'99
Autbertus
Mirseus published a small work at Bruxelles, in the year 1622.
O'Hanlon - Lives of the Irish Saints - v1
d.
i534,»^9a learned Jesuit, issued a highly-esteemed
"
Apparatus Sacer,'"? " in which he notices nearly 8,000 writers, sacred and profane. '^' Again, Giambattista Possevino,'? * nephew of the more celebrated Antonio Possevino, wrote, "Vite de Sancti di Todi. " It was
published at Perugia,'73 a. d. i597. '74
The learned Henricus Canisius, born about the middle of the sixteenth
century,' 75 published a valuable work, called "Antiquse Lectiones," at In- golstadt, from a. d. 1601 to 1608. It appeared in seven 4to volumes. '7^
These were afterwards reprinted and put in order, by Jacques Basnage, under the title of " Thesaurus Monumentorum Ecclesiasticorum. "'77 These works contain curious tracts, which serve to elucidate the Acts of some Irish saints.
"
English Martyrologie, conteyning a Summary of the Lives of the glorious and re- nowned Saintes of the three kingdoms ; England, Scotland, and Ireland ; collected and distributed into Moneths, after the form of a Calendar, accord-
ing to every Sainte's Festivity. " This work appeared, a. d. 1608. '79
One of the most comprehensive and industrious literary projectors of his age was Cardinal Csesar Baronius. This eminent Ecclesiastical Historian
and Martyrologist was born at lora, in the Kingdom of Naples, October 31st, A. D. 1538. '^° For a great part of his life, Baronius laboured at his in-
"
valuable work, Annales Ecclesiastici/"*^' containing a history of the first
quot accessione locupletatse, per Fr. Come- tionnaire Historique," tome ii. , p. 460.
work,
The learned editor died a. d. i 609. ^78 John Watson published his
lium Grassium ejusdem Carthusise profes- sum. This edition has been issued at Co- logne, A. D. 1602, in four thick i2mo volumes. In it the Lives of the Saints are distributed, according to the order of months, each vo- lume comprising respectively three months. Another edition seems to have issued in the same city, in three thick i2mo volumes, A. D. 161O.
'^ See Tiraboschi's "Storiadella Lettera- tura Italiana," tomo vii. , parte ii. , lib. iii. , pp. 398 to 402.
'70 It appeared at Venice, 1603-1606, in 3 vols, folio. Another edition issued at Cologne, 1607, two vols, in fol.
'7« See Brunet's " Manuel du Libraire et de rAmateur de Livres," tome iv. , pp. 834, 835.
Paris edition, 1818.
'7* See Graesse's "Tresor de Livres Rares
et Precieux, ou Nouveau Dictionnaire Biblio-
graphique," tome ii. , p. 35.
'77 This work was printed at Antwerp,
A. D. 1725. It appeared in seven folio vo- lumes, with a preface and notes by the editor.
'7^ See " A New General Biographical
Dictionary,"&c. , vol. iii. ,p. 303. Published at London in 15 volumes 8vo, A. D. 1798, a
new edition.
'79 In small 8vo. By some this work is at
tributed to John Wilson, as the letters J. W, are only affixed on the title-page. See William
revised, corrected, and enlarged, by Henry G. Bohn, vol. v. , part x. , p. 2854. London 1864, 8vo.
'8° See Tiraboschi's "Storia della Let
teratura Italiana," tomo vii. , parte i. , lib,
ii. , p. 364.
'^' A folio. edition of this valuable work
which was intended to expose the historical forgeries of the Centuriators of Magdebourg, appeared in several volumes, Mpgantiae et
"
'7» Bom A. D. 1520. See Tiraboschi's Storia della Letteratura Italiana," tomo
i. , lib. '75 In 4to form.
vii. , parte
ii. , p. 572.
'74 See M. le Dr. Hoefer's
graphie Generale depuis les Temps les plus
recules jusqu'a nos Jours," tome xl. , pp. 876 to 878.
'7S See L'Abbe F. X. de Feller's "Dic-
"
Nouvelle Bio-
Thomas Loundes' "
Man ual of English Literature. " Anew edition
Bibliographer's
/
Ixxxiv JNTRonUCTION.
