der erstere, wie mir von ortskundiger Seite versichert worden ist, sonst nie. Wenn Thiergen annimmt, dafs Angus den Teith unterhalb der Vereinigung der beiden Quellflüsse durchwatet (S. 126. 266), so steht dem unbedingt entgegen, dafs die am gegenüberliegenden Ufer auf einem waldigen Hügel stehende Kapelle sich dicht am Südende des Loch Lubnaig, nördlich vom Pass of Leny (nicht Leng, Thiergen S. 267!), befindet.

2) Tombea III, 20 liegt nicht in Strath-Ire (Thiergen), sondern auf halbem Wege zwischen Loch Vennachar und Lake Menteith (s. Ordn. Survey; auf den Blackschen Karten steht es nicht). Armandave ist bei Thiergen richtig bestimmt.

3) Lendrick V, 18. Der Ort am Teith, welchen Scott meint, heifst auf der Karte (Reduced Ord. Map) Lanrick Castle, wogegen ein kleiner Ort Lendrick östlich vom Flusse Allan und nordöstlich von Dunblane verzeichnet ist. Weshalb Scott Lendrick schrieb? Die Gegend war ihm zu gut bekannt, als dafs man eine Verwechselung annehmen könnte. Vielleicht wurde im Volksmunde auch der Ort am Teith Lendrick gesprochen; vielleicht wollte der Dichter ihn deutlich von Lanrick am Loch Vennachar (III, 12) unterscheiden. Carhonie V, 18 heifst auf den Karten Gartchonzie; auch hier ist der Grund der Abweichung nicht bekannt.

4) Hugh of Larbert; John of Alloa V, 23. Sir John of Hyndford V, 27. Die Erklärer unterlassen meistens zu bemerken, dafs Larbert, Alloa, Hyndford Ortsnamen sind. Larbert liegt bei Falkirk, Alloa am linken Ufer des Forth unterhalb der Einmündung des Devon, Hyndford am Clyde bei Lanark. Es sei hier zu meiner Ausgabe die Berichtigung gegeben, dafs Alloa dreisilbig (und Teviot II, 28 mit langem e) zu sprechen ist. Thiergen gegenüber sei bemerkt, dass nach zuverlässiger Auskunft sowohl Doune IV, 3 als Duine VI, 15 doon ausgesprochen wird. Zum ersteren ist boune (spr. boon) ein vollkommener Reim. Ein solcher ist auch, wie ich nach Vollendung meiner Ausgabe erfuhr, earth-hearth III, 11; in Schottland nämlich, wo hearth mit demselben Vokal wie earth gesprochen wird.

Hier sei auch noch erwähnt, dafs meine Angabe über die Aussprache von Breadalbane II, 19 (al-, Thiergen al-) von jemand herrührt, welcher mit dem gegenwärtigen Lord Breadalbane per

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sönlich bekannt ist und mir schrieb: „Lord B., and he ought to know, has a score of times called his wife to me Lady Brědawlbăn.“ Auch Albany V, 6 spr. àl-. Schliefslich sei noch erwähnt, dafs die von mir verkannte Konstruktion I, 21 (v. 425): he showed Relativsatz, von Thiergen richtig erklärt worden ist.9

Nachträge.

1 S. diesen Ausdruck Rob Roy ch. 35.

2 Entlehnt aus Nelsons Advanced Reader, London 1878.

3 Ebenso Scott, Woodstock p. 183 Tauch.: from room to room, from cabinet to gallery, from hall to bower. In the hall, and the lady's high bower. Joanna Baillie, Dramas I, 263. In your hall or bower, where ladies smile, II, 16. Hall and bower, II, 37.

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4 Begegnet selbst Engländern: The pictures which were known as the Houghton Gallery, were ... sold by the third Earl of Oxford" [lies Orford] (Horace Walpole's nephew)" ... Illust. London News 25. July 1885.

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5 The door, secured by a strong cross bolt, and the lock besides, Woodstock p. 188.

6 Es soll auch schwere Riegel an alten Gebäuden (Colchester) geben, die sich auf kleinen Rädern oder Rollen bewegen; doch beruht diese Notiz auf unsicherer Erinnerung.

Ein zweites am Druselturm“ zu Kassel.

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Eine Bürgschaft für diese Angabe möchte ich doch, namentlich bei Duine, nicht übernehmen.

9 Auch seiner Erklärung von awakening fire II, 4 =

inspiring flame

M. Krummacher.

The lyf of saint Katherin of Senis.

Nach dem Drucke W. Caxtons (c. 1493) mitgeteilt

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C. Horstmann.

(Fortsetzung.)

Of the wounderfull rauyffhyng and excesse of her mynde fro(1) her bodely wyttes, and of grete reuelacions I-shewed to her of oure lorde. Cap. VI.

