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MS 10

Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in King's Inns

MS 10

Religious Matter.

15th cent. Vellum. 20.5-21×14.5 cms (ff. 25-6 and conjuncts, 29-30, 19.5×14.5 cms; f. 46 approx. 14×14.5 cms; f. 55 about 7 cms wide). Ff. 60, with modern pencilled foliation. Gatherings: 1-8, 9-10, 11-16, 17-23, 24-31, 32-45, 47-54, 55-7, 58-60 (bifolium); f. 46 loose half-leaf belonging between pp. 8 and 9 of RIA 23 O 4; f. 59 misplaced and belonging before f. 10; leaves missing before and after 9, before 17 (conjugate of 23), between 19 and 20, and obviously from last two gatherings.

Three hands: (a) ff. 1-8 v, 57 c 16-58 v, 60 r (verso illegible); (b)ff. 9 r-16 v, 59; (c) ff. 17 r-57 c 15; with a fourth hand appearing briefly in ff. 7 d m-8 a i. Some variation in hand (c); see also p. xvii n. 58 above.

Double columns except in f. 41 r 1-16, 55; 40-50 lines to column; dry-point ruling; ornamental initials and capitals, generally coloured in red, sometimes in red and yellow (initials on ff. 58 a 1, 60 a 1, uncoloured). First and last leaves, used as covers, now blackened and illegible (traces of some letters and red colouring still visible on f. 1 r); ff. 16 v, 17 r, also seem to have been exposed for some time. Text faded and illegible in many places; some re-inking (e.g. f. 6 r i). Ff. 1, 16, 26, 29 r, 47, 54-5, 57, 60, damaged with loss of text; damage in f. 56 repaired with thread. Outside column of f. 55 cut away without loss of text; f. 54 consists of two strips of vellum sewn together vertically. Gatherings now coming loose; stitched with thongs and (later) with twine.

Labelled '10' on f. 1 r, upper inner corner. Words '56 leaves' on f. 1 r i. Some words underlined in pencil in ff. 2 v, 3 r, 32 v. Late writing on a number of folios rubbed and illegible. Words 'Amhoil Conaire [ ]t' on f. 10 v, upper margin; name 'Shanly' (?) occurs in sentence on f. 40 v, lower margin; other marginal scribblings largely illegible.

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1 v. [STAIR FORTIBRAIS.] Acephalous; recto illegible and upper outer corner torn. First complete lines read [d\ena cunsanadh. Oir ni leicfe Dia co caitheochthasa risaguassaighe ataei feinni tabraimsi in cedsin duit. Breaks off (f. 8 d i) with Et tainic Clarion in tansin cuca .i. mac meic dAm[. . .]. [=RC 19 (1898) 26.2-158.15.]

9 a 1. 'Tindscaindter and so EIBISDIL TUIRPINUS AIRDESBUIG arna cur go Leoprandus da innisin c(h?)innus do shaer Serlus mor talamh na Sbaine ⁊ na Gailingsi o nert na Sairresinech.' Beg. Beathaslainti annso o Thuirpinus airdesbug Remuscompanuch Serluis moir impir gu Leoprandus deaganach Aquis Grainis. Ends (f. 11 a i)roba naemtha noibre fuaradur so cona cathaigteoirib naemtha gloir maille Dia finit. Chasm in text owing to loss of leaves after f. 9; f. 59 (reversed) belongs before f. 10 (see above). Text here corresponds to D. Hyde, Gabháltais Shéarluis Mhóir (ITS XIX 1919) 1-8.17 (f. 9), 70.1-80.12 (f. 59), 94.3-112.8 (ff. 10-11a). Text of f. 9 a 1-d 19 printed separately, ITS XIX (1919) 122-3.

11 b 1. [SPIRITUS GUIDONIS.] Beg. Dominus noster Ihesus Christus uolens fidem suamuite future sertitudinem ostenderefirmiter credere .i. dobáil le ar tigerna. . . . Ends (f. 15 a i) et guighsi orumsa annois aprioir co dutrachtach oir atam ac imthecht anois cum intshentruim .i. cum na purgadóra coitchinnenifaicfaidir me oso amac festa .⁊rl.

15 b 1. 'Incipit UITA SANCTORUM CIRICI ⁊ IULITE matris eius' .i. is ann so tinnsgaintir betha onorach naemtha Ciriciusa máthar naemtha .i. Iulite. Breaks off (f. 16 d i) Adubairt in timpir [. . .].

17 a 1. [BETHA PHÁTRAIC.] A fragment. Beg. leis dia thig coa muime Is and sin rorraid [. . .]brosna crinaig do tabairt [=W. Stokes, Three Middle Irish homilies . . . (Calcutta 1877) 6.20]. Breaks off (f. 19 d i) with ri arordancumachta imcuibreachimtuasl. The recto of f. 17 is largely illegible. Text of ff. 17 c 1-19 d i printed by R. I. Best, Anecdota from Irish Manuscripts 3 (1910) 29-42. This is the shorter version of the Vita Tripartita; see K. Mulchrone, ZCP 16 (1927) 7-15, 33.

