The Tripartite life of Patrick : with other documents relating to that saint

Kelly - University Of Toronto, Whitley Stokes, Saint Patrick

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JOHN M. KELLY LIBRARY Donated by The ofRedemptorists the Toronto Province from the Collection ofLibrary Redeemer WindsorHoly College, ofUniversity St. Michael s TorontoCollege,IBRAR? ST. ALP SEMIN WOODS ONTARIO ST. ALPHQNSVS WOODSTOCK,LIBRARY ST. ALPfrONSUS SEMI; ONTARJWOODSTOCK, RERUM BK1TANMCAIIU.M3IED11 JiVl /ff SCRIPTORES, CHRONICLES AM) AlKMDlllALs OF (iliKAT B1UTA1N AM) IKIiLAM) IHKIM- TII i; \i U 10231ARY ONTARIO L, THE CHRONICLES AND MEMORIALS ot GREA T BR 1TA 1N A N D I R ELAND DUKLNG THE MIDDLE AGES. I HoFJI !Y IIKU MAJESTY S TRKASL UNDERPUHM.-iHKI) BY TI1K AU Ui RY, OF THE MA*TKK OK THK RuI.l.STHE DIRECTION Ox the 2(Jtli the ofMaster the Rolls1857,olManuary submitted to the a for theTreasury proposal publication of materials for the of this from theHistory Country Invasion of the llomans to the reiim of YJII.Henry , The Master of the Rolls that these materialssuggested should be selected for underpublication competent editors without toreference orperiodical chronological1 O without mutilation orarrangement, abridgment, prefer ence in the lirst to such materialsbeing given, instance, as were most scarce and valuable. lie that each chronicle or historical docuproposed ment to be edited should be intreated the same asway if the editor were on an Kditio andengaged ;Princeps for this mostthe correct text should be formedpurpose from an accurate collation of the best MSS. To render the work more the Masteruseful,generally of the Rolls that the editor should ansuggested give account of the MSS. of their andhim,employed by age their that he should add to the work a;peculiarities brief ofaccount the life and times of the andauthor, remarks to the butany necessary explain chronology; no other note or comment was to be allowed, except what be to establish the correctness ofmight necessary the text. < >V J **-$The toworks be in aspublished octavo, separately, were finished the whole; of the taskthey responsibility the who were to be chosen theresting- upon editors, by Master of 11the oils with the sanction of the Treasury. The Lords of Her s alter a carefulMajesty Treasury, consideration of the their in asubject, expressed opinion dated that theMinute, 1), 1857,Treasury February plan "recommended the Master of the Rolls was wellby calculated for the of thisaccomplishment important national in an effectual andobject, manner,satisfactory within a reasonable and attention betime, provided proper to in the detailedpaid economy, making arrangements, without unnecessary expense." their of the thatThey expressed approbation proposal each andChronicle historical document should be edited in such a manner as to with all correctrepresent possible ness the text of each derived from a collation ofwriter, the andbest that no notes should beMSS., added, except such as were illustrative of the various readings. They that the to each work shouldsuggested, however, preface in addition to thecontain, theparticulars proposed by Master of 1 he 1 a account of thelolls, biographical author, so far as authentic materials existed for that purpose, and an estimate of his historical and value.credibility Dccanbi r I8o7.LIBRARY SEMINARALPH&ftstfSST. ONTARIO THF TRIPARTITE LIFE OF 1 ATPJCK LIBRARY