"
Martyrologium Romanum restitutum," in a folio volume, at Rome, a. d. 1586. This work has passed through repeated editions there and in other countries. *^3 Baronius died
June 30th, 1607, at Rome. '^* Ralph Buckland, who was bom in 1564, be- came a convert to the Church, and he was aftenvards ordained a priest. It
is he said,
" Sanctse et undecim millium
1610, Explicatio Martyrii Ursulae, Virginum
Britannicarum. " ^'^ This author died in 1611 or 161 2. '^9 Sieur de la Barre wastheauthorofawork,"HistoiredesSaints. " ItwaspublishedatParis, A. D. 1619, in two octavo volumes. *9° John Pitts, or as his name is found Latinized, Joannes Pitseus, was a native of Southampton, and he was dis- tinguished for his learning, as also for his piety. He filled many important positions as an ecclesiastic on the Continent, while he \\Tote some very erudite works,'? ' and departed this life about a. d. i6i6. '9='
The learned Robert Bellarmin, one of the most celebrated controversialists of his age, was born October 4th, 1542. '93 Even Mosheim acknowledges, that his style was not only clear, but that he was copious in argument, fertile in imagination, candid and diligent in proposing and answering adverse ob- jections. '94 Scaliger has expressed a much less favourable opinion of his in-
Colonise Aggripin», a. d. i6or. Another Wood's " Athenue Oxonienses," vol. ii. ,
twelve ages of the Church. ^^* He also edited,
•'3 See Watts' " Bibliotheca vol. i. , p. 76, u, V, w, X, y.
Britannica,"
" De Illustribus Britannise
Scrip-
'*• See R. Chambers' "Book of Days,"
vol. i. , p. 828, and vol. ii. , p. 516.
'®s See John Pitts' " Relationum Histori-
carjm de Rebus Anglicis," tomus i. , pars. ii. , p. 816. This has been quoted incor- rectly as the work of Robert Buckland.
»** This statement is found in Witte's
"Diarium Biographicum. " Also Anthony a Wood's " Athenae Oxonienses," vol. ii. ,
cols. 105 to 107. London edition, 1815,410. »*7 This work, in two small 8vo volumes,
bears on the title, Atrebati et Duaci.
for the " A Translation of the Lives of the Saints press,
prepared
from Surius,"*^5 and he produced other works. For twenty years he was a missionary in England. '^'^ He died in 161 1. Richard White or Vitus pub- lished "Historiarum Britannise," from 1597 to i6o7,'^7 and at Douay, in 1609, a work, "De Reliquiis et Veneratione Sanctorum ;" he also issued in
fine folio edition with notes by Pagius was issued at Lucca, a. d. 1742.
'**
Various editions, abridgments, or con- tinuations of this work have appeared at different intervals, and in separate countries.
pp. 1 18, 119.
'so See Watts' " Bibliotheca Britannica,"
vol. i. , p. 77, h.
''' The one best known is " Relationum
Historicarum de Rebus Anglicis," usually
quoted as,
toribus," published in 410 shape at Paris a. d. 1619. This seems to have been only one of a written series, comprised in four largevolumes. Oneofthesehadbeende- voted to the Lives of the English Kings ; another to those of the English Bishops ; and a third to those of Apostolic English- men.
'«= He concludes with a short notice of himself and his works in "Relationum His- toricarum de Rebus Anglicis," tomus i. , pars, ii. , pp. 816, 817. The editor supplies a further biographical narrative.
'^ See Tiraboschi's "Storia della Let- Loundes' Bibliographer's Manual of Eng- teratura Italiana," tomo viL, parte i. , lib.
'"See Henry G. Bohn's edition of "
lish Literature," vol. v. , part x. , pp. 2902, 2903.
ii. , p. 314,
'S4 See Mosheim's "Ecclesiastical His-
'9 See Tanner's " Bibliotheca Britannico- Hibemica," p. 764. Also Anthony a tion.
tory," vol. iii. , p. 155. Maclane's transla-
INTRODUCTION. Ixxxv
tegrity. 'ss Bellarmin's published works are exceedingly voluminous ;^9^ and various editions of them have appeared. '? ? Among these, "De Sterna Fselicitate Sanctorum Lib. v. ," '9^ must here be specially noted. This cele- brated author died a. d. i62i.