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RIght as oure lorde graunted to his spouse, this holy mayde, a synguler lyuyng as touchyng her body, ryght soo he vysyted her soule wyth grete merueylous confortes of reuelacions. Fyrst fro(1) the grete haboundant graces with-(in) her come that bodely strengthe pat she had aboue (2) kynde. Wete ye right wel þat fro the tyme that this holy mayde had I-dronke of oure lordes syde the drynke of lyf, as it is rehersid afore, (so) many grete graces were haboundant in her, pat ofte-times (3), as it had be in maner 10 contynuabyl, she was occupyed in actuell contemplacion; and her spyryte was lowyd (4) to our lord (so), that for the more parte she bylefte wythout felyng in her bodely wyttes. Soo that, as it is rehersed in the fyrst party, her armes were founde ofte-times soo styf in tyme of suche actuell contemplacion, that rather they sholde breke thenne bowe; her eyen were 15 all closed, her eres herde none noyse, were it neuer so grete, and her bodely wyttes for that tyme were sequestred (5) fro her owne werkynge. This sholde be none merueyle to noman, yf they wolde take hede to pat syweth. Oure lorde began to bee soo homely with her and brennyd her sowle wyth soo moche haboundante fyre of loue, not oonly in pryuy pla- 20 ces but also in open places, as well stondyng as goyng, that she, the whiche hadde thyse grete graces, by-knewe it playnely to her confessour she coude fynde none wordes for to telle expressely the grace that she felte. For in a tyme whan she prayed to oure lord feruentely, wyth the Prophete Dauyd seyeng deuoutly thyse wordes: Cor meum (6) crea in 25 me, deus, et spiritum rectum innoua in visceribus meis, that is, prayng our lorde specially that he wolde take awaye her herte and her owne wyll and gyue her a newe herte after his wyll: she hadde suche a comforte, that her semed that our lord Ihesu come to her and opened her lyft side and toke out her herte and went his waye, and belyfte her with-out her 30

(1) C. for. (2) aboute. inhærebat. (5) lat. privati.

(3) ofte times and ofte itmes. (4) 1. bowed? lat. (6) 1. mundum.

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owne herte. Afterward it befyll that she commynyd wyth her confessour and amonges all thynges she sayde that she had none herte in her body. The whiche wordes her confessour scorned her (1) in a maner and blamed her for she sayde soo. Thenne she rehersed eftsones and confermed her 5 wordes: trewely, fader, as moche as I maye fele, yet after the felyng of myn body me semeth I lacke myn herte: for oure lorde apperyd to me and opened myn lefte syde and toke out myn herte and went his waye." Thenne he(r) confessour sayde that it was vnpossyble that she shold lyue without an herte. She sayde: „naye, there is nothynge vn10 possyble to god", and therfore she bad hym gyue credens that it is so; for ofte-tymes afterward she rehersed that she lyued without herte. Within a fewe dayes afterward it befyll that she wente to a chapell of the fryers where susters of penaunce were wonte to knele; and whan all were goo home, it befil that she contynued in her prayers, so that she 15 was fro her-self by rauylhyng; and at the laste she awoke of her rauyfl'hyng and went homward. And as she wente by the waye: sodenly a lyght of heuen bicliped her, and in that lyght aperyd our lord, holdyng in his honde a reed-shining herte in lykenes of a mannys herte. At the commyng of thys heuenly lyght she was aferde, that she fyll doune vppon the grounde. Thenne came our lorde to her and openyd her lyfte syde eftsones and pute in her body that herte the whiche he hylde in his hondes, seyng to her thus: „Loo, dere doughter, as I toke awaye thyn herte the laste daye, ryght soo now I giue the myn herte, wherby thou mayst lyue endelesly, and whan he hadde so doo, he closed the 25 wounde agayn that he made open in the flefl'he. Neuerthelesse there byleft a merueylous marke in the lykenes of a wounde heled in the same place euer-afterward, as (2) her felawes tolde her confessour Mayster Reymound, for ofte-tymes they sawe it, (and) as she coude not forsake it to hym whan he askid it of her whether it were soo or not. Out of that 30 meruayllous gracyous herte that was so I-gyuen hyr of our lord, came out many meruayllous werkys, and yet many moo meruayllous reuelacyons habounded within-forth. She came neuer afterward for to be hoseled, but that ther was shewed to hyr many synguler gyftes of grace. Oft-tymes she sawe a lytell chylde in the prestys handys, and other35 whyle a well-growen chylde, and other-whyle an hote brennyng ouen of fyre, and whan the preste receyued (3) that blyssed sacrament, it semed to hyr that the fyre entred in to hym; but whan she shold be houseled, ofte-tymes she tastyd so grete an odour of that blyssed sacrament, that almost hyr body defaylled. Euermore also, whether she sawe or receyued 40 þat blyssed sacrament, she receyued with-all a newe ioye in hir soule, so that many tymes she sholde daunce in hir body for ioye, makyng a noyse that hyr felawes myght here hyr (4). The whiche tolde it afterward to hyr confessour, and he enquyred the trouthe whether it were so: and founde it trewe, and soo wrote it for a perpetuell recorde. That sowne and that 45 noyse was not lyke other-maner commyn sownes of men, but as it hadde be a noyse aboue comyn cours of kynde. What meruayll was that though she made a ioyfull noyse aboue kynde, syth it so was that she hadde receyued an herte aboue kynde? For after-tyme that she hadde receyued that newe herte as it is rehersed afore, she semed that she was not 50 the same that she was afore, and ofte-tymes she sayd to hyr confessour: „See ye not, fader, that I am not the same that I was afore, but rather chaunged in to another persone? O wolde god, fader, ye knewe that I fele; for I trewe veryly: yf a creatour knewe that I fele in my sowle, he sholde be resolued and made ryght esye, were he neuer so harde. For

