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A Middle-Irish Fragment of Bede's Ecclesiastical History 73
Millitus in t-epscop ar teiched na pagandai co Cantia co
Lurint.
Doclioid Lurint 7 Justus hi Frangcaib. Roimraid Lurint
dul na degaid co rothairmescad imme ind-aislingi dia
rochotail i n-eclais Petair .i. rosraigled he ar thréd Crist 5
do thregnd cen deghaire. thanic maten roindis dond
rig. Rohimeclaig in ri in comdid, 7 tucad Mellitus 7 Justus
a Francaib, acht ni roleicset chucu lucht Lundaindi Mellitus
ar grad gentliuchta. Tarrasair Mellitus in Cantia i n-eclais
Petair atbath Lurint. Rogab Mellitus epscopo^Y/. Justus 10
i n-eclais Hirofenfe. Atbath Mellitus, Justus na hinad i
n-ardespocditi do réir in papa .i. Bonifait. Paulin ind
inbaid sin oc pmcept do Ssixanaib txiascirt Js e so
fochund a chreitmi .i. Ednni in ri rochninnig side ingin
Edilbricht ri Cantuariorum do mnai do .i. Celtiberga no 15
Tata. Roraid a brathair Eadball na tibred in ingin
cristaidi acht do Christaide. Atbert Eduni na dernai olc
ri Cristaidib acht roraid 'Ni diultab-sa', ar se, 'mo bith
cristaide dia coemos corbam inraice de'. Tucad do inn
ingen 7 rofaided Paulin maroen ria. Ranic side aidchi 20
chase do thig ind rig. Jsin aidchi sin tanic araile for
techtairecht diamlaigthe. Jssin aidchi sin rothuisim a ben
ingin do .i. Ernfled 7 robaisted 7 rohedhpradh do Dia
dia soérad dond écóir doronai 7 do soerad a mná. Js i
do baisted ar tiis do Saxanaib tuaiscirt. O'tchondairc 25
Paulin [92 a 1] corbo dulig menma ind rig do thairbirt
i n-iris, roguidh in coimdig 1 coro thorromad a tuaid 7 in
rig. Rofailsiged do Phaulin tri faitsine .i. fechtus robdi
for indarba d Hedilfraid righ Nordanimbrorum co
1 leg. coimdid