Of the 'Legenda Aurea', the fiftieth chapter
is devoted to St. Patrick.
'Membrosio' is called 'Mombrisio' in Montalvan, and 'Mombrusius' in
Messingham. Correctly it was neither. The writer referred to is
'Boninus Mombritius', a fine copy of whose 'Sanctuarium' is in the
British Museum. At fol. 188, t. ii, there is a full account of the
Purgatory, the name of the adventurous visitor being 'Nicolaus'. Of
Mombritius, whom he calls Bonin Mombrice, the same writer (Baillet),
from whom I have already quoted, says:--
"Cet homme peu connu d'ailleurs etoit Milanois de naissance,
conseiller on fils de conseiller au senat de Milan; il vivoit du tems
de Galeas Marie, duc de Milan, qui fut tue l'an 1476, et du Pape
Sixte IV., qui mourut en 1484. Il s'etoit deja fait regarder comme
grammairien, poete, orateur et philosopohe par divers ouvrages, mais
aucun ne lui fit tant d'honneur que son 'Sanctuaire', qui est le
titre qu'il donna a son recueil d'actes des Saints dedie a Simonete,
secretaire des ducs de Milan." -- 'Discours', p. lvii.
'Marco Marulo' is Marcus Marulus, Cap. xiv., Lib. 6, of whose work,
"De religiose vivendi institutione per exempla," is entitled "De
revelationibus infernalium poenarum." -- 'Apul Sanctam Coloniam.
Anno M.D.XXXI.
In this there is an account of a certain Irish monk, "cui Petro nomen
fuit," who appears to have entered the Purgatory in vision.
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