'99 Autbertus Mirseus published a small work at Bruxelles, in the year 1622. It is intituled: "Fasti Belgici et Burgun- dici. "2°° No date is assigned for its issue on the title-page. It contains various short notices of Irish saints.
"
JoannesVastovius,aGoth,wrote VitisAquiloniae,seuVitseSanctorum
in Scandinavia Magna et Regnis Gothorum, Suecorumque. " This was printed at Cologne, in 1623. ^°' Francis Harseus or Van der Haer, a learned Dutch Catholic Divine, was born at Utrecht, in 1550. Among his works is found, " Vitae Sanctorum : Compendium ex Surio et aliis. " This was pub-
"
Fasti Christiani sive Pantheon quingentis in omnes sanctos distichis cum commentariis ornatum. " This was produced at Paris, ^°3 a. d. i624. *°4 Arnoldus de Raissius wrote " Auctarium ad Molani Natales Sanctorum Belgii. " This was published at
Douay, in i626. =°s
Thomas Dempster, to whom we have already alluded, was a Scotch
gentleman of varied acquirements, and of extensive rather than of accurate
lished at Antwerp, a. d. 1594. ''°* John Bachot wrote
'°^ He was born in on the learning. Aberdeenshire,
of a. d. August,
23rd
1579-^°' He was the twenty-fourth out of twenty-nine children, by the same father and mother. He received an excellent education at Aberdeen, at
CambridgeUniversity,atParis,LouvainandRome. Hewasadistinguished layprofessorinvariousuniversitiesandcollegesontheContinent; buthis
'»s This criticism Bayle rebukes. See "Dictionnaire Historique et Critique," tome i. ,p. 508. Ed. 5,Amsterdam,1740,fol.
-00
Bruxellis, apud Joannem Pepemian- num, Bibliopolam juratum Typographum- que civitatis, sub Bibliis aureis.
-°' '*"
»9* See a very complete account of them
It was reprinted at Upsal, A. D. 1 708, in 4to. See Watts' Bibliotheca Britan-
nica," vol. ii. , p. 928, r.
-°- Plant. It was at Lyons Ap. printed
in 8vo, and in a more enlarged shape at
in Graesse's Tresor des Livres Rares et
Precieux," &c. , tome i. , pp. 325 to 327.
'97 See p. 192,
"Penny Cyclopaedia,"
vol.
iv. ,
'98 Cologne, 1618, 8vo. See Watts' Cologne, Olympiades et Fasti, l6o2, 4to. ** "
Bibliotheca Britannica," vol. i. , p. 96, u.
In 1605, fol. See Watts' BibHotheca
Britannica," vol. i. , p. 465, e.
^°3 In thick 8vo shape.
*°* See Graesse's "Tresor de Livres Rares
et Precieux," &c. , tome i. , p. 271.
^°3 See Watts' "Bibliotheca Britannica,"
vol. ii. , p. 788, j.
=^°* He was a lawyer, historian, poet and
"
'95 As if to commemorate the Centenary
of his death, in 172 1 a fine folio edition issued
at Venice, in four large volumes, "Dispu- tationum Robert! Bellarmini Politiani, S. J. , R. E. , Cardinalis, De Controversiis Chris- tianae Fidei adversus hujus Temporis Hcere- ticos. " Also another folio
"Vari- orum Operum Eob. Bellarmini Collectio,"
volume,
orator. See Collier's
issued the same year. Another folio, con- Geographical, Genealogical and Poetical taining his learned Commentaries on the Dictionary," vol. i. Art. Dempster,
Psalms, appeared there in 1 726 ; while in 1728, "Ue Scriptoribus Ecclesiasticis," issued, thus completing his works, in seven large folios. .
(Thomas).
^^ See Francisque-Michel's "Les Ecossais
en France, les Frangais en Ecosse," vol. ii. , chap. XXX. pp. 215, 216.
Great Historical,
Ixxxvi IN7R0DUCTI0N.
turbulent disposition involved him in frequent quarrels with his fellow-pro-
fessors. His domestic relations also
""^
A list of
works, written by him, has been given by Dr. Irving. =°9
more immediately relating to Irish and Scottish hagiology, are, I. " Scotia
lUustrior,siveMedicabularepressa,modestaParecbasi; quaLibellifamosi
impudentia detegitur, mendacia ridicula confutantur, Scotiae Sancti sui vin-
dicantur, ac bona fide asseruntur. " ^'^ II. " Asserti Scotise cives sui, S.
