ed out a true Prediction of those Heathen Priests, in a
Primatial and Spiritual Principality.

The King dispatched Messengers to bring _Patrick_ before him, and gave his
positive Orders, that nobody should presume to rise out of his Seat, or
pay him the least Honour: But _Ere_, the Son of _Dego_, ventured to
disobey this Command; he arose, and offered the Holy Father his Seat. St.
_Patrick_ preached to him and converted him. He became a Person of eminent
Sanctity, and after some Time was consecrated by St. _Patrick_, Bishop of
_Slain_.

The Day following, when St. _Patrick_ and two of his Disciples appeared
unexpectedly at Court, and preached to the King and his Nobles, _Dubtach_,
the King's Poet Laureat, payed Honour and Respect to the Saint, and was
converted by his Preaching. _Fiech_, a young Poet, who was under the
Tuition of _Dubtach_, was also converted, and afterwards made Bishop of
_Sletty_, and is said to have been the Author of a celebrated Poem,
composed in Praise of St. _Patrick_. _Anselm_, Arch-Bishop of
_Canterbury_, relates the Conversion of _Tingar_, the Son of _Clito_, (one
of the Nobles in this Assembly,) in the same Manner. The Queen also, and
many others of the Court, became Christians; and altho' the King held out
for a long Time with great Obstinacy, yet at last he submitted to be
baptized. St. _Patrick_ is said here to have wrought many Miracles: There
could not truly, even according to the Purposes of human Wisdom, have
happened a more solemn or weighty Occasion, for God Almighty's supporting
this Holy Preacher by Miracles, than when the collective Body of the whole
Nation was assembled together; from whose Report and Conviction, the
Influences of his blessed Works and Doctrine must of Course spread through
the whole Kingdom.

His Conduct and Proceedings here, with a particular Detail of the Miracles
wrought by him, may be had at large in the History of his Life, published
by _John Colgan_.

From _Tarah_, the Saint proceeded next to _Talten_, not far from thence,
at the Season of the Royal Diversions: Here he preached to _Cairbre_, and
_Conall_, the two Brothers of King _Leogin_; the former received him with
great Indignity, and perversely shut his Ears against his Doctrine; but
_Conall_ believed, and was baptized, and gave St. _Patrick_ a Place to
build a Church on.

This _Conall_ was Great-Grand-Father to _Columb-Kill_. He spent the
Remainder of this Year in _Meath_ and _Louth_, and the Di