
charge
the
sling
of
your
tongues
,
the
weakest
among
you
shal
be
able
to
encounter
,
&
cast
downe
any
temerarious
,
&
Goliah-harted
protestant
that
should
vndertake
to
renew
the
lost
field
,
or
to
recouer
the
gayned
breach
,
or
to
breath
life
a
new
into
these
fiue
(
for
examples
sake
)
death-sicke
members
of
the
fift
Ghospell
.
Euery
King
,
&
temporall
Prince
is
head
of
the
Church
within
his
own
dominions
,
and
signeories
.
The
holy
Sacrament
of
the
Eucharist
,
is
but
a
bare
type
&
naked
figure
:
no
religious
worship
is
to
be
exhibited
to
the
sacred
reliques
of
Saints
:
the
Masse
deserueth
not
the
honour
or
name
of
a
sacrifyce
,
it
being
but
a
phantastical
stage-show
,
fraught
with
ridiculous
gesticulations
:
sole
&
naked
fayth
is
able
to
trāport
vs
to
the
hauen
of
interminable
happines
.
What
,
is
this
the
symbole
that
Patricke
hath
planted
with
infatigable
paynes
,
&
roborated
with
stupendious
miracles
?
Is
this
the
forme
of
belief
that
hath
ingendred
in
our
worthy
Ancestors
such
contempt
of
sublunar
felicity
,
such
detestation
of
sensuall
blandishments
,
&
such
thirst
of
heauenly
beatitudes
?
Why
then
did
Patrike
seeke
and
accept
of
his
mission
from
the
Roman
chaire
c.
3.
§
.
2.
&
4
?
Why
did
he
procure
her
priuiledges
and
indults
c.
17.
§.
2
?
Why
did
he
not
misprize
the
title
of
Apostle
,
the
office
of
Legat
,
the
Pallium
of
Bishop
she
bestowed
of
him
,
c.
17.
§.
33
?
Where
doth
he
treate
with
Kinges
,
touching
the
vndergoing
this
care
of
preaching
?
Or
where
is
the
least
mention
to
be
found
that
he
was
emploied
by
them
in
this
charge
?
We
find
in
this
volume
,
c.
10
§
.
2.
&
4.
that
he
reuoked
to
life
,
&
enspirited
againe
,
the
dead
bodyes
of
Kinges
,
but
neuer
that
he
entituled
them
heads
of
the
Church
,
&
surely
he
was
no
lesse
faythful
in
designing
of
these
liuing
vnder
one
supreme
and
soueraigne
Pastour
,
then
he
was
fortunate
in
reuiuing
them
.
By
S.
Patrickes
verdict
then
,
not
Kings
,
but
Bishops
are
gouernors
of
the
Church
&
Presidents
of
fayth
.
The
moderne
sect
masters
depriue
you
of
the
substance
,
and
substitute
but
a
bare
shadow
of
Christs
body
in
the
holy
Eucharist
.
But
more
liberall
is
Patricke
,
who
confidently
teacheth
(
q
)
the
bloud
&
body
of
our
spouse
,
to
be
shrouded
vnder
these
visible
symbols
c.
6.
§.
6.
&c.
16.
§.
5.
and
stileth
it
,
a
diuine
Viaticum
,
c.
10.
§
.
2.
These
pure
Gospellers
daigne
not
scarce
the
honor
of
sepulture
to
sacred
bodies
,
of
whose
cinders
S.
Patrick
deliuereth
magnificent
eulogies
,
&
prophecieth
gloriously
c.
12
§.
5.
and
brought
himselfe
from
Rome
reliques
of
the
Apostles
&
Martyrs
,
togeather
with
a
sheet
died
with
our
Sauiours
bloud
,
causing
them
to
be
shrined
sumptuously
,
&
worshiped
religiously
c.
17.
§
.
3.
Calum
&
Luthers
progeny
,
are
so
incensed
against
the
holy
sacrifice
of
masse
,
that
they
are
not
only
content
to
abrogat
the
vse
therof
,
but
they
would
haue
the
very
name
obliterated
.
But
S.
Patrike
was
a
most
earnest
establisher
of
the
Masse
,
by
the
confession
of
protestants
themselues
,
so
that
with
the
bare
instruments
used
in
that
misterious
oblation
he
wrought
stupendious
signes
,
c.
11.
§.
2.
&
deliuered
many
honorable
encomioms
of
it
.
Now
as
for
saluation
attained
by
sole
fayth
,
the
Proto-patriark
of
the
fift
gospell
,
is
so
serious
to
establish
this
wicked
Theorem
,
that
in
fauour
of
it
,
he
shameth
not
to
discard
canonicall
Scripture
;
thinking
perchance
that
himselfe
being
the
Apostle
of
a
god
&
goddes
Bacbus
&
Venus
might
by
authority
down
waigh
&
ouer
the
Apostle
of
Iesus
Christ
.
S.
Patricke
was
so
farre
from
allowing
of
this
exoticall
and
vnchristian
paradoxe
,
the
sluce
to
all
flagitiousnesse
,
that
he
tearmeth
with
S.
Iames
,
Fayth
that
is
not
animated
by
good
workee
,
a
dead
,
and
life-lesse
fayth
,
nay
no
fayth
at
all
,
that
in
any
wise
auailes
towardes
our
finall
happinesse
.
By
this
Antithesis
of
these
fiue
articles
in
debate
betweene
vs
and
Protestants
(
not
to
enterlarge
me
any
more
in
a
cause
so
perspicuous
in
any
dispassionate
eye
)
the
Antinomy
or
opposition
of
the
fift
ghospell
,
and
S.
Patrickes
religion
,
is
rendred
so
luculent
and
manifest
,
that
the
proudest
Achilles
of
the
Protestant
side
,
vnlesse
he
be
moone-sicke
,
wil
neuer
presume
to
accept
of
the
combat
on
the
open
playne
of
S.
Patrickes
life
.
Now
to
declare
the
triall
of
so
indifferent
and
vnpartiall
a
barre
,
and
to
flinche
from
the
vnpreiudicate
verdict
of
Saint
Patricke
(
who
liued
within
the
compasse
of
the
fiue
prime
ages
of
the
confessed
purity
of
fayth
and
religion
)
cannot
but
put
all
Catholikes
,
and
especially
Irishmen
,
in
suspicion
of
their
fraudulent
dēportement
,
and
foule
wracking
impostures
,
since
it
was
Patrike
that
brought
to
them
the
brightsome
light
of
true
,
and
neuer
fayling
fayth
,
if
euer
she
blazed
her
glorious
beames
on
the
face
of
Ireland
(
and
I
suppose
none
will
be
soe
impudent
as
to
deny
she
did
)
since
it
was
Patricke
that
planted
Ireland
,
a
Paradise
of
pleasures
,
whether
Elias
would
not
disdaine
to
be
transported
in
his
fiery
Caoch
to
glut
his
mind
with
her
marueilous
delights
,
since
it
was
he
that
consecrated
her
as
it
were
a
third
heauen
,
whether
S.
Paul
would
willingly
be
rauished
to
contemplate
her
delightfull
maruayles
,
since
it
was
he
that
disimpestered
her
by
the
soueraigne
influxion
of
his
sacred
benediction
,
of
the
encombrance
of
serpents
,
scorpions
&
other
venemous
animals
,
since
it
was
he
that
beautifyeth
her
with
the
stately
structures
of
religious
monasteries
,
garnished
her
with
many
miriades
of
renowned
Saints
,
enriched
her
with
copious
treasures
of
sacred
priuiledges
,
so
that
scarce
any
corner
can
be
found
in
Ireland
,
that
is
not
sanctifyed
with
some
worthy
monument
of
his
holy
benediction
.
What
hitherto
we
haue
instanced
in
a
more
ample
and
diffuse
manner
concerning
S.
Patricke
our
chiefe
patron
and
Apostle
,
the
same
we
may
auouch
no
lesse
of
S.
Bridgit
the
seconde
in
the
number
of
our
holy
patrons
:
how
farre
she
was
from
houlding
with
Protestants
,
or
breaking
with
Catholikes
,
her
life
will
giue
ample
testimony
.
The
same
we
may
as
well
auerre
of
S.
Columbe
,
who
is
the
third
in
the
glory
of
patronizing
Ireland
;
for
he
taught
no
other
religion
in
Brittany
or
the
lesser
Scotland
,
then
that
himselfe
learned
in
Ireland
,
or
the
greater
Scotland
.
What
this
religion
was
,
Protestant
or
Papisticall
,
I
leaue
it
to
the
arbittement
of
any
that
wil
with
conscience
peruse
his
life
,
which
heere
we
haue
compendiously
set
downe
.
Heare
then
,
O
worthy
children
with
an
obsequious
eare
,
the
doctrin
of
your
thrice
worthy
Father
S.
Patricke
,
and
of
your
two
other
holy
Patrons
,
bind
it
on
your
fingers
,
If
sinners
entise
you
,
do
not
condescend
to
them
;
for
their
feete
do
run
to
euill
.
What
greater
euill
can
they
runne
into
,
then
to
varnish
their
nouuell
religion
,
with
the
graue
colours
of
venerable
antiquity
?
Or
what
greater
imposture
can
they
impose
on
you
,
then
to
father
their
protestant
paradoxes
,
on
the
primitiue
Christians
?
Can
any
conceaue
that
our
moderne
sect-masters
,
after
the
reuolution
of
so
many
ages
,
see
more
clearely
,
or
practise
more
faithfully
,
the
religion
that
flourished
in
the
first
fiue
centuryes
after
our
redemption
,
then
S.
Patricke
who
liued
within
the
compasse
of
the
sayd
tymes
?
O
no!
This
bragge
then
of
their
pretensed
concordance
with
the
Christians
of
these
purer
tymes
,
is
a
vaine
flourish
,
a
painted
shew
,
a
mere
collusion
.
who
is
meanly
conuersant
in
the
Epistles
of
[
a
](A04498-e1600-b)
a
Anac
.
epist.
1.
&
2.
Anacletus
the
first
,
Sixtus
[
b
](A04498-e1630-b)
b
Sixtus
epist.
2.
the
first
,
Euaristus
[
c
](A04498-e1650-b)
c
Euari
.
epist.
1.
the
first
,
Alexander
[
d
](A04498-e1670-b)
d
Alex.
epist.
1.
the
first
,
or
in
[
e
](A04498-e1680-b)
e
Diony.
epist.
2.
Dionysius
,
[
f
](A04498-e1700-b)
f
Euseb.
epist
,
3.
Eusebius
[
g
](A04498-e1720-b)
g
Silues
.
in
Concil.
Rom.
c.
20
Syluester
[
h
](A04498-e1740-b)
h
Dam.
epist.
2.
ad
Stephanum
.
&
Concil.
Africae
.
Damasus
,
or
[
i
](A04498-e1760-b)
i
Anast.
ad
Ger.
&
Burgundiae
Episcopos
.
Anastasius
,
but
knowes
what
to
hould
,
and
embrace
concerning
the
primacy
,
and
headship
of
the
Roman
sea
?
Who
euer
perused
[
k
](A04498-e1780-b)
k
Tert.
de
resur
.
carnis
c
,
8.
Tertullian
,
[
l
](A04498-e1800-b)
l
Cyprian
.
epict
.
54.
S.
Cyprian
,
[
m
](A04498-e1820-b)
m
Hylar
.
lib.
8
,
de
Trin.
S.
Hilary
,
[
n
](A04498-e1840-b)
n
Ambros.
de
Sacrament
.
lib.
5.
cap.
4.
S.
Ambrose
,
[
o
](A04498-e1860-b)
o
Hiero.
in
Ezech
lib.
14.
S.
Hierome
,
[
p
](A04498-e1880-b)
p
August
in
Psal.
33.
S.
Augustine
,
but
see
how
patently
they
confesse
the
reall
presence
of
our
Sauiours
bloud
,
&
body
in
the
holy
Eucharist
.
There
is
none
so
little
versed
in
[
q
](A04498-e1900-b)
q
Alex.
epist.
1.
c.
4
Alexander
,
[
r
](A04498-e1920-b)
r
Telesp
.
epist.
ad
omnes
viriliter
.
c.
2.
Telesphorus
,
[
s
](A04498-e1940-b)
s
Anac
.
ep.
1.
c.
2.
Anacletus
,
[
t
](A04498-e1960-b)
t
Cypri
.
ep.
60.
&
68.
S.
Cyprian
,
[
u
](A04498-e1980-b)
u
Euseb.
apud
Gra●tanum
de
consecrat
.
distinct.
1.
Euseb
,
[
x
](A04498-e2000-b)
x
Sylue
.
in
actis
Concil.
Rom.
Syluester
,
[
y
](A04498-e2020-b)
y
Hil.
ad
Constan.
l
3
S.
Hilary
,
[
z
](A04498-e2040-b)
z
Hier.
ad
Helbidium
epist.
150.
S.
Hierome
,
but
can
tell
,
that
they
acknowledge
the
masse
to
be
a
true
and
perfect
sacrifice
.
Who
is
so
alphabeticall
a
Controuertist
,
but
can
beare
witnesse
that
[
a
](A04498-e2060-b)
a
Basil.
erat
.
40.
Basil
the
Great
.
[
b
](A04498-e2080-b)
b
Greg.
Niss
.
orat
.
in
Theod.
Gregory
Nissen
,
[
c
](A04498-e2100-b)
c
Nazi
.
in
Iulianum
opostatam
Nazianzen
[
d
](A04498-e2120-b)
d
Amb.
serm.
de
S
S.
Naza
.
&
Celso
.
S.
Ambrose
,
[
e
](A04498-e2140-b)
e
Cyr●l
.
Hieros
.
cathe
.
18.
S.
Cyrill
of
Hierusalem
,
[
f
](A04498-e2160-b)
f
Chrys.
hom.
66.
c●p
pulum
Antioch
.
&
lib.
aduersus
Gentiles
S.
Chrisostome
,
[
g
](A04498-e2180-b)
g
Hier●●
.
aduersus
Vigilantium
.
S.
Hierome
,
allow
of
religious
honour
done
to
Saints
reliques
?
Euery
yesterday-reader
of
the
famous
monuments
of
the
holy
Fathers
,
can
tel
you
that
(
h
)
Origen
,
(
i
)
Didimus
Alexandrinus
,
(
k
)
Cyril
of
Hierusalem
,
(
l
)
Nazianzen
,
(
m
)
S.
Gregory
Nyssen
,
(
n
)
Theophilus
Alexandrinus
,
(
o
)
S.
Hierome
,
(
p
)
S.
Austin
,
(
q
)
Sedulius
,
(
r
)
Saluianus
,
openly
teach
and
publikly
professe
the
necessity
of
good
works
,
and
generally
declaime
against
the
Lutheran
iustification
by
sole
fayth
.
By
these
points
insisted
vpon
,
and
instanced
by
vs
,
you
may
learne
the
sympathy
between
vs
moderne
Catholikes
and
S.
Patricke
,
&
betweene
S.
Patrike
and
the
Primitiue
Christians
:
and
on
the
contrary
,
discouer
the
discrepancy
of
the
Protestants
,
not
only
with
S.
Patcrike
,
whome
I
am
sure
they
wil
discard
for
a
very
superstitious
papist
,
but
from
all
the
current
of
the
ancient
Catholiks
,
hauing
no
more
alliance
with
than
,
then
truth
with
falshood
,
light
with
darkenes
,
or
Christ
with
Belial
.
And
to
returne
home
,
deere
Contrymen
,
it
is
not
they
that
conuerted
Ireland
,
being
a
pagan
Kingdome
,
but
rather
peruerted
her
being
a
Catholike
country
,
they
haue
not
illuminated
her
faythlesse
,
with
the
light
of
faith
,
but
on
the
contrary
,
obscured
her
faythfull
with
the
fogge
of
heresy
.
For
which
respect
that
remarkable
censure
of
Tertullian
may
be
deseruedly
pronounced
of
them
:
Of
the
administration
of
the
word
,
what
shall
I
say
?
Since
it
is
their
study
,
not
to
conuert
the
Ethnicks
,
but
to
peruert
ours
:
and
this
glory
they
ayme
at
,
if
they
may
procure
the
ruine
of
such
as
stand
,
and
not
the
erection
of
them
that
are
prostrate
;
for
their
worke
consists
not
of
their
owne
proper
building
,
but
of
the
destruction
of
the
truth
;
they
digge
vp
our
workes
,
to
build
their
owne
,
so
it
comes
to
passe
,
that
they
contriue
more
easily
the
ruine
of
standing
houses
,
then
the
structure
of
ruinous
buildings
.
Sinc
it
is
so
deer
Contrymen
,
perseuer
constantly
to
the
end
,
in
that
fayth
our
glorious
Apostle
S.
Patricke
hath
denounced
&
preached
to
you
:
keep
your selues
intrenched
within
the
strong
&
impregnable
fortresse
of
the
Catholick
Roman
Churche
,
which
the
fraud
of
heretiks
shall
neuer
vndermine
,
nor
the
force
of
Tyrants
could
neuer
ouerthrow
,
and
to
the
new
and
late
borne-ghospellers
answere
with
Tertullian
.
Who
be
yee
?
Whence
,
and
when
came
yee
?
Whence
do
yee
now
come
abroad
?
Where
did
yee
lurke
so
long
?
We
neuer
hitherto
heard
any
thing
of
you
.
And
with
blessed
Optatus
:
Show
vs
the
beginning
of
your
Chayre
,
yee
who
claime
to
your selues
holy
Church
?
And
with
holy
Hilary
:
You
came
newly
,
you
rose
too
late
,
we
haue
,
what
we
ought
to
beleeue
touching
Christ
,
the
Church
,
and
Sacraments
;
for
we
may
well
suspect
that
it
is
not
long
since
you
began
to
appeare
,
in
regard
that
the
good
corne
was
sowen
,
and
grew
before
,
and
not
after
the
darnel
.
You
may
likewise
seuerely
admonish
them
with
that
holy
Doctor
S.
Hierom.
Whosoeuer
thou
beest
that
art
a
teacher
of
new
opinions
,
spare
the
Romans
eares
,
spare
the
fayth
that
hath
beene
praysed
by
the
Apostles
mouth
.
Why
do
you
labour
to
teach
vs
after
400.
(
now
1500.
)
years
?
What
we
neuer
heard
of
before
?
Why
did
you
bring
to
light
that
which
S.
Peter
,
&
S.
Paul
would
not
preach
?
Without
this
your
fayth
,
the
world
hath
beene
Christian
to
this
present
day
:
I
will
professe
being
now
an
old
man
,
that
fayth
wherein
I
was
borne
a
child
.
Lastly
you
may
iustly
obiect
to
them
the
golden
trumpet
of
the
ghospel
S
Paul
,
But
although
we
or
an
Angel
from
heauen
,
euangelize
to
you
,
beside
that
which
we
haue
euangelized
to
you
,
be
he
Anathema
or
accursed
.
By
this
is
most
euident
with
what
feare
,
with
what
care
,
with
what
solicitude
,
with
what
zeale
nouelty
is
to
be
detested
,
and
antiquity
to
be
maintained
,
Protestancy
to
be
auoided
,
&
Catholik
religion
to
be
embraced
,
since
it
is
not
lawfull
for
S.
Peter
,
S.
Paul
,
S.
Iohn
,
no
nor
the
whole
senat
of
the
Apostls
,
nor
yet
for
al
the
hostes
of
Angels
,
to
set
down
any
forme
of
belief
,
other
then
that
which
hath
byn
preached
already
.
Now
if
the
dissemination
of
the
tares
&
new
dogmats
,
be
liable
to
this
Apostolical
Anathema
or
curse
,
&
subiect
to
so
heauy
a
censure
,
questionlesse
the
embracement
of
them
is
as
damnable
,
&
implyes
no
lesse
then
wrack
of
our
souls
euerlasting
weale
.
The
terror
of
which
dreadful
menace
,
I
pray
God
by
the
merits
of
our
glorious
Patrons
&
intercession
of
their
numerous
&
holy
progeny
of
Saints
,
that
it
may
alway
sound
in
your
eares
,
&
sinke
into
your
harts
to
the
end
,
that
amidst
the
swelling
billowes
&
boyling
waues
of
enraged
heresy
,
you
may
sticke
fast
to
the
irremoueable
rocke
of
the
Roman
Church
,
by
the
stronge
cable
of
true
&
ancient
Religion
,
and
after
attaine
to
that
euerlasting
beatitude
,
which
God
of
his
inexhausted
manificence
,
bestoweth
of
them
that
neuer
change
their
fayth
from
him
.
For
this
and
no
other
end
,
haue
I
vndertaken
this
traduction
of
our
glorious
Patrons
liues
.
So
wishing
you
deere
Contrymen
,
all
edification
,
and
furtherance
in
vertue
,
by
the
perusall
of
this
little
Volume
,
&
humbly
begging
for
my selfe
a
part
in
your
holy
deuotions
,
I
will
vpon
confidence
of
your
fauorable
allowance
,
take
the
quality
of
Your
most
obsequious
seruant
in
all
Christian
duty
,
Fr.
B.
B.
one
of
the
Irish
Franciscan
Friars
at
Louain
.
ADVERTISEMENTS
TO
THE
READER
.
FIRST
(
gentle
Reader
)
I
would
haue
thee
vnderstand
,
that
in
this
Translation
of
S.
Patrickes
life
,
I
haue
followed
Iocelinus
of
Tornesio
,
who
had
written
it
in
latin
aboue
400.
yeares
agone
,
at
the
intreaty
of
S.
Malachy
Bishop
of
Conerthen
,
of
the
right
Reuerend
Father
in
God
Thomas
,
Lord
Primate
of
Ireland
,
&
of
the
honorable
Knight
Syr
Iohn
de
Curcy
,
as
himself
signifyeth
in
his
Preface
,
which
togeather
with
many
other
celebrious
and
note-worthy
thinges
,
I
haue
willingly
left
out
,
contenting
my selfe
in
this
present
edition
,
to
publish
a
summary
abridgment
of
the
matters
,
that
are
most
remarkable
,
and
best
befitting
our
tymes
.
If
I
learne
that
this
my
labour
will
proue
gratefull
,
I
will
God
willing
,
put
my
hand
to
an
entiere
edition
.
Secondly
,
I
would
haue
thee
know
,
that
in
seuerall
Chapters
and
passages
,
I
haue
for
the
latin
word
Brittannia
,
translated
England
,
wherof
I
would
haue
none
to
take
aduantage
.
I
know
the
English
lay
clayme
to
S.
Patricke
,
so
doe
the
French
,
so
doe
the
Moderne
Scots
.
Therefore
it
was
not
my
minde
,
or
meaning
to
giue
a
decissiue
verdict
or
suffrage
in
a
matter
so
disputable
on
all
sides
,
or
to
depriue
any
of
the
former
nations
of
the
right
,
or
title
they
haue
to
him
.
For
S.
Patricke
is
too
rich
a
iewell
,
to
be
lost
but
vpon
good
euidence
,
and
better
then
I
haue
alleadged
.
Thirdly
,
concerning
S.
Bridgits
life
,
I
haue
translated
it
partly
out
of
Cogitosus
her
nephew
(
as
some
do
thinke
)
and
partly
out
of
Capgraue
,
&
haue
my
slefe
distinguished
it
by
Chapters
and
Paragraphes
otherwise
then
it
is
in
the
latin
,
thinking
that
the
methode
I
obserued
therein
,
would
be
more
for
thy
spirituall
profit
,
the
ornament
of
the
worke
,
and
perspicuity
of
the
life
it selfe
.
Fourthly
,
this
summary
of
S.
Columbes
life
,
I
haue
abridged
out
of
S.
Adamnan
,
whome
I
haue
preferred
before
many
other
authors
,
supposing
that
none
will
be
so
impudent
,
as
to
deny
what
hath
beene
deliuered
from
so
holy
,
and
innocuous
a
pen
Further
for
the
latin
worde
Scotia
,
I
haue
most
commonly
translated
Ireland
,
in
regard
that
Ireland
was
anciently
called
Scotia
,
by
the
conspiring
confession
and
vniforme
consent
of
all
learned
Writers
,
and
especialy
,
because
it
is
cleerer
then
midday
,
that
my
Authour
meaneth
by
the
latin
word
Scotia
,
Ireland
,
which
he
calls
sometymes
Scotia
,
and
sometimes
Hibernia
,
in
one
and
the
selfe
same
paragraphe
,
whereof
see
cleere
and
vndenidable
proofes
lib.
2.
cap.
6.
§
.
1.
and
lib.
3.
cap.
2.
§
.
1.
Which
we
haue
faythfully
translated
as
they
lye
in
the
latin
,
to
show
with
what
sincerity
and
candour
,
and
vpon
what
iustifyable
groundes
,
we
haue
proceeded
in
this
matter
.
Fiftly
gentle
Reader
,
I
trust
that
as
the
desire
of
of
aduancing
thy
spirituall
profit
,
made
me
vndertake
this
translation
:
so
thou
wilt
be
pleased
of
thy
curtesy
to
correct
patiently
,
or
to
couer
charitably
,
the
faults
escaped
both
in
the
English
,
and
print
.
Truly
were
I
able
(
as
I
was
not
)
to
inuest
these
Saints
liues
in
a
lofty
and
magnificent
stile
,
yet
would
I
preferre
a
a
plaine
and
simple
phrase
.
I
know
that
would
sound
sweetest
in
the
eare
,
but
this
sinketh
deepest
into
the
hart
,
whereof
holy
Scriptures
written
in
a
phrase
plaine
inough
,
giue
aboundant
testimony
.
But
as
for
the
faults
of
the
presse
,
they
could
not
but
be
many
,
by
reason
of
my
owne
absence
from
the
Print
:
the
most
principall
I
haue
noted
downe
in
the
correctiue
table
,
the
rest
I
leaue
to
thy
fauourable
correction
,
Farewell
.
THE
LIFE
OF
THE
GLORIOVS
BISHOP
SAINT
PATRICKE
APOSTLE
AND
PRIMAT
OF
IRELAND
.
Of
S.
Patrickes
Country
,
Parents
,
Byrth
,
and
some
miracles
wrought
by
him
in
his
Infancy
.
CHAP.
I.
IN
the
village
of
Taburnia
in
Brittany
,
hard
by
Emptor
Towne
,
in
the
South
of
England
,
there
liued
a
man
named
Calphurnius
,
who
took
to
wife
a
french
Damoiselle
named
Conquessa
,
Neece
to
S.
Martin
Archbishop
of
Tours
in
France
.
This
holy
couple
,
liued
togeather
in
great
sanctity
,
and
perfection
,
being
iust
before
God
,
and
walking
in
his
iustifications
,
and
commandements
without
blame
.
In
processe
of
tyme
,
it
pleased
God
to
blesse
them
with
a
holy
,
and
happy
issue
,
whome
they
named
Patricke
,
who
was
no
sooner
regenerated
in
the
lauer
of
holy
Baptisme
,
but
God
began
to
denounce
to
the
world
,
his
admirable
sanctity
,
by
the
voyce
of
stupendious
miracles
,
in
manner
following
.
2.
A
certaine
man
strucken
with
blindnes
from
his
mothers
wombe
,
named
Gormas
,
heard
in
his
sleep
a
voyce
commanding
him
with
the
right
hand
of
the
child
Patrick
(
newly
christened
)
to
make
the
signe
of
the
Crosse
on
the
ground
:
3.
The
holy
child
Patricke
,
encreasing
in
yeares
,
grew
likewise
in
grace
,
and
as
a
shop
full
fraught
with
sweet
perfumes
,
breathed
forth
the
fragrant
odours
of
astonishing
miracles
.
In
Emptor
Towne
,
where
the
holy
child
and
his
sister
Lupita
were
brought
vppe
,
vnder
the
care
of
an
Aunt
of
theirs
,
after
the
dissoluing
of
the
frost
,
a
certaine
sinke
,
or
Va●te
,
did
so
swell
vp
with
waters
,
that
it
threatned
the
destruction
of
many
houses
,
and
particulerly
the
inundation
did
ouerwhelme
the
house
wherein
the
holy
child
liued
,
so
that
al
the
houshold
stuffe
was
ouerflowen
:
the
Blessed
child
being
hungry
,
called
to
his
Nurce
for
bread
:
Who
answered
,
that
he
was
neerer
drowning
,
then
getting
any
thing
to
eate
.
With
that
the
holy
child
dipped
his
fingers
in
the
swelling
waters
,
and
sprinckling
them
thrice
ouer
the
same
with
the
signe
of
the
holy
Crosse
,
commanded
the
sinke
in
the
name
of
the
most
holy
Trinity
,
to
retyre
.
It
was
a
wounder
to
see
,
the
inundation
,
ceased
,
the
sinke
or
Vault
became
sodainly
dry
.
For
from
his
sacred
fingers
,
it
seemed
to
them
that
stood
by
,
in
lieu
of
droppes
of
water
,
sparckles
of
fire
to
issue
forth
,
which
dryed
vp
those
swelling
waters
.
