COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926186dc
Reference Number:
English MS 103
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Stephen and King Henry
Alternative Image Title:
Thomas Beket, Archbishop of Canterbury
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
14th century [mid]
Page:
60v
Image Sequence Number:
060v
Description:
The word 'Stephen' appears in the top margin. The date '25 Oct 1154' has been added in the left margin next to the words 'Henry 2'. There is a catchword at the bottom of the folio. The tale of how eventually an agreement is reached between Henry of Normandy and King Stephen to divide England between them, and how King Stephen regrets this and dies in sorrow. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'A' introduce the tale of King Henry, and how Thomas Beket of London became Archbishop of Canterbury. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
had so muche werre þat he nyste whider for to wende. but at þe laste þey were accordede þorugh þe Erchebisshopp Theobalde an thorugh oþere worthy lordes of Engelond. vppon þis condi cioun þat þey shulde dep(ar)te þe reaume of Engelond bituene ham so þat Henry þe Emp(er)esses sone shulde haue holleche half þe reaume: and whanne king Stephene were dede. he shulde ha ue al þe lande of Engelond: and þus þey were accorded and pees cryed þorugh out al Engelond // And whanne þe accorde was made bituene þo too lordes: king Stephene bicome so sory for cause þ(t) he had lost half Engelond. and fel in to suche a maladye and deyde in þe .xixe. ȝer viij. wokes and. v. dayes of his regne al in werre and in cuntak and he lith in þe .ab- bay of ffeu(er)esh(a)m þe which he lete make in þe .vje. ȝere of his regne Of king Henry þat was þe Emp(er)esses sone .in whos tyme sent Thom(a)s of Caunt(er)bery was chaunceler. Cao. Co. [...] xlo p(ri)mo. And after þis king Stephene: regnede Henry [...] þe Emp(er)esses sone and was crouned of þe Erchebisshop Theobaude. þe .xvije. day bifore c(ri)stes masse. and in þe same ȝere Thomas Beket of Londou(~) Erchebisshop of Caunterbery was made þe kinges chaunceller of Engelond // þe secunde ȝere þ(t) he was crouned he lete caste doune alle þe newe castell þat were lon- gynge vn to þe croune . þe which king Stephene had ȝeue vn to dyu(er)se me(~) and ham had made Erles and barou(~)s for to holde with him and helpe him aȝens Henry þe Emp(er)esse(s) sone // And þ(e) .iiije. ȝer of his regne . he pulte vnder his owene lord shipe . þe king of Walys. and in þe same ȝer whanne þ(e) king of Scotland had. in his owene hand þat is to sayn þe citee of Karlill. þe Castel of Bamburgh. þe newe castel op Tyne & þe Erldome of Lancastr(e) . þe same ȝere þ(e) king w(t) a gret poer wente in to Walis and lete caste adou(~) wode(s) and make weyes and made st(ro)ng þ(e) castel of Rutlande and Basyngwerk and among þe castell he made an hous of þe temple // And in þe same ȝer was Richard his sone borne. þ(t) aft(er)ward was Erl of Oxenford. and þ(e). iiij(e). ȝer of his regne. he made Gau-
Language Code:
enm-GB
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject:
Great Britain--History
Subject:
Chronicles of England
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Vellum
Time Period Covered:
1000 - 1200 CE
Places Covered:
England
People Covered:
Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189
People Covered:
Stephen, King of England, 1097?-1154
People Covered:
Thomas, à Becket, Saint, 1118?-1170
Item Height:
278 mm
Item Width:
183 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
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:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.23.
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)
Cost:
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £36.00 on 18 June 1908.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-07-22
Multi Page Number:
650
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2010-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
King Stephen and King Henry
