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126 EPISTLES OF S. IGNATIUS.
on Prid. Non. Mail from Afitioch. 7 for Euodius). Between these dates
therefore the translation must have been made.
The epistles occur in this version in the following order ; (i) to
Mary of Cassobola, (2) Trallians, (3) Magnesians, (4) Tarsians, (5)
Philippians, (6) Philadelphians, (7) Smyrnreans, (8) Polycarp, (9) Antiochenes,
(10) Hero, (11) Ephesians, (12) Romans. To these is added
the Laus Herofiis or Prayer of Hero to Ignatius. Some mss interpose
between the Epistle to the Romans and the Laus Heronis the
BoUandist Acts of Ignatius (see
11.
pp. 366 sq, 371). Others again
prefix the correspondence of Ignatius with the Virgin and S. John
(see III. p. 69 sq). But neither has any necessary connexion with
this version. On the other hand the Epistle of Mary of Cassobola
to Ignatius is wanting in all the extant mss of this version, and
probably never formed part
of it.
The following is a complete
list of the mss which have come to
my knowledge. Probably however others may lie hidden in public or
private libraries of which no catalogues exist or are accessible.
I. Rcginensis 81 (called Regius 81 by Dressel p. Ivii), belonging
to the collection of Christina Queen of Sweden, in the Vatican library.
It is described by Dressel (1. c) and more accurately by Reifferscheid
Bibliotheca Patruvi Latinorujn Italica p. 369. Dressel says 'indole
atque aetate notabilis, cum accedat ad saec. ix'; but Reifferscheid
assigns the part containing the Ignatian Epistles etc. (fol. 13— 97) to
the eleventh century, and Mau (see below) gives the xth or xith
century. This part comprises (i) The twelve Ignatian Epistles, (2) The
Laus Hyronis, (3)
The Epistle of Polycarp, (4) The Life of Polycarp,
'Polycarpus johannis apostoU discipulus' etc.; after which the scribe
has written five hexameter verses. Dressel and Funk only give four
(and these
not quite correctly), omitting the third and most important
'
Quem lector sancti fore cognoscat juliani.'
The headings and endings
of the Ignatian Epistles are very simple (e.g. Explicit secunda, Incipit
A former owner was one
tertid). Loys (Louis) Cartier. Dressel collated
this MS, and calls it
Reg. It has since been collated by A, Mau for
Lagarde {Die Lateitiischen Uebersetztingen des Ignatius p. iii, Gottingen
1882). It is apparently the most ancient and best of the extant mss.
Ussher {In Polyc. Epist. Ign. Syll. Ann. p. ii) says, 'Cum intellexissem
in bibliotheca CI. V. Alexandri Petavii senatoris Parisiensis,
Pauli filii, vetustissimum exemplar aliud conservari ; quicquid
et illud
continebat, humanissimi Claudii Sarravii, senatoris itidem Parisiensis,
beneficio sum consecutus.' Accordingly he gives various readings from