4.
On
a
certaine
day
in
the
winter
tyme
,
the
holy
child
being
among
a
company
of
his
play-fellowes
,
gathered
vp
in
his
lap
some
pieces
of
Ice
,
and
carrying
them
home
,
layd
them
on
the
floor
.
To
whome
his
Nurce
sayd
,
that
it
had
beene
better
,
and
much
more
fitting
for
the
season
,
to
haue
brought
home
wood
for
the
fire
,
then
so
to
play
the
wanton
with
the
peeces
of
Ice
.
The
sweet
child
answered
wisely
,
saying
:
It
is
easy
for
the
Author
of
nature
,
to
dispense
with
the
course
of
nature
,
and
to
make
euen
this
frozen
water
,
seruiceable
for
the
vse
of
fire
:
Then
he
layd
the
peeces
together
,
and
after
praying
and
making
the
signe
of
the
Crosse
vpon
them
,
he
blew
them
:
with
that
they
tooke
fire
,
which
cast
out
such
flammes
,
and
heat
,
as
yeelded
forth
not
only
the
benefit
of
warmeth
,
but
also
ministred
great
matter
of
admiration
to
all
that
saw
it
:
which
,
what
els
could
the
same
foreshew
,
but
that
this
great
Saint
,
shold
inflame
the
cold
and
frozen
hartes
of
many
,
and
with
the
word
of
God
,
breathed
from
his
sacred
soule
,
inflame
them
in
the
loue
of
so
potent
a
Lord
?
5.
One
tyme
as
Lupita
,
S.
Patrickes
sister
,
went
to
weane
the
lambes
from
their
Dames
,
she
fell
,
and
in
falling
burst
her
head
against
a
sharp
edged
Flint
,
that
wounded
her
cruelly
:
many
ran
to
see
that
great
mischance
,
and
among
them
the
Blessed
child
Patricke
,
who
by
making
the
signe
of
the
crosse
on
her
forehead
,
restored
her
to
perfect
health
.
In
like
manner
did
the
Blessed
child
reuine
his
Vncle
,
who
dyed
of
suddayne
death
,
by
making
the
signe
of
the
Crosse
vpon
him
,
and
offering
his
deuout
prayers
for
him
.
S.
Patricke
was
by
his
Aunt
,
deputed
to
the
charge
of
keeping
sheep
;
One
day
,
as
he
ledd
them
out
to
their
pasture
,
there
rushed
out
of
a
wood
hard
by
,
a
famished
wolfe
,
who
carryed
away
one
of
the
sheep
:
his
Aunt
missing
the
sheep
,
imputed
the
losse
of
it
to
the
Saints
negligence
,
in
performing
his
charge
:
he
supported
patiently
her
vndeserued
check
,
&
prayed
to
God
earnestly
for
the
bringing
back
of
the
lost
sheep
.
Behould
the
next
morning
,
the
Woolfe
came
carying
the
sheep
in
his
mouth
,
&
layd
the
same
before
the
Saint
,
and
so
went
his
way
.
The
holy
childs
Nurce
in
her
sickenes
longed
much
for
hony
,
but
none
being
to
be
gotten
,
she
fell
a
greeuing
and
lamenting
:
the
holy
child
,
blessing
a
cup
of
cold
water
,
conuerted
it
into
hony
,
and
gaue
it
to
his
Nurce
,
wherewith
she
satisfyed
her
longing
,
and
recouered
her
health
perfectly
.
6.
A
noble
man
that
liued
in
Emptor-Towne
,
forced
S.
Patrickes
Aunt
,
to
vndergo
the
heauy
yoake
of
seruitude
,
giuing
her
in
charge
to
cleanse
or
empty
euery
day
,
the
dirt
and
filth
of
a
great
stable
or
Ox-stall
,
where
many
Oxen
and
Horses
were
stabled
.
The
vertuous
woman
supporred
with
great
meeknes
this
affliction
,
as
comming
from
the
hand
of
God
.
But
S.
Patricke
offering
his
prayers
to
God
for
his
Aunt
,
all
the
roomes
were
made
cleane
,
&
so
continued
for
a
long
time
without
any
human
help
:
which
great
miracle
exciting
all
men
to
admiration
,
was
the
cause
that
the
woman
was
set
at
liberty
,
and
the
Saint
held
in
great
veneration
.
7.
The
admirable
progresse
the
holy
childe
made
in
the
course
of
vertue
,
went
farre
beyond
the
number
of
his
yeares
:
for
his
tender
breast
abounded
with
plenty
of
diuine
gifts
,
that
pure
receptacle
was
enriched
and
stored
with
all
vertues
,
so
that
in
the
slippery
course
of
youth
,
he
slidd
not
into
any
lapse
that
might
ly
as
a
stayne
on
the
spottles
robe
of
his
chastity
;
such
was
his
care
in
keeping
the
integrity
both
of
soule
and
body
vnblemished
.
And
albeit
the
inward
motion
of
grace
did
instruct
,
and
direct
him
in
all
his
actions
,
yet
when
he
came
to
competent
yeares
,
his
parents
tooke
care
for
his
trayning
vp
in
learning
.
The
child
plyed
his
booke
very
diligently
&
particularly
he
gaue
himselfe
to
learne
Psalmes
,
Hymnes
,
Of
S.
Patricks
being
carryed
into
Ireland
:
and
of
his
captiuity
,
and
release
from
the
yoke
of
seruitude
.
CHAP.
II.
FIER
tryeth
gold
,
and
the
furnace
of
tribulation
the
iust
:
to
the
end
,
that
S.
Patricks
vertues
should
becom
more
illustrious
,
&
his
crown
of
blisse
more
glorious
,
he
was
exposed
to
the
assaults
of
tentation
.
For
some
Pirates
,
breakinge
into
England
,
carryed
away
many
captiues
,
and
among
the
rest
S.
Patricke
,
being
then
sixtene
yeares
old
,
of
whome
they
made
sale
in
Ireland
to
a
certaine
Pagan
petty-king
named
Milchoe
,
who
raigned
in
the
North.
By
Milchoes
appointement
,
S.
Patricke
was
deputed
to
the
seruile
charge
of
keeping
Hogges
:
the
holy
youth
,
imbraced
patiently
God
dispostition
,
&
omitted
not
in
the
meane
season
to
exercise
himself
in
deuotion
&
in
the
care
of
his
saluation
.
An
hundred
times
a
day
,
and
as
many
more
in
the
night
,
did
he
prostrate
himselfe
in
prayer
before
God
.
As
for
his
fastes
,
they
were
admirable
,
liuing
on
roots
,
hearbes
,
and
such
other
slight
food
,
and
full
often
without
any
corporall
sustenance
,
neyther
could
the
rigour
of
the
season
,
or
sharpenes
of
the
weather
,
cause
him
at
any
tyme
to
intermit
his
exercises
of
deuotion
.
2.
After
the
enduring
of
six
yeares
captiuity
,
the
Blessed
Saint
ceased
not
with
vnfatigable
groanes
,
and
feruent
prayers
,
to
solicite
the
diuine
Maiesty
in
behalfe
of
his
freedome
,
&
returne
to
his
natiue
soyle
,
and
parents
.
Whereupon
one
day
as
he
was
in
prayer
,
an
Angel
appeared
to
him
,
assuring
him
that
his
fastes
,
and
prayers
had
ascended
vp
in
the
sight
of
God
,
&
that
his
releasement
was
neere
at
hand
.
The
Angel
added
further
,
that
himselfe
was
named
Victor
,
that
he
was
peculiarly
deputed
to
his
custody
,
and
that
at
all
occasions
he
would
be
ready
to
releeue
,
and
assist
him
.
Then
the
Angel
directed
the
Saint
to
a
place
which
the
Swine
had
digged
and
rooted
vp
,
where
he
was
to
find
a
summe
of
gold
wherewith
to
pay
his
ransome
.
Moreouer
the
Angell
told
him
,
that
at
the
next
hauen
there
was
a
Ship
bound
for
England
,
which
could
not
(
God
appoynting
it
so
)
haue
a
fauourable
wind
without
his
presence
.
3.
S.
Patricke
hauing
payd
his
ransome
to
his
greedy
,
and
cruell
Lord
,
hastened
to
the
hauen
fore
showen
to
him
by
the
Angell
,
where
imbarking
himselfe
in
the
formentioned
Ship
,
after
three
dayes
sayling
(
the
windes
being
fauourable
)
they
arriued
safely
on
the
coast
of
England
,
where
going
ashore
,
in
traueling
through
a
solitary
,
and
baren
Countrey
,
some
foure
&
twenty
dayes
togeather
,
they
began
to
feel
the
extremity
of
hunger
.
S.
Patricke
all
this
while
●●
not
to
preach
vnto
them
the
kingdome
of
heauen
,
and
the
saith
of
the
most
holy
Trinity
,
but
they
willfully
shut
their
eyes
against
the
light
of
truth
,
vital
that
vexation
,
the
mistris
of
vertue
,
gaue
them
understanding
:
for
being
pinched
with
the
implacable
rage
of
hunger
,
the
eldest
of
the
broke
out
into
these
wordes
:
Thou
seest
,
O
worshipper
of
Christ
,
to
what
extremity
we
are
brought
,
inuocate
then
thy
God
,
whose
omnipotency
thou
blasest
to
the
end
,
that
tasting
of
his
liberality
,
we
may
be
●●cited
to
a
dore
,
&
〈◊〉
knowledge
his
Maiesty
.
Saint
Patricke
offered
vp
his
players
to
god
in
their
behalfe
,
and
loe
suddenly
there
appeared
〈…〉
and
wild
hony
in
such
plenty
,
that
they
〈◊〉
their
present
distresse
and
were
wel
prouided
for
against
their
future
necessaryes
.
And
though
for
the
present
they
both
thanked
God
,
and
had
his
Saint
in
great
veneration
;
yet
the
〈◊〉
gale
of
prosperity
&
plenty
ingendred
in
them
an
obliuion
of
their
bountiful
benefactour
,
and
ingratitude
for
his
singuler
benefite
,
in
so
much
that
of
that
miraculous
prouision
,
they
offered
victimes
and
sacrifices
to
their
Idols
,
and
after
eate
of
them
,
of
which
idolatrous
victuals
S.
Patricke
would
not
in
any
case
tast
,
albeit
he
were
earnestly
intreated
thereunto
,
but
by
Gods
fauour
,
fasted
out
twenty
dayes
without
any
kind
of
corporall
sustenance
.
4.
Least
the
greatnes
of
miraculous
signes
or
fastes
,
should
extoll
Godds
chosen
vessell
Saint
Patricke
,
the
Angell
of
Satan
was
permitted
to
buffet
him
.
One
night
,
the
prince
of
darknes
rushed
vpon
the
Saint
so
fiercely
,
that
he
depriued
him
of
the
vse
,
and
exercise
of
his
members
,
and
senses
,
and
thus
molested
him
for
the
space
of
three
dayes
:
the
Saint
in
his
distresse
had
recourse
to
God
,
his
sure
,
and
soueraigne
refuge
,
twice
inuoking
for
his
helpe
,
Elias
the
prince
of
Prophtes
:
Elias
being
sent
by
our
Lord
,
chased
away
that
diabolicall
tentation
,
restored
the
Saint
to
the
vse
of
his
senses
,
and
members
,
illustrating
him
both
inwardly
&
outwardly
with
immense
splendour
.
The
Saint
ouercoming
this
assault
of
the
aduersary
,
togeather
with
some
other
difficultyes
in
the
way
,
returned
home
to
his
natiue
soyle
,
to
the
vnspeakable
ioy
of
his
Parents
,
who
requested
him
with
teares
in
their
eyes
,
not
to
depriue
them
any
more
of
the
contentment
Parents
reap
of
their
childrens
presence
.
The
mirrour
of
obedience
Patricke
,
out
of
reuerence
&
respect
to
his
Parents
,
remayning
with
them
for
a
while
.
Of
a
vision
Saint
Patricke
had
touching
the
conuersion
of
Ireland
:
of
his
iourney
to
Rome
,
where
he
was
made
Bishop
,
and
of
his
mission
by
the
Popes
holynes
for
Ireland
.
CHAP.
III
,
WHILES
S.
Patricke
liued
with
his
Father
,
one
night
,
he
saw
in
a
vision
as
it
were
a
man
of
a
comely
countenance
,
and
cariage
,
bringing
many
letters
from
Ireland
,
and
giuinge
him
one
to
reade
:
which
when
he
began
to
reade
,
he
found
written
in
the
very
beginning
:
Haec
est
vox
Hibernigenarum
.
This
is
the
voyce
of
the
Irish
nation
.
Hauing
read
the
beginning
,
and
intending
to
go
on
with
the
rest
,
it
seemed
to
him
that
he
saw
in
spirit
,
the
Irish
infants
shut
vp
yet
in
their
mothers
wombes
,
crying
to
him
with
a
loud
voice
:
We
pray
thee
,
O
holy
man
Patrick
,
that
thou
come
,
&
conuerse
with
vs
&
set
vs
free
.
The
Saint
could
not
read
any
further
,
but
awaking
out
of
sleepe
,
he
rendred
many
thankes
to
God
,
and
by
reason
of
the
vision
,
he
persuaded
himselfe
,
that
God
called
him
to
conuert
the
Irish
nation
,
that
seemed
to
craue
and
desire
his
presence
:
&
being
desirous
to
know
further
the
diuine
pleasure
touching
this
affaire
,
he
had
recourse
to
God
,
who
by
the
Angel
Victor
,
commaunded
him
to
repaire
into
France
,
there
to
be
trayned
vp
in
Christian
learning
,
and
discipline
.
2.
S.
Patricke
,
as
God
appointed
him
,
went
into
France
,
and
there
repaired
to
S.
German
Bishop
of
Antisiodorum
,
with
whome
he
liued
some
eighten
yeares
al
which
tyme
he
imployed
in
studying
the
holy
Scriptures
:
He
was
by
S.
G●rm●n
promoted
to
holy
orders
successiuely
,
&
lastly
inuested
with
the
sacred
order
of
Priesthood
.
S.
Martin
Archbishop
of
Tours
:
this
holy
Bishop
being
a
Monke
himselfe
,
cloathed
his
Nepheu
Patricke
with
a
monkes
weed
and
instructed
him
in
regular
discipline
,
S.
Patricke
returned
to
his
old
maister
S.
Germain
againe
.
3.
S.
Patricke
determined
with
himselfe
to
go
to
Rome
,
S.
German
,
he
liked
well
thereof
,
and
ioyned
with
him
the
seruant
of
God
Sergerius
the
Priest
as
a
comfort
in
his
trauailes
,
&
as
a
faythfull
witnes
of
his
holy
conuersation
.
Setting
himselfe
on
his
way
,
by
diuine
inspiration
he
went
to
a
certaine
Ermite
of
great
fame
,
sanctity
,
and
merit
,
named
Iustus
,
liuing
in
an
I
le
of
the
Tyrrhene
Sea
,
where
after
charitable
saluations
,
and
some
spirituall
conference
passing
betweene
them
,
the
holy
man
Iustus
,
deliuered
to
S.
Patricke
a
little
staffe
,
which
he
sayd
he
receaued
out
of
our
Sauiours
owne
handes
,
to
giue
to
him
.
Saint
Patricke
after
some
dayes
abod
with
the
seruant
of
God
Iustus
,
went
on
his
iourny
to
Rome
,
being
enriched
with
that
holy
staffe
,
that
God
had
sent
him
.
O
singular
guift
descending
from
the
Father
of
lights
!
For
as
by
Moyses
Rod
,
God
wrought
many
prodigious
wounders
in
bringing
the
Israelites
out
of
the
house
of
bondage
,
so
by
this
holy
staffe
,
which
himselfe
sent
to
his
true
seruant
Patricke
,
did
he
worke
wonderful
miracles
in
the
conuersion
of
many
Nations
.
4.
After
the
Saints
safe
arriuall
at
Rome
,
he
visited
with
great
deuotion
,
5.
As
S.
Patricke
tooke
shipping
in
England
for
to
passe
into
Ireland
,
where
a
poore
leaper
besought
the
Saint
most
earnestly
to
carry
him
into
Ireland
,
the
Saint
of
the
aboundance
of
his
piety
condescended
to
the
distressed
leapers
request
,
but
the
Mariners
would
not
in
any
case
admit
him
into
the
Shippe
:
the
Saint
ful
of
confidence
in
God
,
cast
out
into
the
sea
a
hallowed
Altar
stone
,
Of
S.
Patrickes
arriuall
in
Ireland
:
of
the
conuersent●
a
noble
Man
named
Dichum
;
and
of
many
miracles
wrought
by
the
Saint
.
CHAP.
IIII.
SAINT
Patricke
with
his
holy
family
,
landed
at
Inuerds
hauen
in
Leinster
,
and
thence
,
hauing
first
refreshed
him
after
his
long
nauigation
,
sayled
towardes
the
North
:
for
he
had
a
great
desire
to
bring
Milcho
,
in
whose
seruice
he
was
all
the
tyme
of
his
bondage
,
to
the
knowledge
of
the
true
God
,
and
of
his
Religion
;
but
God
disposing
it
so
for
the
greater
gaine
of
soules
,
the
Saint
arriued
in
Vlidia
,
where
being
ready
to
go
ashore
,
a
multitude
of
Pagans
stood
there
in
a
readines
to
hinder
his
entrance
;
for
the
Magitians
,
and
Diuines
of
that
Region
,
prophecyed
of
his
comming
in
manner
following
:
There
will
one
come
with
his
crowne
shauen
,
&
in
his
hand
a
croked
staffe
,
his
〈◊〉
shal
be
set
in
the
East
of
his
house
,
and
his
people
shall
stand
behind
him
,
from
his
table
he
wil
sing
blasphemies
and
all
his
family
will
answeare
,
Amen
,
Amen
:
This
man
when
he
shal
come
,
will
destroy
our
Gods
,
ouerthrow
our
Altars
,
and
Temples
,
seduce
the
people
after
him
,
he
will
subdue
,
or
cut
off
our
Kinges
,
that
will
resist
him
,
and
his
doctrine
shall
raigne
for
euer
.
Which
moued
Leogarius
the
sonne
of
Neil
being
then
the
Monarch
of
Ireland
,
to
commaunde
his
subiects
throughout
all
his
dominions
,
to
watch
al
the
hauens
,
and
ports
,
to
the
end
,
they
might
driue
S.
Patricke
away
,
whersoeuer
he
meant
to
land
.
2.
As
S.
Patricke
went
to
the
shoare
,
being
all
alone
,
the
cruell
Pagans
incited
a
most
fierce
dogge
to
assayle
the
Saint
,
but
the
Dogge
no
sooner
saw
Gods
seruant
,
but
he
became
mute
,
and
as
stiffe
as
a
stone
,
which
when
a
certaine
man
of
great
strength
,
of
a
huge
stature
,
and
fierce
spirit
,
named
Dichu
,
saw
,
he
drew
out
his
sword
,
thinking
to
kill
the
Saint
,
but
God
opposinge
the
sheild
of
his
diuine
protection
,
all
his
strength
fayled
him
,
and
such
a
stifnes
grew
ouer
al
his
body
,
that
he
could
neyther
sturre
hand
,
nor
foot
.
The
noble
man
seeing
this
great
miracle
wrought
vpon
himselfe
,
became
another
man
;
for
he
,
and
al
his
house
beleeuing
in
Christ
,
were
baptised
,
&
Dichu
hauing
obtayned
health
both
of
soule
,
and
body
,
bestowed
vpon
Saint
Patricke
the
place
where
that
miracle
hapned
,
with
all
the
appartenances
for
the
building
of
a
church
.
The
place
is
called
,
S.
Patrickes
Barne
euen
to
this
day
:
in
processe
of
tyme
,
3.
One
day
as
the
Saint
sayd
Masse
in
the
sayd
Church
,
4.
S.
Patricke
leauing
his
furniture
in
the
custody
of
Dichu
,
his
first
be
gotten
in
Christ
,
went
himselfe
,
as
he
had
purposed
often
,
to
visit
his
old
Master
Milchoe
,
in
hope
by
his
preaching
to
subdue
him
to
the
sweet
yoke
of
our
Sauiour
,
but
the
wicked
wretch
fearing
that
S.
Patrickes
efficacious
preaching
should
soften
his
stony
hart
,
and
withal
disdayning
to
submit
himselfe
to
the
doctrine
of
him
,
who
in
former
tymes
had
beene
his
slaue
,
when
he
heard
of
the
Saints
approching
,
being
giuen
ouer
into
a
reprobate
sense
,
and
gatheringe
all
his
substance
in
a
heap
togeather
,
he
set
fire
to
it
,
and
after
cast
himselfe
into
the
midest
of
the
flames
,
as
a
sacrifice
to
the
infernall
Furyes
:
But
Milchoes
two
Daughters
,
were
conuerted
to
the
faith
by
Saint
Patricke
,
and
receaued
the
grace
of
Baptisme
,
wherein
both
were
named
Emeria
.
These
holy
virgins
were
endued
in
their
life
,
with
many
ornaments
both
of
grace
,
S.
Patrickes
prophecie
God
honoured
their
sepulcher
in
Cluainbron
,
giue
euident
testimony
,
that
they
are
translated
to
a
better
life
.
5.
As
S.
Patricke
passed
through
the
country
,
sowing
the
seed
of
euangelicall
doctrine
,
he
became
acquainted
with
a
youth
named
Mochna
,
whome
by
diuine
inspiration
he
knew
would
proue
a
chosen
vessell
;
the
holy
youth
Mochna
,
imbraced
willingly
S.
Patrickes
doctrine
;
the
Saint
himselfe
baptised
him
,
and
taught
him
his
crosse
row
.
The
youth
within
the
compasse
of
one
month
learned
all
the
psalter
,
and
before
a
yeare
came
to
an
end
,
attayned
the
vnderstanding
of
holy
Scriptures
.
After
a
while
as
S.
Patricke
passed
by
that
place
,
Mochna
repaired
to
him
,
and
being
both
in
talke
of
diuine
matters
,
a
pastorall
staffe
sent
from
heauen
,
fell
iust
betweene
them
:
S.
Patricke
tooke
great
ioy
in
that
miraculous
guift
,
&
turning
to
Mochna
,
sayd
to
him
:
Know
my
deerest
child
,
that
by
this
pastorall
staffe
,
you
are
designed
to
take
vpon
you
the
charge
of
soules
,
promoting
him
therefore
(
though
much
against
his
will
)
to
holy
orders
,
at
last
he
installed
him
Bishop
of
Edruim
.
6.
Leogarius
the
Monarch
,
to
keepe
his
subiectes
in
awe
,
and
subiection
,
constrayned
all
his
Princes
,
and
great
Lords
,
to
giue
him
hostages
of
their
loyalty
,
among
others
he
had
Dichues
sonnes
as
pledges
of
their
Fathers
fidelity
:
when
King
Leogarius
,
who
was
wholly
addicted
to
superstition
,
and
idolatry
,
heard
that
Dichu
and
all
his
family
was
conuerted
to
the
Christian
Religion
,
he
fell
into
a
great
rage
,
and
chafe
against
him
,
&
commaunded
that
his
two
sonnes
,
who
where
hostages
should
be
put
to
death
,
by
keeping
all
manner
of
liquour
,
and
drinke
from
them
.
The
Saint
knowing
by
diuine
reuelation
of
that
most
cruel
commandement
,
had
his
recourse
to
his
wonted
weapons
of
holy
prayer
;
and
loe
the
night
following
,
an
Angell
comming
into
the
prison
,
presented
to
the
young
noble
men
a
soueraigne
liquor
,
that
quenched
their
present
thirst
:
and
which
is
farre
more
strange
,
extinguished
in
them
all
appetit
of
drinking
,
vntil
within
a
few
dayes
he
came
againe
,
and
released
them
at
S.
Patrickes
intercession
.
How
S.
Patricke
prophecyed
that
S.
Benignus
should
succeed
him
in
the
Primacy
of
Ireland
,
and
of
many
hard
conflictes
the
Saint
had
with
King
Leogarius
,
and
his
Magitians
.
CHAP.
V.
THE
solemne
feast
of
our
Sauiours
triumphant
Resurrection
approached
,
which
S.
Patricke
determined
to
celebrat
with
great
solemnity
in
a
fayre
,
and
spatious
field
called
,
Breage
,
and
there
by
euangelizing
the
Kingdome
of
heauen
,
and
administring
the
sacrament
of
holy
Baptisme
,
to
encrease
the
number
of
the
faythful
;
for
which
end
he
went
to
a
certaine
noble
mans
house
,
hard
by
the
field
aforesayd
.
The
noble
man
,
whose
name
was
Sesgnen
,
entertayned
the
Saint
very
courteously
,
and
was
himselfe
with
all
his
house
,
conuerted
to
the
true
fayth
.
This
noble
man
had
a
Son
,
whom
at
the
sacred
font
,
the
Saint
called
Benignus
,
a
name
rightly
beseeming
him
;
for
in
his
life
and
demeanour
,
he
was
most
benigne
and
sweet
,
being
beloued
both
of
God
&
men
,
worthy
of
eternall
glory
in
heauen
,
and
to
be
reuerenced
of
all
men
vpon
earth
.
This
holy
child
could
not
be
separated
from
the
company
of
the
Saint
;
for
when
the
Saint
layd
him
downe
to
rest
,
the
child
stealing
from
his
Father
and
Mother
,
fell
downe
at
his
feet
,
imbracing
them
very
louingly
,
and
fixing
many
a
sweete
kisse
vpon
them
.
The
next
morning
as
the
Saint
got
vp
into
his
Coach
,
hauing
one
foot
in
the
boote
of
his
Coach
&
another
vpon
the
ground
,
the
child
tooke
him
by
the
feet
,
beseeching
him
after
a
most
earnest
manner
,
not
to
leaue
him
behind
:
and
returning
to
his
Parents
,
that
laboured
to
detayne
him
,
he
sayd
weeping
,
&
crying
out
aloud
:
Get
you
hence
,
Get
you
hence
,
dismisse
me
,
I
pray
you
,
that
I
may
follow
my
spirituall
Father
.
The
Saint
behoulding
,
&
admiring
such
great
deuotion
in
such
a
tender
breast
,
gaue
the
child
his
benediction
,
&
prophecied
,
that
he
should
be
his
Successour
in
the
Primatship
of
Ireland
,
which
thing
fell
out
accordingly
.
2.
The
holy
Bishop
solemnised
the
Paschall
feast
in
the
foresayd
field
,
These
in
charriots
,
and
these
in
horses
,
but
we
will
inuocate
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
our
God
.
When
the
King
came
neere
the
place
,
he
sent
for
the
Saint
,
commanding
him
to
make
his
appearance
before
him
.
The
diuine
office
being
ended
,
the
Saint
came
,
but
none
of
the
Courtiers
,
as
the
King
commanded
,
exhibited
him
any
reuerence
or
honour
,
except
one
Hercus
,
who
rose
&
saluted
the
Saint
very
officiously
.
The
Saint
gaue
him
his
benediction
,
and
promised
him
life
euerlasting
.
Hercus
receiuing
the
grace
of
regeneration
,
and
leading
a
life
conspicuous
both
for
miracles
and
vertues
,
being
after
made
Bishop
,
departed
to
a
better
life
in
the
citty
of
Slane
.
3.
A
certaine
Magician
that
was
in
great
fauour
with
the
King
,
&
whome
the
King
honoured
as
a
God
,
opposed
himself
against
S.
Patrike
,
euen
in
the
same
kind
that
Simon
Magus
resisted
the
Apostle
S.
Peter
:
the
miserable
wretch
being
eleuated
in
the
ayre
by
the
ministery
of
Diuels
,
the
King
and
the
people
looked
after
him
,
as
if
he
were
to
scale
the
heauens
,
but
the
glorious
Saint
with
the
force
of
his
feruent
prayers
,
cast
him
downe
vnto
the
ground
,
where
dashing
his
head
against
a
hard
flint
,
he
rendred
vp
his
wicked
soule
,
as
a
pray
to
the
infernall
Fiendes
.
4.
The
Magitians
death
put
the
King
in
a
great
rage
,
so
that
with
a
great
troup
well
appointed
for
so
cruell
a
masacre
,
he
attempted
to
kill
the
Saint
.
Who
perceiuing
their
desperate
intention
,
Let
God
arise
,
and
let
his
ennemyes
be
dispersed
,
let
them
that
hate
him
fly
from
his
face
.
Almighty
God
,
in
whose
protection
the
Saint
was
,
with
thunder
and
lightning
stroke
some
of
them
downe
starke
dead
,
and
the
rest
he
put
to
flight
.
