COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926232dc
Reference Number:
English MS 103
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Edward
Alternative Image Title:
Robert the Bruce
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
14th century [mid]
Page:
83v
Image Sequence Number:
083v
Description:
The words ' Edward I ' are written in the top margin. The tale of the exile of King Edward's son. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' A ' introduce the tale of the judgement and death of William Wallace, who was hung, drawn and quartered, and his head set on London bridge. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' A ' introduce the tale of how the Scots come to Westminster to make peace with King Edward. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' H ' intoduce the tale of how Robert the Brus (Bruce) summons the Earls and Barons of Scotland. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
þe forsaide pieres counceilede and ladde þe same Edward þe kinges sone and for þis cause king Edwarde exilede his sone out of Engelonde for eu(er)more Of þe deth of Will(ia)m Waleys þe false traitour Capitulo Centesimo lxxiiij(mo). And whanne þis good king Edward had his enemys ou(er)come in Walis. Gascoigne. and in Scotlande and destroied his traitours. but onleche þat Rybaude William Wa leys þat neu(er)e to þe king wolde him ȝelde and at þe laste in þe toun of sent Dominic in þe ȝere of king Edwardus regne .xxxxiij.ȝere. þat false traitour was take and p(re)sented to þe king saf þe king wolde nought seen him but sente him to Londou(~) to vnderfonge his iugement and in sent Bartholo- meus eue he was honged and drawe and his heued smyten of and his boweles taken out of his body and brende and his body quartered and sent to foure þe beste tounes in Scotlande and his hed set vppon a spere and set vppon Londou(~) brugg in ensample þ(t) þe scottes shulde haue in mynde for to bere ham amys aȝens hire liege lorde eftsones How þe scot tis come to king Edward for to amende here trespas þat þey had done aȝens him Cap(o) Centesimo Octogesimo qu(ar)to And at Migheles masse þo next comynge king Ed ward held his p(ar)lement at Westmynstr(e): and þider co- me þe Scottis þat is to sein þe Bisshop of sent Andrew, Robert þe Brus. erl of Carryk. Symound þe ffrisell. John þe Erl of Athell. and þey were accorded to þe king and bounde and by oth suorne þat aftirward ȝif ony of ham mysbore ham aȝens king Edward. þat þey shulde ben dis- herited for eu(er)more and whanne hire pees was þus made þey nome hire leue p(ri)ueleche and wente home in to hire cuntre How Rob(er)t þe Brus chalangede Scotlande Ca(o) [...] C(mo). octogesimo. xvj(mo). And after þis Robert þe Brus [...] Erl of Carryk sente by his l(et)re to þe erles and Ba rouns of Scotlande þat þey shulde come to him to Scone in þe morne after þe concepcioun of oure lady for hie nedes
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:
880
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
