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of Gaelic Records to the Royal Highland Society of Scot→ land.

In 1808 he found his health so rapidly declining, that he was unable to make his usual annual journey through his vast diocese; and, imagining that his end was near, he settled his worldly affairs. Shortly after this, under the impression that he was on his deathbed, he sent for the Rev. Mr. Adam, and, receiving the Sacrament from him, quietly breathed his last. His remains were respectably and numerously attended to Greyfriars' Churchyard, where he was buried, without any monument or tablet to mark where he lay.

He left behind him some little property, portioned out into small legacies, and a valuable select Library, "for establishing a Library in the town of Dunkeld."

He was the last of the Non-conforming Scotch Episcopalian Clergymen, and gloried in the circumstance so much as to design himself in his last will and testament, “I, the Reverend Donald Macintosh, a priest of the Old Scots Episcopal Church, and the last of the Non-jurant Clergy in Scotland."

stature.

In his person he was slender, and rather under the middle He has left a character behind him admired for honour, probity, and benevolence. His countenance was not of an expressive character, but his heart was always open to those emotions, the cherishing of which form the brightest feature in human nature.

APPENDIX B.

The Gaelic verses prefixed to Calvin's Catechism, 1631, printed verbatim et literatim.

FAOSID EOIN SEVART TIGHEARN NA HAPPEN; INA MEADARDHACHD.

1. ME a faoside mo lochd.

A Rí neimh le dúracht,

Agas le toileach teann om chroidhe.
A Rí a nám na haithridhe.
2. Peaccach meise o m'ois óige.
Eist ré m'faosid a Thrinoid.
As lionmhar re n'áireamh iad.
A Rí as nár a romhed.
3. Robheg m'ulaigh don chóir.

Fer bunaigh mee sa négcóir.
Rinnis, gach ní nar dhligheas.

Tu Rí neamhdha dfurraigheas.
4. Toile na colla nir chiall damh.
Nir choigleas riamh do dheunamh.
A riar fein lé do légeas.

Srian ri riamh nir dhaingnigheas.
5. Chathrigheas sáinte fréimh gach vilc.
Do chaithes m'aimsir re tuais cirt.
Drúis, agus cráos do thoghas,

Dà chúis re m'aóis do ghnathigheas.
6. Thrégeas haitheanta vile.

Thrégeas thordugh, agus t'úrrnuigh.

Thrégeas deirbhlean díleas Dé.

Seirbhise neamhumhal do cleacht mé. 7. Ni bfuil feithm bheth ga n'tuiribh. As trén mé a bpeaccaidhibh. Giodheadh do reir Rí neamhdha.

As tréine céam do thrócair.

8. Tangas dar ndión ar dtalmhain

A Mhic Rí neimh, agas naomh thalmhain. Dar saoradh le fuil do chneas,

San cholann daonna do chuaigheas.
9. Tfuil do thóirteadh ar an gcránn.
Do dheonaigh thu dar dídionn.
A sí an fhuil sin is dión dúinn,

A Rí fuair dhúinn thathairsa. 10. Ni cubhvidh a Rí dhuibhse,

Don'fhuil vasuil, oirdheirc sin,
Aón bhraón anaisge do dhul,

Ar son peaccadh shiól Adhuibh.
11. As meise an peaccach aithreach,
As tusa an t'athair trócaireach.
Ar ghrádh Mhic Dé mar do gheallas,
Slánaigh mé gan dioghaltus.

12. An meud ata romham anois,
Dom ré a reir a n'eolais,

Caitheam ma teagal, agus adghrádh,

Agas adchreidimh crábhdha comhghlan. 13. Gurab é aibhneas neamh, fadheoidh,

Bheth maille re do naomhaibh a Thrínoid, Gan leagadh séoil sa tslighidhe,

Go ród Rí, agus ro mé.

M. E.

Anadhaigh vaille an chuirp, & uabhair an tsaoghail do sgriobh Arne Mckéuín, mar so sios.

1. As mairg do ní uaille as óige. As jasachd deilbh a deirc ghlais. A cruth seimh as suidh aoibhind.

A ciabh bhuidh chaoimhion chais, 2. Dandiobhradh Diá dhuit a dhume. Daoine meallta mhealladh siad.

Deúd mar an gcuip, agus taobh taisliom.
Duit fa raon is aislind jad.

3. Duille don bheatha do bhlàdha bréig.
Baoghal an chuirp cur ren jóc.
Na déinn uaille fa cheand na cruinde.
Gearr go buain adhuille dhiot.
4. Da bfuithigh fos, ni fa diomuis.
Duille don bheatha nach buan seal.
Cuimhnigh re do ré dál an duine.
Gurab é námhtha anuile fher.
5. Cuimhnigh ar chnuasach na gráinoig
Guais do thionoil bheith mar bhíd.
Ni bsuil ach pian and do tanmuin
Na jarr bárr don talmhuin tríd.
6. Vbhall ar gach bior da mbioraibh.
Beiridhe dhon taobh da déid siad.
Arudul don chóill fhádbhuig fhérchruind.
Fagfuith fa bhroind én phuill jad.
7. Bfuicsnithear leat los an tsaoghail.
Mar so a chuirp ag cosg do mhian.
Fa bheul na huaigh iạn tanam

Sgeul as truagha choland chriath.
8. Gach fuarus d'ór, agus diondmhus.
Deachaigh do bhuaibh giod bhirt chlé.
Ni leugfuithear leat diobh a dhuine.
Achd brot líne don chruind Cé.

9. Ainbfios an chuirp cuid do uabhar. Eagal d'uinn adhul os aird.

Daor da sior mheas uaille na hoige.

Buan da aoibhneas móid as mairg.

AN PHAIDEAR AMEADARDHACHT DHANA.

1. AR Nathairne atá ar neamh

Ọ sè mo ghean bheith gudghairm

Ag sin mo bheatha is mo bhrígh,

Go madh beandaighthe a Rí hainm.

2. Inte atá sonas is sith,

Gan donas gan díth go bráh
Go dtí do Ríghe is do reacht,

Go sgaoile do cheart ar chách.
3. Do thoil goma dénta dhúinné
Adtalmhuin gach dúil dar dhealbh,
Mar do nid aingil gan chré,

Thuas bflaithes Dé go dearbh.
4. Beatha na hanma sa chuirp,
O tharrla dhuit bheith rer mbáidh,
Ar naran laoithamhuil gach laói,
Tabhair dhúinn gan dlaói gan dáil.
5. Na fiachasa dhlighir dhínn,

Maith dhúinn ganandíol do ghnáth Maith dhúinn ar peachaidh go léir, Amhail mhaithmaoid séin do cháth.

6. O thrén ar namhad a Rí,

Dén coimheud is din dod tfliocht,
Bí anadhaigh ambuaidhridh línd,
Is na lég sind ar aniocht.

7. Edir anam, agas chorp,
Saor sind ó olc gach lá

Righ, agas onóir, agus neart,
Ar gach líne ós leat atá.

¶ Ar Nathairne, &c.

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