The
King
hauing
but
foure
in
his
company
,
hid
himselfe
in
a
close
roome
from
the
fury
of
God
:
the
Queene
falling
prostrate
before
the
Saint
,
vndertooke
in
the
behalfe
of
her
husband
,
that
he
would
adore
the
true
God
,
&
submit
himselfe
to
the
Saints
directions
,
who
praying
to
Almighty
God
,
the
vehement
storme
ceased
;
The
King
came
,
as
the
Queen
had
promised
,
couering
with
the
vaile
of
humility
the
obstinate
malice
of
his
hart
,
in
shew
and
outward
adoration
acknowledging
the
soueraigne
maiesty
of
God
,
he
intreated
the
Saint
,
that
he
would
be
pleased
to
come
to
his
court
,
promising
that
he
would
be
wholy
directed
&
gouerned
by
the
St.
:
wherto
he
condescended
,
albeit
he
were
not
ignorant
of
the
Kinges
deep
&
wicked
dissimulations
5.
But
the
wicked
King
being
obdurate
in
his
malice
,
beset
al
the
way
,
wherby
the
Saint
was
to
passe
,
with
armed
chariots
;
for
euery
seuerall
passage
he
belayd
with
nine
chariots
,
to
the
end
if
he
escaped
one
passage
,
he
should
be
intrapt
in
another
.
But
the
malice
of
man
,
cannot
preuaile
against
the
goodnes
of
God
,
who
conducted
his
true
seruant
Patricke
with
eight
more
,
and
the
holy
youth
Benignus
inuisible
through
the
midst
of
their
blood-thirsting
ennemyes
to
Tarach
,
where
the
King
kept
court
.
When
the
Saint
entred
the
Kings
pallace
,
none
did
exhibite
him
:
any
honor
,
or
reuerence
,
excepting
the
Kings
Poet
,
who
with
great
submission
saluted
him
:
which
was
reputed
in
him
to
iustice
,
for
he
receaued
the
grace
of
baptisme
,
&
the
poems
,
which
before
he
sung
in
honor
of
the
false
Gods
,
thence
forwards
he
imploied
in
praysing
the
true
and
liuing
God
.
6.
The
wicked
King
seeing
he
could
not
by
force
cut
off
the
Saint
,
attempted
to
make
him
away
by
fraude
;
for
by
the
hand
of
his
Magitian
,
he
offered
the
Saint
a
poysoned
cuppe
,
which
to
the
great
astonishment
of
all
the
company
,
he
drunke
off
without
receauing
any
dommage
thereby
,
but
the
Magitian
fearing
to
be
ouercome
with
his
diabolicall
spels
,
caused
a
fantasticall
snow
to
fall
ouer
all
the
adioyning
country
:
in
like
manner
by
force
of
his
magical
charmes
,
he
ouercast
all
the
land
with
a
palpable
darknes
,
the
one
or
other
he
was
not
able
to
remoue
,
as
himselfe
publikely
confessed
.
But
S.
Patricke
,
the
child
of
light
,
offering
his
deuout
prayers
to
the
Sunne
of
iustice
,
chased
away
both
the
fantasticall
snow
,
and
diabolicall
darknes
:
the
people
of
that
Region
,
who
sat
in
darknes
,
now
seeing
this
great
light
,
praysed
the
true
God
&
magnifyed
his
holy
seruant
S.
Patricke
7.
All
this
could
not
bring
the
child
of
Belliall
,
the
Magitian
,
to
any
good
;
therefore
to
discerne
the
light
of
fayth
from
the
darkenes
of
idolatry
,
&
the
verity
of
true
doctrine
,
from
the
vanity
of
magical
leuity
,
a
new
course
of
tryal
was
set
down
:
for
by
the
appointment
of
al
the
company
,
S.
Pawicke
,
and
the
Magitian
according
thereunto
,
a
new
house
was
built
after
a
strange
&
extraordinary
manner
,
the
one
halfe
being
made
of
greene
Oake
,
the
other
of
dry
,
and
withered
Timber
,
then
binding
both
Saint
Benignus
,
and
the
Magician
,
they
placed
them
in
the
house
opposite
one
against
another
:
S.
Benignus
attyred
in
the
Magitians
apparell
,
was
placed
in
the
part
that
was
made
of
dry
wood
,
and
the
Magitian
with
S.
Patrickes
vestement
,
was
placed
in
the
part
that
was
built
of
greene
Timber
:
this
being
done
,
fire
was
put
to
the
house
.
O
strange
and
vnheard
euent
▪
the
fire
burnt
the
Magitian
with
the
greene
part
of
the
house
,
euen
to
ashes
,
leauing
not
so
much
as
the
least
signe
of
burning
in
the
Saintes
vestement
.
But
the
holy
youth
Benignus
was
not
touched
by
the
fire
,
nor
receaued
any
harme
by
it
,
the
Magitians
garment
being
consumed
into
ashes
.
Behold
then
the
renouation
of
the
miracle
of
the
three
Children
in
the
Babylonian
furnace
,
registred
by
Daniel
in
his
booke
of
prophecyes
.
8.
For
all
this
King
Leogarius
,
relented
not
from
his
wicked
malice
,
but
rather
hardned
his
hart
like
another
Pharaoe
;
for
in
reuenge
of
the
Magitians
death
,
he
contriued
by
al
meanes
possible
the
Saints
vtter
destruction
,
finding
many
of
his
subiects
willing
&
prompt
to
execute
his
blody
purpose
but
Almighty
God
the
powerful
protector
of
his
seruant
,
armed
the
zeale
of
senseles
creatures
to
fight
against
those
senceles
idolaters
,
for
the
earth
gaping
horribly
,
swallowed
downe
to
the
bottomles
pit
of
hell
those
officers
of
malice
,
and
many
of
the
Cittizens
of
Tarach
,
who
had
any
hand
in
this
wicked
designe
.
This
seuere
reuenge
strooke
such
a
terrour
in
their
mindes
,
that
all
the
people
of
the
Country
thereabout
,
fearing
to
incurre
the
like
danger
,
became
Christians
,
&
receaued
the
grace
of
Baptisme
,
but
the
wicked
King
,
he
could
not
reclaime
:
therefore
he
thundred
out
his
malediction
against
him
,
denouncing
prophetically
,
that
none
of
his
progeny
should
raigne
after
him
in
the
kingdome
,
but
that
it
should
descend
to
his
younger
brother
.
But
the
Queene
imbraced
the
Christian
Religion
,
receaued
Baptisme
at
the
Saints
hands
,
and
ended
her
dayes
happily
.
After
this
he
went
ouer
al
the
countrey
,
preaching
the
Gospel
,
our
Lord
working
withall
,
&
dayly
confirming
his
doctrine
with
sundry
miracles
.
Of
S.
Patrickes
sisters
Tygridia
,
Darercha
,
&
Lupita
,
and
of
S.
Patrickes
iourney
into
Meath
and
Connacke
.
CHAP.
VI.
SAINT
Patricke
had
three
sisters
of
remarkeable
sanctity
&
perfection
,
whose
names
were
Tygridia
,
Darercha
,
and
Lupita
.
Tygridia
was
the
happy
mother
of
seauentene
sonnes
,
and
three
daughters
,
all
the
sonnes
were
eyther
Bishops
of
renowned
sanctity
,
or
els
Priests
,
and
Monkes
of
great
perfection
.
The
daughters
became
Nunns
,
&
ended
their
dayes
in
great
sanctity
.
The
Bishops
names
were
Brochaduis
,
Brochanus
,
Mogenochus
,
&
Lumanus
,
who
came
with
their
Oncle
into
Ireland
,
and
laboured
diligently
in
cultiuating
the
field
of
our
Lord
.
Darercha
his
youngest
sister
was
mother
to
the
three
holy
Bishops
Mal●●
Moch
,
and
Munis
,
who
also
following
their
Oncle
,
became
diligent
worke
men
in
our
Lords
vineyard
.
●
.
S.
Patricke
departing
Vlidia
,
came
by
sea
vp
to
Meath
,
and
strucke
in
at
Brine-mouth
,
where
leauing
his
Nepheu
S.
Lumanus
to
keep
the
ship
,
he
hastned
into
the
country
to
preach
the
Ghospell
.
S.
Lumanus
added
forty
dayes
more
to
the
forty
dayes
,
which
S.
Patricke
had
commaunded
him
to
expect
his
owne
returne
,
then
being
weary
of
his
longe
abode
in
that
place
,
one
day
(
the
windes
being
contrary
)
he
commanded
the
shipp
in
the
name
of
God
,
and
of
S.
Patricke
,
to
conuey
him
to
some
commodious
place
.
O
miracle
,
the
ship
without
any
pilot
,
sayled
against
the
wind
&
water
,
and
carryed
him
so
farre
as
Trim
into
the
Country
,
there
did
he
conuert
to
the
Catholicke
Religion
,
a
young
noble
man
,
named
Forkernus
,
&
afterward
his
Father
named
Feleminus
,
&
baptised
him
with
many
others
in
a
fountaine
,
which
in
their
presence
,
he
produced
out
of
the
earth
by
his
prayers
.
There
by
furtherance
of
Feleminus
Gods
seruant
,
he
builded
a
Church
some
twenty
fiue
years
before
the
foundation
of
Ardmach
,
where
himselfe
was
installed
Bishop
;
his
Nephew
hauing
beene
well
trayned
vp
in
learning
,
he
inuested
with
the
holy
order
of
Priesthood
,
&
at
his
death
he
commanded
him
to
take
the
gouernement
of
that
Bishopricke
vpon
him
:
which
he
did
for
the
space
of
three
dayes
of
obedience
to
his
spirituall
Father
,
&
then
resigned
it
ouer
to
one
Cathladius
an
English
man
.
3.
King
Leogarius
had
two
brothers
,
the
eldest
(
named
Coibre
)
was
like
himselfe
in
wickednes
,
&
infidelity
.
The
other
brother
(
called
Conall
)
tooke
no
more
of
his
brothers
nature
,
then
the
fish
taketh
of
the
salt
sea
,
nor
the
rose
of
pricking
thorn
.
The
child
of
perdition
Coibre
,
would
not
listen
to
the
Saints
doctrine
,
but
threatned
to
kill
him
,
and
whipped
his
seruants
.
The
Saint
perceauing
him
to
be
obstinate
in
his
infideliry
,
and
reproued
of
God
,
sayd
to
him
by
way
of
prophecy
:
In
regard
thou
hast
cast
off
the
sweete
yoke
of
Christ
,
none
of
thy
posterity
shall
enioy
thy
Kingdome
▪
but
it
shal
be
transferred
to
thy
younger
brother
.
Which
afterward
fell
out
to
be
most
true
.
4.
S.
Patricke
left
the
children
of
darknes
,
&
repayred
to
the
place
where
Conall
liued
,
who
receaued
the
Saint
with
great
ioy
and
exultation
,
and
opening
his
eares
and
hart
to
the
doctrine
of
life
,
was
incorporated
to
Christ
by
the
lauer
of
regeneration
.
Conallus
the
child
of
grace
bestowed
his
court
,
with
all
the
adioyning
territory
vpon
the
Saint
,
whom
he
besought
most
earnestly
,
that
for
the
better
enlargeing
of
Christian
Religion
,
he
would
be
content
to
build
a
citty
for
himselfe
,
and
for
his
holy
company
,
in
that
place
.
The
Saint
accepted
thereof
,
and
congratulating
much
at
his
charity
,
yelded
to
his
louing
request
,
and
built
the
citty
,
which
now
is
called
Domnach
Phadruig
,
that
is
,
Saint
Patrickes
citty
,
and
not
farre
off
,
appointed
a
place
for
the
building
of
a
new
pallace
for
Conall
,
as
himselfe
desired
.
Then
giuing
his
benediction
by
way
of
prophecy
,
he
sayd
:
Happy
and
fortunate
shall
his
pallace
be
,
and
many
shal
liue
happily
in
it
,
Gods
blessing
will
blesse
thee
,
and
will
establish
thy
throne
,
he
will
enlarge
thy
dominion
,
and
thy
Brethrens
ofspring
shall
serue
thy
posterity
for
ener
.
5.
S.
Patricke
determined
with
himselfe
to
go
into
Connact
,
there
to
preach
the
Ghospell
to
the
inhabitants
of
that
Prouince
.
By
the
way
he
went
to
a
place
,
where
King
Leogarius
had
an
Idol
,
gilded
magnificently
ouer
with
gold
and
siluer
,
called
Ceancrochie
,
that
is
,
the
head
of
the
Gods
.
This
Idoll
was
compassed
about
with
diuers
petty
Gods
made
of
brasse
,
that
inclined
towardes
it
in
signe
of
subiection
.
6.
The
Saint
seeing
he
could
neyther
by
feruent
Sermons
,
nor
great
miracles
,
reclayme
the
people
from
the
madnes
of
their
Idolatry
,
had
his
recourse
to
his
wonted
weapons
of
holy
prayers
,
no
sooner
did
he
then
eleuate
his
pure
handes
in
prayer
,
for
the
subuersion
of
the
Idol
,
and
had
after
a
threatning
manner
lifted
vp
the
rod
of
IESVS
against
it
,
but
it
fell
downe
vpon
the
left
side
,
and
all
the
gold
and
siluer
dissolued
into
dust
,
the
litle
Gods
were
swallowed
vp
by
the
earth
,
euen
to
their
neckes
.
Hervpon
many
who
saw
that
prodigious
accident
,
belieued
in
the
true
and
liuing
God
,
and
were
baptized
in
a
fountaine
,
which
the
Saint
by
his
prayers
produced
out
of
the
earth
.
7.
After
the
subuersion
of
the
Idols
,
the
S.
held
on
his
intended
iorney
,
but
when
he
drew
neare
the
frontiers
of
Connact
,
two
Magitians
their
magicall
charmes
ouer
cast
all
the
region
with
a
horrible
darcknes
for
the
space
of
three
dayes
,
hoping
by
that
meanes
to
debar
his
enterance
into
the
country
;
but
the
Saint
with
fastes
and
prayers
,
chased
away
that
diabolical
obscurity
,
and
so
got
into
the
country
.
King
Leogarius
so
often
spoken
of
,
had
two
daughters
,
one
was
named
Ethne
,
and
the
other
Fedella
,
both
of
them
were
fostered
by
these
Magitians
.
One
daye
that
these
yong
ladies
walked
abroad
for
their
pastime
to
a
fountaine
hard
by
,
there
they
found
the
Saint
with
his
holy
retinue
,
who
indeuoured
to
bring
them
into
the
waye
of
saluation
,
promising
that
if
they
yelded
to
his
persuasion
,
they
should
contract
a
holy
matrimony
with
the
heauenvly
spouse
:
with
which
diuine
exhortation
,
the
virgins
were
so
inflamed
,
that
they
imbraced
without
all
delay
the
Christian
Religion
,
and
were
baptised
.
Then
they
requested
the
Saint
in
performance
of
his
promise
,
to
exhibit
to
them
the
sight
of
their
heauenly
spouse
.
The
Saint
answeared
,
you
must
first
receyue
the
B.
blood
,
and
flesh
of
your
spouse
,
to
the
end
that
being
strenghtned
by
tasting
of
that
diuine
viaticum
,
yow
may
passe
to
his
heauenly
mansion
.
The
holy
virgins
belieuing
the
Saint
,
craued
with
great
feruour
the
holy
Eucharist
,
&
receyued
it
,
with
no
lesse
deuotion
,
then
giuing
nature
her
due
,
they
ascended
to
their
heauenly
spouses
nuptiall
feast
:
the
Magitians
,
who
fostered
them
,
were
also
conuerted
to
the
Christian
Religion
,
and
receyued
the
grace
of
regeneration
.
Of
the
Conuersion
of
Connact
,
and
of
some
miracles
wrought
by
the
Saint
,
during
his
abode
there
.
CHAP.
VII
.
AFTER
this
,
a
great
and
solemne
Councell
of
all
the
prouince
was
assembled
,
whether
came
with
a
great
retinue
,
the
seauen
sonnes
of
Amlaic
,
a
potent
and
rich
noble
man
,
who
liued
in
that
prouince
.
To
this
assembly
the
Saint
repaired
,
hoping
to
gayne
many
of
that
great
multitude
to
Christ
:
A
certaine
Magitian
opposed
himselfe
against
the
Saint
,
and
laboured
extremely
to
dispatch
him
out
of
the
way
,
but
Almighty
God
stretched
out
his
potent
arme
,
&
with
lightning
of
thunder
,
cut
off
the
child
of
perdition
,
in
the
presence
of
all
the
assembly
.
This
great
,
&
terrible
miracle
induced
the
sonnes
of
Amlaic
,
with
twelue
thousand
more
,
to
embrace
the
Christian
Religion
,
wherein
they
persisted
firme
,
&
constant
euer
after
.
Heere
I
forbeare
to
treat
,
how
the
Saint
conuerted
the
two
holy
Virgins
,
daughters
to
Gauranus
:
how
he
brought
a
Magitian
,
whome
the
earth
had
swallowed
vp
euen
to
the
eares
,
for
attempting
some
mischeefe
against
the
Saint
,
to
the
detestation
of
Idolatry
:
and
how
by
rowling
a
stone
,
which
a
hundred
men
could
not
stirre
,
he
drew
a
grat
multitude
,
to
beleeue
in
the
corner
stone
,
our
deare
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
.
2.
The
glorious
bishop
S.
Patricke
,
ceased
not
in
all
places
to
enlighten
the
hartes
of
such
,
as
were
blinded
with
Idolatry
,
so
that
the
number
of
the
faythfull
increased
dayly
.
One
day
comming
to
a
place
called
Fearta
,
he
found
two
women
dead
,
ouer
whom
inuocating
the
name
of
Christ
,
he
restored
them
againe
to
life
,
who
being
reuiued
exclaymed
against
the
Idols
,
&
panyme
Gods
,
&
in
the
hearing
of
all
the
company
,
proclaymed
Christ
to
be
the
true
and
only
God
:
all
who
were
present
,
gaue
glory
to
God
,
&
deuoutly
receaued
the
sacrament
of
Baptisme
.
A
certaine
woman
named
Fidelina
,
dyed
in
trauayle
of
child
birth
,
her
friendes
brought
her
dead
corps
,
&
layd
it
before
the
glorious
Bishop
,
requesting
him
with
teares
in
their
eyes
,
to
restore
her
to
the
number
of
the
liuing
,
which
the
B.
Saint
did
by
vertue
of
his
feruent
prayers
:
the
woman
after
her
restoring
to
life
againe
,
was
deliuered
of
a
sonne
,
&
both
of
them
were
christned
within
a
few
dayes
.
The
woman
relating
what
she
had
seene
of
the
glory
of
heauen
,
and
paynes
of
hell
,
excited
many
thousands
to
become
Christian
:
this
miracle
the
Saint
reiterated
in
another
woman
.
3.
The
holy
Saint
trauailed
about
all
Connact
,
neuer
ceasing
from
preaching
,
or
working
of
miracles
,
vntill
such
tyme
as
he
brought
all
the
countrey
to
imbrace
the
fayth
of
Christ
.
In
many
places
he
builded
Churches
,
appointed
Priests
,
&
other
ecclesiasticall
persons
to
direct
them
in
the
way
of
saluation
,
&
to
sing
the
diuine
office
.
In
a
fayre
and
spatious
field
farre
distant
from
woods
,
&
quarryes
,
he
built
by
miracle
a
fayre
Church
,
which
standeth
to
this
day
.
Of
two
riuers
that
were
in
those
quarters
,
one
called
Dubh
,
abounding
with
fish
,
&
another
called
Drobhois
,
which
wanted
that
commodity
:
the
holy
Bishop
requested
some
Fishers
who
drew
in
their
nets
full
of
Fish
,
to
help
him
to
some
,
but
the
Fisher
men
deuoyd
of
all
charity
,
dismissed
the
faythfull
seruant
of
our
Lord
empty
:
but
God
the
louer
,
and
author
of
charity
,
depriued
Dubh
of
that
benefit
,
&
bestowed
it
vpon
Drobhois
,
which
vntill
that
tyme
,
had
beene
barren
.
Hereby
the
prudent
Reader
may
learne
,
how
meete
it
is
to
entertaine
with
all
charity
,
the
true
members
of
Christ
,
and
faythful
seruants
of
Almighty
God
.
4.
In
regard
of
the
great
scarsity
of
Churches
in
Ireland
,
in
the
infancy
of
Christian
Religion
,
the
Blessed
Saint
ordained
,
that
at
the
sepulcher
of
euery
Christian
,
who
could
not
be
buryed
in
a
Church-yeard
,
a
Crosse
should
be
erected
,
the
better
thereby
to
distinguish
the
faythfull
sheep
,
from
the
vnbeleeuers
,
as
also
to
excite
the
faythfull
who
suruiued
,
to
impart
their
charitable
suffrages
to
their
deceased
Brethren
.
It
happened
,
that
at
what
tyme
the
Saint
departed
Connact
,
he
saw
the
head
of
one
,
at
the
tombes
of
two
lately
interred
,
a
crosse
standing
.
The
Saint
bid
his
coach
man
make
a
stand
,
then
turning
himselfe
to
the
graue
where
the
crosse
was
,
he
questioned
with
the
dead
,
What
sect
or
Religion
he
was
?
Who
answered
,
that
he
was
a
Pagan
,
ignorant
of
the
Christian
Religion
.
To
whome
the
Saint
replyed
,
what
then
haue
you
to
doe
with
the
Crosse
of
Christ
?
The
dead
man
answered
,
He
that
is
buried
neere
vnto
me
,
was
a
Christian
:
&
one
of
your
Religion
(
bringing
a
crosse
by
mistaking
)
fixed
it
ouer
our
graue
.
The
Saint
without
delay
,
descended
out
of
his
coach
,
to
put
the
Crosse
ouer
the
Christians
graue
,
and
after
departed
.
Of
S.
Patrickes
iourney
into
Leinster
,
of
his
prophecy
of
Dublin
,
and
conuersion
of
that
Citty
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
SAINT
Patricke
hauing
confirmed
the
inhabitants
of
Connact
in
the
Christian
Religion
,
made
a
iourney
into
Dalnardia
in
the
North
,
wher
with
his
doctrine
,
example
&
miracls
,
he
brought
the
inhabitants
of
that
Country
,
to
the
profession
of
Christianity
;
thence
he
departed
,
and
passing
through
Meath
,
&
Leinster
,
in
all
places
he
preached
the
Ghospell
&
kingdome
of
heauen
,
&
in
places
conuenient
he
ordayned
Bishops
.
It
would
be
a
worke
able
to
blunt
the
penne
of
the
most
eloquent
Oratour
,
to
set
downe
the
stupendious
miracles
,
which
he
wrought
in
that
iourney
;
for
euen
like
another
S.
Peter
,
with
the
very
shadow
of
his
body
did
he
worke
miraculous
cures
,
&
so
many
as
he
receaued
to
Baptisme
,
knowing
that
our
aduersary
would
labour
to
entangle
them
in
his
snares
,
he
endeauoured
to
confirme
in
fayth
,
fearing
their
relapse
into
infidelity
.
And
because
,
as
witnesseth
S.
Iames
the
Apostle
:
Faith
without
good
workes
is
dead
,
yea
which
is
more
,
that
a
dead
fayth
,
is
not
fayth
.
The
glorious
Saint
laboured
to
excite
in
them
that
pure
and
sincere
fayth
,
which
through
loue
performeth
good
workes
.
2.
When
S.
Patricke
came
in
his
iourney
,
so
farre
as
Finglas
,
a
place
distant
a
mile
from
Dublin
,
being
then
but
a
little
village
,
and
contemplating
the
place
&
territory
there
about
,
blessing
it
,
he
prophetically
broke
forth
into
these
wordes
.
That
village
which
now
is
very
small
,
shal
be
hereafter
very
eminent
,
it
shal
be
enlardged
in
riches
and
dignity
,
neyther
will
it
cease
to
increase
,
vntill
such
tyme
as
it
become
the
principall
seate
of
all
the
kingdome
.
The
inhabitants
of
that
village
hearing
what
great
miracles
,
and
signes
God
had
wrought
by
the
meanes
of
his
faythfull
seruant
Patricke
,
went
forth
with
great
ioy
to
meet
him
.
The
Lord
of
that
places
only
sonne
lay
sicke
,
euen
ready
to
yeild
vp
his
Ghost
:
the
Saint
being
intreated
by
his
father
,
and
all
the
assembly
thereunto
,
went
to
the
place
,
where
the
sicke
was
,
and
by
prayer
restored
him
to
perfect
health
,
the
people
seeing
this
miracle
,
beleeued
in
the
author
of
life
,
our
Sauiour
Iesus
.
3.
In
that
village
,
an
honest
matron
,
in
whose
house
then
the
Saint
lodged
,
complained
to
him
of
the
penury
of
fresh
water
.
The
B.
Bishop
taking
pitty
of
her
,
as
also
what
the
whole
multitude
(
newly
regenerated
)
there
suffered
,
&
that
he
might
inkindle
their
thirst
after
the
fountaine
of
life
,
our
dearest
Sauiour
,
he
deemed
it
expedient
to
mainfest
his
vertue
and
power
.
The
next
day
in
the
presence
of
many
,
he
went
to
a
commodious
place
,
where
stricking
the
earth
with
the
end
of
the
staffe
of
IESVS
,
and
making
his
prayer
,
he
produced
thence
a
faire
Well
,
full
of
sweet
and
pleasant
water
,
and
soueraigne
in
curing
many
diseases
,
which
well
to
this
day
is
called
S.
Patrickes
Well
.
4.
Here
the
course
of
my
history
requires
,
that
I
declare
how
the
glorious
Bishop
S.
Patricke
came
to
the
famous
citty
of
Dublin
which
he
found
lying
in
the
suddes
of
Paganisme
and
Idolatry
,
but
the
Saint
washed
it
with
the
pure
waters
of
euangelicall
doctrine
,
and
that
with
great
facility
,
by
reason
of
a
memorable
accident
that
happened
,
the
which
was
this
.
The
King
and
all
the
Cittizens
were
drowned
in
sorrow
&
anguish
,
for
the
death
of
the
two
flourishing
hopes
of
the
kingdome
,
the
Kinges
only
sonne
,
who
dyed
of
a
naturall
death
in
his
bed
roome
,
and
the
Kinges
daughter
,
who
was
drowned
in
the
adioyning
riuer
;
the
young
ladyes
body
was
drawne
out
of
the
waters
,
and
layd
by
her
brothers
dead
corps
,
to
solemnise
their
obsequies
both
together
:
In
the
meane
time
newes
was
spread
ouer
ouer
all
the
Citty
;
that
S.
Patricke
of
Ardmuch
,
the
potent
reuiuer
of
many
dead
to
life
,
was
seene
in
the
towne
.
The
King
hearing
thereof
,
reioyced
much
,
and
caused
him
to
come
where
his
two
children
were
dead
,
&
full
of
fayth
promised
,
that
if
God
by
his
prayers
did
restore
his
children
to
life
,
he
himselfe
with
all
the
Citty
,
would
become
Christians
.
The
Saint
seeing
such
gayne
of
soules
in
a
readines
,
in
the
sight
of
the
King
,
his
Nobles
,
and
all
the
communalty
raysed
from
death
to
life
the
princely
children
,
whose
corporall
resurrection
,
cooperated
much
to
the
spirituall
resurrection
of
their
Father
,
with
the
rest
of
the
people
.
The
King
was
named
Alphinus
,
his
sonne
Cochad
,
&
his
daughter
.
Dublinia
,
who
gaue
her
owne
name
to
the
Citty
.
The
King
and
all
the
Citty
being
astonished
at
this
great
miracle
,
abiured
the
worship
of
Idols
,
and
were
baptised
in
S.
Patrickes
Well
,
which
to
encrease
the
beliefe
of
the
faythful
,
the
Saint
made
to
gush
out
,
by
stricking
the
point
of
the
staffe
of
Iesus
in
the
earth
.
From
that
day
forwards
King
Alphinus
,
with
all
the
Cittizens
of
Dulbin
obliged
themselues
by
vow
,
and
their
posterity
,
to
the
seruice
of
Saint
Patricke
,
and
the
Primates
of
Ardmach
:
moreouer
as
a
perpetuall
gage
of
their
seruice
,
ordained
that
euery
company
of
trades-men
,
should
pay
a
yearely
annuity
to
the
Primat
of
Ardmach
.
The
King
,
and
the
Princes
offering
each
of
them
a
talent
of
pure
refined
gold
to
the
Saint
,
al
which
liberall
guifts
,
the
true
professour
of
pouerty
bestowed
vpon
the
poore
,
reseruing
only
a
part
which
he
kept
for
the
building
of
Churches
.
5.
The
glorious
Bishop
,
gaue
his
benediction
to
the
people
of
Dublin
,
and
taking
his
leaue
of
them
,
he
went
to
a
towne
called
Cnoc
,
where
he
sent
often
for
one
named
Murinus
,
a
man
of
Belial
,
who
would
not
in
any
wise
present
himselfe
before
the
Saint
,
whose
wisedome
he
deemed
able
to
conquere
the
hardest
hart
:
the
Saint
sent
for
him
often
,
but
all
in
vaine
,
for
he
caused
answer
to
be
made
,
that
the
S.
should
suffer
him
to
sleep
.