Bonifacius, Rationibus IX. Joannes Duns, Rationibus XII. Excerptum e
LibrisdeScriptoribusScotis. "*" III. "ApparatusadHistoriamScoticam,"
lib. ii. Accessenmt Martyrologium Scoticum Sanctorum dclxxix. Scrip-
torumScotorummdciii. Nomenclatura. ^" Opusapcregriniomniumgentium
historiis coUectum, omnia orbis regna pio studio lustrantur, religiosae S. R. E.
familise nobilitantur, historia patriae augetur, Sectarii admonentur, Catholica
Veritas contra hostes Dei et Scotiae firmatur. Justi et parati operis praenun-
"
tia. " ^'3 IV.
Menologium Scotorum : in quo nullus nisi Scotus gente aut
conversatione, quod ex omnium gentium monimentis,'pio studio Dei gloriae, Sanctorum Honori, Patriae Ornamento, colligit, publicat, et inscribat, illustriss. Principi Moecenati suo, D. Maphaeo S. R. E. Card. Barberino, Scotorum Protectori. Opus Ecclesiasticae hierarchiae ac monastica2 vitae dignitati au-
gendae, haeresi in Scotia vigenti confundendae, operose utila. " ^'* V. " Scotorum Scriptorum Nomenclatura, quartum aucta. Sancti dclxxix. Beati lxxxi. Papas v. Cardinales xiv. Patriarchae iv. Reges aut Regum Liberi xlviii. Apostoli Gentium lxiii. Monasteriorum extra Scotiam Fundatores, Archiepiscopi, et Episc. cclviii. Abbates extra Scotiam cxcii. Acedemiarum Fundatores xii. viri domi et tota passim Europa omnium Scientiarum genere illustrissimi. Haeretici. pauculi confutantur. Ex suis Historiarum, lib. xix. excerpsit. " ^'s VI. Finally, his " Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Scotorum" in Nineteen Books, was first published at Bologna, a. d.
1627. ''^ It would seem, however, that Dempster's historical ^Tilings were far from being received with favour at Rome. ^'^ This versatile \vriter'** died of fever at Butri, near Bologna, on the 6th of September, 1625, and in
'^ See ibid. , pp. 216 to 221.
"°9 See " Lives of ScoUish Writers," vol.
i. , pp. 363 to 370.
"° This was published at Lyons, A. D,
1620.
"" This was published at Bononia, a. d.
1621, in 4to.
"" Sometimes the "Martyrologium" and
"
the Nomenclatura" are found separately
='3 This was published at Bononia, A. D. 1622, in 4to.
='* This was published at Bononia, A. D. 1622, in 4(0.
'^'a This work was published at Bononia, a. d. 1622, in 4to.
"
of Dempster," prefixed to his edition of the
Britannica," vol. i. , p. 296, a, b, c.
"'See "Irish Ecclesiastical Record,"
vol. vii. . No. Ixxvii. , p. 179.
"" Postfixed to the Edinburgh edition of
his work on Scottish Ecclesiastical History
published. See Dr. David Irving's
Life
Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Scotorum," brought out for the Bannatyne Club, at
"
is a biography of Dempster, WTitten by Edinburgh, in two quarto volumes, A. D. Matthew Peregrinus. Colgan frequently
1829. Vol, i. , p. X. exposes Dempster's mistakes.
proved unhappy.
fifty Among these,
2'* •' In 410. See Watts'
Bibliotheca
°'9 See "The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography," vol. ii. , p. 66.
*^ Another edition appeared in folio.
A. D. 1677, Isenaci. It is intituled : "No-
vum Lexicon Geographicum, in quo uni-
versiorbis Pro- oppida, Urbes, Regiones,
vincias, Regna, Emporia, Academiae, He- tropoles, Flumina et Maria, antiquis et re- centis Nominibus appellata, suisque dis- tantiis descripta, recensentur. " This is an enlarged edition by Michael Antonius Bau- drand.
"'SeeMoreri's "GrandDictionnaireHis-
torique," tome v. , p. 100.
