ARGUMENT.
Saint Patrick, seeing that now Erin believes, desires that the
whole land should stand fast in belief till Christ returns to
judge the world. For this end he resolves to offer prayer on
Mount Cruachan; but Victor, the Angel who has attended
him in all his labours, restrains him from that prayer as being
too great. Notwithstanding, the Saint prays three times on
the mountain, and three times all the demons of Erin contend
against him, and twice Victor, the Angel, rebukes his prayers.
In the end Saint Patrick scatters the demons with ignominy,
and God's Angel bids him know that his prayer hath conquered
through constancy.
