COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926188dc
Reference Number:
English MS 103
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Henry II
Alternative Image Title:
Martyrdom of Thomas a Beket
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
14th century [mid]
Page:
61v
Image Sequence Number:
061v
Description:
The words 'Henry 2' appear in the top margin along with an ink annotation. An illuminated initial 'A' introduces the tale of how Thomas a Beket is martyred, and how King Henry II wages war upon his father, Henry. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
After þe coronaciou(~) of king Henry. þe sone of king Henry þe Emp(er)esses sone þat same Henry þe Emp(er)esses sone wente ouer in to Normandye and þ(er)e he lete marie Elianor his dought(er) vnt Delfines þat was king of Almaigne. and in þe. vij. ȝer. þat þe Erchebisshop sent Thom(a)s had ben outlawede: þe king of ff(ra)unce made þ(e) king and sent Thom(a)s accorded: and þo come Thom(a)s þ(e) Erchebisshopp to Kaunt(er)bury aȝen in to his owene chirche and þis accorde was made in þe byginnynge of aduent and aftirward he was quelde and martred þe .v(e). day of C(ri)stes masse þat þo next come. ffor king Henry þought vppon sent Thom(a)s erchebis shop of kaunterbery vppon cristes masse day as he sat at his mete and þese wordes sayde. þat ȝif he had eny god knyȝt with him he had ben many a day avenged vppon þe Erchebisshop Thom(a)s // And anon S(ir)e Will(ia)m Bretoun(~) S(ir) Hughe Morvile. S(ir) Will(ia)m. Tracy. and S(ir) Regnald Fitȝvrse. Beres sone in Englissh p(ri)uely wente vnto þe see and comen in to Engelonde to þe chirche of Kaunt(er)bery and him þ(er)e þey martrede at sent Benettes aut(er) in þe mooder chirche and þat was in þe ȝere of Jncarnaciou(~) of Jhu(s) c(ri)st . M(l).C. lx.&.xij.ȝere // And anon after Henry þe newe king bigan for to make werre vppon king Henry his fader and eke vp on his breþ(er)en also // And so vppon a tyme þe king of ff(ra)unce and alle þe kinges sones and þe king of Scotlande and þe gretteste lordes of Engelond weren arisen aȝens þe Henry þe fader: and at þe laste as god wolde he conquered alle his enemys. and þe king of ff(ra)unce and he were accor dede. and þo sente king Henry þe fader specially vnto þ(e) king of ff(ra)unce and p(ra)yede him hertely for his loue þat he wolde sende to him by l(et)re þe names of ham þat bygon ne þe werre vppon him // And þe king of ff(ra)unce sente aȝen to him by a l(et)re þe names of ham þat bygonne þe werre. ferst was John his sone and Richard his broþ(er). and Henry his sone þe Newe king // þo was Henry þe king wonder
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:
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:
660
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
