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Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0925095dc
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JRL0925095dc
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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 defeats King Guillomer
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King Arthur defeats King Guillomer
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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:
32r
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32r
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Image Sequence Number:
032r
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032r
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Description:
The end of Merlin's prophecies using animal allegory. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'W' introduce the tale of how King Arthur defeats King Guillomer of Ireland (Irlande), and how the Scots beg mercy of him. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
description
The end of Merlin's prophecies using animal allegory. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'W' introduce the tale of how King Arthur defeats King Guillomer of Ireland (Irlande), and how the Scots beg mercy of him. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
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Transcription:
tyme þe hote Bathes shullen bicomen colde and after þat shal þe Moldwerpe dye auent(ou)esly and sudeynly. allas þe sorwe for he shal be drent in a floode of þe see. His seed shal bicome poure faderles in st(ra)unge launde for eu(er)more and þanne shal þe lande be departed in .iij. parties þat is to seyn to þe wolf to þ(e) dragoun(~) and to þe leoun(~) and so shal it ben for eu(er)more and þanne shal þis lande be called þe lande of conquest and so shullen þe rightful heires of Engelond ende. How Ar- thur ou(er)come Guillomer þat was king of Jrlande and how þe Scottes bicomen his men Capitulo lxxvjto. Whanne Guillomer þat was king of Jrlande had ti- dynge þat king Arthure was entrede at Glastyng bery. he ordeignede a gret poer of Jrisshe men and come to þe see wiþ his Jrisshe peple and so come in to Scotlande ouer þe se and arryuede faste by þere þat king Arthur was wiþ his host and anon as he herde þ(er) of he wente toward(es) him and ȝaf him bataile and ou(er)come him anon right and Guillomer fledde wiþ his men aȝen in to Jrlande an whan ne þis discomfiture was done Arthur turnede him aȝen þere þat he was in to þe place þat he had left þe scottis and wolde haue ham alle slayn // But þe Bisshoppes. ab botes and oþ(er)e folc of þe cuntre : and ladies openhede comen bifore king Arthur and cried him m(er)cy and saide sire gen til king and mighty haue m(er)cy and pite of vs and as ȝo(ur) self beþ of þe righte lawe to holde and maynte cristendome: ful grete dishonour it sholde ben to quelle ham þat leuet in almighty god as ȝe done: and for goddes loue haueþ mercy and piete of vs: and suffren vs for to lyuen for we haue had muche sorwe & pyne for þe Saxones haue many ty mes þorugh oure londe passede but þat is nouȝt ynough to ȝow for often tymes þay haue don vs muche sorwe and disese // ffor oure castels þey haue taken and oure bestes slayn and eten and muche harme þey haue vs done and ȝif ȝe wolde now vs quelle it were non hono(ur) // to a kinge
transcription
tyme þe hote Bathes shullen bicomen colde and after þat shal þe Moldwerpe dye auent(ou)esly and sudeynly. allas þe sorwe for he shal be drent in a floode of þe see. His seed shal bicome poure faderles in st(ra)unge launde for eu(er)more and þanne shal þe lande be departed in .iij. parties þat is to seyn to þe wolf to þ(e) dragoun(~) and to þe leoun(~) and so shal it ben for eu(er)more and þanne shal þis lande be called þe lande of conquest and so shullen þe rightful heires of Engelond ende. How Ar- thur ou(er)come Guillomer þat was king of Jrlande and how þe Scottes bicomen his men Capitulo lxxvjto. Whanne Guillomer þat was king of Jrlande had ti- dynge þat king Arthure was entrede at Glastyng bery. he ordeignede a gret poer of Jrisshe men and come to þe see wiþ his Jrisshe peple and so come in to Scotlande ouer þe se and arryuede faste by þere þat king Arthur was wiþ his host and anon as he herde þ(er) of he wente toward(es) him and ȝaf him bataile and ou(er)come him anon right and Guillomer fledde wiþ his men aȝen in to Jrlande an whan ne þis discomfiture was done Arthur turnede him aȝen þere þat he was in to þe place þat he had left þe scottis and wolde haue ham alle slayn // But þe Bisshoppes. ab botes and oþ(er)e folc of þe cuntre : and ladies openhede comen bifore king Arthur and cried him m(er)cy and saide sire gen til king and mighty haue m(er)cy and pite of vs and as ȝo(ur) self beþ of þe righte lawe to holde and maynte cristendome: ful grete dishonour it sholde ben to quelle ham þat leuet in almighty god as ȝe done: and for goddes loue haueþ mercy and piete of vs: and suffren vs for to lyuen for we haue had muche sorwe & pyne for þe Saxones haue many ty mes þorugh oure londe passede but þat is nouȝt ynough to ȝow for often tymes þay haue don vs muche sorwe and disese // ffor oure castels þey haue taken and oure bestes slayn and eten and muche harme þey haue vs done and ȝif ȝe wolde now vs quelle it were non hono(ur) // to a kinge
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Language Code:
enm-GB
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enm-GB
Language Code
false
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
subject
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject
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Subject:
Chronicles of England
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Chronicles of England
Subject
false
Subject:
Great Britain--History
subject
Great Britain--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Arthurian romances
subject
Arthurian romances
Subject
false
Subject:
Ireland--History--To 1172
subject
Ireland--History--To 1172
Subject
false
Subject:
Scotland--History--To 1057
subject
Scotland--History--To 1057
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category_of_material
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:
Arthur, King
people_covered
Arthur, King
People 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
false
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
false
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
<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png" /></a>
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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:
365
multi_page_number
365
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