COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926227dc
Reference Number:
English MS 103
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Edward
Alternative Image Title:
King Edward in Scotland
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
14th century [mid]
Page:
81r
Image Sequence Number:
081r
Description:
The words ' Edward I ' are written in the top margin. The tale of the battle of Dunbar, and how the traitor Richard Siward is found out. The reproof of the English against the Scots is written in red rubrication. There is some smudging of a blue ink capital letter . Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' W ' introduce the tale of how King Edward forgives Balliol and the rebel Scots. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
quod he now J se of folk a faire compaignye and wel appar railled. J wele gon aȝens ham and wiþ ham to mete and ha(~) assaile // And S(ire) Hughe þe Spenser saugh þe falsnesse of hy(~) and þ(e) tresoun and saide to him .o. trayto(ur) take and p(ro)uede ȝour falsnesse shal nouȝt auayle ȝow. and Hughe þ(e) Spenser com maundede anon for to bynde him and in al haste wente aȝens here enemys and quelde of þe Scottes .xxij. M(l). for þ(e) Scottes had þ(t) tyme no man w(t) ham of hono(ur) sauf sire Pat(ri)k Grah(a)m þ(t) manliche faught and long time. and at þe last he was quelde // And þo saide þe Englisshe me(~) in rep(ro)ue of þ(e) Scott(es) This staterand Scottis holde y for sottys. of Wrenchis vn- warr. erly in þ(e) morny(~)g i(~) an euel tymy(~)g went ȝe fro dunbarr. // Whenne þo þat weren in þe castel sawe þe scomfiture: þey ȝolden þe Castel vnto þe Englisshe me(~) and bounden hire bodyes londes and castels to þe king Edwarde / and so þey were take þ(er)e in þe Castell .iij. Erles. and .vij. Barouns and xxviij. knyght(es). and .xj. clerkes. and .vij. Pycardes and alle we re p(re)sentede vnto king Edward and he sente ham to þe tour of Londou(~) to ben kepte þ(er). How king Edwarde of his grete grace delyu(er)ede aȝen þe scottis out of p(ri)sou(~) þat wer(e) chyueteignes of þe lande and þey drowe ham þo to þe Frensshe me(~) þorugȝ William Waleys. Ca(o). C(mo). ottogesimo ix(o) Whanne king Edwarde had made þo an ende of þe wer re and taken þ(e) chiuenteignes of Scotlonde: þo com S(ir) Joh(a)n Bailloil and ȝelde him vnto king Edwarde and pulte him in his grace and he was lad to Londou(~) and whan king Edward was comen þeder þey were brought biforn hy(~) and þe king axede of ham how þey wolde make amendeȝ of þat trespas and lost þat þey had done him and þey pulte ham in his mercy // Lordinges quod þe king. J wille nouȝt ȝoure landes ne none of ȝoure goodes. but J wille þ(t) ȝe make to me an oth vppon godes body: for to ben trewe to me and neu(er)e aftir þis tyme aȝens me bere armes. and alle þey con sentede to þe king(es) wille and swore oppon goddes body //
Language Code:
enm-GB
Subject:
Great Britain--History
Subject:
Chronicles of England
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Vellum
Time Period Covered:
1200 - 1500 CE
Places Covered:
England
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:
855
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2010-10
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
King Edward