The
Saint
knowing
by
inspiration
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
that
he
was
a
child
of
perdition
,
adioyned
therunto
saying
:
Let
him
sleep
,
let
him
sleep
,
and
before
the
generall
day
of
iudgment
,
let
him
not
awake
,
or
arise
.
Which
being
sayd
,
the
Saint
hastned
on
his
iourney
,
and
the
wicked
wretch
dyed
a
double
death
,
both
of
soule
and
body
.
6.
A
wicked
man
named
Foilge
,
carryinge
great
malice
,
and
spite
to
the
Saint
,
for
the
destruction
of
the
formentioned
idoll
,
called
the
head
of
the
Godes
,
attempted
to
lay
violent
handes
vpon
the
Saint
,
and
being
not
able
to
compasse
his
wicked
intent
,
he
rushed
very
violently
vpon
Odranus
the
Saints
Coachman
,
and
murdered
him
in
the
Saints
sight
:
the
Saint
stunge
at
the
hart
,
thundred
out
his
malediction
against
the
man
of
Belial
,
who
being
stricken
therwith
,
yelded
vp
his
wicked
spirit
to
be
ingulfed
in
hell
fire
:
But
as
for
Odranus
his
soule
,
the
Saint
saw
it
carryed
vp
betweene
Angels
to
heauen
,
where
it
was
ranged
among
the
triumphant
hostes
of
Martyrs
.
Of
S.
Patrickes
iourney
into
Munster
,
and
of
the
miraculous
refection
of
1400.
with
many
other
miracles
wrought
by
the
Saint
in
those
quarters
.
CHAP.
VIIII
.
THE
Saint
leauing
Leinster
,
tooke
his
iorney
towards
Mounster
.
The
King
of
that
Country
named
Oengus
,
hearing
of
the
approach
of
the
glorious
Bishop
,
went
to
meet
him
,
and
receaued
him
with
great
honour
and
exultation
.
A
principall
motiue
of
the
Kinges
ioy
,
and
of
receauing
the
Christian
fayth
,
was
,
that
hauing
entred
his
Idolatrous
temple
that
morning
to
adore
his
false
Gods
,
he
found
them
all
prostrate
vpon
the
ground
:
and
albeit
he
did
set
them
often
vp
in
their
owne
place
,
yet
still
they
tumbled
downe
;
for
as
Dagon
could
not
stand
before
the
Arke
of
Gods
couenant
,
so
could
not
these
Idols
stand
in
their
place
,
when
the
Blessed
Bishop
Patricke
drew
neere
vnto
them
,
who
deseruedly
we
may
call
the
Arke
of
the
couenant
,
seeing
in
his
cleane
hart
,
he
carryed
as
in
a
golden
vessel
,
the
diuine
Manna
of
contemplatiue
sweetnes
,
the
table
of
the
diuine
Law
,
and
the
Rod
of
heauenly
discipline
.
The
aforesayd
King
,
led
the
Saint
with
great
reuerence
and
honour
to
his
Court
at
Cashell
,
where
,
vpon
the
Saints
preaching
he
beleeued
in
the
most
holy
Trinity
,
and
receaued
the
grace
of
regeneration
.
2.
As
the
Saint
gaue
the
King
his
benediction
,
by
laying
his
sacred
handes
vpon
his
head
,
the
King
requiring
it
often
,
&
with
great
deuotion
,
it
happened
that
the
point
of
the
Saints
staffe
wounded
the
kinges
foot
,
which
yet
put
him
to
no
payne
,
in
regard
that
his
hart
being
wounded
with
ardent
charity
,
expelled
all
sense
,
&
feeling
of
that
bodily
sore
:
but
when
the
Saint
saw
in
what
case
the
kinges
foote
was
,
blessing
it
with
the
figure
of
Christs
banner
,
The
blood
of
no
King
of
thy
stocke
,
who
shall
fit
in
this
place
vpon
thy
throane
,
shal
be
shed
,
but
of
one
only
.
Which
prediction
,
the
inhabitants
of
that
Country
constantly
auerre
to
haue
proued
true
,
in
as
much
as
no
king
of
his
posterity
was
euer
kild
,
vnto
the
tenth
generation
but
only
one
.
3.
From
Cayshell
the
holy
Saint
went
into
Ormand
,
there
to
extirpate
&
roote
out
the
briers
of
Idolatry
,
and
to
sow
in
steed
thereof
,
the
pure
wheate
of
Euangelicall
doctrine
,
where
God
with
suddaine
death
seuerely
punished
a
wicked
wretch
with
al
his
complices
,
for
disgorging
impious
obloquies
against
the
Saint
.
At
what
time
the
Angell
of
peace
S.
Patricke
passed
through
the
country
of
Ciarragi
,
he
saw
two
brothers
named
Bibradius
,
and
Locradius
,
at
mortall
debate
about
the
parting
of
their
Fathers
inheritance
,
in
so
much
that
from
high
words
,
they
fell
to
bloody
blowes
,
and
stroakes
:
the
Saint
fearing
least
so
heinous
a
sinne
as
fratricide
,
should
be
committed
in
his
presence
,
with
his
holy
prayers
he
so
benummed
their
handes
,
that
they
hunge
stiffe
and
inflexible
in
the
ayre
;
vpon
sight
of
that
stupendious
miracle
,
the
two
brethren
referred
their
cause
to
be
decided
by
the
Saints
arbitrement
,
who
not
only
reneued
between
them
the
league
of
brotherly
loue
,
but
also
restored
to
them
the
perfect
vse
both
of
their
armes
&
hands
;
the
place
where
this
miracle
hapned
the
two
brothers
,
was
bestowed
vpon
the
Saint
towardes
the
building
of
a
Church
there
.
4.
After
that
the
blessed
Bishop
had
confirmed
the
people
of
Munster
in
the
knowledge
,
and
loue
of
the
true
God
,
he
tooke
his
iourny
towards
the
North
,
king
Oengus
being
attended
vpon
with
twelue
of
his
Princes
,
and
1400.
of
his
subiects
,
followed
the
Saint
,
when
he
came
as
farr
as
Coiueach
a
towne
lying
vpon
a
riuer
Prosnach
,
where
a
holy
Bishop
named
Frianus
,
a
Roman
by
nation
kept
his
residence
,
by
diuine
prouidence
it
fell
out
,
that
noe
victuals
could
be
had
for
that
great
company
;
the
blessed
Bishop
being
desirous
to
giue
the
multitude
a
spirituall
and
corporall
refection
,
commanded
a
Cow
,
by
whose
milke
S.
Frianus
liued
,
to
be
made
ready
for
supper
:
but
what
was
it
among
so
great
a
company
?
The
Saint
therfore
directed
his
prayers
to
the
heauenly
sanctuary
,
&
loe
there
ranne
out
to
the
adioyning
wood
,
two
great
Stagges
,
and
two
great
Hogges
,
which
presented
themselues
before
the
Saint
,
who
commanded
that
they
should
be
likewise
made
ready
:
so
al
the
company
being
set
to
supper
,
that
little
prouision
was
layd
before
them
,
which
by
vertue
of
the
Saints
sacred
benediction
,
serued
to
satisfy
all
the
company
so
plentifully
,
that
a
great
deale
of
reuersion
was
gathered
vp
,
and
carryed
thence
,
which
need
not
seeme
incredible
to
any
,
who
will
reflect
with
the
eye
of
their
consideration
,
vpon
our
Sauiours
promise
:
He
that
beleeueth
in
me
,
the
miracles
that
I
doe
,
he
shall
also
doe
,
and
greater
then
these
shall
he
doe
.
5.
This
miraculous
refection
was
seconded
by
as
miraculous
a
signe
;
for
the
holy
Saint
to
remoue
and
roote
out
of
their
harts
the
tares
of
infidelity
,
in
presence
of
that
great
assembly
,
restored
to
life
19.
dead
bodyes
at
once
:
all
those
who
were
so
miraculously
restored
to
the
number
of
the
liuing
,
rehearsed
in
the
hearing
of
all
the
assembly
,
what
they
had
seen
touching
the
torments
of
hel
,
proclayming
Patrickes
God
,
to
be
the
true
and
liuing
God
.
King
Oengus
,
and
his
subiects
magnifyed
God
,
and
honoured
the
Saint
as
their
proper
Apostle
:
the
men
who
were
reuiued
were
christned
,
&
became
Monkes
vnder
the
obedience
of
S.
Frianus
.
Of
S.
Patrickes
returne
into
the
North
,
of
the
resuscitation
of
King
Echu
,
and
of
his
prophecy
touching
the
sanctity
of
S.
Columba
.
CHAP.
X.
THE
holy
Bishop
came
againe
vnto
the
North
,
where
King
Echu
reigned
,
who
had
a
daughter
named
Cynnia
,
whome
he
loued
most
tenderly
.
This
young
Princesse
imbraced
S.
Patrickes
doctrine
,
and
against
her
Fathers
will
,
&
loathing
a
carnall
wedlocke
,
she
resolued
to
dedicate
her
virginity
to
her
heauenly
spouse
:
her
Father
seeing
the
loue
of
chastity
soe
deeply
rooted
in
her
hart
,
sent
for
the
Saint
,
and
spoke
to
him
as
followeth
;
The
hope
I
had
by
my
daughter
,
to
be
blessed
with
a
copious
posterity
of
Nephueus
,
is
cut
off
by
your
meanes
;
if
then
for
the
want
of
so
great
a
blessing
,
you
promise
me
the
kingdome
of
heauen
,
without
compelling
me
to
receaue
Baptisme
,
she
shall
serue
her
Creator
,
as
you
shall
thinke
good
,
otherwise
you
shall
misse
of
your
desire
.
The
Saint
full
of
confidence
in
God
,
leauing
all
the
matter
to
his
diuine
disposition
,
yeilded
to
the
Kinges
request
.
The
young
Lady
,
being
vayled
,
&
consecrated
by
the
Saint
,
led
a
life
so
excelling
with
many
ornaments
of
vertue
,
that
she
by
her
example
,
drew
many
to
the
seruice
of
Christ
,
&
both
in
this
life
,
&
after
her
death
,
shined
aboundantly
with
the
glory
of
miracles
.
The
Saint
commended
her
to
the
care
of
S.
Cethuberis
,
who
was
the
first
of
all
the
Irish
Virgins
,
that
receaued
the
veyle
of
virginity
from
the
Saint
:
to
her
being
Superiour
of
the
Monastry
of
Druimduchan
where
a
great
number
of
sacred
virgins
liued
,
the
Saint
wrote
a
letter
of
exhortation
.
2.
Within
a
few
dayes
King
Echu
departed
this
life
,
who
before
his
death
commanded
,
that
his
buriall
should
be
deferred
vntill
such
tyme
as
the
Saint
came
,
who
knowing
by
reuelation
all
what
happened
,
made
al
hast
possible
to
the
kings
court
,
where
arriuing
he
offered
his
feruent
prayers
to
Almighty
God
in
the
behalfe
of
his
resurrection
.
The
King
being
reuiued
,
rehearsed
what
he
had
seene
touching
the
glory
of
heauen
,
and
the
torments
of
the
damned
:
and
further
added
,
that
he
saw
the
place
,
which
the
Saint
promised
him
in
the
heauenly
glory
,
whereof
he
could
not
take
possession
,
because
he
was
not
baptised
:
after
baptisme
the
Saint
put
the
King
to
his
choice
,
eyther
of
prolonging
his
dayes
in
this
life
,
or
going
speedily
to
heauen
:
the
King
misprising
al
the
glory
of
this
world
,
in
comparison
of
the
celestial
felicity
,
did
choose
to
be
dissolued
,
and
to
be
with
Christ
:
so
taking
the
diuine
Viaticum
of
the
holy
Eucharist
,
he
was
translated
to
an
immortall
life
.
3.
The
Blessed
Saint
by
occasion
of
difficultyes
and
doubtes
,
which
in
some
places
where
he
preached
the
Ghospell
,
were
obiected
against
the
last
,
&
generall
resurrection
of
the
dead
,
brought
to
life
againe
men
,
whose
bodyes
were
resolued
into
cinders
many
yeares
before
,
as
himselfe
in
an
epistle
directed
to
a
deare
friend
of
his
beyonde
the
seas
,
deposeth
in
these
tearmes
:
Our
Lord
imparted
to
me
,
his
vnworthy
little
one
,
the
vertue
of
doing
such
signes
among
this
Pagan
people
,
as
we
reade
neuer
the
like
to
haue
beene
wrought
euen
by
the
Apostles
themselues
,
so
that
in
the
name
of
our
Lord
Iesus
,
I
haue
reuoked
from
the
dead
,
bodyes
turned
into
ashes
many
yeares
before
,
yet
notwithstanding
I
pray
that
none
esteeme
me
,
for
these
or
other
like
miracles
,
worthy
to
stand
in
comparison
with
the
Apostles
,
or
any
men
of
perfection
,
considering
I
am
a
wretched
sinner
,
and
contemptible
.
Stay
thy selfe
heere
,
courteous
Reader
,
and
obserue
to
what
height
of
perfection
this
B.
Bishop
had
attained
,
who
working
such
,
and
so
great
miracles
,
was
so
abiect
,
and
so
contemptible
in
his
owne
eyes
;
for
my
part
I
admire
more
this
profound
humility
in
him
,
than
the
raysing
of
the
cad.
4.
My
intended
course
of
breuity
,
makes
me
not
to
set
down
at
large
,
how
the
Saint
reclaymed
from
idolatry
a
petty
King
called
Elelius
,
with
all
his
kingdome
,
by
reuiuing
the
kings
sonne
,
whom
swine
had
torne
in
peeces
.
As
also
a
noble
man
,
who
was
very
hard
fauoured
,
and
contemptible
in
his
person
,
by
vertue
of
S.
Patrickes
prayers
,
became
very
faire
of
complexion
,
and
very
personable
of
stature
,
to
the
great
astonishment
of
all
that
knew
him
.
A
tender
suckeling
,
found
in
the
tombe
where
his
mother
lay
buryed
,
was
brought
to
S.
Patricke
,
who
named
him
Olcanus
,
and
set
him
to
his
booke
,
&
being
come
to
riper
yeares
,
he
passed
into
France
,
where
he
attayned
to
great
learning
.
Afterward
comming
into
Ireland
,
he
taught
in
publick
schooles
,
and
was
master
of
many
a
holy
Bishop
,
and
himselfe
became
a
Bishop
of
great
merit
and
vertue
.
5.
A
certaine
Prince
named
Conallus
,
sought
and
obtayned
S.
Patrickes
blessing
:
his
younger
brother
named
Fergusus
,
came
to
the
Saint
with
the
like
intention
:
the
Saint
hauing
first
prayed
,
blessed
Fergusus
with
great
attention
;
Conallus
seeing
what
diligence
and
deuotion
the
Saint
vsed
in
in
blessing
his
younger
brother
aboue
him selfe
,
was
not
a
little
astonished
,
and
troubled
thereat
.
S.
Patricke
obseruing
that
alteration
in
the
Princes
countenance
,
declared
what
moued
him
to
vse
such
diuersity
in
blessing
them
,
fortelling
prophetically
:
Blessing
,
I
haue
blessed
thy
brother
Fergusus
,
in
regard
of
a
blessed
sonne
that
shall
descend
from
him
,
for
his
sonne
Feleminus
,
shal
beget
a
sonne
,
who
shal
be
called
Columba
,
a
name
very
answerable
to
his
holy
life
,
for
from
his
Mothers
wombe
,
he
shal
be
full
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
and
shal
be
inriched
with
the
treasures
of
diuine
wisedome
,
and
vnderstanding
:
he
wilhe
the
shyning
,
and
burning
lanterne
of
his
generation
,
and
shal
be
iustly
called
the
Prophet
of
the
highest
,
&
from
the
time
that
he
comes
to
yeares
of
discretion
,
a
deliberate
vntruth
shall
not
escape
out
of
his
mouth
.
How
truly
this
hath
beene
presaged
of
S.
Columba
called
Columcill
,
who
was
the
founder
of
an
hundred
Monasteryes
,
the
history
of
his
life
,
sufficiently
declareth
.
6.
Within
the
compasse
of
seauen
weekes
,
which
S.
Patrike
spent
in
the
country
called
Turtirini
,
he
builded
seauen
Churches
,
ouer
which
he
ordayned
Pastour
S.
Connendus
,
a
man
of
great
vertue
,
and
learning
.
After
a
few
dayes
S.
Connedus
came
to
S.
Patricke
,
who
commanded
him
to
returne
back
to
his
Church
,
fortelling
that
he
need
not
to
feare
the
effusion
of
his
blood
,
for
that
none
should
be
killed
in
that
place
for
euer
.
The
euent
hath
showed
his
prophecy
to
haue
beene
most
true
.
The
B.
Bishop
prophecied
of
the
natiuity
of
S.
Treha
,
Of
the
conuersion
of
the
I
le
of
Man
,
of
a
strange
vision
S.
Brigit
had
,
and
of
the
prophecye
touching
the
future
sanctity
of
the
Saints
,
Colmanellus
,
and
Comgallus
.
CHAP.
XI
.
SAINT
Patricke
seeing
that
in
Ireland
the
haruest
was
great
,
and
the
workemen
few
,
tooke
shipping
to
passe
into
England
,
there
to
gather
many
coadiutors
and
fellow-helpers
,
in
cultiuating
our
Lords
field
.
In
those
dayes
the
Arrian
perfidy
,
and
Pelagianisme
tooke
great
rootinge
in
England
,
which
the
Blessed
Bishop
laboured
to
extirpate
,
by
reclayming
with
signes
&
sermons
his
deere
Country-men
to
their
former
integrity
of
fayth
:
so
comming
backe
into
Ireland
,
he
brought
with
him
many
learned
and
Religious
men
,
of
which
number
,
thirty
were
installed
by
him
Bishop
in
seuerall
Episcopall
seas
.
In
his
returne
,
he
conuerted
the
Isle
of
man
,
ordayninge
a
learned
and
holy
person
named
Germanus
,
Bishop
ouer
that
young
flocke
,
the
like
he
did
in
seuerall
other
Isles
.
It
was
his
custome
not
only
in
citties
,
but
euen
in
principall
townes
,
to
install
Bishops
,
to
the
end
the
faythful
should
not
be
depriued
of
the
sacrament
of
Confirmation
.
2.
After
the
Saints
returne
out
of
England
,
he
bestowed
vpon
six
Cleargy-men
,
that
were
going
in
pilgrimage
ouer
the
seas
,
a
Whales
skinne
,
wherin
himself
was
accustomed
to
stand
when
he
said
Masse
;
hauing
that
guift
of
the
Saints
loue
,
they
neuert
felt
in
all
the
tyme
of
their
trauaile
,
any
penury
or
want
.
In
processe
of
tyme
they
all
six
became
very
learned
,
and
were
made
Bishops
,
&
ended
their
dayes
in
great
sanctity
:
their
names
were
Lugacius
,
Columbanus
,
Meldanus
,
Lugadius
,
Cassanus
,
Ceranus
.
3.
Three
whole
dayes
without
intermission
,
did
the
Saint
preach
to
infinite
multitudes
,
that
flocked
from
all
parts
to
heare
him
,
they
thought
they
had
not
beene
there
one
day
,
so
sweet
and
attractiue
were
the
Saints
doctrine
&
discourses
.
In
that
assembly
,
was
present
the
most
holy
virgin
S.
Brigit
,
who
reclyning
her
head
slept
,
which
Saint
Patricke
perceauing
,
forbad
that
any
should
awake
Gods
beloued
spouse
,
till
she
pleased
her selfe
:
by
the
issue
it
was
manifest
,
that
that
passage
of
the
Canticles
might
be
fitly
applyed
to
her
:
I
sleepe
,
but
my
hart
waketh
,
in
regard
that
her
heauenly
spouse
imparted
his
secrets
to
her
.
When
she
awaked
,
the
Saint
commanded
her
to
tel
in
the
hearing
of
all
the
people
,
what
she
had
seene
,
who
obeying
him
,
tould
that
she
saw
first
a
Synod
of
men
all
in
white
,
with
ploughes
,
oxen
,
and
fieldes
all
white
:
after
that
she
saw
them
to
be
stayned
with
spots
,
and
lastly
to
become
wholy
blacke
.
S.
Patricke
interpreted
the
former
part
to
his
own
time
wherein
good
workes
and
fayth
,
4.
On
a
tyme
S.
Patricke
made
a
iourney
into
Dalnardia
,
as
he
passed
by
a
place
called
Mucoomuir
,
his
disciple
Benignus
saw
quires
of
Angells
inuironing
that
place
with
celestiall
splendour
,
&
piercing
the
skyes
with
the
harmonious
concent
of
diuine
prayses
;
the
vision
disappering
,
he
related
to
S.
Patricke
,
all
what
he
had
contemplated
,
who
being
inspired
by
God
,
declared
to
his
disciples
,
what
that
admirable
vision
pretended
:
Know
then
,
sayd
he
,
that
a
sonne
of
life
,
whose
name
shal
be
Colmanellus
,
will
build
a
Church
in
that
place
,
where
he
will
gather
togeather
manny
sonnes
of
light
,
who
will
become
with
the
Angels
,
cohabitants
of
the
heauenvly
citty
,
and
he
himselfe
shal
be
the
primate
and
legate
of
all
Ireland
.
In
processe
of
time
all
fell
out
to
be
true
,
as
the
Saint
foretould
.
5.
Another
time
S.
Patricke
with
his
holy
family
,
ascended
a
little
mountaine
,
not
far
distant
from
the
valley
,
where
afterwardes
the
monastery
of
Bangor
was
built
:
from
the
hill
topp
they
saw
al
the
valley
replenished
with
celestial
brightnes
,
and
Angelicall
quires
:
which
admirable
vision
,
moued
all
the
company
to
intreate
the
Saint
to
build
a
Church
in
that
sacred
valley
,
which
the
Saint
would
not
doe
,
but
prophecying
foretould
:
After
the
space
of
60.
years
completely
expyred
,
there
will
be
borne
a
sonne
of
Light
named
Comgallus
,
which
is
interpreted
a
fayre
pledge
,
who
shal
be
beloued
both
of
God
and
men
,
and
shall
build
in
the
place
a
foresayd
,
a
Church
of
Saints
,
wherein
shal
be
gathered
innumerable
troupes
of
the
children
of
light
,
that
shall
dedicate
themselues
to
the
seruice
of
Christ
.
Not
one
iote
of
all
this
did
passe
vnaccomplished
;
for
in
the
tyme
fortould
,
Comgallus
being
borne
,
built
the
monastery
of
Bangor
,
wherein
he
begot
to
Christ
by
meanes
of
the
Ghospell
,
many
thousands
of
perfect
Monkes
:
in
so
much
,
that
that
holy
place
,
the
fruitfull
mother
of
Saintes
as
a
vine
fructifying
in
sweetnes
of
odour
,
did
extend
its
branches
to
the
sea
,
and
its
plants
beyonde
the
sea
;
for
it
filled
Ireland
,
Scotland
,
and
many
other
Ilandes
with
perfect
Monkes
,
and
monasteries
,
as
also
forraine
Countryes
.
One
of
the
sonnes
of
that
Monastery
named
Luanus
founded
a
hundred
monasteries
,
another
named
Columbanus
a
most
holy
man
full
of
diuine
grace
,
erected
many
Monasteries
,
and
was
the
father
of
a
numberles
number
of
holy
Monkes
:
he
builded
the
famous
Monastery
of
Luxonium
in
France
,
and
Bobium
in
Italy
,
where
he
ended
his
dayes
most
gloriously
,
and
happily
.
6.
A
wicked
man
named
Fergus
,
who
liued
in
Meath
,
hindered
the
Saint
from
building
a
church
within
his
territoryes
,
which
the
Saint
taking
in
euill
part
,
prophecied
,
That
none
of
his
posterity
should
inherit
his
liuing
,
or
thriue
in
any
other
Country
except
the
infant
yet
shut
vp
in
his
Mothers
wombe
:
which
fell
out
accordingly
.
As
the
Saint
for
the
like
respect
was
to
giue
his
curse
vpon
two
brothers
named
Fiechus
,
and
Enda
,
his
disciple
S.
Secundinus
requested
him
not
to
lay
his
curse
vpon
the
man
,
but
vpon
the
stones
,
that
in
great
heaps
layd
hard
by
,
wherto
the
Saint
condescended
.
A
marueilous
thing
ensued
;
for
from
that
tyme
forwardes
,
those
stones
proued
vnseruiceable
for
any
building
,
or
structure
.
Enda
did
pennance
for
the
iniury
offered
to
the
Saint
,
&
presented
his
ninth
sonne
named
Cormacus
,
with
the
ninth
part
of
all
his
liuing
to
S.
Patrike
:
the
child
grew
vp
in
years
and
grace
,
and
ended
his
dayes
in
great
sanctity
.
How
Saint
Mell
,
and
S.
Lupita
,
cleared
themselues
before
S.
Patricke
,
and
of
some
miracles
wrought
by
the
Saint
.
CHAP.
XII
.
SAINT
Lupita
,
S.
Patrickes
sister
liued
in
one
house
with
S.
Mell
her
nephew
,
by
occasion
whereof
,
some
suspected
the
holy
Bishop
S.
Mell
with
committing
of
incest
with
her
,
which
aspersion
the
holy
Bishop
remoued
by
taking
many
great
Fishes
on
the
dry
land
in
S.
Patrickes
sight
.
Lupita
in
like
manner
to
declare
her
innocency
,
carryed
hoate
embers
in
her
lappe
without
signe
or
token
of
any
burning
;
S.
Patricke
seeing
such
great
miracles
,
pronounced
them
both
innocent
,
yet
to
cut
off
all
occasion
of
scandall
,
he
ordayned
that
the
men
should
liue
in
houses
apart
from
the
women
,
building
for
them
distinct
houses
,
and
Churches
.
2.
S.
Patricke
being
to
passe
the
Sinny
,
a
deep
and
vnwadable
riuer
,
that
runeth
betweene
Meath
and
Connact
,
could
not
get
a
boate
to
ferry
him
ouer
,
he
prayed
therfore
to
God
for
help
;
&
loe
the
earth
did
ryse
vp
so
high
in
the
riuer
,
that
it
gaue
a
dry
passage
ouer
to
the
Saint
,
&
all
his
company
.
The
Saint
thought
it
expedient
for
the
aduancement
of
Religion
,
to
build
a
Church
there
in
a
certaine
field
,
but
the
Lord
who
owed
the
place
,
gaue
him
a
repulse
,
&
would
not
giue
way
to
the
building
,
vnles
the
Saint
bought
it
with
gold
.
The
S.
offering
his
prayers
to
God
,
went
to
a
place
,
wher
Swine
had
rooted
vp
the
ground
,
and
found
there
so
much
as
was
sufficient
to
purchase
the
field
.
Another
tyme
also
did
he
find
in
the
same
place
,
so
much
gold
,
as
serued
to
buy
a
peece
of
ground
,
whereupon
he
ment
to
built
a
Church
.
3.
In
that
Church
called
Ellfin
,
S.
Patricke
installed
one
of
his
disciples
named
Asicus
,
who
was
a
Monke
,
making
him
a
Bishop
.
S.
Asicus
,
as
Saint
Patricke
had
appointed
,
brought
thither
a
great
company
of
Monkes
,
whom
himselfe
gouerned
as
Abbot
.
This
holy
man
vpon
a
certaine
tyme
told
a
lye
,
when
he
should
haue
vttered
the
truth
sincerely
,
which
ouerlashing
of
his
tongue
,
he
so
seuerely
chastised
in
himself
,
that
he
retyred
himself
from
the
company
of
men
,
and
liued
in
a
desert
7.
years
,
vnknowne
,
&
vnseene
to
any
person
where
he
might
be
found
:
at
last
by
his
Monks
,
they
requested
him
,
that
he
wold
returne
home
to
his
Bishopricke
,
but
he
would
not
yeild
to
their
persuasion
,
iudging
,
&
pronouncing
himselfe
vnworthy
to
exercise
episcopall
authority
,
since
his
tongue
had
beene
defiled
with
a
witting
vntruth
,
which
in
the
mouth
of
a
Priest
is
,
as
the
holy
Canons
declare
,
sacriledge
;
the
forsayd
Monkes
would
not
in
any
case
depart
from
S.
Asicus
,
but
liued
within
that
place
all
the
dayes
of
his
life
,
after
whose
death
they
builded
a
monastery
there
,
wherein
they
serued
Almighty
God
in
iustice
,
and
sanctity
.
4.
As
some
of
S.
Patrickes
disciples
came
by
sea
to
visite
him
,
there
arose
a
great
tempest
,
which
moued
the
Saint
to
great
compassion
for
his
beloued
children
:
some
who
were
with
him
said
,
that
the
ship
was
not
able
to
sustayne
so
boysterous
a
storme
.