"" See Ibid. Also, Tiraboschi's "Storia
della Letteratura Italiana," tomo viii. , lib.
"
Apparatus Sacer,'"? " in which he notices nearly 8,000 writers, sacred and profane. '^' Again, Giambattista Possevino,'? * nephew of the more celebrated Antonio Possevino, wrote, "Vite de Sancti di Todi. " It was
published at Perugia,'73 a. d. i597. '74
The learned Henricus Canisius, born about the middle of the sixteenth
century,' 75 published a valuable work, called "Antiquse Lectiones," at In- golstadt, from a. d. 1601 to 1608. It appeared in seven 4to volumes. '7^
These were afterwards reprinted and put in order, by Jacques Basnage, under the title of " Thesaurus Monumentorum Ecclesiasticorum. "'77 These works contain curious tracts, which serve to elucidate the Acts of some Irish saints.
"
English Martyrologie, conteyning a Summary of the Lives of the glorious and re- nowned Saintes of the three kingdoms ; England, Scotland, and Ireland ; collected and distributed into Moneths, after the form of a Calendar, accord-
ing to every Sainte's Festivity. " This work appeared, a. d. 1608. '79
One of the most comprehensive and industrious literary projectors of his age was Cardinal Csesar Baronius. This eminent Ecclesiastical Historian
and Martyrologist was born at lora, in the Kingdom of Naples, October 31st, A. D. 1538. '^° For a great part of his life, Baronius laboured at his in-
"
valuable work, Annales Ecclesiastici/"*^' containing a history of the first
quot accessione locupletatse, per Fr. Come- tionnaire Historique," tome ii. , p. 460.
work,
The learned editor died a. d. i 609. ^78 John Watson published his
lium Grassium ejusdem Carthusise profes- sum. This edition has been issued at Co- logne, A. D. 1602, in four thick i2mo volumes. In it the Lives of the Saints are distributed, according to the order of months, each vo- lume comprising respectively three months. Another edition seems to have issued in the same city, in three thick i2mo volumes, A. D. 161O.
'^ See Tiraboschi's "Storiadella Lettera- tura Italiana," tomo vii. , parte ii. , lib. iii. , pp. 398 to 402.
'70 It appeared at Venice, 1603-1606, in 3 vols, folio. Another edition issued at Cologne, 1607, two vols, in fol.
'7« See Brunet's " Manuel du Libraire et de rAmateur de Livres," tome iv. , pp. 834, 835.
Paris edition, 1818.
'7* See Graesse's "Tresor de Livres Rares
et Precieux, ou Nouveau Dictionnaire Biblio-
graphique," tome ii. , p. 35.
'77 This work was printed at Antwerp,
A. D. 1725. It appeared in seven folio vo- lumes, with a preface and notes by the editor.
'7^ See " A New General Biographical
Dictionary,"&c. , vol. iii. ,p. 303. Published at London in 15 volumes 8vo, A. D. 1798, a
new edition.
'79 In small 8vo. By some this work is at
tributed to John Wilson, as the letters J. W, are only affixed on the title-page. See William
revised, corrected, and enlarged, by Henry G. Bohn, vol. v. , part x. , p. 2854. London 1864, 8vo.
'8° See Tiraboschi's "Storia della Let
teratura Italiana," tomo vii. , parte i. , lib,
ii. , p. 364.
'^' A folio. edition of this valuable work
which was intended to expose the historical forgeries of the Centuriators of Magdebourg, appeared in several volumes, Mpgantiae et
"
'7» Bom A. D. 1520. See Tiraboschi's Storia della Letteratura Italiana," tomo
i. , lib. '75 In 4to form.
vii. , parte
ii. , p. 572.
'74 See M. le Dr. Hoefer's
graphie Generale depuis les Temps les plus
recules jusqu'a nos Jours," tome xl. , pp. 876 to 878.
'7S See L'Abbe F. X. de Feller's "Dic-
"
Nouvelle Bio-
Thomas Loundes' "
Man ual of English Literature. " Anew edition
Bibliographer's
/
Ixxxiv JNTRonUCTION.
