COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926231dc
Reference Number:
English MS 103
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Edward
Alternative Image Title:
Trailbaston
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
14th century [mid]
Page:
83r
Image Sequence Number:
083r
Description:
The words ' Edward I ' are written in the top margin. The tale of the taking of Stirling castle. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' T ' introduce the tale of how King Edward introduces Trailbaston, and through forfeitures, regains much revenue. King Edward imprisons his own son, Edward. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
scottes non harme for þe Castel was so stronge and wel kepte // And king Edward saugh þat and thought him vp on a queyntise and lete make anon þere .ij. peir of hie gal- wes bifore þe tour of þe Castel and made his oth þat as many as were in þe castel were he erl or Baroun and he were take w(t) strengthe but ȝif he wolde þe raþ(er)e him ȝelde he shulde ben honged vppo(~) þe galwes // And whanne þo þ(t) were in þe Castel herde þis þey come and ȝelde ham alle to þe kinges m(er)cy and grace and þe king forȝaf ham al his male ta- lent and þ(er)e were alle þe grete lordes of Scotland sworne to king Edwarde þat þey shulde come to Londou(~) to eu(er)y p(ar)leme(~)t & shulde stande to hi(re) ordinau(~)c(e) How Troillebastou(~) was ferst ordeyned [...] Ca(o). C(mo). lx(o) xiij(mo). The king Edwarde. wente þennes to [...] londou(~) and wende haue had reste and pees of his wer- re with which werre he was occupied .xx.ȝere. þat is to seyn in Walys in Gascoigne. and in Scotlande and þoughte how he mighte recou(er)e his tresour þat he had spended aboute his werre and lete enquere þorugh þe reaume of alle mystakynges and wronges done. þorugh misdoers in Engelonde of al þe tyme þat he had ben out of his reaume þat men callet. Troillebastou(~) and ordeignede þ(er)to Justices: and in þis man(er)e þe king recou(er)ede tresour þo wiþoute nombr(e) // And his enchesoun was for he had thought for to haue wente in to þe holy londe for to haue werred vppon goddes enemys for enchesoun þat he was croise de long time bifore and natheles þat lawe þat he had ordey- ned dede muche good þorugh al Engelonde to ham þat were mysbode for þo þat trespacede were wel chastisede and aft(er)ward þe mekere and þe bettre: and þe poure com(~)unes were in more reste and pees // And þe same time king Edward enp(ri)sonede his owene sone Edward for enchesoun þat Walt(er) of Langeton bisshop of Chestr(e) þat was þe kinges tresorer had made vppon him complaynt: and saide þat þe forsaide Edward þorugh counsail and p(ro)curement of on Piers of Gauastou(~). a squier of Gascoigne had broke þe Parkes of þe forsaide bisshop &
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:
Illumination (image-making process)
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:
875
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