(1) tilge her. (2) C. where as. (3) perceyued. (4) 1. hit.

my sowle is full of melodye and ioye, and it is meruayll to me how it may abyde in the body. There is also grete hote brennyng of dyuyne loue therin, that thys outward materyall fyre semeth me in comparyson of that fyre rather colde than hote. Also of that ghoostly hete(1) is kyndeled in my sowle as me semeth soo grete a loue of my neghbours, that 5 me (2) thynketh I myght gladdely suffre for them bodely deth wyth grete ioye. And ouermore out of that ghoostly hete (1) is come to my soule a renewyng of purytee and mekenes, in so moche that me semeth I am brought to the same purytee and mekenes that a chylde of foure or a fyue yere age is Inne." All this she tolde to hir confessour preuely, and 10 to none other. After-tyme that thys holy mayde was thus fulfylled in hyr sowle of suche plente of newe gracys, ther (3) were many notable vysyons shewed to hyr, of whom somme I shall reherce by the grace of god. Fyrste our lord Ihesu and hys blessyd Moder and Marye magdafene appyred to-gydres to hir and comforted hyr in hir holy purpose. 15 Whome our lord axed and sayd: Doughter, what desyrest thou?" She wyth wepyng chere answerd and sayd: Lorde, thou knowest what me nedeth better than I: for I haue no wyll but thyne, ne none herte but thyn hert." Thenne came to hyr mynde how Marye magdalene commyttyd hyr-self fully to our lorde whan she satte and wepte at his fete: 20 wyth that she felte the same swetenesse of loue that Marye magdalene felte that tyme whan she wepte; wherfore she behelde Marye magdalene. Our lord perceyued that, and for to fulfyll hyr desyre he sayd: „Loo, dere doughter, for thy more solace and comforte I gyue the Marye magdalene to be thy moder: to whome thou mayst trustely go to and be 25 comforted, for to hir specyally I commytte thy gouernaunce." For this grete gyfte this holy mayde thanked our lord wyth grete mekenes, and reuerently and deuoutly she comended hyr ghoostly gouernaunce to Marye magdalene, prayng hyr that she wolde wouchesauf to take hyr vnder gouernaunce, syth our lord had specyally commytted hyr to her. Fro 30 that houre euer afterward the holy mayde called Marye magdalene hyr moder. The whiche was not doo wythout grete mysterye, as me semeth. For as Marye magdalene lyued xxxiij yere in a Roche wythout bodely mete, and all that tyme was I-occupyed in contemplacyon: ryght so this holy mayde fro that tyme that she was endowed wyth these newe graces 35 vnto the age of xxxiij yere afterward, whiche yere she passyd out of thys worlde, she was so occupyed in dyuyne contemplacyon, that she hadde neuer nede all þat tyme of bodely mete. And yet, as Marye magdalene was take vp in to the ayre by aungels seuen tymes in the day, where she herde the pryuetees of god: ryght so this holy mayde for the 40 more partye all hir yeres she was rauyllhed fro hyr bodely wyttes by strengthe of the sowle that was occupyed in contemplacyon of heuenly thynges, and so praysed our lord wyth aungels, in so moche that oftentymes hyr body was lyfte vp in to the ayre: of the whiche many men and wommen that sawe hyr for that tyme bare recorde. Ouermore in 45 that rauyflhyng she sawe many meruayllous thynges and spake preuely in tyme of hyr rauyflhyng many hygh wordes of contemplacion of the whiche som I shall tell you afterward. Hyr confessour saw hyr ones in a tyme rauyl'hed fro hyr bodely wyttes in the same wyse as it is rehersed afore, and he herde hyr speke preuely. Thenne he came nere for 50 to lysten clerely what she sayd: and he herde that she sayd formably (4) thyse wordes in latyn: vidi archana dei; and that was sayd often-tymes other wordes sayde she none but thoo. Whanne she was restoryd ageyne to hyr bodely wyttes, she cessyd not to reherse these same wordes

(1) C. hote. (2) my. (3) that. (4) lat. formaliter.