20 a 1. [BEATHA BRIGTE.] Acephalous. Beg. here nirbo ord coir grad epscuip for bandscail [=Stokes, op. cit., 66.8]. Ends (f. 21 d 34) Indoentaid na trínnoiti forórdhu. AtharMicSpiruta noib. Aleim troccaire De. Amen. This is the first Irish Life of Brigit in Plummer's classification (Misc. hag. Hib. (1925) no. 11).

21 d 35. [BETHA CHOLUIM CHILLE.] Beg. Exii de terra tua . . . .i. facaib do tirdo talmain. . . . Ends (f. 26 a 29) coro roisium uile innaentaid sin rosairlemrosaitrebam in saecula saeculorum Amen. This is the first Irish Life of Colum Cille in Plummer's classification (Misc. hag. Hib. (1925) no. 26).

26 a 30. Carta HUMANI GENERIS. Beg. Bith afhis agut iarum cidhbe lenabáil in leborsa do leghadh da shuilib spirutalta. Ends (f. 28 a 28) in tí do rinde gac ní [ga]n adbur. Finit Amen. Ed. from this and two other manuscripts by G. Mac Niocaill, Éigse 8 (1956-7) 204-221.

28 a 29. STIMULUS AMORIS ANNSO. Beg. Liber iste qui stimulus amoris indilectisimumpium Ihesum ....i. is andso tinnscainter inlebur renabor brod grada De ah[ugda]rás Bonauentura. Ends (f. 32 b i)mar sin nach racha me uait gan cneid arenchor ⁊rl.

32 c 1. On St Fursa. Beg. Beda de sancto Forseo refert qui scripsit uitam eius .i. ise Beda ro scriph beatha Fursa craibthigidir gac ní doscrip itpert condebairt in taingel re Fursa. . . . Ends (f. 32 c 37) ⁊ gurab doréir nacaíndigechta do peccaigh neach do reir athoile corpardha do geib se caindigecht lasairdha na pian .⁊rl.

32 c i. Note: 'Gregorius dixit in prouerbsi. Terrena quippe omnia seruando amittimus sicut bene largiendo seruamus .i. is ona coimed teid in saegal ar neimfní ⁊ is ona sgailedh co maith coimedtar he. Finit'.

32 d 1. Two anecdotes of St Colmcille: 'Do crabaid Coluim Cille .i. dá c. slectain do níth cech laei. . .'. Foll, by Teora bliadna boi cen lés. 1 q. (b) f. 32 d 12. Beg. Lanaen diatainic Colum .C. atimcill reilge Airní. . . . Ends (f. 32 d 31) co tarfas do Colum Cilli adnacal in abad naemtha tria rath faistine. Finit. Remainder of column (originally blank) taken up with late scribbling. Ed. P. Grosjean, Irish Texts 4 (1934) 98.

33 a 1. GEINEMAIN CHRÍOST (title in later hand). Homily on birth of Christ. 'Laus Deo inprincio [sic] huius' in upper margin. Beg. Factum est autem inillis diebus. . . . Doronadh immurro fherfhuacra is nalaithib sein o Cessair August, coro comairmithi intuile domun. Ends (f. 36 b 39) Alme trocaire nDeIssu Críst rogenair ar insollomonsa. Ro issam ro aitrebam indoentaid sin insecuI [sic] seculorum Amen. Remainder of column (originally blank) occupied by some scribbling which has been erased.

36 c 1. On the passion of Christ. Beg. Omno dicto exierunt in montem Oliueti. Occus oro scaich do Issu cona apstalaib atlugad do cuadar i Sliab nOlofeit. Ends (f. 39 c i) Intan immurro issiat naduile marbda rochomset in coimdid is coru co mor dona beoaib .⁊rl.

39 d 1. ESERGE (title in later hand). Homily on the Resurrection. Beg. Uespere autem sabati. ... I fescur immurro na saboiti taitnes itassach na na [sic] saboiti . tainic ann sin Maire MagdallaMaire aile do fegod in dadnacuil. Ends (f. 42 d 41) .i. betha cen bas . óigi cen tshendcit . slanti cen galar .foeilti cen bron. Remainder of column blank.

43 a 1. [Gospel of Nicodemus.] Ero mors tua mors oinferne. In Spirut Noeb in spirut do roisce cech spirut. Ends (f. 45 b i) Flaith sin ita bethu cen bas. . . . Alim troccuire nDe cotissam uile isindoentaid sin ro airilltnigem in scecvla saeculorum Amen FINIT Amen.

45 c 1. The death of John the Baptist. Beg. Bai Eoin Babtaist hi cuimriuch la hlruath. Ends (f. 45 d i) inna mirboile dognitis cech [. . .] cend loin ⁊rl.

46 . [SPECULUM PECCATORIS.] A fragment from RIA 23 O 4 (see above). Beg. integusc dil gradhach so tabuir dot uidh éfeith co comhnaightec oshuilib do resuin he. Breaks off with 7 is fuirecair inill feithmec dochoimedfa thú feindo smuainfea donethe.

