Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus/Cambray Homily

by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, eds.

[ 244 ]2. THE CAMBRAY HOMILY.

(BiBL. civiTATis Camaracensis No. 619.)

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f. 37 b Debonis nonreci piendis proueri tate ostendenda 7. Daniel adeuchilmer dach • dix. muneratua tecumsint" • et donado mustue^ alHda- scrip turam banc" tibi le gam rex et intptati onem ostendam tibi > • Hier emit temur da nielem contepnente 7 Inno mine di • sumi • Siquis unit • post me uenire : abne getsemet ipsum ettol let crucesua • et seqa tur me > insce inso asber arfeda* ihu fricach noein^ dince ne • lu doine^ arenindur be analchi ood • ocu sapecthu f. 37 c ocus aratinola : soalchi ocus arenairema futhu ocus arde cruche archrist ceinbes ichomus coirp ocus anme airesechethar sclictu, arfedot indag nimrathib isaireasber

De donis non reci- piendis pro ueri- tate ostendenda. Daniel ad Euchil Mer- dach dixit : munera tua tecum sint, et dona do- mus tuae alteri da. scrip- turam banc tibi le- gam, rex, et interpretati- onem ostendam tibi*^. Hieronymus^: Imitemur Da- nielem contempnentem. In nomine Dei summi. Siquis uult post me uenire, abne- get semet ipsum et tol- lat crucem suam, et sequa- tur me. insce inso asber arfeda Isu fri each n-den din che- nelu doine aren-indar- be a dualchi ood ocus a pecthu ocus ara tindla soalchi ocus are n- airema futhu ocus airde cruche ar Christ, cein bes icomus coirp ocus anme, aire sechethar slictu arfedot in-dag- imratib. isaire asber :

f, 37b This is the word which our Lord Jesus saith to every one of the race of men, that he banish from him his vices and his sins, and that he gather 35 f. 37c virtues and receive stigmata and signs of the Cross for Christ's sake, so long as he is in power of body and soul, that he follow the tracks of our ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} [ 245 ]

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Siqiiis uult postmenenire abnegit semetipsum et toi- let crucemsua ocuisticsath 5 achruich. etsequaturme ocuisiium sichethre iseear ndiltuth dunn • fanissin mani cometsam dear tolaib ocuis mafristossa lo dearpecthib issiticsal archruche duun furnu • raaar foim am ammint ocus martri ocus coicsath archnist amcnl assindber 15 alaile etno crux cippe acruciatudicit et duobus modis crucemdni baila mus cum aut p'abstinen cia camem efficiamus io aut p'conpassione proxi mi necessitate illius nsam esseputamus quieui do lorem exibet inaliena necessitate crucem portat 35 iumente utpaulus ait por tatehonerauestra inui ce sicadimplebitis legem xpi • ocus asbeir daniu ind apostot fletecumflenti 30 b; gaudecumgaudentib; sipatiatur unum mem brum cumpacientur nia membra airisse abe es mabeth • nagalar bee 35 for corp duini magorith loch cith mechuis nui nelaim nuin emeraib

Si quis uult post me uenire, abneget semetipsum et tol- lat crucem suam, ocuis ticsath a chruich, et sequatur me, ocuis niiinsechethse . isee ar n-diltuth dunn fanissin mani cometsam dear tolaib ocuis ma fristossam dear pecthib. issi ticsdl ar cruche dunn furnn ma arfoimam dammint^ ocus martri ocus coicsath ar Chriist ; amail assindber alaile'. et nomen crux quippe a cruciatu dicitur, et duobus modis crucem Domini baiula- mus, cum aut per abstinen tiam carnem efficiamus (?), aut per conpassionem proxi- mi necessitatem illius nostram esse putamus ; qui eoim do- lorem exhibet in aliena necessitate crucem portat in mente, ut Paulus ait : por- tate onera uestra inui- cem, sic adimplebitis legem Chris ti** • ocus asbeir daniu ind apostol : flete cum flenti- bus, gaudete cum gaudentibus*', si patiatur unum mem- bra m, compatientur om- nia membra^ • air isse a be- es ma beth na galar bee for corp duini magorith locc cith ine chuis wd i- ne Idim niuu ine meraib

Lord in good thoughts. Therefore he says : Si qtds uult post me uenire abneget semet ipsuTn, et tollat crucem suam, and let him take up his cross, et 40 sequAxtur me, and let him follow me. This is our denial of ourselves, if we do not indulge our desires and if we abjure our sins. This is our taking-up of our cross upon us, if we receive loss and martyrdom and suffering for Christ's sake, as some one says it.

And moreover the apostle says fete etc. f.