"
Martyrologium Romanum restitutum," in a folio volume, at Rome, a. d. 1586. This work has passed through repeated editions there and in other countries. *^3 Baronius died
June 30th, 1607, at Rome. '^* Ralph Buckland, who was bom in 1564, be- came a convert to the Church, and he was aftenvards ordained a priest. It
is he said,
" Sanctse et undecim millium
1610, Explicatio Martyrii Ursulae, Virginum
Britannicarum. " ^'^ This author died in 1611 or 161 2. '^9 Sieur de la Barre wastheauthorofawork,"HistoiredesSaints. " ItwaspublishedatParis, A. D. 1619, in two octavo volumes. *9° John Pitts, or as his name is found Latinized, Joannes Pitseus, was a native of Southampton, and he was dis- tinguished for his learning, as also for his piety. He filled many important positions as an ecclesiastic on the Continent, while he \\Tote some very erudite works,'? ' and departed this life about a. d. i6i6. '9='
The learned Robert Bellarmin, one of the most celebrated controversialists of his age, was born October 4th, 1542. '93 Even Mosheim acknowledges, that his style was not only clear, but that he was copious in argument, fertile in imagination, candid and diligent in proposing and answering adverse ob- jections. '94 Scaliger has expressed a much less favourable opinion of his in-
Colonise Aggripin», a. d. i6or. Another Wood's " Athenue Oxonienses," vol. ii. ,
twelve ages of the Church. ^^* He also edited,
•'3 See Watts' " Bibliotheca vol. i. , p. 76, u, V, w, X, y.
Britannica,"
" De Illustribus Britannise
Scrip-
'*• See R. Chambers' "Book of Days,"
vol. i. , p. 828, and vol. ii. , p. 516.
'®s See John Pitts' " Relationum Histori-
carjm de Rebus Anglicis," tomus i. , pars. ii. , p. 816. This has been quoted incor- rectly as the work of Robert Buckland.
»** This statement is found in Witte's
"Diarium Biographicum. " Also Anthony a Wood's " Athenae Oxonienses," vol. ii. ,
cols. 105 to 107. London edition, 1815,410. »*7 This work, in two small 8vo volumes,
bears on the title, Atrebati et Duaci.
for the " A Translation of the Lives of the Saints press,
prepared
from Surius,"*^5 and he produced other works. For twenty years he was a missionary in England. '^'^ He died in 161 1. Richard White or Vitus pub- lished "Historiarum Britannise," from 1597 to i6o7,'^7 and at Douay, in 1609, a work, "De Reliquiis et Veneratione Sanctorum ;" he also issued in
fine folio edition with notes by Pagius was issued at Lucca, a. d. 1742.
'**
Various editions, abridgments, or con- tinuations of this work have appeared at different intervals, and in separate countries.
pp. 1 18, 119.
'so See Watts' " Bibliotheca Britannica,"
vol. i. , p. 77, h.
''' The one best known is " Relationum
Historicarum de Rebus Anglicis," usually
quoted as,
toribus," published in 410 shape at Paris a. d. 1619. This seems to have been only one of a written series, comprised in four largevolumes. Oneofthesehadbeende- voted to the Lives of the English Kings ; another to those of the English Bishops ; and a third to those of Apostolic English- men.
'«= He concludes with a short notice of himself and his works in "Relationum His- toricarum de Rebus Anglicis," tomus i. , pars, ii. , pp. 816, 817. The editor supplies a further biographical narrative.
'^ See Tiraboschi's "Storia della Let- Loundes' Bibliographer's Manual of Eng- teratura Italiana," tomo viL, parte i. , lib.
'"See Henry G. Bohn's edition of "
lish Literature," vol. v. , part x. , pp. 2902, 2903.
ii. , p. 314,
'S4 See Mosheim's "Ecclesiastical His-
'9 See Tanner's " Bibliotheca Britannico- Hibemica," p. 764. Also Anthony a tion.
tory," vol. iii. , p. 155. Maclane's transla-
INTRODUCTION. Ixxxv
tegrity. 'ss Bellarmin's published works are exceedingly voluminous ;^9^ and various editions of them have appeared. '? ? Among these, "De Sterna Fselicitate Sanctorum Lib. v. ," '9^ must here be specially noted. This cele- brated author died a. d. i62i.
'99 Autbertus Mirseus published a small work at Bruxelles, in the year 1622. It is intituled: "Fasti Belgici et Burgun- dici. "2°° No date is assigned for its issue on the title-page. It contains various short notices of Irish saints.
