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GLEANINGS FROM IRISH MANUSCRIPTS
independence when dealing with religious topics.
Not less clear and independent is the attitude of
our scribe, at a time when Brian mac Cahir
Kavanagh who employed him, had submitted to
the English, and had adopted the English idea of
** civility " and government. I give his lengthy
remarks which follow Bernardus' second Book.
Tairrnig annsin an dara leabhar maille furtacht
an tslanaightheora et a dTigh na Ronna do
tinnscnadh an 1 6 la do mhi luin agus is ann fos
do crichnaigheadh agus me a bfarradh Briain mic
Cathair meic Airt mic Diarmada Laimhdheirg
agus Isibele inghine Aodha meic Sheaain meic
Remuinn hi Bhroin. Agus gidh ann do tinn-
scnadh agus do crichnaigheadh é, ni hann is mo
do sccribhadh é. Agus an 5 la do mhi Februarius
do crichnaighedh. Agus is annsan aimsir so do
leigeadh Seaan mac iarla Dhesmhumhan amach
agus tug Sir Henri Sidni don iarla e .i. do Ghe-
roid mac Semuis. Agus an Sir Henri adubh-
ramar .i. giuisdis na hErenn esein agus in ti is
mo do chuir Ere fa smachd Saxanach o than-
gadar o thus a nErinn agus co hairighthe re
cuimhne a mairenn aniú.
Et is i is prinsa Saxan agus Erend ann .i. Quene
Elizabeth, agus aderid moran go bfuil rioghachd
Alban agus na Fraince [aice] agus ni bfuil a
commor agus ataid sin. Agus ataid Saxanaigh ag
a radh gurob aice ata airdchennus an chreidimh.
Agus is breg doibh oir is derbhtha linn gurob e
an Papa cenn na hegailsi naomhtha catholgdha.
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