The
Saint
immediatly
betooke
himselfe
most
feruently
,
to
his
prayers
;
and
then
within
a
little
while
,
in
the
hearing
of
all
them
who
were
present
,
he
commanded
the
windes
&
waues
to
become
calme
.
O
stupendious
euent
!
Without
delay
the
wind
was
allayd
,
the
seas
ceased
to
boyle
,
and
there
ensued
a
great
calme
:
the
same
day
the
disciples
arriued
,
and
tould
how
they
escaped
that
eminent
danger
.
Another
tyme
the
disciples
aforesayd
,
comming
to
visit
their
holy
father
,
and
traualing
by
the
sea
side
,
they
were
encompassed
by
the
tide
before
they
were
aware
,
which
put
them
in
great
feare
of
death
.
The
Saint
knowing
in
spirit
,
what
danger
his
children
were
in
,
commanded
the
sea
in
the
name
of
God
,
to
giue
his
disciples
a
free
passage
:
the
sea
obeyed
the
Saints
commandment
,
so
that
his
discipls
returned
to
their
father
,
to
their
great
ioye
,
and
to
the
vnspeakable
admiration
of
all
those
who
heard
of
so
prodigious
a
miracle
.
5.
S.
Patricke
of
his
profound
humilty
and
charity
,
kept
alwaies
in
his
company
some
leaper
or
other
,
whome
himself
tended
most
carefully
,
washing
with
his
owne
hands
his
vlcerous
soares
,
and
prouiding
him
of
al
his
necessities
.
A
certain
leaper
that
liued
with
the
Saint
,
being
depriued
of
his
bodily
health
,
laloured
by
frequent
prayers
and
other
exercises
of
piety
,
to
procure
and
conserue
the
health
of
his
soule
.
This
leaper
fearing
to
be
offensiue
to
others
,
withdrew
himself
from
the
company
of
men
,
liuing
solitary
in
a
great
hollow
tree
:
One
day
he
requested
a
Christian
that
passed
by
,
to
bring
him
out
of
a
place
hard
by
,
a
bundell
of
reedes
,
the
man
went
to
the
place
,
and
as
he
pluckte
vp
the
reedes
,
a
faire
fountaine
gushed
out
,
whereof
he
gaue
notice
to
the
leaper
,
when
he
brought
him
the
reedes
,
who
replied
:
Know
then
my
deare
brother
,
that
God
sent
thee
hither
to
wash
me
in
that
fountaine
,
and
lastly
to
bury
me
in
that
place
,
which
said
,
he
gaue
vp
the
ghost
:
as
the
Christian
washed
the
leaper
in
that
miraculous
water
,
there
remained
not
a
spot
of
leprosy
vpon
him
,
and
so
burying
him
he
departed
.
It
hapned
that
S.
Munis
,
much
about
that
time
,
bringing
from
Rome
many
relikes
with
him
,
was
forced
to
lodge
neare
that
place
.
In
the
night
he
saw
squadrons
of
Angells
to
descend
from
heauen
,
and
to
keep
watch
,
and
warde
about
the
leapers
sepulcher
vntill
it
was
moring
,
al
which
vision
he
related
to
S.
Patricke
,
signifying
that
he
intended
to
remoue
that
holy
body
out
of
that
solitary
place
.
S.
Patricke
forbid
him
so
to
do
,
fortelling
that
a
sonne
of
light
,
not
yet
borne
,
whose
name
should
be
Keranus
,
would
inhabit
in
that
place
,
which
he
would
furnish
with
a
holy
company
of
Saints
,
and
that
he
would
exhibit
great
honour
to
that
leaprous
body
,
all
which
fel
out
to
be
true
in
processe
of
tyme
.
6.
The
foresayd
S.
Munis
,
with
S.
Patrickes
leaue
,
made
him
a
cell
in
a
certaine
place
,
where
he
suffered
great
distraction
,
and
disturbance
of
mind
,
by
reason
of
the
frequent
concourse
of
courtiers
,
who
came
often
to
visite
him
from
the
kings
pallace
,
being
built
ouer
a
great
water
that
lay
hard
by
the
place
,
where
S.
Munis
liued
:
which
difficulty
he
made
knowne
to
S.
Patricke
,
who
offered
deuout
and
feruent
prayers
vp
to
God
for
this
effect
.
And
loe
the
next
night
after
,
God
transferred
the
water
and
the
pallace
so
farre
of
,
that
it
wrought
his
seruant
no
annoye
,
who
afterwardes
(
though
very
much
against
his
will
)
was
ordained
Bishop
,
&
departed
this
life
,
shining
with
vertues
,
and
miracles
.
How
S.
Patricke
penetrated
S.
Fiechus
his
conscience
:
of
S.
Fiecus
his
sanctity
,
and
some
great
miracles
wrought
by
S.
Patricke
.
CHAP.
XIII
.
A
Young
gentleman
of
excellent
education
,
and
learning
named
Fiechus
,
had
marryed
a
wife
,
which
within
few
dayes
dyed
.
As
this
man
came
where
S.
Patricke
was
,
the
Saint
by
inward
illustration
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
penetrating
his
conscience
,
said
:
Behould
a
man
or
one
wife
,
who
according
to
the
Apostle
may
be
worthely
aduanced
to
the
sacred
order
of
preisthood
,
and
Episcopall
diginty
.
The
younge
gentle
man
,
admiring
how
he
came
to
see
the
secrets
of
his
hart
,
receiued
the
lauer
of
regeneration
,
and
by
vertue
of
Saint
Patricks
blessing
,
made
such
progresse
in
learning
,
that
in
one
day
he
learned
the
whole
Psalter
,
and
in
a
short
time
attayned
to
the
vnderstanding
of
sacred
Scriptures
;
he
was
successiuely
inuested
with
holy
orders
,
and
in
fine
made
Bishop
in
the
Church
of
Sclepten
,
2.
Because
this
holy
Bishop
,
in
regarde
of
his
many
infirmityes
,
S.
Patricke
sent
him
a
Coach
,
which
S.
Secundinus
,
being
ouercome
by
humane
frailty
tooke
ill
,
thinking
that
himselfe
deserued
it
better
.
S.
Patrike
knowing
of
the
trouble
Secundinus
was
in
,
sayd
vnto
him
;
fearing
that
by
following
of
our
own
iudgment
we
may
erre
,
let
vs
leaue
the
discussion
of
the
matter
to
the
arbitrement
of
an
Angel
.
With
that
the
Saint
prayed
to
God
,
who
sent
an
Angel
,
by
whose
order
the
horses
were
put
into
the
coach
,
&
dismissed
without
any
to
driue
them
,
adding
further
:
that
they
were
sent
to
him
,
with
whome
they
would
make
a
stay
.
The
horses
being
harnished
,
and
dismissed
in
manner
as
the
Angell
had
set
downe
,
the
first
night
they
came
to
S.
Secundinus
dwelling
place
,
the
next
night
to
another
Saints
house
,
and
the
third
night
to
S.
Fiechus
house
,
where
they
stayed
:
giuing
therby
to
vnderstand
,
that
they
were
chiefly
sent
to
him
.
3.
Another
tyme
the
Angell
commanded
S.
Fiechus
to
build
a
monastery
,
and
the
Angell
himselfe
designed
the
Refectory
,
Oratory
,
&
all
other
houses
belonging
thereunto
.
This
holy
Bishop
was
accustomed
in
the
beginning
of
lent
,
4.
Some
wicked
men
sent
the
Saint
as
it
were
by
way
of
present
some
poysoned
cheses
,
which
to
the
great
astonishment
of
many
he
conuerted
into
hard
stones
,
wherwith
they
were
nothing
reclaimed
from
their
malice
,
but
rather
became
more
obstinate
;
for
conspiring
together
against
him
,
they
sent
fifty
men
to
kill
him
.
As
they
entred
a
certaine
Forde
to
passe
ouer
it
,
the
Saint
seeing
them
,
and
knowing
by
diuine
instinct
,
what
mischiefe
they
intended
,
sayd
vnto
them
with
a
loud
voyce
:
You
shall
neyther
come
hither
to
vs
,
nor
yet
returne
backe
to
your
owne
people
,
for
your
bodyes
shal
remaine
in
that
water
vntill
the
day
of
iudgment
.
According
to
the
Saints
censure
,
they
were
without
delay
drowned
,
neither
could
their
bodyes
be
euer
after
found
,
albeit
great
,
and
diligent
search
had
beene
made
after
them
.
5.
Another
tyme
,
some
children
of
Beliall
digged
vp
deep
pits
and
holes
,
in
the
way
which
the
Saint
with
al
his
retinue
was
to
passe
,
couering
them
ouer
with
greene
grasse
.
The
Saint
full
of
confidence
in
God
,
gaue
his
benediction
to
his
holy
family
,
and
so
he
,
and
they
passed
without
receauing
any
hurt
or
detriment
,
the
green
grasse
like
solid
earth
yealding
them
firme
passage
.
The
Saint
commanded
a
yong
mayd
,
who
gaue
them
notice
of
the
ambush
layd
,
for
to
call
her
Father
,
whome
with
his
ten
sonnes
,
and
three
daughters
he
conuerted
to
the
Christian
faith
:
6.
A
certaine
man
named
Domnardus
,
being
blind
for
a
long
time
,
&
hearing
that
S.
Patricke
passed
by
,
went
forth
to
meet
him
,
hoping
by
the
Saints
merits
to
recouer
his
eye-sight
.
As
the
blind
came
along
in
the
way
,
he
stunbled
very
often
,
which
moued
a
cleargy
man
who
was
in
the
Saints
company
to
laughter
,
which
when
the
Saint
vnderstood
,
that
none
of
his
company
should
euer
after
presume
to
do
the
like
,
he
spoke
,
as
followeth
to
the
Clergy
man
:
Amen
I
say
to
thee
,
that
the
eyes
of
this
blind
shal
be
opened
,
&
thy
eyes
excyting
to
thee
irrilegious
laughter
shal
be
stricken
with
blindnes
:
with
that
making
the
signe
of
the
crosse
,
he
opned
the
blind
mans
eyes
,
&
shut
the
eyes
of
the
cleargy
man
.
The
same
day
did
the
Saint
erect
vpon
their
feet
three
criples
.
7.
Nine
Magitians
conspired
the
Saints
death
,
&
to
haue
the
more
free
accesse
to
him
,
they
counterfeited
themselues
to
be
Monks
,
putting
on
religious
weeds
.
The
Saint
by
diuine
inspiration
,
knew
them
to
be
wolues
wraped
in
sheeps
cloathing
,
making
therfore
the
signe
of
the
crosse
against
the
children
of
Satan
,
behould
fire
descended
from
heauen
,
&
consumed
them
all
nine
:
The
Saint
lifting
vp
his
hands
anathematized
anidolatrous
wood
dedicated
to
Idols
.
O
most
strange
&
remarkable
miracle
,
all
the
wood
like
vnto
the
figge
tree
,
spoken
of
in
the
holy
Ghospel
,
withered
by
&
by
,
and
neuer
after
was
seruiceable
for
any
other
vse
,
then
the
fire
.
Of
a
mountaine
swallowed
downe
,
by
the
earth
,
and
cast
vp
againe
at
the
Saints
intercession
:
and
of
seueral
other
great
miracles
.
CHAP.
XIIII
.
ONE
of
the
noble
men
of
Munster
,
named
Coruallus
,
would
not
permit
S.
Patricke
to
build
a
Church
within
his
territoryes
.
Not
farre
from
the
noble
mans
house
was
a
faire
&
spacious
poole
very
pleasant
to
behold
,
but
the
house
by
the
interposition
of
a
great
mountayne
,
was
depriued
of
the
pleasure
of
that
gratful
prospect
:
the
Saint
vrged
the
noble
man
,
very
much
,
to
giue
him
leaue
to
build
a
church
:
who
answeared
.
If
you
remoue
this
great
mountaine
,
that
depriues
my
house
of
the
pleasant
prospect
of
the
broad
&
spatious
poole
that
lyes
on
the
further
side
,
I
will
then
yeild
to
your
request
.
The
Saint
offered
his
prayers
vp
to
God
,
and
with
that
the
earth
swallowed
downe
the
mountaine
,
notwithstanding
the
wicked
man
would
not
stand
to
his
former
promise
,
wherefore
the
Saint
prayed
to
God
,
the
second
tyme
,
&
the
mountaine
did
forthwith
swell
vp
to
its
former
height
,
&
greatnes
.
2.
A
wicked
Tyrant
named
Euchodius
,
who
liued
in
the
country
of
Vlibia
,
caused
two
holy
Virgins
to
be
stiffled
,
and
misprised
S.
Patricks
intercession
for
them
.
That
none
of
his
posterity
should
succeed
him
,
but
that
his
Lordship
should
be
transferred
to
his
younger
brother
.
The
Tyrants
wife
came
,
&
begged
the
Saintes
blessing
both
for
her selfe
,
&
for
the
child
,
which
she
carried
in
her
wombe
,
which
the
Saint
gaue
her
,
and
foretould
that
she
should
be
deliuered
of
a
most
holy
issue
.
The
childe
being
borne
,
was
named
Douengardus
,
and
was
most
renowned
both
for
sanctity
&
miracles
.
Euchodius
within
a
few
dayes
,
was
depriued
both
of
life
,
and
of
his
lordship
,
which
his
yonger
brothers
posterity
inioyed
,
according
to
S.
Patrickes
prophecy
.
3.
S.
Patricke
founded
an
Episcopall
sea
in
a
place
called
Achadfouiur
,
where
he
made
one
of
his
disciples
namned
Sennachus
Bishop
,
a
man
of
admirable
purity
,
and
innocency
.
S.
Patticke
blessed
him
,
and
all
his
family
,
prophecying
,
that
many
Saintes
and
holy
Pristes
should
spring
out
of
it
,
in
which
place
Sennachus
ended
his
daies
in
great
sanctity
.
4.
As
S.
Patricke
passed
through
a
wood
in
Midernia
,
he
found
there
a
great
company
of
men
,
cutting
downe
of
great
oaken
trees
,
&
in
regard
their
axes
were
edge-lesse
,
and
that
they
had
no
whetstons
to
whet
them
,
the
poore
men
were
quite
wearied
out
of
breath
,
the
skin
&
flesh
was
torne
from
their
handes
,
euen
to
the
sinewes
,
&
bones
.
The
Saint
compassionating
their
distresse
,
gaue
them
his
blessing
,
wherupon
they
recouered
their
strength
,
their
hands
were
healed
vp
,
&
their
hatchets
so
well
edged
,
that
they
cut
the
solid
oake
trees
with
as
little
difficulty
,
as
if
they
had
beene
tender
twigges
.
This
prodigious
effecte
of
the
Saints
blessing
,
did
perseuer
in
them
,
vntill
such
tyme
as
the
Saint
procured
their
release
,
for
which
end
,
he
went
to
their
cruell
Lord
named
Tremei
,
but
he
wold
not
admit
the
Saints
intercession
.
5.
S.
Patricke
intended
to
erect
an
episcopal
sea
in
a
place
called
Luda
,
but
an
Angell
wished
him
to
desist
from
that
worke
,
for
that
S.
Micheus
;
who
came
out
of
England
in
pilgrimage
into
Ireland
,
should
there
build
and
inhabit
that
place
;
which
fell
out
accordingly
.
One
day
as
Saint
Patricke
and
Micheus
were
in
spiritual
conference
,
an
Angell
tendered
them
a
letter
,
wherin
S.
Patricke
was
commaunded
to
bestow
that
place
,
with
all
the
appartenaunces
vpon
S.
Micheus
,
and
himselfe
to
erect
his
Archepiscopall
sea
at
Ardmach
.
The
Saint
obeyed
willingly
the
diuine
commandement
,
committing
to
S.
Micheus
his
care
of
twelue
leapers
,
whome
himselfe
was
accustomed
to
tend
,
and
so
departed
.
6.
Twelue
brethren
,
whose
Father
was
lately
deceased
,
made
a
meeting
for
the
parting
of
their
portions
,
and
excluded
their
younger
brother
named
Fergusius
from
any
share
in
that
diuision
:
who
had
recourse
to
Saint
Patricke
,
by
whose
intercession
he
receaued
a
competent
portion
of
his
fathers
inheritance
:
the
young
noble
man
,
bestowed
one
halfe
of
his
estate
vpon
S.
Olcan
,
who
erected
an
Episcopall
sea
in
a
place
called
Derkan
.
S.
Patricke
blessed
Fergusius
,
&
prophetically
sayd
vnto
him
:
Albeit
thou
seemest
now
humble
,
and
contemptible
in
the
eyes
of
thy
brethren
,
yet
thou
shalt
be
shortly
prince
ouer
them
,
and
many
good
Kings
will
descend
from
thee
,
which
shall
not
only
reigne
in
their
owne
country
,
but
also
in
foraine
Kingdomes
.
This
prophecy
of
the
Saint
was
fullfilled
;
for
from
him
descended
Edanus
the
sonne
of
Gabranus
,
who
subdued
Scotland
,
and
whose
posterity
reigneth
yet
in
that
kingdome
.
How
S.
Patricke
gaue
Prince
Conall
his
benediction
,
and
the
Crosse
for
his
armes
,
and
of
many
remarkable
miracles
.
CHAP.
XV.
SAINT
Patricke
came
to
his
deare
ghostly
child
Prince
Conall
,
demanding
of
him
whether
he
would
be
content
or
no
,
to
be
cloathed
with
a
Monkes
weede
:
the
Prince
answered
,
that
his
hart
was
ready
to
performe
what
the
Saint
would
inioyne
him
.
The
holy
Bishop
reioycing
much
at
his
deuotion
,
is
reported
to
haue
sayd
to
him
:
Thou
shalt
carry
a
sheild
,
and
staffe
as
the
markes
of
soueraigne
power
,
and
as
the
signes
of
thy
great
merit
:
Thou
shalt
represent
the
person
,
and
habit
of
a
lay
man
,
but
shalt
enioy
the
merit
and
dignity
of
a
Monke
;
many
Saints
shall
spring
from
thee
,
and
many
nations
of
the
earth
shal
be
blessed
in
thy
seed
.
Moreouer
with
the
rodde
of
Iesus
the
Saint
made
the
signe
of
the
Crosse
vpon
Prince
Conals
shield
,
which
he
and
his
posterity
,
euer
after
tooke
for
their
armes
.
2.
A
certaine
man
named
Victor
,
hid
himselfe
in
the
night
,
fearing
that
if
he
appeared
in
the
Saints
presence
,
he
should
be
forced
by
the
euidence
of
his
doctrine
,
and
signes
to
renounce
Idolatry
.
The
Saint
comming
to
the
place
where
Victor
was
,
so
bright
&
subtill
a
light
issued
from
him
,
that
the
splendour
thereof
pearced
euen
to
the
secret
place
,
where
Victor
lay
lurking
.
Victor
being
conuicted
,
or
rather
attracted
by
so
euident
a
signe
,
became
a
Christian
,
bestowed
all
his
estat
vpon
the
Saint
,
and
made
himselfe
the
Saints
disciple
,
who
in
processe
of
tyme
,
attayned
to
such
learning
,
and
sanctity
,
that
he
was
made
a
Bishop
.
3.
S.
Patricke
had
a
disciple
named
Volchanusa
a
man
of
great
vertu
,
but
specially
of
most
remarkeable
obedience
.
The
Saint
being
desirous
that
his
vertue
knowne
only
to
God
,
should
be
manifested
to
the
world
,
for
the
edification
,
&
example
of
others
,
commanded
Volchan
to
go
&
build
a
church
wheresoeuer
God
would
vouchsafe
to
prouide
him
a
place
:
he
without
delay
taking
an
axe
vpon
his
shoulders
,
went
his
way
.
The
Saint
seeing
the
alacrity
,
and
promptnes
of
his
obedience
,
sayd
to
him
:
Doe
not
despayre
,
my
most
deare
Volchan
,
of
finding
a
place
,
wheresoeuer
the
Axe
shall
fall
,
build
in
that
place
;
for
there
thou
shalt
increase
into
a
great
nation
.
After
Volchan
had
walked
on
all
day
long
,
towardes
the
euening
the
Axe
by
chance
slipped
off
his
shoulder
,
in
which
place
the
obedient
Volchan
builded
a
Monastery
,
wherein
himselfe
and
many
others
liued
and
dyed
in
great
perfection
.
4.
S.
Patricke
had
a
Drouer
named
Rodanus
,
who
after
became
very
learned
,
and
a
Bishop
of
great
merit
,
and
miracles
:
the
Saint
likewise
preferred
S.
Reuternus
to
the
episcopall
sea
of
Ciocher
,
and
when
he
had
consecrated
him
Bishop
,
he
bestowed
vpon
him
a
Chrismatory
,
or
vessell
of
holy
oyles
for
extreme
Onction
,
and
Confirmation
,
that
was
sent
him
from
heauen
.
A
child
named
Lunanus
by
vertue
of
the
Saints
blessing
,
learned
all
the
Psalter
in
fiften
dayes
,
who
after
led
a
most
holy
life
,
and
dyed
glorious
for
vertue
and
miracles
.
The
Saint
by
reuiuing
a
noble
mans
wife
named
Ethra
,
gayned
the
noble
man
himselfe
,
with
all
his
followers
,
vnto
Christ
.
5.
Some
wicked
men
enuying
the
progresse
of
Christian
religion
,
and
the
Saints
glory
,
suborned
a
woman
that
vsed
to
beate
and
to
dresse
flax
,
in
the
way
the
Saint
was
to
passe
,
to
hide
a
great
quantity
of
the
flax
in
a
hollow
tree
not
farre
off
,
and
when
the
Saint
should
passe
that
way
,
they
wished
her
to
exclaime
against
him
,
and
his
holy
company
;
as
hauing
stolne
the
flaxe
.
The
woman
did
as
she
was
put
in
the
head
by
those
wicked
men
,
who
rushed
out
of
their
dennes
,
when
the
woman
began
to
crye
,
and
flocking
about
the
Saint
,
and
his
companions
,
they
accused
them
as
theeues
,
guilty
of
torments
,
and
of
death
:
Neere
the
place
where
this
tumult
was
excited
,
there
was
one
buryed
,
whome
the
Saint
reuiued
;
the
reuiued
man
by
his
testimony
,
cleared
the
innocency
of
the
Saint
,
and
freed
him
from
that
slaunder
,
shewing
where
the
flaxe
was
hidden
.
The
contriuers
of
this
mischiefe
,
were
by
this
miraculous
euent
reclaymed
from
idolatry
,
to
the
acknowledgement
of
the
true
God
.
6.
A
man
of
Iueach
,
hauing
stolne
,
&
eaten
a
he-Goate
,
S.
Patricke
had
,
and
thinking
by
oath
to
cleare
himselfe
of
all
suspition
,
swore
that
he
had
no
hand
at
all
in
the
theft
;
loe
the
eaten
goate
by
a
hideous
noyse
made
in
his
belly
,
bewrayed
him
to
be
the
author
of
the
theft
,
whose
posterity
euer
after
wore
goates
beardes
.
It
was
S.
Patrickes
custome
to
keepe
company
,
to
loue
and
frequent
the
society
of
vertuous
and
holy
men
,
which
custome
,
how
gratefull
it
was
in
the
eyes
of
the
Almighty
,
himselfe
vouchsafed
to
manifest
by
this
insuing
miracle
.
For
as
he
,
and
a
man
of
a
most
venerable
life
named
Vinnocus
were
in
conuersation
together
of
diuine
matters
,
and
hauing
bestowed
their
garmentes
vpon
the
poore
,
behold
there
came
from
heauen
a
cloake
,
that
fell
iust
between
them
both
.
7.
In
that
part
of
Britanny
which
is
now
called
Wales
,
there
reigned
a
wicked
Tyrant
,
a
cruell
persecutour
,
and
ennemy
of
Christians
named
Cereticus
.
The
Saint
directed
to
him
a
commonitory
epistle
,
hoping
thereby
to
reclaime
him
from
his
wicked
courses
,
but
he
derided
the
Saint
,
and
became
more
obstinate
in
mischiefe
,
and
iniquity
,
which
when
the
Saint
vnderstood
,
he
prayed
to
God
in
manner
following
:
Our
Lord
God
omnipotent
cast
this
foxe-natured
man
,
who
is
so
monstruous
in
vices
,
after
a
monstruous
manner
from
the
face
of
the
earth
.
Our
Lord
inclined
his
eares
to
the
voyce
of
his
seruant
,
for
he
transformed
him
into
a
fox
,
who
flying
away
,
was
neuer
seene
afterwards
.
Of
S.
Machaldus
conuersion
,
and
most
rigid
pennance
,
and
of
S.
Memessaes
holy
life
.
CHAP.
XVI
.
A
Wicked
man
named
Machaldus
,
the
prince
of
theeues
and
robbers
,
seeing
S.
Patricke
passe
by
the
way
,
determined
to
kill
him
,
but
after
holding
it
a
disgrace
to
shed
the
blood
of
so
poore
weake
and
seeble
a
man
as
the
Saint
was
,
he
and
his
ruffian
like
company
thronged
about
the
Saint
,
and
by
way
of
contempt
,
and
derision
,
requested
him
to
reuiue
againe
one
of
his
company
named
Garbanus
,
whome
they
had
couered
with
a
cloake
,
counterfeiting
him
for
dead
.
The
Saint
could
them
that
their
iest
was
turned
into
a
truth
,
and
so
departed
.
The
theeues
found
their
companion
dead
,
and
fearing
that
the
like
mischance
might
fall
vpon
themselues
,
they
rann
apace
after
the
Saint
,
&
prostrated
themselues
before
him
,
&
acknowledging
their
heynous
offence
,
they
became
Christians
.
The
Blessed
Bishop
at
their
request
,
restored
againe
their
dead
companion
to
the
number
of
liuing
.
5.
Machaldus
hauing
confessed
his
sinnes
,
requested
the
Saint
to
set
downe
for
him
some
course
of
pennance
,
S.
Patricke
sent
to
succeed
S.
German
in
the
gouernement
of
that
Isle
,
seeing
the
man
in
so
miserable
a
plight
,
&
knowing
the
cause
,
intertayned
him
very
charitably
,
detayning
him
with
themselues
.
After
the
compasse
of
many
yeares
in
the
belly
of
a
fish
,
that
by
diuine
prouidence
,
was
brought
to
Machaldus
,
was
found
a
key
which
vnlocked
his
fetters
.
S.
Machaldus
attayned
to
such
eminent
sanctity
,
that
after
the
death
of
the
two
forementioned
Bishops
,
he
was
created
Bishop
of
the
Iland
,
and
ended
his
dayes
there
in
great
sanctity
,
being
famous
both
for
vertue
,
and
miracles
.
3.
The
glorious
Saint
by
conuerting
stones
into
milke
,
&
milke
into
stones
,
conuerted
a
Magitian
from
the
worshiping
of
stones
,
to
the
seruice
of
the
true
and
liuing
God
.
Such
reuerence
did
the
Blessed
Saint
carry
to
Sunday
,
in
honour
of
our
Sauiours
triumphant
resurrection
,
that
he
was
neuer
accustomed
to
trauaile
vpon
Sonday
;
for
wheresoeuer
he
was
belated
vpon
Saterday
,
there
did
he
stay
vntill
Munday
morning
,
giuing
himselfe
wholy
to
diuine
contemplation
.
4.
One
Saterday
,
he
was
benighted
in
a
great
field
farre
from
any
shelter
,
it
began
to
rayne
heauily
,
but
not
a
drop
did
touch
the
Saint
,
or
any
of
his
company
.
This
miracle
was
seconded
with
a
farre
greater
,
for
euen
that
night
,
the
Saint
was
thus
sheltred
miraculously
from
the
rayne
,
the
plane
was
ouercast
with
so
thicke
a
mist
,
that
the
Saints
coach-man
could
not
find
the
coach
horses
which
he
let
out
to
pasture
.
The
Saint
knowing
in
what
affliction
his
faithfull
seruant
was
,
of
compassion
towardes
him
,
he
stretched
out
his
sacred
hand
,
and
loe
an
vnseene
,
and
neuer
heard
of
prodigy
,
his
fiue
fingers
like
fiue
brightsome
Sunne
beames
,
illuminating
all
the
country
ouer
,
conuerted
the
darknes
into
light
,
and
the
night
into
day
.
By
helpe
of
this
immense
splendour
,
the
coach
man
found
his
horses
,
and
so
returned
ioyfull
,
and
greatly
conforted
to
his
good
Father
.
Whiles
the
Saint
preached
the
Ghospell
to
a
certaine
noble
man
,
there
came
a
flame
out
of
the
Saints
mouth
,
which
entered
in
at
the
noble
mans
mouth
and
eares
,
heating
therewith
his
hart
,
and
also
all
his
inward
powers
.
