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Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0925088dc
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JRL0925088dc
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Reference Number:
English MS 103
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English MS 103
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Previous Accession Number:
R15385
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Arthur and Cheldrik
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King Arthur and Cheldrik
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Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
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Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
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Brute or the Chronicles of England
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Date Created:
14th century [mid]
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14th century [mid]
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Page:
28v
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Image Sequence Number:
028v
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028v
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Description:
The tale of how King Arthur defeats Cheldrik and the Saxons. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
description
The tale of how King Arthur defeats Cheldrik and the Saxons. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Description
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Transcription:
kepten þe toun Wel and horpedely // And in þe mene tyme Coleg(re)n lete þe toun to Bladulf and fley him self to Cheldrik þat was king of Almayne for to haue of him socour and þ(e) king assembled a gret poer and come and arryuede in Scot- land with .v.C. shipes // And whanne Arthur wiste of þis tyding þat he had nouȝt poer and strengthe j nough to fiȝte aȝen Cheldrik he lete ben þe seege and wente to Londou(~) and sente anon his l(et)res to þe king of litel Britaigne þat me callede hoel his neuew his suster sone þat he shulde come to him w(t) al þe power þat he miȝte and he assem- bled a gret ost and arryuede at South(a)mptou(~) // And whan king Arthur it wiste he was glad ynough and wente aȝens ham and ham resceyuede w(t) muchel hono(ur) so þat þo .ij. hostes ham assemblede and token hire wey euene to Nicholl þat Cheldrik had biseged but nouȝt ȝit taken. And þey comen vppon. Cheldrik. and oppon his peple or þey it wiste þ(er)e þat þey were and and ham egrely assailede // The king Chel- drik and his mayne defendede ham manly by here poer but king Arthur and his me(~) quelde so manye Saxones þat neu(er)e ere was seyn such a slaughtr and Cheldrik & his me(~) þ(t) were left a life. fledden a way : and Arthur ham pursuede and drof ham in to a wode þat þey myghte no ferþere passe // Cheldrik and his men sawe wel þat þey were brouȝt in to muche disese and ham ȝolden to Arthur in þis man(er) wise þat he shulde take her hors and hire Ar mure and al þat þey hadde þat þey moste onliche gon in foote to hire shippes and so þey wolde gon in to hire owe ne lande and neu(er)e come aȝen in to þis lande and oppo(~) assuraunce of þis þing þey ȝeuen him goode hostages. And Arthur þorugh councel of his men g(ra)unted þis þing and resceyuede þe hostages: and oppon þis þese oþ(er)e wen- ten to hire shippes. and whanne þey weren in þe hie see hire wille chaungede as þe deuel it wolde and þey re- tournede hire nauye and comen a3en in to þis lande
transcription
kepten þe toun Wel and horpedely // And in þe mene tyme Coleg(re)n lete þe toun to Bladulf and fley him self to Cheldrik þat was king of Almayne for to haue of him socour and þ(e) king assembled a gret poer and come and arryuede in Scot- land with .v.C. shipes // And whanne Arthur wiste of þis tyding þat he had nouȝt poer and strengthe j nough to fiȝte aȝen Cheldrik he lete ben þe seege and wente to Londou(~) and sente anon his l(et)res to þe king of litel Britaigne þat me callede hoel his neuew his suster sone þat he shulde come to him w(t) al þe power þat he miȝte and he assem- bled a gret ost and arryuede at South(a)mptou(~) // And whan king Arthur it wiste he was glad ynough and wente aȝens ham and ham resceyuede w(t) muchel hono(ur) so þat þo .ij. hostes ham assemblede and token hire wey euene to Nicholl þat Cheldrik had biseged but nouȝt ȝit taken. And þey comen vppon. Cheldrik. and oppon his peple or þey it wiste þ(er)e þat þey were and and ham egrely assailede // The king Chel- drik and his mayne defendede ham manly by here poer but king Arthur and his me(~) quelde so manye Saxones þat neu(er)e ere was seyn such a slaughtr and Cheldrik & his me(~) þ(t) were left a life. fledden a way : and Arthur ham pursuede and drof ham in to a wode þat þey myghte no ferþere passe // Cheldrik and his men sawe wel þat þey were brouȝt in to muche disese and ham ȝolden to Arthur in þis man(er) wise þat he shulde take her hors and hire Ar mure and al þat þey hadde þat þey moste onliche gon in foote to hire shippes and so þey wolde gon in to hire owe ne lande and neu(er)e come aȝen in to þis lande and oppo(~) assuraunce of þis þing þey ȝeuen him goode hostages. And Arthur þorugh councel of his men g(ra)unted þis þing and resceyuede þe hostages: and oppon þis þese oþ(er)e wen- ten to hire shippes. and whanne þey weren in þe hie see hire wille chaungede as þe deuel it wolde and þey re- tournede hire nauye and comen a3en in to þis lande
Transcription
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Language Code:
enm-GB
language
enm-GB
Language Code
false
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
subject
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject
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Subject:
Chronicles of England
subject
Chronicles of England
Subject
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Subject:
Great Britain--History
subject
Great Britain--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Arthurian romances
subject
Arthurian romances
Subject
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Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
sub_category
Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique_used
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Vellum
support
Vellum
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
1 BCE - 500 CE
time_period_covered
1 BCE - 500 CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England
places_covered
England
Places Covered
false
People Covered:
Arthur, King
people_covered
Arthur, King
People Covered
false
Item Height:
278 mm
item_height
278 mm
Item Height
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Item Width:
183 mm
item_width
183 mm
Item Width
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Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
current_repository
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
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Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
false
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
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Access Rights:
access_rights
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References:
Parts of this catalogue have been reproduced from Ker, N.R., 'Medieval manuscripts in British libraries, vol. III, Lampeter-Oxford' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983), p. 417. By kind permission of Oxford University Press.
references
Parts of this catalogue have been reproduced from Ker, N.R., 'Medieval manuscripts in British libraries, vol. III, Lampeter-Oxford' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983), p. 417. By kind permission of Oxford University Press.
References
false
References:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.23.
references
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.23.
References
false
Bibliographic Citation:
Brie, Friedrich W. D., 'The Brut, or, the Chronicles of England / edited from Ms. Rawl. B 171, Bodleian Library &c.', (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner for the Early English Text Society, 1906-1908)
bibliography
Brie, Friedrich W. D., 'The Brut, or, the Chronicles of England / edited from Ms. Rawl. B 171, Bodleian Library &c.', (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner for the Early English Text Society, 1906-1908)
Bibliographic Citation
false
Cost:
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £36.00 on 18 June 1908.
cost
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £36.00 on 18 June 1908.
Cost
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-07-22
Multi Page Number:
330
multi_page_number
330
Multi Page Number
false
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2010-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB