COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926240dc
Reference Number:
English MS 103
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Edward II
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
14th century [mid]
Page:
87v
Image Sequence Number:
087v
Description:
The words ' Edward I ' are written in the top margin, and ' Edward 2 ' in the left margin. The tale of how Merlin's prophecies about King Edward were true. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' A ' introduce the tale of how King Edward II was crowned, and how he gave land to Piers of Gavaston, and imprisoned Sir Walter of Langeton, for testifying against him during the time of the Trailbaston. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
king Edwardus sone sette by þe Scottes no force for the re aute of Pieres of. Gauastou(~). wherfore allas was þe song þorugh out al Engelond for defaute of a good warde fram þe yle of Shippey vnto þe yle of Marcyle þe peple made much sorwe for good king Edwardus deth: ffor þey wende þat þe good king Edward shulde haue gon in to þe holy lan de. for þ(t) was holly his purpos. vppon whos soule god of blis haue mercy Of king Edwarde þat was king Edward(us) [...] sone Cap(o) Centesimo octogesi(~)o septi(~)o And after þis [...] king Edward regnede Edward his sone þat was bore in. Carnarifan. and þis Edward wente in to ff(ra)unce. and spousede Jsabelle þe kinges doughter of ff(ra)unce the xxv(e). day of Januer at þe chirche of oure lady at Boloigne in þe ȝere of oure lorde .M(l). CCC. vij // And þe xx. day of ffe- uerer þe nexte ȝere þat come after he was crouned solempne- liche at Westmynstr(e). of þe Erchebisshop Rob(er)t of Wynchelsee of Caunterbery and þere was so gret prece of peple þat Joh(a)n Barwelle was ded and mordred // And anon as þe good king Edward was ded: S(ire) Edwarde his sone king of Engelonde sente aftir Pieres of Gauastou(~) in to Gascoigne and so muche louede him þ(t) he callede him his broþ(er) and anon aft(er) he ȝaf him þe lordshippe of Wallyngforde. and it was nouȝt longe after þat he ne ȝaf him þ(e) Erldome of Cornewaille aȝens alle þe lordes wille of þe reaume // And þo broughte he S(ir) Walt(er) of Langetou(~) Bisshop of Chestr(e) in to p(ri)sou(~) in to þe tour of Londou(~) wiþ .ij. knafes allone him to serue for enchesoun þe king was wroth w(t) him for cause þat S(ire) Wal- ter made complaynt vppon him to his fader wherfore he was pult in to p(ri)sou(~) in þe time of Troilbastou(~) // And þe forsaide Pieres of Gauastou(~) made so grete maistries þ(t) he wente in to þe kinges tresorie in þe Abbay of Westmynstr(e) and nome þe table of golde w(t) þe t(re)stell of þe same and manye oþ(er)e riche gewell þat sum tyme were þe noble king Arthurs and toke ham to a marchaunt þat me
Language Code:
enm-GB
Subject:
Great Britain--History
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject:
Chronicles of England
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:
920
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 II