5.
A
yong
Lady
named
Memessa
,
daughter
to
a
great
Prince
in
England
,
by
contemplation
of
the
creatures
,
attayned
to
such
perfect
knowledge
,
and
loue
of
the
Creator
,
that
for
his
loue
she
misprised
all
the
world
;
her
parents
laboured
very
much
,
but
could
not
nether
by
faire
or
foule
meanes
enforce
her
,
euer
to
contract
with
any
of
the
great
Lordes
that
were
suters
to
her
,
so
constant
she
was
in
her
purpose
of
dedicating
her
virginity
to
her
maker
,
Of
a
vision
S.
Patricke
had
touching
the
building
of
Ardmuch
,
and
of
the
cure
of
16.
Leapers
.
CHAP.
XVII
.
THE
formentioned
noble
man
Darius
,
being
willing
to
gratify
the
Saint
,
bestowed
vpon
him
a
faire
,
pleasant
,
and
delightfull
peece
of
ground
,
antiently
called
Druimsallac
,
and
now
Ardmuch
:
the
next
night
after
,
the
saint
saw
the
Angells
squaring
the
forme
and
compasse
of
a
faire
Citty
,
that
was
to
be
built
,
in
that
pleasant
,
and
delightful
field
.
One
of
the
Angels
commanded
him
the
next
day
,
to
goe
to
a
place
called
S.
Patrickes
well
,
where
he
should
cure
16.
leapers
,
couered
ouer
with
vgly
soares
;
the
Saint
did
accordingly
,
and
baptized
the
leapers
in
the
well
aforesayd
,
which
miracle
comming
to
the
notice
of
the
people
,
was
a
mayne
helpe
towardes
the
building
of
the
citty
.
At
the
Saints
request
an
Angel
remoued
out
of
his
place
a
great
rocke
,
that
was
like
to
make
the
entrance
into
the
citty
very
cumbersome
and
difficulte
.
2.
The
glorious
Bishop
,
with
Gods
help
and
fauour
begun
,
&
throughly
built
a
citty
,
faire
for
the
situation
,
greatnes
,
and
compasse
,
&
brought
many
principall
cittizens
to
inhabit
therein
.
The
citty
it selfe
,
was
adorned
with
faire
and
decent
churches
,
wherin
were
ordained
by
the
Saint
,
Cleargy
men
for
the
singing
of
the
diuine
office
,
the
gouernement
of
soules
,
and
instruction
of
the
people
.
There
were
besides
,
Monasteryes
furnished
with
Monkes
,
and
others
replenished
with
sacred
Virgins
.
In
a
monastery
of
holy
Virgins
liued
a
virgin
the
King
of
Englands
daughter
,
&
nine
other
ladyes
which
accompanyed
her
:
when
she
came
to
S.
Patricke
,
the
Saint
saw
with
his
owne
eyes
,
three
of
his
holy
number
ascend
vp
to
heauen
.
In
this
Citty
did
the
Saint
erect
his
Archepiscopall
sea
,
intending
to
make
it
the
principall
and
metropolitan
Church
of
all
Ireland
,
and
that
this
his
intention
might
be
established
for
all
succeeding
ages
,
he
purposed
to
make
a
iourney
to
Rome
,
there
to
haue
it
confirmed
,
and
ratifyed
by
Apostolicall
authority
.
The
Angell
appearing
,
liked
well
thereof
,
and
because
for
the
present
the
Saint
wanted
horses
,
he
prouided
him
miraculously
of
coaches
to
carry
him
and
his
retinue
,
to
the
water
side
.
3.
The
glorious
Bishop
,
after
that
with
infatigable
trauaile
of
preaching
,
4.
It
passeth
our
abilityes
to
set
downe
the
innumerable
signes
,
which
he
wrought
in
his
iorney
,
going
and
comming
from
Rome
;
for
in
all
places
did
he
manifest
signes
of
his
sanctity
.
In
England
his
natiue
soyle
,
he
made
some
stay
,
where
he
built
many
Monasteryes
,
and
repaired
many
more
destroyed
by
the
Pagans
,
which
he
furnished
with
Monkes
,
which
liued
according
to
the
forme
of
religious
discipline
&
life
,
that
the
Saint
prescribed
them
:
he
also
prophetically
foretould
many
aduerse
and
prosperous
euents
,
that
should
happen
in
England
.
In
like
manner
did
he
forsee
and
fortell
the
sanctity
of
S.
Dauid
,
being
as
yet
in
his
mothers
wombe
.
After
his
returne
from
his
tedious
&
paynefull
iourney
,
bringing
with
him
from
beyond
the
seas
thirty
Bishops
,
whome
he
sent
to
labour
in
the
feild
of
our
Lord
,
he
began
in
time
conuenient
,
to
celebrate
solemne
councells
in
which
he
cut
off
any
thing
he
found
to
be
preiudiciall
to
Christian
religion
,
or
contrary
to
the
churches
canons
:
placed
&
established
such
constitutions
,
as
were
conformable
to
the
holy
Canons
,
and
made
for
the
aduancement
of
religion
,
piety
,
and
good
life
;
in
the
meane
space
he
dayly
shined
with
the
splendour
of
infinite
miracles
,
whereof
this
insuing
,
as
it
cannot
but
be
deemed
most
stupendious
,
so
questionles
is
to
be
accounted
most
beneficiall
.
How
S.
Patricke
freed
Ireland
from
the
encombrance
of
Diuels
,
Magitians
,
and
venemous
beasts
.
And
how
he
fasted
40.
dayes
without
corporall
food
.
CHAP.
XVIII
.
IRELAND
since
its
first
inhabitation
was
pestered
with
a
triple
plague
,
to
wit
,
with
great
aboundance
of
venemous
beastes
,
copious
store
of
Diuells
visiblely
appearing
,
and
infinit
multitudes
of
Magitians
,
that
the
like
is
not
recorded
of
any
other
country
or
kingdome
.
The
glorious
,
and
most
holy
Bishop
laboured
by
intercession
of
most
feruent
prayers
,
and
other
exerecices
of
deuotion
,
to
deliuer
the
Iland
of
that
triple
pestilence
,
the
most
excellent
Prelate
taking
the
staffe
or
wand
of
Iesus
into
his
sacred
hand
,
and
eleuating
it
after
a
threatning
manner
,
as
also
by
the
fauourable
assistance
of
Angels
,
he
gathered
together
in
one
place
,
all
the
venemous
beastes
that
were
in
Ireland
,
Cruach
Padruig
,
that
is
S.
Patrickes
mountaine
,
&
from
thence
he
cast
them
downe
in
that
steepe
precipice
to
be
swallowed
vp
by
the
sea
:
O
singuler
signe
,
O
magnificent
miracle
vnseene
,
&
vnheard
of
since
the
beginning
of
the
world
,
now
known
&
spoken
of
by
al
nations
:
after
directing
his
face
towards
the
I
le
of
Man
,
&
blessing
it
with
all
the
other
Isles
by
him
conuerted
to
Christ
,
by
help
of
his
prayers
he
procured
them
the
same
singuler
benefit
.
Of
the
Magitians
he
conuerted
,
and
reclaimed
very
many
,
and
such
as
persisted
incorrigible
,
he
rooted
them
out
from
the
face
of
the
earth
.
By
his
prayers
he
obtayned
of
God
,
that
the
apparitions
,
and
illusions
should
not
molest
the
Christians
from
thence
forwardes
.
2.
To
the
end
that
Ireland
neuer
after
should
be
molested
with
venemous
beasts
,
nor
yet
encon
with
the
accustomed
habitation
of
Diuels
,
the
most
excellent
Bishop
fasted
forty
dayes
without
any
corporall
food
,
imitating
in
that
holy
fast
Moyses
;
who
obserued
it
in
the
law
of
nature
,
and
Elias
,
who
obserued
it
in
the
written
law
,
and
especially
our
deare
Sauiour
,
who
consecrated
in
his
person
that
mysticall
fast
.
The
Saint
therfore
ascended
the
high
mountaine
of
Cruachanailge
,
where
he
disposed
fiue
stones
in
forme
of
a
Crosse
,
and
in
the
midst
of
them
he
placed
himselfe
,
shewing
aswell
by
the
forme
,
and
manner
of
his
sitting
,
as
by
the
mortification
of
his
abstinence
,
himselfe
to
be
the
true
seruant
of
Christs
crosse
.
The
Diuels
grieuing
much
that
their
power
,
and
dominion
in
Ireland
had
beene
ouerthrowne
and
weakned
,
thronged
about
the
Saint
in
the
shap
of
most
vgly
,
and
deformed
birdes
,
labouring
with
their
horrid
skrikes
,
to
annoy
and
hinder
the
Saint
in
his
holy
prayers
,
but
he
being
preuented
by
the
grace
of
God
,
and
assisted
by
his
power
,
making
the
signe
of
Christes
triumphant
banner
against
those
fowle
fiendes
,
he
chased
them
away
farre
from
him
,
and
with
frequent
percussion
of
his
cymball
,
he
draue
them
out
of
all
the
coastes
of
Ireland
,
so
that
from
that
tyme
euen
to
this
present
day
,
no
venemous
beastes
were
seene
in
Ireland
,
nor
yet
are
the
inhabitants
since
molested
with
illusory
apparitions
of
Diuells
,
as
they
be
in
other
countryes
the
Saints
cymball
being
broken
with
often
playing
vpon
it
,
was
amended
by
an
Angell
.
3.
By
Gods
fauour
,
whose
wont
it
is
after
a
storme
to
cause
a
calme
,
the
Diuels
being
chased
and
driuen
away
,
a
great
multitude
of
Angels
illustrated
the
mountaine
with
heauenvly
splendour
,
and
recreated
the
Saint
with
their
sweetest
harmony
,
the
Saint
after
immolating
the
hostes
of
thankesgiuing
and
prayses
to
God
,
for
inabling
him
to
performe
so
long
a
fast
,
&
for
conferring
such
admirable
fauours
to
Ireland
at
his
intercession
,
descended
from
the
mountaine
,
and
played
on
his
cymball
,
the
sound
wherof
was
heard
ouer
all
the
kingdome
:
then
eleuating
his
handes
,
he
blessed
all
Ireland
,
with
the
inhabitants
thereof
,
and
commended
them
to
Christ
;
then
did
he
make
glad
all
the
Church
with
his
presence
,
solemnizing
with
great
deuotion
,
our
Sauiours
triumphant
Resurrection
.
4.
The
paschall
festiuityes
being
duely
,
and
deuoutly
accomplished
,
the
Saint
with
a
great
traine
of
spirituall
children
in
his
company
,
made
a
circuit
about
the
land
,
teaching
the
wayes
of
Lord
in
al
places
,
&
with
his
efficacious
sermons
,
strenghtning
the
inhabitants
in
the
faith
of
Christ
.
The
people
being
incited
by
that
admirable
,
and
most
prodigious
signe
of
chasing
away
the
diuels
,
venemous
beasts
,
and
Magitians
,
flocked
from
al
parts
to
the
saint
,
&
submitted
themselues
&
al
they
had
,
to
his
holy
will
&
pleasure
,
embracing
with
great
deuotion
his
doctrine
&
precepts
.
The
Saint
seeing
what
disposition
our
Lords
field
was
in
,
to
yeild
not
only
the
30.
or
60.
but
euen
the
hundred
fold
fruit
,
caused
al
the
land
to
be
deuided
,
and
equally
distributed
,
&
being
deuided
,
to
be
tithed
with
al
the
inhabitants
of
both
sexes
,
&
euery
tenth
head
▪
aswel
in
men
,
women
,
as
cattle
and
moueables
,
did
he
separate
for
our
Lords
part
,
al
the
men
he
made
Monks
,
&
al
the
women
he
consecrated
Nunnes
,
building
innumerable
monasteryes
for
them
,
&
assigning
them
the
fifthes
of
lands
,
cattle
,
&
other
moueable
goods
for
their
sustentation
:
within
a
short
space
there
was
not
a
wildernes
,
no
nor
skarce
any
corner
,
or
place
in
all
the
Iland
,
but
was
replenished
with
perfect
Monks
,
&
holy
Nunnes
,
so
that
Ireland
by
a
peculier
name
was
iustly
called
al
the
world
ouer
:
The
Iland
of
Saints
:
They
liued
according
to
the
prescript
,
&
tenour
of
life
,
which
S.
Patrick
set
them
downe
;
for
contempt
of
the
world
,
desire
of
heauenly
things
,
morrtification
of
the
flesh
,
abdication
of
self
wil
,
they
matched
the
Monks
of
Aegypt
both
in
merit
&
number
.
Many
foraine
Regions
were
by
them
illustrated
with
doctrine
,
&
religion
.
How
the
present
,
&
future
state
of
Ireland
,
was
reuealed
to
S.
Patricke
:
and
of
the
patronage
the
Saint
affoordeth
them
,
who
are
deuout
vnto
him
.
CHAP.
XIX
.
THE
B.
Saint
with
great
instance
of
praiers
beged
of
God
to
know
in
what
estate
Ireland
was
in
his
Maiestyes
eyes
.
God
did
heare
the
desire
of
his
hart
;
for
being
in
prayer
,
he
saw
al
Ireland
on
a
flame
of
fire
;
flaming
vpward
euen
to
heauen
,
an
Angel
telling
him
,
that
such
was
the
estate
of
Ireland
in
the
eyes
of
God
for
that
present
.
Within
a
little
while
,
he
saw
mountaines
as
it
were
of
fire
,
ascending
to
the
cloudes
;
a
short
while
after
he
saw
brightsome
torches
shining
▪
afterwardes
small
lightes
,
and
lastly
a
few
coals
raked
in
ashes
,
but
yet
aliue
,
to
whome
the
Angell
appearing
said
:
That
by
that
variety
was
expressed
▪
the
seuerall
estats
Ireland
should
vnder
go
in
the
succeeding
time
.
Saint
Patricke
bathing
his
face
in
tears
,
often
redoubled
that
of
the
Royall
Prophet
:
Wil
God
reiect
for
euer
?
Or
will
he
not
add
to
be
better
pleased
?
Or
will
be
cut
off
his
mercy
for
euer
from
generation
to
generation
?
Or
will
God
forget
to
haue
mercy
?
Or
will
be
in
his
wrath
keep
in
his
mercyes
?
The
Angell
sayd
,
looke
towardes
the
North
,
&
thou
shalt
see
the
mutation
of
the
right
hand
of
the
highest
.
The
Saint
lifted
vp
his
eyes
,
and
saw
a
little
light
arising
in
Vlidia
,
which
striuing
for
a
long
space
with
the
darknes
,
chased
it
away
,
and
after
illuminated
all
the
Country
,
neuer
ceasing
to
increase
,
vntill
it
brought
Ireland
to
its
free
resembling
and
florishing
estate
.
By
the
Saints
interpretation
,
the
fiery
ardour
,
designed
the
present
deuotion
,
and
zeale
of
Religion
and
charity
,
wherewith
the
inhabitants
were
inflamed
in
the
Saints
dayes
.
The
flaming
mountains
,
the
Saints
who
were
conspicuous
for
miracles
,
vertuous
life
and
learning
.
The
diminution
of
light
,
the
decrease
of
sanctity
;
and
the
mist
ouerclouding
all
the
land
,
the
infidelity
that
should
preuaile
in
the
Country
.
2.
As
some
of
S.
Patrickes
disciples
discoursed
together
of
his
guiftes
&
vertues
,
one
of
them
sayd
,
he
was
the
holiest
man
breathing
vpon
the
face
of
the
earth
:
to
whom
S.
Secundinus
answered
.
Truly
he
had
beene
most
holy
,
had
he
not
beene
indued
with
lesse
fraternall
charity
then
it
behoueth
him
.
Which
comming
to
S.
Patrickes
hearing
,
he
asked
Secundinus
what
moued
him
to
vtter
such
censure
against
him
.
Secundinus
answered
,
because
you
accept
not
of
the
liuinges
,
and
rich
presents
that
are
offered
you
,
with
which
you
might
maintaine
great
multitude
of
holy
men
.
To
whome
S.
Patricke
replyed
:
Charity
makes
me
not
to
accept
of
such
great
charity
;
for
if
I
did
accept
of
what
would
be
giuen
me
,
I
should
leaue
not
so
much
as
the
pasture
of
two
horses
for
the
Saints
who
shall
liue
after
vs
.
3.
The
aforesaid
S.
Secundinus
,
being
of
great
learning
and
wisedome
,
signifyed
to
S.
Patricke
,
that
he
had
a
desire
to
compose
a
hymne
in
honour
of
a
Saint
that
yet
was
liuing
,
and
because
it
was
S.
Patricke
himselfe
he
ment
,
he
concealed
the
Saints
name
;
the
glorious
Bishop
answered
,
it
is
iust
and
reasonable
,
that
people
display
the
vertues
of
Saintes
,
and
that
the
Church
declare
their
prayses
,
which
yet
is
more
securely
done
after
their
deaths
,
when
all
occasion
of
sinning
is
cut
off
:
but
if
you
will
put
in
execution
what
you
entende
,
do
it
quickly
,
loe
death
is
at
the
doore
,
of
all
the
Bishops
that
are
in
Ireland
,
you
are
the
first
that
shal
depart
this
life
,
Secundinus
made
the
hymne
,
and
within
a
few
dayes
after
he
dyed
at
Donnachseachluin
his
episcopall
citty
,
showing
by
frequent
miracles
,
that
he
reigneth
with
Christ
.
4.
S.
Kennechus
,
saw
a
company
of
Diuels
,
to
go
fetch
the
soule
of
a
flagitious
sinner
,
who
for
his
many
misdeedes
,
deserued
to
be
buryed
in
Hell
.
The
Saint
abiurde
them
at
their
returne
,
to
let
him
vnderstand
the
successe
of
the
matter
.
After
a
little
respit
the
Diuels
comming
againe
,
tould
:
S.
Kennechus
,
how
S.
Patricke
defended
the
sinners
soule
from
them
,
in
regard
that
he
was
accustomed
vpon
the
Saints
day
to
keep
a
great
feast
in
honor
of
him
▪
&
euery
day
to
sing
some
chapter
of
that
hymne
:
S.
Kennechus
reioyced
much
thereat
,
and
by
telling
that
miracle
,
excited
many
to
sing
that
hymne
very
deuoutly
in
honour
of
the
Saint
.
An
Abbot
S.
Patrickes
disciple
named
Colmanus
,
did
sing
the
foresayd
hymne
very
often
:
being
demanded
the
cause
,
he
answered
,
that
whilest
he
sung
it
,
he
enioyed
stil
the
Saints
presence
before
him
,
and
that
his
eyes
could
neuer
be
satiated
with
the
contemplation
of
his
delectable
face
:
wherby
it
is
cleare
how
faythful
a
friend
this
blessed
Saint
is
,
to
all
those
who
frequent
his
memory
,
or
haue
him
for
their
patron
.
Of
the
Saints
admirable
contemplations
,
reuelations
,
mortifications
,
and
prayers
.
CHAP.
XX.
OFtentims
did
the
glorious
Saint
see
our
Sauiour
,
the
heauens
open
,
&
our
Lord
Iesus
standing
in
the
midst
of
the
multituds
of
Angels
,
&
this
sometimes
when
he
sayd
masse
,
&
other
times
,
when
he
deuoutly
sung
S.
Iohns
reuelations
:
besides
the
Angel
Victor
so
often
mentioned
in
this
volum
,
was
wont
to
appeare
to
him
thrice
euery
week
for
to
recreate
him
with
his
diuine
colloquies
,
&
discourses
:
Of
soules
departing
this
life
,
our
B.
Saint
saw
ful
often
,
some
to
go
to
endure
the
paynes
of
hel
,
&
others
to
be
sent
to
enioy
the
ioyes
of
heauen
;
one
example
very
remarkable
,
which
the
Saint
himselfe
for
edifications
sake
was
wont
to
recite
,
I
will
here
recount
.
A
great
noble
man
,
who
liued
in
much
prosperity
,
&
dyed
with
no
lesse
glory
,
was
accounted
by
them
that
knew
his
life
&
end
,
most
happy
,
&
pleasing
vnto
God
,
wheras
a
poore
indigent
lazar
,
who
liued
al
his
life
in
great
misery
,
&
after
his
death
wanting
the
honour
of
burial
,
became
a
prey
to
the
fouls
of
the
ayre
,
was
esteemed
most
wicked
before
God
,
but
the
B.
Bishop
seeing
the
blindnes
of
humane
iudgement
,
tould
them
that
he
saw
the
rich
mans
soule
to
be
buryed
in
hell
,
and
the
poore
mans
soule
to
be
carryed
vp
to
heauen
,
and
this
which
the
Saint
saw
concerning
these
two
,
he
was
wonte
to
recite
of
many
other
.
2.
The
fame
of
S.
Patrickes
vertues
,
excited
a
holy
man
of
great
merit
and
vertue
named
Vinuualoeus
,
who
liued
in
Britany
in
France
,
to
leaue
his
natiue
soyle
and
to
go
for
Ireland
,
there
to
become
S.
Patrickes
disciple
,
&
scholler
.
The
night
before
he
was
to
begin
his
iourney
,
he
saw
in
a
vision
,
a
most
venerable
man
attyred
in
episcopal
robes
,
who
tould
him
that
himselfe
was
S.
Patrike
:
know
my
dearest
Vinuualoeus
that
I
am
Patricke
to
whom
you
repaire
,
know
that
the
time
of
my
resolution
is
neere
at
hand
,
so
that
before
you
can
come
where
I
am
,
I
shall
depart
this
life
:
it
is
the
wil
of
God
that
you
forsake
not
this
place
;
with
that
the
vision
disappeared
.
3.
The
course
which
the
Saint
held
in
his
deuotion
,
as
it
was
most
admirable
,
so
did
he
continue
it
daly
without
any
intermission
:
euery
day
was
he
wont
to
say
deuoutly
the
whole
Psalter
,
with
canticles
,
hymnes
and
S.
Iohns
reuelation
,
besides
two
hundred
other
prayers
:
three
hundred
times
in
the
day
did
he
prostrate
himselfe
in
adoration
before
God
,
and
in
singing
euery
canonicall
hower
,
he
was
accustomed
to
blesse
himselfe
a
hundrd
times
with
the
signe
of
the
Crosse
:
moreouer
it
was
his
wont
euery
day
,
to
say
masse
with
great
deuotion
and
reuerence
,
neither
did
he
omit
to
preach
to
the
people
or
to
teach
his
disciples
.
The
night
tyme
,
which
he
deuided
into
three
partes
,
he
spent
after
a
most
heauenly
manner
;
the
former
part
he
imployed
in
reciting
twice
fifty
Psalmes
,
and
in
making
two
hundred
genuflexions
:
the
second
part
he
spent
in
saying
of
the
third
quinquagenary
of
psalmes
,
and
of
other
prayers
,
all
which
time
he
stood
immersed
in
colde
water
:
the
third
part
he
allotted
to
his
sleep
,
hauing
for
his
bed
a
bare
stone
,
&
another
stone
in
steede
of
a
bolster
,
giuing
himselfe
in
this
manner
to
his
rest
,
he
would
girde
his
loines
with
a
roughe
,
and
course
haire
cloath
steeped
in
cold
watter
,
to
keepe
his
body
in
due
subiection
,
fearing
it
should
stirr
vp
any
dishonest
motions
against
the
spirit
:
in
this
manner
did
the
blessed
Bishop
,
offer
himselfe
a
holy
liuing
and
gratfull
victime
vnto
God
.
Of
Saints
Patrickes
most
profound
humility
,
and
of
his
many
miracles
.
CHAP.
XXI
.
THE
glorious
Bishop
,
ouer
his
other
attire
wore
a
white
robe
,
repesenting
by
the
forme
and
colour
of
his
attire
,
the
candour
of
his
inward
powers
,
nay
he
would
accept
of
no
guifts
or
presents
,
esteeming
it
happier
to
giue
,
then
to
receaue
;
and
if
sometymes
rich
men
did
bestow
any
present
vpon
him
,
he
would
without
delay
giue
it
to
the
poore
,
easing
himselfe
of
it
as
of
a
heauy
burthen
.
In
his
countenance
,
in
his
aspect
,
in
his
talke
,
in
his
gate
,
euen
in
the
motion
of
his
members
,
and
deportement
of
all
his
body
,
the
beholders
might
see
and
learne
lessons
of
edification
,
his
speech
being
tempered
with
sweetnes
,
and
seasoned
with
the
salt
of
discretion
,
he
accomodated
himself
to
al
sexes
,
people
,
&
occasions
,
he
was
wel
seene
in
foure
languages
,
the
English
,
Irish
,
French
and
Latin
,
&
attained
to
good
insight
in
the
Greeke
,
he
wrote
a
volume
called
S.
Patrickes
canons
,
which
is
furnished
with
excellent
doctrine
for
all
sorts
of
people
.
2.
When
any
difficulte
or
obscure
questions
were
put
vnto
him
,
he
was
wont
of
his
profound
humility
,
first
to
answeare
:
I
know
not
,
God
knowes
.
He
was
indued
with
the
gift
of
prophecy
,
&
whatsoeuer
he
foretould
,
fell
out
without
any
ambiguity
:
He
did
prophecie
of
the
Saints
of
Ireland
,
and
especially
of
all
the
Saints
of
Munster
&
Connact
,
that
were
to
be
borne
within
the
compasse
of
one
hundred
yeares
,
so
clearly
,
that
he
fortould
their
names
,
liues
and
places
of
their
habitation
.
In
giuing
his
benediction
,
he
extended
his
right
hand
,
and
in
bestowing
his
malediction
,
he
stretched
out
his
left
hand
:
whomsoeuer
he
blessed
,
Gods
blessing
did
light
vpon
him
,
and
whomesoeuer
he
cursed
,
Gods
curse
came
vpon
him
.
3.
And
though
in
all
vertues
he
did
match
,
or
rather
surpasse
other
Saints
,
yet
in
humility
he
did
farre
surpasse
himselfe
,
hence
it
came
,
that
in
his
missiue
letters
he
styled
himselfe
:
The
greatest
sinner
in
the
world
,
the
least
and
most
despiceable
among
them
;
and
setting
little
by
the
signes
he
wrought
,
he
deemed
himselfe
vnworthy
to
be
compared
to
any
perfect
man
.
He
exercised
himselfe
in
the
manuall
workes
as
S.
Paul
did
of
tilling
the
ground
,
and
fishing
,
but
especially
in
building
of
Churches
,
three
hundred
and
fifty
Bishops
did
he
consecrate
with
his
owne
handes
,
fiue
hundred
did
he
inuest
with
the
holy
function
of
Priesthood
,
the
number
of
them
,
that
were
ordayned
in
inferiour
orders
,
as
also
of
Monkes
,
&
Nunnes
,
is
so
numberlesse
,
that
God
alone
doth
know
them
.
4.
The
Blessed
Bishop
liuing
and
leading
a
life
of
this
tenour
,
shined
with
so
many
,
and
so
great
miracles
,
that
in
them
he
was
not
inferiour
to
any
of
the
Saints
that
went
before
him
.
It
was
in
a
manner
a
dayly
exercise
with
him
to
cleanse
leapers
,
cripels
,
deafe
,
dumbe
,
to
cure
palseies
,
lethurgies
,
lunatickes
,
epilephies
,
to
erect
cripls
,
to
restore
sight
to
the
blind
,
speach
to
the
dumbe
,
to
the
deafe
hearing
,
&
in
a
word
to
heale
all
diseases
:
he
merited
to
be
the
magnificent
reuiuer
of
three
and
thirty
dead
persons
,
threescore
and
six
treatises
were
written
of
his
giftes
,
vertues
and
miracles
,
a
great
part
of
them
perished
by
fire
vnder
the
Pagan
Princes
Iurmundus
&
Turgesius
.
Foure
volumes
are
yet
extant
written
by
foure
of
his
disciples
S.
Benignus
,
S.
Mell
,
S.
Lumanus
,
S.
Patricke
the
yonger
,
who
lyes
buried
in
Glastenbury
monastery
in
England
:
S.
Euinus
compiled
his
actes
and
miracles
partly
in
Irish
,
and
partely
in
Latin
,
out
of
which
holy
authors
,
we
haue
extracted
what
we
thought
good
,
and
digested
it
into
this
volume
.
5.
The
most
glorious
bishop
,
being
loaded
with
yeares
,
and
abounding
with
merits
,
knew
by
diuine
reuelation
,
that
the
dissolution
of
his
earthly
tabernacle
was
neere
at
hand
,
which
moued
him
to
goe
towardes
the
citty
of
Armuch
,
thinking
to
inrich
that
his
Metropolitan
Church
with
the
pretious
depositum
of
his
sacred
body
,
but
the
Angell
Victor
appearing
to
him
,
tould
him
that
it
was
the
diuine
pleasure
,
he
should
expect
the
generall
resurrection
in
the
Cittie
of
Downe
in
Vlidia
.