47 a 1. The death of St Philip the Apostle. Beg. Bai Philip apstal fri re .xx. mbliadan iar cessad Críst icproicept isin Scithia. Ends (f. 47 b 30) atiatsen creitit rige ind Atharin Micin Spirut a Noib. Finit Amen.

47 b 31. On charity. Beg. Omnia ergo quecumque uultis. . . Cech maith didiu isail lib dodenam odainib coma hamlaid sin do gneithisi doib. Ends (f. 48 c i) In nomine patrisfiliispiritus sancti amen. Ailem trocaire Deco tardai imcride indeirc do denam .⁊rl.

48 d 1. On St Martin of Tours. Beg. Nemo potest duobus dominis seruire ... .i. ni cumaing duine fognam do dib tighernaib. Ends (f. 51 a 22) Alem trocaire tria impidi Martain cotísum isin noentaid sin. in saecula seculorum amen.

51 a 23. On the life of the Blessed Virgin. Beg. Terra dedit fructum suum .i. dorat intalum atorud. Ends (f. 54 b 16) Ro issam huile in noentaidhsinrosraitrebum insaecula saeculorum amen.

54 b 17. The passion of St Paul. Beg. Dia mbui Pol apstal hicuibriuch ic Neir Cessair isin Roim. Ends (f. 54 c 38) 7 nir sil baindi eistib don fuil cédna osin ille. Finit amen.

54 c 39. The contest between David and Goliath. Beg. Bui Dauid mac Iese ri tuaithi De flaith uasal airmidnech fer is amrae taraill talmain. Ends (f. 55 r i) conidh iarna eccaibsidhi rogab Dauid righi conadh céd comlann Dauid andsinaidhidh Gola Finit amen.

55 v 1. INCIPIT LIBER CENTILLARUM. Divisions: 'De caritate' (55 v 3); 'De pasiencia' (55 v 31); 'De dilexione Dei' (56 a 12); 'De umiletate' (56 a 34); 'De indulgencia' (56 b 12); 'De conjunction' (56 b 27); 'De oracione' (56 c 1); 'De confessione' (56 c 29); 'De penetencia' (56 d 15); 'De apstinencia' (56 d 36); 'De relinquenti seculum' (57 a 5); 'De timore' (57 a 17); 'De uirginetate' (57 a 35); 'De silencia' (57 b 27).

57 c 16. DA INDSA DÉCC INTSHAEGAIL INDSO. The twelve abuses of the world. Beg. Senoir gen crabaid. Ends (f. 57 c 24) Popol cen cert ndlighidh crabhaidhi accosncm caich Finit.

57 c 25. On changes introduced into the Mass by various Popes. Beg. Aurelianus Papa is he do rinde catháir espuicc artus riam. Ends (f. 57 ci)ise do ordaigh donatimthirib nach bi fo gradhuib uaisle na hecailsi gan na hinnstramainti (?) sin do togbhail do thshír .⁊rl.

57 d 1. 'Cormac mac Cuilendan .cc.' (in upper margin). Laigh aicnidh. 8 qq. with 2 further quatrains (to be inserted between qq. 4 and 5) in lower margin.

57 d 21. DA (?) CEINEL [DÉC] NAHAITHRIGI INDSO. Twelve kinds of penance. Beg. .i. saethar iar nminges. Ends (f. 57 d 27) Trocaire iar nettrocaire.

57 d 28. SECHT NEIRRNAILE NA TROCAIRE INSO. Beg. .i. sasadh don ocarach Ends (f. 57 d 32) 7 adnacol marb Finit.

57 d 33 (largely illegible, (a) Seacht mbeoil nár g[ein tró]caire .i. bel irr bel duine shantaigh .... (b) 57 d 38. Cist dorinde corgus inneir[. . .] do rinde in gemcorgus [. . .] rinde corgus nanapstal.

58 a 1. On the life of St John the Evangelist in Asia. Beg. De fide beati Iohanis Euangiliste ....i. mar do ib Eoin Bruinne in neimh ⁊ nach derna urchoid do le treisi acreidme. Ends (f. 58 c 30) .i. ata an mannasin fos isin uaig mar gainem ac fiuchad an uisce tobuir. F.I.N.I.TT.

58 c 31. incidents in the life of St John. Beg. A round indomuin ic nahasptalaib tuccad in Asia Becc dEoin Suibescél. Ends (f. 58 d 18) corobaire sin do scrib Eoin na soiscéla doib [do] crichnachad increidme. F.I.N.I.TT. Remainder of column blank.

59 . See under f. 9 above.

60 a 1. [BERTHA HIRE ÉIGEAPTACDHA.] Beg. Muire Ebeptdha nec do bi na bainpecthach artús. Bottom of leaf torn and verso illegible. This belongs to recension A in Plummer's classification (Misc. hag. Hib. (1925) no. 347).