The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick: Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings
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The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick: Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings
Patrick, Saint, 373?-463?
He went to Forrach-mac-Amalghaidh. Seven sons of Amalgaidh believed,
including Enna and the king. It was then he baptized the pregnant woman
and her offspring, and resuscitated another. Patrick and Conall went to
the grave where the dead pregnant woman was, by the lower road to
Cill-Alaidh. Aengus, however, went by the upper road. They reached the
grave, and Patrick resuscitated the woman, and her son in her womb; and
both were baptized in the well Aen-adharcae (from the little hillock of
land that is near it the well was named). Being resuscitated, she
preached to the multitudes of the pains of hell and the rewards of
heaven, and with tears prayed her brother that he would believe for God
and Patrick, which was done, and he was baptized. And in that day twelve
thousand were baptized in the well of Aen-adharcae, ut dicitur: "On one
day were baptized six great thousands, with the seven sons of Amhalgaidh.
This was the number." Twelve thousand, truly, that believed for Patrick
in Ui-Amhalghadha, and of those of Caille-Fochladh. And Patrick left
Magister Manchen with them. He went southwards to the ford of
Loch-Daela. The place was the property of Aengus. Patrick intended to
found a residence for himself there. Aengus came quickly when he saw him
(Patrick), for it was not from his heart that he believed when he was
baptized and confessed the faith. "My _debroth_," said Patrick, "'twere
right that thy houses should not be exalted, nor thy descendants after
thee. Thy successors shall be seldom just, and there shall be fratricide
through it."
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