The
Saint
embracing
with
great
resignation
the
disposition
of
the
diuine
prouidence
,
returned
backe
againe
to
Vlidia
.
6.
Within
a
few
dayes
after
,
as
the
most
holy
Prelate
S.
Patricke
preached
of
the
glory
of
heauen
to
a
great
multitude
of
religious
and
ecclesiasticall
men
,
there
descended
from
thence
,
an
immense
splendour
that
illustrated
a
place
in
the
east
part
of
the
Church-yeard
,
the
pearle
of
Ireland
S.
Brigit
being
present
.
The
Saint
commanded
her
to
declare
the
mistery
of
that
diuine
light
,
she
tould
in
the
hearing
of
all
the
assembly
,
how
that
celestial
light
,
sanctifyed
and
designed
the
place
,
where
a
Saint
most
glorious
,
&
most
deare
vnto
God
shold
be
shortly
interred
▪
then
rounding
S.
Ephembria
in
her
eare
,
she
tould
it
was
the
patron
&
Apostle
of
Ireland
,
S.
Patrik
,
adding
further
,
that
she
would
account
her selfe
happy
,
if
his
sacred
body
might
be
wraped
in
a
winding
sheet
which
she
had
spunne
,
and
weaued
with
herown
hands
,
&
had
prepared
for
that
purpose
.
7.
The
Blessed
Saint
knowing
by
diuine
inspiration
the
holy
Virgins
desire
,
commanded
her
to
go
,
and
bring
that
sheet
,
wherein
for
the
most
tender
loue
he
carryed
to
the
most
blessed
vigin
,
he
would
haue
his
sacred
body
wrapt
:
himselfe
went
to
the
Monastery
of
Sauall
,
where
sickning
he
expected
the
end
of
this
life
,
or
rather
the
beginning
of
the
other
life
that
hath
no
end
:
the
B.
virgin
Brigit
was
so
ouer
wearied
with
the
length
and
difficulty
of
the
iourney
,
that
she
could
not
come
so
soone
as
she
purposed
.
The
Blessed
Bishop
knowing
in
what
distresse
the
holy
virgin
was
in
,
he
sent
his
coach-man
to
meet
her
,
&
the
sacred
virgins
that
came
in
her
company
,
so
the
virgins
comming
to
Sauall
where
the
Saint
laye
sicke
,
she
presented
him
with
the
sheet
,
which
he
receaued
very
gratefully
,
then
kissing
his
feet
&
handes
,
she
and
her
virgins
receaued
his
benediction
.
Of
S.
Patrickes
death
,
of
the
Angelicall
obsequies
exhibited
to
him
,
and
of
his
entertainment
at
Downe
.
CHAP.
XXII
.
THE
Blessed
Saint
being
brought
very
low
by
his
infirmity
,
as
the
Angell
had
admonished
,
receaued
the
holy
Sacraments
at
the
handes
of
his
disciple
S.
Tasach
Bishop
;
&
eleuating
his
eyes
,
he
saw
Iesus
standing
in
the
midst
of
a
multitude
of
Angels
;
then
blessing
his
disciples
,
and
rendring
thankes
to
God
,
he
passed
out
of
this
life
,
his
blessed
soule
was
receaued
into
the
ioyes
of
his
Lord
by
the
all-immaculate
Virgin
the
Mother
of
God
,
and
sacred
quires
of
virgins
,
with
the
Patriarkes
,
Apostles
,
Martyrs
,
Confessours
and
Angels
,
no
maruaile
that
he
was
honored
of
all
Saints
,
sith
there
shined
in
him
,
the
vertue
of
all
Saints
;
an
Angell
he
was
,
not
by
nature
but
by
office
,
since
his
lips
did
keep
science
and
the
law
of
life
:
a
Prophet
,
since
few
of
the
Prophets
were
indued
with
the
foresight
of
future
thinges
so
copiously
as
he
was
:
an
Apostle
he
was
,
since
Ireland
,
and
the
neighbour
Ilands
,
are
signes
of
his
Apostleship
:
a
Martyr
he
was
,
in
regard
of
the
many
coflicts
he
had
against
Kings
Magitians
,
Idolaters
,
and
Diuels
.
A
confessour
he
was
,
since
that
he
neuer
ceased
from
the
preaching
,
and
confessing
the
name
of
Christ
.
A
virgin
he
was
,
for
as
much
as
he
kept
the
integriof
fayth
,
in
body
&
soule
.
The
glorious
Saint
deceased
at
the
age
of
a
hundred
and
twenty
three
yeares
:
he
was
sixteene
yeares
old
,
when
he
was
carryed
away
by
the
Pirates
:
six
yeares
did
he
serue
in
captiuity
:
eightene
yeares
did
he
liue
with
S.
German
in
France
:
he
was
fiue
and
fifty
when
he
came
into
Ireland
to
preach
the
Ghospell
:
fiue
and
thirty
yeares
did
he
imploy
in
the
conuersion
of
Ireland
,
and
the
adioyning
Iles
:
afterwardes
for
three
and
thirty
yeares
,
he
gaue
himselfe
to
the
sweet
rest
of
contemplation
,
eyther
at
Ardmuch
,
or
at
Sauall
monastery
,
during
which
tyme
he
neuer
came
abroad
,
vnles
it
were
for
great
affaires
,
or
keeping
a
Councel
once
a
yeare
for
the
redresse
of
abuses
.
2.
After
his
departure
his
sacred
body
was
wrapt
vp
in
the
sheet
,
which
the
blessed
virgin
S.
Bridgit
had
prepared
,
and
a
great
multitude
of
cleargy
men
and
seculers
,
came
to
bemone
the
death
of
their
common
father
,
and
Apostle
,
and
to
solemnize
his
funerals
.
The
night
following
a
brightsome
quier
of
Angels
that
kept
watch
at
his
body
with
their
sweet
harmony
,
cast
all
the
multitude
into
an
extaticall
sleepe
,
vntill
their
departure
,
the
next
morning
the
Angels
left
so
fragrant
an
odour
behind
them
,
that
it
continued
for
the
space
of
twelue
daies
,
whilst
the
holy
body
was
vnburied
,
during
which
time
in
all
that
region
,
they
inioyed
the
brightnes
of
the
day
light
,
without
the
interposition
of
any
night
.
By
occasion
of
this
stupendious
miracle
,
the
Archmachians
,
and
Vlidians
fell
into
grat
debate
and
contention
,
for
the
possession
of
that
sacred
treasure
,
and
as
they
were
vpon
the
poynt
of
entring
into
a
fierce
and
bloody
conflict
,
they
heard
a
voyce
from
heauen
,
which
seemed
to
be
S.
Patricks
,
commaunding
them
to
surcease
from
the
effusion
of
blood
,
the
sea
moreouer
passing
its
wonted
boundes
swole
vp
so
high
,
that
it
impeached
their
mutuall
fight
,
and
slaughter
for
the
present
.
3.
The
Vlidians
put
the
blessed
Saints
body
vpon
a
new
wayne
drawen
by
two
kine
,
and
so
carried
it
away
,
with
great
ioye
and
singing
of
psalmes
,
hymnes
,
and
spiritual
canticles
,
wherat
the
Ardmuchians
fury
was
so
inkindled
,
that
they
intended
by
force
of
armes
to
detayne
the
holy
body
of
their
patron
,
and
primat
:
but
Almighty
God
to
stint
that
bloody
strife
,
substituted
before
the
Ardmuchians
eyes
a
phantasticall
wayne
which
resembled
so
fully
the
former
,
that
they
being
perswaded
it
was
the
same
that
carried
the
rich
treasure
of
the
Saintes
sacred
body
,
followed
it
so
farre
as
the
riuer
Caulune
,
in
the
confines
of
the
prouince
of
Ardmuch
,
where
that
imaginary
wayne
disappeared
out
of
their
sight
:
in
the
meane
time
the
Vlidians
entred
the
citty
of
Downe
,
and
after
great
solemnity
of
masses
,
they
interred
the
holy
body
in
the
place
aforesaid
.
S.
Patricke
departed
this
life
in
the
yeare
of
our
redemption
493.
Felix
being
Pope
,
Anastasius
being
Emperour
,
Aurelius
Ambrosius
being
Gouernour
of
England
,
and
Forchernus
reigning
in
Ireland
,
and
Iesus
Christ
being
sole
monarch
of
all
the
world
,
to
whome
all
honour
glory
and
prayse
for
all
eternity
.
Amen
.
Heere
ends
S.
Patrickes
life
.
THE
LIFE
OF
THE
HOLY
VIRGIN
SAINT
BRIGIT
PATRONESSE
OF
IRELAND
.
Abridged
out
of
what
COGITOSVS
her
owne
nepheu
,
and
IOANNES
CAPGRAVIVS
haue
written
more
largely
of
her
famous
Actes
,
and
Miracles
.
Of
S.
Brigits
Countrey
,
Parents
,
Birth
,
and
many
vertues
;
and
especially
of
her
charity
to
the
poore
.
CHAP.
I.
THE
glorious
virgin
S.
Brigit
,
who
descended
of
the
ancient
,
and
honorable
family
of
Etech
in
the
kingdom
of
Ireland
,
was
borne
at
Fochart
,
a
village
a
mile
distant
from
Dundalke
in
the
country
of
Louth
.
Her
Father
was
a
noble
man
of
Leinster
,
named
Dubtacus
,
who
falling
in
loue
with
a
handmayd
of
his
named
Brocseca
,
a
woman
indued
with
singuler
beauty
,
and
admirable
comlines
,
he
got
her
with
child
of
this
sacred
virgin
,
which
when
his
owne
wife
perceiued
,
being
in
great
trouble
therat
,
and
taking
the
matter
very
greeuily
,
she
said
vnto
him
;
cast
out
this
handmayd
,
fearing
her
posterity
surpasse
mine
.
Dubtacus
constrayned
through
his
wiues
importuinty
,
made
sale
of
her
to
a
certaine
Magitian
,
in
whose
house
falling
in
trauaile
,
she
was
safe
deliuered
of
the
holy
child
;
such
as
were
present
at
her
birth
,
saw
the
cloath
,
wherewith
her
tender
head
was
couered
,
to
burne
with
a
flame
of
fire
,
whereupon
hastning
to
quench
it
,
they
found
no
fire
at
all
.
2.
So
much
did
the
holy
virgin
loath
to
feed
of
the
Magitians
meats
,
that
she
was
constrayned
euery
day
to
cast
vp
what
she
eate
.
The
Magitian
considering
attentiuely
the
cause
therof
,
said
:
I
am
vncleane
,
&
this
holy
virgin
(
ful
of
the
spirit
of
God
)
cannot
taste
of
my
meate
;
choosing
out
therfore
a
white
merch
cow
,
he
bestowed
it
vpon
her
to
liue
by
her
milke
.
The
holy
virgin
increased
in
vertue
,
no
lesse
then
in
yeares
;
for
she
excelled
in
all
kind
of
holy
conuersation
and
sanctity
of
life
,
aed
became
very
conspicuous
for
her
modestie
,
chastity
and
temperance
,
but
aboue
al
her
charity
to
the
poore
is
most
remarkable
.
3.
The
sacred
virgin
being
deputed
by
the
Magitian
to
keepe
his
cowes
,
gaue
all
the
butter
,
and
milke
she
could
gather
to
releiue
the
present
wantes
,
and
necessities
of
the
poore
.
When
the
Magitian
saw
but
a
small
quantity
of
butter
in
a
great
vesel
,
wherin
the
butter
was
to
be
kept
,
he
chafed
extreamely
.
The
Saint
seeing
what
passion
he
was
in
,
offered
her
pure
prayers
vp
to
God
,
and
so
by
diuine
vertue
,
filled
the
vessell
with
butter
euen
vp
to
the
topp
:
wherat
the
Magitian
was
so
much
astonished
and
moued
,
that
he
beleiued
in
Christ
,
setting
both
her
,
and
her
mother
at
liberty
.
4.
In
regard
she
gaue
to
the
poore
,
all
whatsoeuer
she
could
lay
handes
vpon
,
and
among
othings
,
her
Fathers
sword
,
he
purposed
to
sel
her
;
for
which
end
bringing
her
where
the
King
was
,
he
requested
him
that
he
would
be
pleased
to
buy
his
daughter
.
To
whome
the
Kinge
spoke
in
this
manner
;
what
made
you
to
giue
away
your
fathers
sword
,
to
the
poore
man
?
To
whome
she
answeared
,
I
haue
giuen
it
to
Christ
,
&
Sir
if
my
God
did
aske
your
maiesty
,
and
my
father
too
of
me
,
I
would
bestow
you
both
,
and
whatsoeuer
els
you
haue
vpon
him
,
if
it
lay
in
my
power
.
Then
the
King
turning
to
her
father
sayd
to
him
;
this
your
daughter
is
of
too
great
worth
to
be
bought
by
me
,
and
of
farre
greater
to
be
sould
by
you
,
so
giuing
her
another
sword
to
giue
her
father
,
he
dismissed
her
.
Of
S.
Brigites
singuler
chastity
,
and
of
some
miracles
wrought
in
approbation
thereof
,
as
also
of
other
stupendious
signes
.
CHAP.
II.
WHEN
this
sacred
spouse
of
Christ
saw
herselfe
pressed
,
and
importuned
by
her
freindes
to
marry
,
she
prayed
to
God
,
that
he
would
be
pleased
to
disfigure
her
body
with
some
deformity
,
to
the
end
that
men
shold
cease
from
making
further
loue
vnto
her
;
and
without
delay
her
eye
burst
,
and
melted
in
her
head
;
then
taking
three
other
maydes
in
her
company
,
she
repayred
to
a
holy
Bishop
,
called
Machella
,
S.
Patrickes
disciple
,
to
be
vayled
at
his
handes
▪
the
holy
Bishop
saw
a
piller
of
fire
appeare
ouer
her
head
,
and
contemplating
moreouer
her
earnest
and
ardent
loue
of
virginall
integrity
,
he
gaue
her
the
holy
vayle
of
chastity
:
at
which
time
as
she
fell
prostrate
before
the
venerable
Prelate
to
offer
her selfe
a
holy
,
cleane
and
impolluted
host
to
her
heauenly
spouse
,
she
touched
the
alter
postle
,
which
incontinently
budded
forth
a
fresh
with
leaues
,
and
so
continueth
greene
and
florishing
to
this
day
:
Being
vayled
with
the
sacred
cognizance
of
chastity
,
her
bursten
eye
was
restored
againe
to
perfect
health
.
2.
Against
Easter
the
sacred
virgin
made
bere
of
one
onely
measure
or
pecke
of
malt
;
fending
part
therof
to
eighteen
Churches
that
were
round
about
,
and
besides
during
all
the
octaue
,
that
small
quantity
sufficed
aboundantly
,
and
serued
to
satisfy
all
those
who
would
,
and
were
desirous
to
taste
therof
.
At
the
same
time
a
Leaper
came
to
the
holy
virgin
,
requesting
her
to
help
him
to
a
cow
,
but
she
hauing
none
said
to
him
;
Wil
you
that
we
pray
God
to
deliuer
you
from
your
sicknes
?
who
answeared
,
that
he
preferred
his
cure
before
all
other
guiftes
;
whereupon
she
hauing
blessed
water
,
sprinkled
the
leaper
therwith
,
and
immediatly
he
became
cleane
:
in
like
manner
two
sicke
virgins
taking
water
,
which
the
holy
Virgin
had
blessed
,
recouered
their
perfect
health
.
3.
Two
blind
men
being
Brittons
,
or
English
men
by
birth
,
with
a
leaper
who
was
their
guide
,
came
to
her
Church
doore
,
and
besought
the
sacred
Virgin
to
help
them
to
their
bodily
health
;
She
intreated
them
to
haue
patience
a
little
,
and
to
enter
into
the
lodging
to
refresh
themselues
,
and
that
she
would
in
the
meane
time
pray
to
God
in
their
behalfe
;
which
delay
they
tooke
so
impatiently
,
that
with
great
indignation
they
replied
;
you
heale
the
diseased
of
your
owne
nation
,
but
as
for
vs
being
strangers
,
you
neglect
to
cure
vs
for
Christs
sake
.
The
holy
virgin
receauing
this
reproach
,
went
forth
vnto
them
,
and
casting
holy
water
vpon
them
,
she
cleansed
the
leaper
,
and
restored
the
blynd
men
to
their
sight
.
4.
A
certaine
woman
,
brought
some
apples
to
the
Saint
,
at
which
time
there
came
some
leapers
to
begge
alms
of
her
:
them
the
said
Saint
dealt
these
apples
amongst
them
.
The
woman
hearing
it
,
conuayed
her
aples
away
saying
:
I
brought
those
apples
for
your selfe
,
and
your
virgins
,
&
not
to
be
giuen
to
leapers
:
whereat
the
Saint
being
not
a
little
offended
,
she
answeared
;
You
haue
done
very
ill
in
hindering
vs
to
giue
almes
,
therfore
your
trees
will
neuer
more
produce
any
fruit
.
The
woman
going
forth
into
her
orchard
,
which
she
left
full
of
apples
,
found
none
at
all
,
and
so
it
remayned
fruitles
alwayes
after
.
Of
S.
Brigits
great
austerity
,
and
of
many
admirable
miracles
wrought
by
her
.
CHAP.
III.
ONE
night
the
season
being
frosty
an
cold
,
when
al
had
taken
themselues
to
their
rest
;
and
were
fast
a
sleepe
,
the
holy
virgin
went
to
a
deepe
poole
,
wherin
she
stood
all
night
long
weeping
and
praying
,
firmely
purposing
with
herself
to
obserue
the
same
custome
euery
night
:
but
our
deare
Sauiour
out
of
the
aboundance
of
his
infinit
mercy
,
would
not
haue
her
to
continue
it
any
longer
,
for
the
next
night
following
,
she
found
the
poole
dry
without
any
water
,
and
comming
to
see
it
the
next
morning
,
she
saw
it
as
full
as
it
was
before
:
the
same
hapned
to
her
the
second
night
,
which
was
a
sufficient
reason
that
she
forbore
that
austere
exercise
of
mortification
.
2.
Vpon
a
time
that
some
venerable
Bishops
came
to
seeke
lodging
at
her
house
,
she
being
vnprouided
of
all
prouision
,
the
diuine
munificence
releiued
her
wantes
by
miracle
:
for
thrice
in
one
day
did
she
milke
one
cow
that
she
had
,
which
yeilded
so
much
milke
,
as
the
three
best
cowes
would
.
Another
tyme
a
Dog
did
fawne
vpon
her
for
meate
,
the
holy
virgin
,
with
whom
mercy
grew
euen
from
her
infancy
,
hauing
nothing
but
flesh
,
that
was
boyling
for
some
guests
that
were
to
come
,
drew
it
out
of
the
pot
,
and
gaue
the
doge
a
peece
therof
.
When
the
flesh
was
laid
vpon
the
table
,
it
appeared
,
so
intire
,
as
if
nothing
had
bine
cut
off
,
which
excited
the
beholders
to
great
admiration
of
the
miracle
,
&
veneration
of
the
Saint
.
3.
The
blessed
virgin
laboured
very
earnestly
,
to
reclaime
nine
men
from
fulfilling
their
nefarious
vow
made
of
killing
a
man
in
the
Kalendes
of
Iuly
,
yet
for
nothing
that
she
could
,
either
say
,
or
doe
,
would
they
relent
from
their
wicked
designe
:
Betaking
her selfe
therefore
to
prayer
for
the
desperate
wretches
,
loe
there
appeeared
before
their
eyes
a
figure
,
resembling
to
the
full
,
the
man
whome
they
intended
to
kill
,
whom
they
incontinently
assayled
with
their
swordes
and
launces
,
&
after
,
as
it
were
insulting
by
way
of
triumphe
ouer
their
slaine
ennemy
,
came
backe
immediatly
to
the
Saint
with
their
wepons
all
imbrued
in
blood
,
where
learning
the
truth
of
the
matter
,
they
did
pennance
for
their
cruell
intent
.
4.
Vpon
a
time
that
a
certaine
farmer
came
with
all
his
family
to
celebrat
some
solemne
feast
with
S.
Bridgit
,
he
being
there
,
his
Cowes
were
stolne
away
by
theues
,
who
in
their
way
came
to
a
riuer
,
which
they
found
so
swolne
vp
with
water
,
that
they
could
not
passe
ouer
,
tying
therefore
their
garments
&
armes
,
to
the
cowes
hornes
,
they
made
them
enter
into
the
water
,
but
they
returning
backe
with
great
violence
,
came
and
ranne
directly
to
S.
Bridgits
aboade
,
and
the
men
being
starke
naked
,
followed
them
,
doing
afterwardes
pennance
for
their
heinous
fact
,
in
the
Saints
monastery
.
5.
The
holy
virgin
being
once
benighted
in
a
spatious
field
in
Meath
,
declined
to
a
certaine
poore
womans
howse
,
with
whome
she
lodged
all
night
,
and
albeit
the
woman
roceiued
,
her
with
great
ioye
,
rendering
God
many
thankes
for
the
happy
and
safe
arriuall
of
the
most
holy
virgin
,
yet
her
pouerty
was
such
,
that
she
wanted
wherwithall
to
entertaine
so
worthy
a
guest
,
but
neuertheles
of
reuerence
to
the
Saint
,
she
broke
downe
a
frame
she
vsed
to
weaue
in
,
and
boyled
therewith
the
calfe
of
one
onely
cow
which
she
had
.
Supper
being
ended
,
and
after
resting
her selfe
all
night
,
the
next
morning
,
to
the
end
the
charitable
woman
shold
not
sustaine
any
dommage
or
detriment
,
by
the
entertaynement
,
or
refection
of
the
Saint
,
she
found
another
calfe
like
to
her
owne
with
her
cow
,
and
found
likewise
a
weauing
frame
,
in
forme
and
greatnes
iust
alike
to
her
own
that
she
had
burnt
.
Of
the
great
power
S.
Brigit
had
ouer
Diuels
,
&
how
much
they
feared
her
.
CHAP.
IIII.
WHEN
a
certaine
person
,
tormented
with
a
malignant
spirit
,
knew
that
he
was
to
be
led
to
S.
Brigit
,
he
fell
downe
to
the
ground
,
saying
:
You
shall
not
carry
me
thither
.
Do
you
know
sayd
they
where
she
liues
?
yes
sayd
he
,
and
I
will
not
go
by
any
meanes
.
And
when
they
could
not
remoue
him
from
the
place
,
they
sent
for
the
Saint
,
intreating
her
to
come
thither
;
when
the
Diuell
saw
the
sacred
virgin
comming
a
farr
off
,
being
terrifyed
,
he
departed
from
the
man
out
of
their
sight
.
2.
Another
obsessed
person
,
who
by
reason
of
strange
fits
of
fury
and
rage
,
wherewith
he
was
vexed
,
bred
great
annoy
&
trouble
to
many
,
was
brought
to
the
Saint
,
to
whome
she
sayd
;
Preach
to
me
the
word
of
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
,
he
answered
,
O
most
holy
Virgin
Brigit
,
I
am
compelled
against
my
wil
to
obey
your
commaundement
,
saying
:
Loue
God
then
,
and
all
men
will
loue
thee
:
honour
God
,
and
all
men
will
honour
thee
:
feare
God
,
and
all
men
will
feare
thee
,
this
being
said
,
the
diuell
fled
away
with
a
loud
cry
.
3.
As
Saint
Brigit
sat
at
the
table
with
a
certaine
virgin
whom
she
had
inuited
,
she
saw
a
Diuell
sitting
hard
by
her
,
the
other
virgin
said
:
I
would
fayne
see
him
,
if
it
were
possible
.
It
is
not
impossible
quoth
S.
Bridgit
,
but
first
signe
your
eyes
,
that
they
may
be
able
to
sustaine
his
sight
,
and
contemplate
his
face
:
hauing
signed
her
eyes
,
she
saw
the
ennemy
in
a
most
vgly
,
and
blacke
shape
,
with
a
terrible
great
head
,
exhasing
forth
at
his
nostrils
smoke
,
and
flames
of
fire
.
Speake
to
vs
Diuell
,
said
S.
Bridgit
.
To
whome
he
answeared
,
O
most
holy
virgin
,
I
cannot
speak
to
you
,
neither
yet
can
I
contemne
your
commaundements
,
since
you
contemne
not
Godes
holy
ordonances
,
and
are
so
affable
to
his
poore
,
and
little
ones
.
Wherfore
camest
thou
hither
?
sayd
the
Blessed
Virgin
.
I
remaine
with
this
virgin
,
sayd
he
,
and
in
regard
of
her
slugishnes
,
I
haue
gotten
a
place
in
her
.
Behould
then
sayd
the
holie
virgin
(
turning
to
the
other
virgin
)
whome
you
haue
intertayned
these
many
yeares
?
And
from
that
day
forwardes
,
the
virgin
was
deliuered
from
the
Diuell
.
4.
There
assembled
together
a
great
multitude
of
men
with
oxen
and
engines
to
draw
away
a
great
tree
,
which
was
cut
downe
that
was
to
be
vsed
in
some
building
,
but
all
in
vaine
,
for
neither
the
multitude
of
men
,
the
strength
of
the
oxen
,
nor
yet
the
variety
of
engines
,
could
preuaile
any
thing
towardes
the
remouing
therof
.
The
men
were
almost
ready
to
depart
,
thinking
it
impossible
to
stir
it
out
of
its
place
;
at
last
by
the
help
and
force
of
Saint
Bridgits
prayers
,
together
with
her
pregnant
faith
like
to
a
mustard
seede
,
by
which
faith
as
our
Sauiour
sayth
,
Mountaines
are
transfered
,
they
carried
away
that
tree
without
the
asistance
of
any
humane
help
,
and
found
no
difficulty
in
bringing
it
to
the
place
,
whither
the
Saint
appointed
them
to
carry
it
.
Of
the
obedience
that
vnreasonable
creatures
exhibited
to
Saint
Bridgit
.
CHAP.
V.
ONE
day
as
the
Saint
saw
Duckes
,
sometimes
swimming
in
the
waters
,
and
other
tymes
flying
in
the
ayre
,
she
commanded
them
to
come
to
her
;
They
as
if
they
had
beene
trayned
vp
vnder
humaine
discipline
,
flew
in
great
haste
with
prompt
obedience
to
the
Saint
.
The
blessed
virgin
touched
them
gentlely
,
and
imbraced
them
sweetly
,
which
doing
for
a
pritty
space
,
permitted
them
after
to
fly
away
.
Another
tyme
a
great
wile
bore
being
pursued
very
eagerly
,
came
in
great
hast
to
S.
Bridgits
heard
of
swine
;
she
beholding
the
boare
among
her
swine
,
gaue
him
her
blessing
,
and
he
remayned
familiar
)
&
without
any
feare
euer
afterwith
her
heard
.
By
this
and
the
other
precedent
,
example
it
is
cleare
and
euident
,
that
the
fowles
of
the
ayre
,
and
beastes
of
the
earthe
,
were
subiect
to
her
commaund
,
and
obeyed
her
will
and
pleasure
,
as
we
may
further
gather
from
these
ensuing
accidents
.
2.
A
simple
country
man
comming
to
the
Kinges
court
,
saw
there
a
Fox
,
who
being
taught
for
that
purpose
,
made
the
King
great
recreation
with
his
many
sleightes
,
and
trickes
,
and
thinking
it
was
not
tame
or
familiar
,
he
killed
it
in
presence
of
all
the
multitude
,
for
which
being
reprehended
,
&
cast
into
fetters
,
he
was
brought
fast
bound
to
the
King
,
who
commaunded
that
he
should
be
put
to
death
,
vnles
he
procured
him
another
Foxe
like
vnto
the
former
in
all
conditions
,
and
subtill
feates
,
and
that
his
wife
&
children
should
be
made
slaues
.
S.
Brigit
hearing
thereof
,
prayed
very
earnestly
to
God
for
the
release
of
the
poore
man
:
by
and
by
another
Fox
entring
into
her
coach
,
sat
quietly
,
and
familiarly
by
her
side
,
whome
when
she
had
presented
to
the
King
,
and
that
he
saw
it
to
play
trickes
,
and
pranks
,
and
in
all
thinges
to
be
conformable
to
the
other
Fox
,
his
wrath
appeased
therewith
,
he
set
the
poore
man
at
liberty
,
S.
Bridgit
returning
to
her
monastery
,
and
the
Fox
remayning
as
yet
amongst
the
presse
of
people
,
fled
backe
againe
into
his
denne
:
all
those
who
saw
what
had
passed
,
wondered
much
at
the
miracle
,
and
honoured
noe
lesse
the
Saint
by
whose
meanes
it
was
wrought
.
3.
