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Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0925094dc
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JRL0925094dc
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Reference Number:
English MS 103
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English MS 103
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Previous Accession Number:
R15385
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Image Title:
Merlin's prophecies
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Merlin's prophecies
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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:
31v
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31v
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Image Sequence Number:
031v
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031v
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Description:
Merlin's allegorical prophecies for England using a moldworpe (mole), a dragon and a lion. An illuminated initial 'A' introduces the tale. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
description
Merlin's allegorical prophecies for England using a moldworpe (mole), a dragon and a lion. An illuminated initial 'A' introduces the tale. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
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Transcription:
allas þe sorwe for he shal dye þorugh his broþ(er)es swerde and after shal þe lande falle to þe forseyde lambe þat shal gou(er)ne þe lande in pees al his lyfes tyme and after he shal dye and þ(e) land be fulfilled wiþ all maner good After þis lamb shal come a Moldworpe cursed of goddes mouth a caytif coward as an hare he shal haue an elderlich skyn as a goot and veniaunce schal falle vppon him for synne . Jn þe ferste ȝere of his regne he shal haue of alle good gret plente in his lande and toward him also and in his lande he shal haue grete preisyng til þe time þat he shal soffre his peple leuen in to muche pride wiþoute chastisinge : wherfore god wile be wroth // þan shal arisen vp a dragou(~) of þ(e). north. þat shal ben ful fers and shal meue werre aȝens þe for- sayde Moldwerpe and shal ȝeue him bataile oppon a ston. þis dragou(~) shal gadre aȝen in to his companye a wolf þat shal come out of þe west þat shal biginne werre aȝen(s) þe forsaide Moldwerpe in his syde and so shullen þe dra goun & he bynde hire tailes togider // þan shal come a lyoun(~) out of Jrlande þat shal falle in componye w(t) ham and þanne shal tremble þe lande þat þanne shal be cal- led Engeland as an aspene lef / and in þat tyme shullen casteles ben felde a doun(~) oppon Thamyse and it shal se- men þat Seuerne shal ben drye for þe bodyes þat shul len falle ded þ(er)inne // þe .iiij. chief floodes of Engelonde shullen renne in blood and gret drede shal ben and anguissh þat shulle arisen after þe Modewarpe shal fle for drede & þe dragoun þe lyoun and þe wolf him shulle dryuen away and þe lande shal ben wiþoute ham and þe Moldwarp shal haue no maner poer sauf onely a ship wherto he may wen- de and after þat he shal gon to londe whanne þe see is wiþdrawe // and after þat . he shal ȝeue þe þridde part of his lande for to haue þe fourþe part in pees and reste & after he shal lyue in sorwe al his lyfes tyme. and in his
transcription
allas þe sorwe for he shal dye þorugh his broþ(er)es swerde and after shal þe lande falle to þe forseyde lambe þat shal gou(er)ne þe lande in pees al his lyfes tyme and after he shal dye and þ(e) land be fulfilled wiþ all maner good After þis lamb shal come a Moldworpe cursed of goddes mouth a caytif coward as an hare he shal haue an elderlich skyn as a goot and veniaunce schal falle vppon him for synne . Jn þe ferste ȝere of his regne he shal haue of alle good gret plente in his lande and toward him also and in his lande he shal haue grete preisyng til þe time þat he shal soffre his peple leuen in to muche pride wiþoute chastisinge : wherfore god wile be wroth // þan shal arisen vp a dragou(~) of þ(e). north. þat shal ben ful fers and shal meue werre aȝens þe for- sayde Moldwerpe and shal ȝeue him bataile oppon a ston. þis dragou(~) shal gadre aȝen in to his companye a wolf þat shal come out of þe west þat shal biginne werre aȝen(s) þe forsaide Moldwerpe in his syde and so shullen þe dra goun & he bynde hire tailes togider // þan shal come a lyoun(~) out of Jrlande þat shal falle in componye w(t) ham and þanne shal tremble þe lande þat þanne shal be cal- led Engeland as an aspene lef / and in þat tyme shullen casteles ben felde a doun(~) oppon Thamyse and it shal se- men þat Seuerne shal ben drye for þe bodyes þat shul len falle ded þ(er)inne // þe .iiij. chief floodes of Engelonde shullen renne in blood and gret drede shal ben and anguissh þat shulle arisen after þe Modewarpe shal fle for drede & þe dragoun þe lyoun and þe wolf him shulle dryuen away and þe lande shal ben wiþoute ham and þe Moldwarp shal haue no maner poer sauf onely a ship wherto he may wen- de and after þat he shal gon to londe whanne þe see is wiþdrawe // and after þat . he shal ȝeue þe þridde part of his lande for to haue þe fourþe part in pees and reste & after he shal lyue in sorwe al his lyfes tyme. and in his
Transcription
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Language Code:
enm-GB
language
enm-GB
Language Code
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Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
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Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject
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Subject:
Chronicles of England
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Chronicles of England
Subject
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Subject:
Great Britain--History
subject
Great Britain--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Arthurian romances
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Arthurian romances
Subject
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Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
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Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
technique_used
Illumination (image-making process)
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:
Merlin (Legendary character)
people_covered
Merlin (Legendary character)
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
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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
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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
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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:
360
multi_page_number
360
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