"
JoannesVastovius,aGoth,wrote VitisAquiloniae,seuVitseSanctorum
in Scandinavia Magna et Regnis Gothorum, Suecorumque. " This was printed at Cologne, in 1623. ^°' Francis Harseus or Van der Haer, a learned Dutch Catholic Divine, was born at Utrecht, in 1550. Among his works is found, " Vitae Sanctorum : Compendium ex Surio et aliis. " This was pub-
"
Fasti Christiani sive Pantheon quingentis in omnes sanctos distichis cum commentariis ornatum. " This was produced at Paris, ^°3 a. d. i624. *°4 Arnoldus de Raissius wrote " Auctarium ad Molani Natales Sanctorum Belgii. " This was published at
Douay, in i626. =°s
Thomas Dempster, to whom we have already alluded, was a Scotch
gentleman of varied acquirements, and of extensive rather than of accurate
lished at Antwerp, a. d. 1594. ''°* John Bachot wrote
'°^ He was born in on the learning. Aberdeenshire,
of a. d. August,
23rd
1579-^°' He was the twenty-fourth out of twenty-nine children, by the same father and mother. He received an excellent education at Aberdeen, at
CambridgeUniversity,atParis,LouvainandRome. Hewasadistinguished layprofessorinvariousuniversitiesandcollegesontheContinent; buthis
'»s This criticism Bayle rebukes. See "Dictionnaire Historique et Critique," tome i. ,p. 508. Ed. 5,Amsterdam,1740,fol.
-00
Bruxellis, apud Joannem Pepemian- num, Bibliopolam juratum Typographum- que civitatis, sub Bibliis aureis.
-°' '*"
»9* See a very complete account of them
It was reprinted at Upsal, A. D. 1 708, in 4to. See Watts' Bibliotheca Britan-
nica," vol. ii. , p. 928, r.
-°- Plant. It was at Lyons Ap. printed
in 8vo, and in a more enlarged shape at
in Graesse's Tresor des Livres Rares et
Precieux," &c. , tome i. , pp. 325 to 327.
'97 See p. 192,
"Penny Cyclopaedia,"
vol.
iv. ,
'98 Cologne, 1618, 8vo. See Watts' Cologne, Olympiades et Fasti, l6o2, 4to. ** "
Bibliotheca Britannica," vol. i. , p. 96, u.
In 1605, fol. See Watts' BibHotheca
Britannica," vol. i. , p. 465, e.
^°3 In thick 8vo shape.
*°* See Graesse's "Tresor de Livres Rares
et Precieux," &c. , tome i. , p. 271.
^°3 See Watts' "Bibliotheca Britannica,"
vol. ii. , p. 788, j.
=^°* He was a lawyer, historian, poet and
"
'95 As if to commemorate the Centenary
of his death, in 172 1 a fine folio edition issued
at Venice, in four large volumes, "Dispu- tationum Robert! Bellarmini Politiani, S. J. , R. E. , Cardinalis, De Controversiis Chris- tianae Fidei adversus hujus Temporis Hcere- ticos. " Also another folio
"Vari- orum Operum Eob. Bellarmini Collectio,"
volume,
orator. See Collier's
issued the same year. Another folio, con- Geographical, Genealogical and Poetical taining his learned Commentaries on the Dictionary," vol. i. Art. Dempster,
Psalms, appeared there in 1 726 ; while in 1728, "Ue Scriptoribus Ecclesiasticis," issued, thus completing his works, in seven large folios. .
(Thomas).
^^ See Francisque-Michel's "Les Ecossais
en France, les Frangais en Ecosse," vol. ii. , chap. XXX. pp. 215, 216.
Great Historical,
Ixxxvi IN7R0DUCTI0N.
turbulent disposition involved him in frequent quarrels with his fellow-pro-
fessors. His domestic relations also
""^
A list of
works, written by him, has been given by Dr. Irving. =°9
more immediately relating to Irish and Scottish hagiology, are, I. " Scotia
lUustrior,siveMedicabularepressa,modestaParecbasi; quaLibellifamosi
impudentia detegitur, mendacia ridicula confutantur, Scotiae Sancti sui vin-
dicantur, ac bona fide asseruntur. " ^'^ II. " Asserti Scotise cives sui, S.
Bonifacius, Rationibus IX. Joannes Duns, Rationibus XII. Excerptum e
LibrisdeScriptoribusScotis. "*" III. "ApparatusadHistoriamScoticam,"
lib. ii. Accessenmt Martyrologium Scoticum Sanctorum dclxxix. Scrip-
torumScotorummdciii. Nomenclatura. ^" Opusapcregriniomniumgentium
historiis coUectum, omnia orbis regna pio studio lustrantur, religiosae S. R. E.
familise nobilitantur, historia patriae augetur, Sectarii admonentur, Catholica
Veritas contra hostes Dei et Scotiae firmatur. Justi et parati operis praenun-
"
tia. " ^'3 IV.
Menologium Scotorum : in quo nullus nisi Scotus gente aut
conversatione, quod ex omnium gentium monimentis,'pio studio Dei gloriae, Sanctorum Honori, Patriae Ornamento, colligit, publicat, et inscribat, illustriss. Principi Moecenati suo, D. Maphaeo S. R. E. Card. Barberino, Scotorum Protectori. Opus Ecclesiasticae hierarchiae ac monastica2 vitae dignitati au-
gendae, haeresi in Scotia vigenti confundendae, operose utila. " ^'* V. " Scotorum Scriptorum Nomenclatura, quartum aucta. Sancti dclxxix. Beati lxxxi. Papas v. Cardinales xiv. Patriarchae iv. Reges aut Regum Liberi xlviii. Apostoli Gentium lxiii. Monasteriorum extra Scotiam Fundatores, Archiepiscopi, et Episc. cclviii. Abbates extra Scotiam cxcii. Acedemiarum Fundatores xii. viri domi et tota passim Europa omnium Scientiarum genere illustrissimi. Haeretici. pauculi confutantur. Ex suis Historiarum, lib. xix. excerpsit. " ^'s VI. Finally, his " Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Scotorum" in Nineteen Books, was first published at Bologna, a. d.
1627. ''^ It would seem, however, that Dempster's historical ^Tilings were far from being received with favour at Rome. ^'^ This versatile \vriter'** died of fever at Butri, near Bologna, on the 6th of September, 1625, and in
'^ See ibid. , pp. 216 to 221.
"°9 See " Lives of ScoUish Writers," vol.
i. , pp. 363 to 370.
"° This was published at Lyons, A. D,
1620.
"" This was published at Bononia, a. d.
1621, in 4to.
"" Sometimes the "Martyrologium" and
"
the Nomenclatura" are found separately
='3 This was published at Bononia, A. D. 1622, in 4to.
='* This was published at Bononia, A. D. 1622, in 4(0.
'^'a This work was published at Bononia, a. d. 1622, in 4to.
"
of Dempster," prefixed to his edition of the
Britannica," vol. i. , p. 296, a, b, c.
"'See "Irish Ecclesiastical Record,"
vol. vii. . No. Ixxvii. , p. 179.
"" Postfixed to the Edinburgh edition of
his work on Scottish Ecclesiastical History
published. See Dr. David Irving's
Life
Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Scotorum," brought out for the Bannatyne Club, at
"
is a biography of Dempster, WTitten by Edinburgh, in two quarto volumes, A. D. Matthew Peregrinus. Colgan frequently
1829. Vol, i. , p. X. exposes Dempster's mistakes.
proved unhappy.
fifty Among these,
2'* •' In 410. See Watts'
Bibliotheca
°'9 See "The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography," vol. ii. , p. 66.
*^ Another edition appeared in folio.
A. D. 1677, Isenaci. It is intituled : "No-
vum Lexicon Geographicum, in quo uni-
versiorbis Pro- oppida, Urbes, Regiones,
vincias, Regna, Emporia, Academiae, He- tropoles, Flumina et Maria, antiquis et re- centis Nominibus appellata, suisque dis- tantiis descripta, recensentur. " This is an enlarged edition by Michael Antonius Bau- drand.
"'SeeMoreri's "GrandDictionnaireHis-
torique," tome v. , p. 100.
"" See Ibid. Also, Tiraboschi's "Storia
della Letteratura Italiana," tomo viii. , lib.