As
the
sacred
Virgin
sat
with
her
virgins
in
her
coach
,
she
saw
a
man
,
with
his
wife
,
family
,
and
oxen
,
toyled
very
much
with
carrying
heuy
,
and
cumbersome
burthens
,
euen
in
the
extreame
heat
of
the
sunne
,
and
taking
compassion
of
them
,
she
gaue
them
her
owne
coach-horses
to
helpe
,
and
ease
them
of
their
insupportable
paynes
.
In
the
meane
tyme
she
sat
downe
by
the
way
side
,
and
spoke
to
some
of
her
virgins
,
bidding
them
to
digge
vnder
the
adioyning
earth
,
to
the
end
that
water
might
spring
forth
,
wherewith
such
as
were
drye
might
quench
their
thirst
.
Vpon
the
digging
vp
of
the
ground
,
there
gushed
out
a
cleare
,
and
faire
riuer
.
Within
a
little
time
after
,
there
came
a
certaine
Captaine
to
the
place
,
who
hearing
of
what
S.
Bridgit
had
done
with
the
horses
,
he
bestowed
vpon
her
wilde
,
and
madd
horses
,
which
became
without
delay
so
tame
and
gentle
,
as
if
they
had
beene
alwayes
wont
to
draw
a
coach
.
There
came
leapers
sometymes
to
Saint
Bridgit
,
who
begged
her
coach
of
her
,
which
she
gaue
them
without
delay
,
&
her
horses
likewise
.
4.
A
certaine
Queene
came
to
visit
S.
Brigit
,
bringing
with
her
many
rich
presents
,
and
amongst
the
rest
a
very
fayre
siluer
chayne
,
which
her
maydes
tooke
away
,
hiding
it
,
the
Saint
bestowing
the
rest
vpon
the
poore
.
Not
long
after
when
a
poore
man
cried
to
the
Saint
for
almes
,
hauing
nothing
,
she
tooke
the
chaine
,
and
gaue
it
him
.
The
maydes
seeing
it
,
sayd
,
you
are
the
cause
that
we
loose
all
that
God
sendes
vs
,
for
you
giue
all
to
the
poore
,
leauing
vs
poore
and
needy
.
To
whome
she
answeaed
,
seeke
the
chaine
in
the
place
,
where
I
am
wont
to
pray
in
the
Churche
,
and
peraduenture
you
shall
find
it
there
:
they
finding
the
chayne
,
showed
it
to
many
,
and
kept
it
euer
after
,
as
an
euident
testimony
of
her
sanctimony
,
and
vertue
.
How
S.
Bridgit
protected
,
and
assisted
such
as
inuocated
her
in
their
distresse
and
dangers
.
CHAP.
VI.
SAINT
Bridgit
came
one
time
,
being
intreated
therunto
by
her
father
,
to
the
King
,
saying
,
Let
me
haue
your
sword
for
my
Father
,
and
release
me
one
of
your
slaues
.
To
whome
the
King
answeared
,
what
will
you
giue
me
for
these
two
great
petitions
.
She
replied
,
if
you
will
,
the
life
euerlasting
,
and
that
your
seede
thall
reigne
for
euer
after
you
.
The
King
answeared
againe
;
I
couet
not
a
life
,
which
I
doe
not
see
,
neither
am
I
sollcitous
in
behalfe
of
my
children
,
that
shall
liue
after
me
:
two
other
thinges
I
desire
,
and
couet
,
the
first
is
,
that
I
may
enioy
this
life
,
which
I
loue
;
and
the
second
is
,
that
in
all
places
and
conflictes
,
I
get
the
vpper
hand
ouer
mine
ennemies
.
These
two
thinges
,
said
the
Blessed
virgin
,
shal
be
graunted
you
.
Not
long
after
,
with
a
few
in
his
company
,
he
went
to
fight
with
a
great
multitude
,
and
inuocating
S.
Bridgits
helpe
and
assistance
,
he
saw
her
goe
before
him
,
and
a
piller
of
fire
to
burne
all
vp
euen
to
the
skies
,
soe
the
King
hauing
defeated
his
ennemies
,
he
returned
homewardes
,
magnifying
the
glory
,
and
name
of
the
most
sacred
virgin
.
2.
A
virgin
that
suffered
shipwracke
by
inuocating
S.
Bridgitts
helpe
,
walked
drie
foote
,
vpon
the
liquid
waues
,
escaping
by
that
meanes
the
daunger
of
death
.
Some
of
Saint
Bridgitts
maydes
hauing
receiued
from
a
certaine
rich
man
,
many
measures
of
meale
,
could
not
passe
ouer
a
water
that
was
in
the
way
,
being
therfore
destitute
of
all
humane
helpe
,
and
assistance
,
they
inuocated
the
powerfull
suffrages
of
their
their
most
holy
mistris
,
and
they
were
suddainly
transported
to
the
further
side
.
A
man
that
prohibited
S.
Bridgits
coach
to
passe
through
his
feildes
,
and
stroake
at
her
horses
,
fell
downe
to
the
ground
,
and
yeilded
vp
his
ghost
suddainly
.
3.
A
gentleman
who
was
in
the
country
,
loned
dishonestly
a
certaine
woman
,
&
contriuing
with
himself
how
to
compasse
his
filthy
delights
,
he
gaue
her
in
custody
a
rich
siluer
pynne
,
which
he
stole
away
priuily
at
vnawares
from
her
,
and
cast
it
into
the
sea
,
thinking
that
when
she
could
not
restore
it
,
she
should
become
his
slaue
,
and
so
should
glut
his
wanton
desires
:
all
which
wicked
plot
he
put
in
practise
,
neither
could
he
be
contented
otherwise
,
then
either
by
getting
againe
the
siluer
pin
,
or
by
her
bondage
.
The
chast
woman
being
driuen
to
this
pinche
,
fled
to
S.
Bridgit
,
as
to
a
cittie
of
refuge
;
As
the
holy
virgin
was
musing
with
her selfe
what
to
doe
in
this
matter
,
behold
one
brought
home
fish
taken
out
of
the
neighbour
riuer
,
&
they
vnbowelling
the
fishes
,
the
siluer
pin
was
found
in
one
of
their
bellies
,
so
bringing
the
pin
with
her
,
she
went
to
the
assembly
,
where
the
matter
was
to
be
determined
,
where
she
did
show
the
pin
,
and
it
being
knowne
by
many
that
saw
it
,
to
be
the
selfe
same
he
cast
in
to
the
sea
,
she
freed
the
vertuous
woman
from
her
cruell
tyrants
handes
,
who
afterwardes
acknowledging
his
fault
,
and
guiltines
,
submitted
himselfe
to
S.
Bridgits
pleasure
,
who
hauing
wrought
this
great
miracle
,
returned
backe
againe
to
her
monastery
.
4.
It
fell
out
that
the
King
called
together
an
assembly
of
his
subiectes
,
to
make
abroade
and
fayre
high
waye
in
a
deep
and
impassible
marsh
,
through
which
a
great
riuer
ranne
.
The
people
meeting
by
their
family
,
and
kindreds
,
they
diuided
the
worke
,
allotting
to
euery
family
his
own
share
of
that
laborious
taske
,
that
part
wher
the
riuer
ran
was
most
difficult
,
and
fell
to
one
of
the
families
,
who
being
potent
&
strong
forced
S.
Bridgits
kinsefolkes
being
weaker
,
to
change
with
them
.
They
in
this
their
distresse
,
falling
prostrate
before
the
Saint
,
bemoned
their
wrong
to
her
:
To
whome
she
answeared
,
Departe
in
peace
,
it
is
the
will
of
God
,
that
the
riuer
passe
from
that
place
,
where
you
are
put
to
such
heauy
workes
,
to
the
other
which
they
haue
made
choice
of
.
The
next
morning
,
when
the
multitude
rose
to
begin
the
work
,
the
riuer
was
found
to
haue
left
its
ancient
channel
,
where
S.
Bridgits
family
was
constrayned
to
worke
,
&
to
be
transferred
into
the
part
of
the
potent
,
and
proude
men
,
who
so
vniustly
oppressed
the
weaker
company
:
in
proofe
whereof
,
the
auncient
channell
where
the
riuer
tooke
its
course
in
former
tymes
,
appeares
drye
without
any
waters
to
this
very
day
.
Of
many
miraculous
cures
,
wrought
by
the
merits
,
and
intercession
of
the
Saint
.
CHAP.
VII
.
THE
sacred
virgin
hauing
deliuered
many
leapers
,
cripples
,
&
obsessed
persons
,
from
their
infirmities
,
there
came
two
leapers
with
teares
in
their
eyes
,
beging
the
cure
of
their
disease
.
Then
the
Saint
praying
,
and
blessing
water
,
she
commanded
them
to
washe
one
another
in
that
water
.
One
being
washed
by
his
companion
,
became
cleane
:
to
whome
the
Saint
said
,
wash
now
your
fellow
;
who
seeing
himself
cleane
,
and
boasting
of
his
health
,
wold
not
touch
the
others
vlcers
;
which
pride
of
his
God
did
chastice
,
for
immediatly
after
he
said
.
I
feele
sparkles
of
fire
vpon
my
shoulders
,
and
instantly
all
his
body
(
his
companion
being
cleansed
)
was
couered
ouer
with
leaprosy
.
2.
A
certaine
woman
comming
of
deuotion
,
to
visit
S.
Bridgit
,
brought
her
daughter
with
her
,
who
was
dumbe
.
S.
Bridgit
seeing
the
yong
mayden
,
said
vnto
her
.
Are
you
content
to
be
a
virgin
?
(
but
not
knowing
that
she
was
dumbe
)
The
maid
answeared
incontinently
,
I
will
willingly
do
,
what
you
will
commaund
me
,
&
so
dedicating
her
virginity
to
God
,
she
to
her
dying
day
remayned
most
eloquent
.
A
blind
virgin
named
Daria
,
spoake
to
S.
Bridgit
saying
.
Blesse
mine
eyes
,
to
the
end
that
I
may
see
the
world
according
vnto
my
desire
:
her
eyes
being
opened
without
delay
,
she
sayd
,
shut
mine
eyes
againe
,
for
the
more
that
one
is
absent
from
the
world
,
so
much
the
nearer
,
is
that
party
to
God
;
then
S.
Bridgit
shut
her
eies
as
she
requested
.
3.
One
of
Saint
Bridgits
,
virgins
burnt
in
the
concupiscence
of
a
certaine
man
,
to
whome
she
promised
to
steale
forth
in
the
night
:
after
Saint
Bridgit
betooke
her
to
her
rest
,
the
virgin
rose
according
to
her
promise
;
being
inflamed
with
the
fire
of
sensuality
,
&
likwise
vexed
with
the
torment
of
conscience
,
she
knew
not
what
to
do
,
but
fearing
God
,
and
S.
Bridgit
,
prayd
her
earnestly
,
that
she
would
vouchsafe
to
helpe
and
assist
her
being
indistresse
.
At
last
she
resolued
with
her
selfe
to
make
a
fire
,
putting
her selfe
therinto
,
so
by
that
meanes
,
with
fire
she
quenched
fire
,
and
with
payne
,
ouercame
payne
;
which
S.
Bridgit
knewe
by
diuine
reuelation
,
yet
neuertheles
kept
it
secret
,
to
see
the
euent
and
issue
of
the
virgins
combat
.
The
next
morning
the
virgin
acknowledgd
her
sin
to
Saint
Bridgit
,
who
sayd
to
her
:
because
in
fighting
couragiously
this
night
,
thou
hast
burnt
thy selfe
,
the
fire
of
forincation
shall
neuer
annoye
thee
in
this
life
,
nor
the
fire
of
hel
burne
thee
in
the
next
;
then
the
holy
virgin
did
heale
her
feete
,
so
that
no
marke
of
the
burning
did
appeare
in
them
.
4.
Neither
ought
we
to
omit
that
great
miracle
,
which
this
blessed
Saint
wrought
in
imitation
of
our
Sauiour
,
by
opening
the
eyes
of
a
man
who
was
blind
from
his
natiuity
.
A
certaine
Queen
that
had
no
children
,
by
the
holy
Virgins
intercession
obtayned
issue
.
And
as
Almighty
God
for
her
sake
and
merits
,
did
help
others
in
their
necessityes
,
so
did
he
not
fayle
to
assist
her selfe
in
her
wantes
:
for
vpon
a
certaine
time
the
holy
virgin
being
in
great
necessity
,
besought
God
to
help
her
to
some
honny
,
and
what
she
sought
for
,
she
found
it
in
great
plenty
,
vpon
the
pauement
of
her
house
.
How
the
holy
Virgin
for
the
relief
of
the
poore
,
wrought
many
admirable
signes
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
SAINT
Bridgit
said
to
a
certaine
virgin
who
begged
almes
of
her
;
I
heare
that
there
are
many
afflicted
with
sicknes
in
your
country
,
take
therfore
my
girdle
,
and
with
it
,
steaped
in
water
,
you
shal
in
the
name
of
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
deliuer
them
of
their
infirmityes
,
and
they
will
giue
you
both
meate
&
cloathes
:
who
taking
the
girdle
,
as
the
Saint
commaunded
,
she
cured
diseases
,
getting
therby
great
gaynes
,
and
becomming
very
rich
,
she
her selfe
afterwardes
,
dealt
great
almes
to
the
needy
.
Another
time
she
conuerted
water
into
good
bere
to
giue
to
leapers
,
who
called
to
her
for
it
.
In
like
manner
did
she
for
the
comfort
of
a
needy
person
,
conuert
a
stone
into
salt
.
She
likewise
deuided
one
garment
betwene
two
poore
men
,
and
by
diuine
vertue
,
each
part
became
an
entire
garment
.
2.
Among
the
many
stupendious
miracles
she
wrought
,
this
is
not
to
be
accounted
the
least
,
nor
the
least
to
be
admired
.
To
three
leapers
who
besought
her
to
bestow
some
charity
of
them
,
she
gaue
a
siluer
vessell
;
and
fearing
it
should
be
an
occasion
of
debate
,
or
discord
amongst
them
,
if
they
deuided
it
themselues
,
she
spoke
to
the
gold-smith
to
deuide
it
equally
amongst
them
.
But
he
making
his
excuse
,
that
he
could
not
deuide
it
into
three
equal
partes
,
the
most
holy
virgin
her selfe
tooke
it
into
her
hand
,
and
stroke
it
against
a
stone
,
and
soe
deuided
it
iust
into
three
equall
parcells
:
in
so
much
that
afterwardes
being
put
in
scales
to
be
weighed
,
neither
part
did
ouerweigh
the
other
,
not
so
much
as
one
dramme
,
so
equall
were
the
deuisions
,
and
so
the
leapers
departed
away
ioyfull
with
their
shares
,
&
without
cause
either
of
enuy
,
or
any
iniury
.
3.
According
to
the
example
of
holy
Iob
,
she
neuer
permitted
the
poore
to
departe
from
her
with
empty
handes
,
for
she
gaue
them
very
pretious
,
and
rich
garmentes
,
which
a
holy
Bishop
named
Conleath
,
vsed
to
weare
in
saying
the
diuine
mysteries
of
the
Masse
,
vpon
the
higher
feastes
of
our
Lord
,
and
the
Apostles
.
Now
when
the
time
came
,
that
the
venerable
Prelate
should
according
to
his
wonted
manner
,
vse
the
aforesaid
episcopall
robes
,
the
holy
virgin
,
who
had
giuen
them
to
Christ
in
his
needy
members
,
receaued
other
such
robes
fully
resembling
the
former
,
as
well
in
the
weauing
,
or
texture
,
as
in
colour
,
which
were
brought
her
in
a
waggon
of
two
horses
,
euen
at
the
same
houre
that
she
liberally
gaue
the
others
to
the
poore
.
4.
So
large
and
liberall
was
her
charity
to
the
poore
,
that
none
euer
had
a
repulse
at
her
handes
,
as
it
is
cleare
and
euident
by
this
ensuing
narration
.
For
one
time
being
abroad
in
the
feildes
feeding
of
her
flocke
,
one
who
was
well
acquainted
with
the
tendernes
of
her
hart
,
and
largenes
of
her
hand
,
came
to
her
seauen
times
in
one
day
begging
of
almes
,
and
euery
time
she
gaue
him
a
weather
;
and
when
euening
approaching
she
droue
home
the
sheep
,
yet
being
tould
ouer
twice
or
thrice
,
the
flocke
was
found
entire
,
and
complete
,
not
one
being
missing
to
the
great
wonder
of
those
who
knew
what
chaunced
.
It
is
also
recorded
of
her
,
that
after
prayer
made
for
that
intent
,
she
got
miraculously
a
summe
of
money
,
with
which
she
ransommed
a
guilty
person
,
whome
the
King
appointed
to
be
put
to
death
.
How
the
holy
virgin
,
declared
the
innocency
of
Bishop
Broon
Saint
Patrickes
disciple
,
by
making
a
yong
suckling
to
speake
,
and
of
other
no
lesse
remarkable
miracles
.
CHAP.
IX
.
A
Certayne
malitious
woman
,
without
regard
of
conscience
or
feare
of
God
,
slandered
most
wickedly
a
venerable
Bishop
of
Saint
Patrickes
disciples
named
Broon
,
by
fathering
vpon
him
a
child
,
which
she
had
gotten
by
another
.
The
Bishop
standing
vpon
denial
of
the
fact
S.
Bridgit
calling
the
woman
sayd
,
Who
is
the
father
of
your
child
?
She
answered
,
Bishop
Broon
;
With
that
S.
Bridgit
signed
the
womans
mouth
with
the
figure
of
Christs
banner
,
and
instantly
her
head
swelled
vp
with
a
great
tumour
,
after
she
blessed
the
young
infants
tongue
,
saying
to
him
;
Who
is
your
Father
?
The
child
made
answeare
,
Bishop
Broon
is
not
my
Father
,
but
that
vilde
and
deformed
man
,
who
sitteth
last
among
the
people
:
then
all
the
assembly
rendring
many
thankes
,
and
prayses
to
God
,
constrained
the
lewed
woman
to
do
pennance
for
her
folly
.
2.
There
was
a
certaine
man
named
Linguidinus
,
who
was
indued
with
such
admirable
strength
,
and
surpassing
vigour
of
body
,
that
he
himselfe
alone
could
do
so
much
worke
as
twelue
men
,
and
who
moreouer
was
so
great
a
deuourer
of
meate
,
as
to
eate
at
once
so
much
,
as
might
well
serue
twelue
men
,
for
as
in
working
he
did
counteruaile
twelue
men
;
so
likewise
in
eating
did
he
match
that
number
.
This
man
came
to
S.
Bridgit
,
beseeching
her
to
obtaine
of
God
,
that
he
would
vouchsafe
to
temper
,
and
bridle
the
immoderate
appetite
of
his
deuouring
,
and
rauenous
stomack
,
without
diminishing
or
mayning
the
strength
of
his
body
.
The
holy
Virgin
gaue
him
her
blessing
,
and
offered
vp
her
prayers
to
God
in
behalfe
of
his
iust
petition
,
which
he
obtayned
by
her
merits
,
and
intercession
,
for
neuer
after
did
he
take
more
,
then
was
able
to
satisfy
one
man
,
being
neuertheles
able
to
performe
so
much
worke
as
he
was
before
,
when
he
did
eate
most
of
all
.
3.
The
sacred
virgin
sent
for
many
workemen
,
and
reapers
to
cut
downe
her
corne
,
&
hauing
agreed
with
them
for
their
pay
,
and
appointed
a
day
when
they
should
come
to
performe
their
worke
,
it
hapned
that
the
day
appointed
,
proued
very
rayny
,
in
so
much
that
the
cloudes
powred
forth
showers
in
great
aboundance
ouer
all
the
prouince
,
excepting
on
S.
Bridgits
feilds
,
which
were
not
wet
at
all
,
the
rayne
falling
thicke
vpon
euery
side
,
so
that
where
all
the
workemen
in
the
country
were
constrayned
to
giue
ouer
their
worke
,
by
reason
of
the
wet
,
&
moisty
season
,
S.
Bridgits
workemen
continued
from
morning
without
intermission
or
impediment
,
cutting
downe
of
her
corne
,
not
without
the
admiration
of
all
who
saw
,
and
heard
of
that
vnusuall
miracle
.
4.
Another
miracle
no
lesse
stupendious
,
wherin
the
Reader
may
contemplate
the
purity
of
her
hart
,
the
perfction
of
her
soule
,
the
eminency
of
her
merits
,
and
the
prerogatiue
of
her
vertues
we
are
to
recount
,
which
was
this
.
At
what
time
this
sacred
virgin
fed
her
flocke
in
a
wide
&
open
playne
,
farre
from
any
shelter
,
showres
of
rayne
fell
downe
so
thicke
,
that
she
was
wet
to
the
skin
,
who
comming
home
with
her
cloathes
all
full
of
water
,
she
saw
a
Sunne
beame
pearcing
in
thorough
a
chinke
,
that
illuminated
the
roome
,
and
taking
it
for
a
pearch
(
the
quickenes
of
her
eyes
being
hindered
,
or
somewhat
blunted
)
she
cast
thereon
her
wet
mantle
,
or
vpper
garmente
,
whereupon
it
hung
being
supported
by
it
,
as
well
as
by
a
beame
,
or
post
,
to
the
great
astonishment
of
all
the
neighbours
,
who
could
not
sufficiently
admire
the
merits
,
and
vertues
of
this
holy
virgin
.
Of
S.
Bridgits
happy
departure
out
of
this
life
,
and
how
she
knew
thereof
by
diuine
reuelation
,
and
of
some
miracles
wrought
after
her
death
by
her
intercession
and
merits
.
CHAP.
X.
THE
sacred
virgin
hauing
run
out
the
course
of
her
mortall
dayes
,
in
the
exercise
of
all
kind
of
sanctimony
,
and
innocency
of
life
,
the
time
of
the
resolution
of
her
terrene
tabernacle
drew
neere
at
hand
,
whose
deposition
,
as
her selfe
knew
by
reuelation
,
and
foretould
to
one
of
her
virgins
,
was
not
farre
off
.
The
holy
virgin
gaue
vp
her
soule
,
to
her
heauenly
spouse
about
the
yeare
of
our
redemption
518.
Her
venerable
body
,
was
placed
in
a
sumptuous
monument
of
gould
,
and
siluer
,
adorned
with
iewells
,
and
pretious
stones
,
and
was
first
interred
in
her
owne
monasterie
at
Kildare
,
together
with
the
the
sacred
body
of
the
holy
Bishop
Conleath
;
afterwardes
it
was
translated
(
whereof
we
haue
an
authentical
record
)
to
the
citty
of
Dune
in
Vlster
,
where
it
lyes
together
with
the
venerable
bodies
of
S.
Patricke
,
and
S.
Columbe
,
the
other
two
glorious
patrons
of
Ireland
.
At
Kildare
and
other
places
,
many
miracles
haue
been
wrought
by
the
merits
of
Saint
Bridgit
,
we
will
content
our
selues
with
the
relation
of
some
few
,
fearing
to
cloy
the
Reader
with
to
much
tediousnes
.
2.
The
ouerseer
of
Saint
Bridgits
great
and
famous
monastery
,
sent
workemen
,
and
stone-hewers
to
prouide
a
mill
stone
,
they
neither
reflecting
vpon
the
difficulty
of
the
way
,
nor
yet
regarding
that
there
was
no
meanes
of
getting
downe
the
stone
,
went
vp
to
the
topp
of
a
most
high
and
craggy
mountayne
,
where
they
hewed
out
a
great
stone
forming
it
into
a
mill
stone
,
the
Ouerseer
came
with
oxen
and
horses
to
carry
it
away
,
but
seeing
it
impossible
with
oxen
and
horses
to
go
where
it
was
,
in
regard
of
the
steepe
and
craggy
ascent
,
all
begunne
to
despaire
of
euer
getting
it
downe
,
and
so
were
ready
to
departe
.
But
the
prudent
Ouerseer
said
;
Not
so
,
but
let
vs
in
the
name
of
God
,
and
S.
Bridgit
(
to
whome
nothing
is
impossible
)
rowle
it
downe
,
and
so
conceauing
a
firme
faith
of
the
holie
virgins
asistance
,
they
cast
it
downe
:
and
loe
tho
stone
rowling
amongst
the
rocky
,
&
stony
cragges
,
trunled
downe
without
any
detriment
from
the
mountaine
,
and
thence
was
carried
to
the
mill
.
To
which
mill
a
certaine
pagan
sent
his
corne
by
an
ignorant
&
simple
man
to
be
ground
:
when
the
corne
was
laid
betweene
the
stones
,
the
aforesaid
stone
being
the
vppermost
,
stood
irremoueable
,
neither
could
the
violent
current
of
the
great
riuer
,
nor
yet
the
paynfull
industry
of
men
,
whele
it
about
:
at
last
,
knowing
that
the
corne
belonged
to
a
pagan
Magitian
,
and
therefore
S.
Bridgits
mill
,
would
not
grinde
it
,
they
remoued
and
put
it
away
,
powring
other
graine
insteede
therof
,
and
then
the
stone
without
any
impediment
,
kept
its
ordinary
,
&
wonted
course
in
grinding
.
3.
It
hapned
within
a
while
after
,
that
the
mill
by
some
chaunce
or
other
tooke
fire
,
which
consumed
the
howse
and
the
other
stone
to
,
that
was
ioyned
to
this
,
but
as
for
this
stone
,
that
was
particulerly
dedicated
to
S.
Bridgit
,
the
fire
did
not
presume
to
touch
,
neither
was
it
branded
with
any
signe
,
or
marke
of
burning
,
which
made
them
to
bring
the
stone
away
,
and
to
place
it
neare
to
S.
Bridgits
church
doore
,
where
many
diseased
meeting
,
by
the
only
touch
of
this
stone
,
were
deliuered
from
their
maladies
.
Here
our
author
by
occasion
of
this
insueing
miracle
,
enlargeth
himself
in
describing
the
magnificence
of
Saint
Bridgits
church
,
the
sumptuousnes
of
the
oratories
,
the
curiosity
of
anticke
workes
,
and
variety
of
curious
portratures
,
with
many
other
remarkable
particulers
,
worthy
the
reading
,
which
we
to
continue
our
intended
course
of
breuity
,
do
wittingly
passe
ouer
,
and
will
content
our selues
with
the
bare
&
succinct
relation
of
the
miracle
it selfe
,
which
was
this
.
4.
The
gate
of
Saint
Bridgits
oratory
,
thorough
which
she
,
and
her
holy
virgins
passed
,
when
they
went
to
receaue
the
delicious
viand
of
our
Sauiours
sacred
and
pure
body
being
broken
downe
,
&
made
wider
,
the
carpenters
setting
the
former
doore
vpon
the
hinges
which
was
found
,
was
lesse
by
a
fourth
part
,
or
quarter
:
wherupon
they
resolued
,
either
to
add
another
peece
to
the
ould
doore
,
or
to
make
another
al
of
new
;
and
as
they
were
debating
the
busines
,
the
principall
worke
maister
sayd
.
Wee
ought
this
next
night
to
watch
and
pray
at
S.
Bridgits
monument
,
to
the
end
that
she
may
direct
vs
in
the
morning
,
what
is
best
to
be
done
in
this
matter
:
so
passing
al
the
night
ouer
at
her
shrine
,
and
rysing
the
next
morning
after
,
saying
some
prayers
,
setting
the
ould
doore
vpon
the
hinges
,
it
fitted
all
the
gate
so
iust
,
that
it
nether
wanted
,
nor
yet
exceeded
any
thing
in
conuenient
bignes
:
and
in
this
manner
was
the
doore
by
the
merits
of
Saint
Bridgit
,
extended
to
an
equall
&
commensuratiue
proportion
with
the
gate
of
the
church
.
Who
can
expresse
(
sayth
our
author
here
)
the
admirable
beauty
of
this
Church
,
or
how
can
we
declare
the
marueiles
of
this
Citty
?
Or
who
may
recount
the
innumerable
thronges
,
and
infinit
multitudes
of
people
flocking
thither
from
all
countryes
?
Some
come
to
delight
them selues
with
plentifull
diuersity
of
banquets
,
some
to
solace
themselues
with
variety
of
pleasant
showes
,
and
spectacles
,
others
to
obtayne
the
cure
of
their
diseases
,
and
others
with
rich
,
and
great
donaryes
to
solemnise
Saint
Bridgits
natalitiall
feast
,
which
falleth
vpon
the
first
of
February
,
vpon
which
day
in
the
yeare
of
Christ
518.
as
we
haue
touched
aboue
in
the
first
paragraffe
of
this
present
chapter
,
the
holy
virgin
passed
from
the
miseries
of
this
mortal
life
,
to
the
immortall
ioyes
of
paradise
.
Whither
God
of
his
infinit
grace
conduct
vs
all
to
him
,
to
his
all
immaculate
mother
,
and
to
the
two
glorious
patrones
of
Ireland
,
Saint
Patricke
,
and
Saint
Bridgit
,
be
all
honour
,
glory
and
prayse
,
world
without
end
.
Amen
.
FINIS
.