COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926187dc
Reference Number:
English MS 103
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Henry II
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
14th century [mid]
Page:
61r
Image Sequence Number:
061r
Description:
The words 'Henry 2' appear in the top margin. The tale of how after a great debate between King Henry and Thomas Beket, Thomas flees Britain for Rome. The tale of King Henry II's children. Red rubrication at the bottom of the folio introduces the next tale. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
fride erl of Britaigne and in þat ȝere he chaungede his monye. and þe vj(e). ȝere of his regne he lad an huge host vn- to Tolouse. & conquered it . and þe. vij(e). ȝere of his regne: dey- de Theobalde þe Erchebisshopp of Kaunterbery. and þo al þe citee of Kaunterbery almost þorugh meschief was brent þe .ix(e). ȝere of his regne. Thom(a)s Beket his chaunceler was cho- sen to ben Erchebisshopp of Kaunterb(er)y. and vppon sent Bernar- des day he was sacrede // And in þat ȝere borne was Aliano- re þe kinges douȝt(er) // And þe .x(e). ȝere of his regne. sent Ed- munde þe king was t(ra)nslated wiþ muche hono(ur) // And þ(e) .xj(e). ȝer of his regne. he helde his p(er)leme(~)t at Norh(au)mpton: and fro þennes fledde sent Thom(a)s Erchebisshopp of Kaunt(er)bery for þe grete debate þat was bituene þe king and him. for ȝif he hadde be founde:- in þe morne he hadde be slayne and þ(er)fore he fledde þennes with .iij. felawes in foote only þ(t) no man wiste where he was and wente ouer þe see. to þe pope of Rome // And þis was þe p(ri)ncipal enchesou(~). for as muche as þe king wolde haue pult clerkes to deþe þat were atteynt of felonie wiþoute ony p(ri)uylege of holy chirche // And þe .xij(e). ȝer of his regne was John his sone bore. and þe xiij(e). ȝer of his regne deide Maud þe Emp(er)esse þ(t) was his moder // And in þ(t) same ȝer was. Jone. his douȝter born / þe xiiij(e). ȝere of his regne: þe Duk Henry of Saxoine spousede Maude his douȝt(er) and he bygate on hire .iij. sones. Henry. Othus. and William // And in þe .xv. ȝere of his regne deide þe good Erl Robert of Gloucestr(e) þat foundede þe Abbay of Nounes of Etou(~) // And in þe same ȝer. Marik king of Jer(usa)l(em). conquerede Ba- biloigne // þe xvj. ȝer of his regne he lete croune his sone Henry at Westmynstr(e) and him crounede Rog(er) þe Erchebisshop of York in Harmynge of Thom(a)s þe Erchebisshopp of Kaunt(er)bery. Wherfore þe same Roger was accursed of þe pope Of king Henry þ(t) was þe Emp(er)esses sone. and of þe debate þat was bituene him and his fader while þat he was in Norman- dye Capitulo Centesimo quad(re)gesimo secundo.
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:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Vellum
Time Period Covered:
1000 - 1200 CE
Places Covered:
England
People Covered:
Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189
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:
655
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 Henry II
