o the Word of
Life preached by him; he changed his wicked Purpose, believed, and was
baptized, and brought over all his Family to the Faith: It is further
observed of him, that he was the first Person in _Ulster_, who embraced
Christianity. He dedicated the Land whereon his Conversion was wrought to
the Service of God, where a Church was erected, changed after to an
eminent Monastery. He travelled hence by Land to _Clunebois_ in
_Dalaradia_, to endeavour the Conversion of his old Master _Milcho_, whose
Service he had left thirty-eight Years before; but this obstinate Prince,
hearing of the great Success of St. _Patrick_'s preaching, and ashamed to
be persuaded in his old Age, to forsake the Religion of his Ancestors, (by
one especially who had been his Servant, in a most inferior Station,) made
a funeral Pile of his House and Goods, and by the Instigation of the Enemy
of Mankind, burned himself therein: Thus ended _Milcho McHuanan_.

Hence St. _Patrick_ returned to _Inis_, the Habitation of _Dichu_, and in
his Journey converted great Numbers to the true Faith of _Christ_. In some
time, he took his Leave of _Dichu_, and bent his course Southward by Sea,
keeping the Coast on his Right-hand, and arrived at Port _Colbdi_, where
he landed, and committed the Care of his Vessel to his Nephew _Luman_,
desiring him to wait for him there forty Days, while he and his Disciples
were travelling in the inner Parts of the Country to preach the Gospel.
His Intention in this Journey was, to celebrate the Festival of _Easter_
in the Plains of _Bregia_, and to be in the Neighbourhood of the Great
Triennial Convention at _Tarah_, which at this Season was held by King
_Leogair_, and all his Tributary Princes, Nobles, _Druids_, _Annalists_,
_and Fileas_. St. _Patrick_ wisely foreseeing that whatever Impressions he
should make on this august Assembly must have an Influence on the whole
Kingdom, and therefore, being supported with invincible Christian
Fortitude, resolved not to be absent from a Place where his Presence was
so conducive to the Ends of his Holy Ministry.

Never did the Spirit of popular Freedom exert itself more powerfully or
harmoniously, than in those truly parliamentary Triennial Conventions of
_Ireland_, where the supreme Monarch, the Provincial Kings, the feudatory
Lords, the Nobles, landed Men, _Druids_, &c. by the unbiased Suffrages of
the People, convened for the Peace, good Government and Security of each
particular Pro