For this is its usage, if there be any little ailment on a man's body, if it burns a place, whether in his foot or in his hand or in his fingers, the ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]} [ 246 ]

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fogeir anggalar inuile corp issamlitli iscoma das duun chanisin foge ra each, nern oire nun dem membur uili dudea nach ces suth Ocus na calar bess fairech om nessam amail assind • beir ap" • quiscandali zatur etego nonuror quis infirmator etego noninfirmor • nifil hui dea autrubert ind • noeb • apstol inso om bub. ade sence baca lar. dogalar caich bafrithor gondo frithorgon caich ba lobredo lobre cahic issamlith his coraadas ducach oinonni aure coicsa fricach inceseth ocus insedomme tu ocus inae lobri adcia isnaib inscib sco eulis indaecni ascenel cru che • adrimther incoicsath filus trechenelae mar tre daneu adrimiter arcruich duduiniu madesgre baan martre ocus glas martre ocus derc martre

fogeir^ a n-ggalar in uile corp : is samlith is coma- das duun chanisin fonge- ra each n-er nail — oire nun- 5 dem membur uili du Dea — nach chsath ocus na galar bess /aire chom- nessam; amail assind- beir apostukis : quis scandali- *° zatur et ego non/uror? quis infirraatur et ego non infirmor ? ni fil. . . ... autrubert ind ndebapstol inso dim- 15 bud adeserce ba ga lar d6 galar cdich, ba frithor- gon dd frithorgon chdich, ba lobre do lobre chdich. issamlith 20 iscomadas du each din onni aure coicsa fri cdch ince sdeth ocus ince dommetu ocus inae lobri. adciam isnaib inscib seo{l) eulis ind aecni as ar chenel cru- 25 che adrimther in coicsath • filus trechenelcB mar- tre daneu adrimiter ar chruich du duiniu, madesgre bdanmartre ocus glas- 30 martre ocus dercmartre

disease inflames the whole body. Thus it is fitting for us ourselves, that every suffering and every ailment that is on his neighbours should inflame every part, for we all are members unto God, as saith the apostle : Quis scandalizatur et ego non uror? quis infirmatur et ego non infirmor ? 35

There is not...^ the holy apostle has said this from the abundance f. 38a of his charity; everyone's sickness was sickness to him, offence to anyone was offence to him, everyone's infirmity was infirmity to him. Even so it is meet for everyone of us that he suffer with everyone in his hardship and in his poverty and in his infirmity. We see in these wise 40 words of the sage that fellow-suffering is counted as a kind of cross. Now there are three kinds of martyrdom which are counted as a cross to man, that is to say", white martyrdom, and green martyrdom, and red martyrdom. ^{[12] [13] [14]} [ 247 ]

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issi inban martre duduini u • intain scares ardea fricach reet carisceruce sa aini nalaubir noco issi indglas mart redo intum scaras friathola leolces sas saithor ippennit ocus aitrigi issi indercmartre lo do foditu chruche ocus diorcne archrist amculton dech omnuchuir dundaib abstolaib oc ingrimmim in nacloen ocuis ocforcetul 15 recto dee congaibetar innatrech enel martre so issnib colnidib tuthegot duguthrigi scarde friatola ceste saithu tnesmot afuil 20 inaini ocuis ilaubair archrist filus daneu trecenele mar tre attalogmara leder aranetathami fochrici manos comalnna mar • Cas • titas iniuuentute • conti nentia inhabundantia 7 De muneribus p'uer tentibus recta iudicia nonrecipiendis

issi inbdnmartre du duini- u intain scaras ar Dea fri each reet caris, ce ruci- sa dim m% laubir n-oco . issi ind glasmartre do intain scaras fria thola led i c4s- sas sdithor ippennit ocus aithrigi • issi in dercniartre do foditu chruche oaus diorcne ar Christ aniail ton- deccomn uccuir du ndaib abstolaib oc ingrimmim in- na clden ocuis oc forcetul recto Dee • congaibetar inna trechenel martre so issnib colnidib tuthegot dagathrigi, scarde fHa tola, cdste sdithu, tuesmot afuil i n-dini ocuis ilaubair ar Christ' filus daneu ti'echenele mar- tre ata logmdra le Dea, aranetatham-tii fochrici ma nos-comalnnamar — cas- titas in iuuentute, conti- nentia in habundantia. De muneribus peruertentibus recta iudicia non recipiendis.

This is the white martyrdom to man, when he separates for sake of God from everything he loves, although he suffer fasting or labour thereat.

This is the green martyrdom to him, when by means of them (fasting and labour) he separates from his desires, or suffers toil in penance and repentance.

This is the red martyrdom to him, endurance of a cross or destruction for Christ's sake, as has happened to the apostles in the persecution of the wicked and in teaching the law of God*.

These three kinds of martyrdom are comprised in the carnal ones who f. 38 b resort to good repentance, who separate from their desires, who pour 40 forth their blood in fasting and in labour for Christ's sake.

Now there are three kinds of martyrdom which are precious in God's eyes, for which we obtain rewards if we fulfil them, castitas in iuuentute, continentia in abundantia. ^[15]

Notes

1. ecumsint seems to be written in erasure
2. ue seems to be written in erasure, and after it a letter seems to be erased " before banc hsc is erased
3. Propb. Dan. v. 17
4. S. Hieronymum in expl. Danielis (Opera omnia v. 654), Zimmer, Glossae Hibernicae, p. 213 n.
5. feda seems to be in erasure
6. no seems to be in erasure
7. o seems to be in erasure
8. cf. rommunus dammint dom, Wb. 24" 19
9. Gal. vi. 2
10. Rom. xi, 15
11. 1 Cor. xii. 26
12. ci. fo-sn-gert LU. 63*36 fir fogerrtha 'ordeal of heating' (iudicium aquae calidae) Laws V. 456, 470, 472
13. hui dea is not clear
14. 'if it is {mad) an expression,' or 'utterance' {esgre from *e$-gaire, O'MuIc. 830 f.) W.S.
15. With the white, green and red martyrdoms, compare the Arabian 'white death,' 'black death,' 'green death' and 'red death,' Burton's Thousand Nights and a Night VI. 250