COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926243dc
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:
89r
Image Sequence Number:
089r
Description:
The words ' Edward 2 ' are written in the top margin. The tale of how King Edward is defeated by Robert the Bruce's army at Bannockburn. A song sung by Scottish girls about King Edward is written in red. The tale of how a ribald man called John Tanner is put to death for pretending to be King Edward's son. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' A ' introduce the tale of how the town of Berwick is taken. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
of Maule þe kinges stywarde for drede wente & drenched him in a fressh ryuer þat is called Bannokesbourne. wharfore þ(e) Scottis saide in rep(ro)ue and despite of king Edward for as muche þat he louede for to gon by watere and also for he was descomfited at Bannokesbourne: þ(er)fore maydenes maden a song þerof in þat cuntre of king Edwarde of Engelonde and in þis manere þey songe Maidenes of Engelond sare may ȝe mo(ur)ne: for tynt ȝe hau loste ȝo(ur)e le(~)mans at Bannokesbo(ur)ne. w(t) hevalough / what wende þ(e) king of Engelond haue get Scotland w(t) Rombilough Whanne king Edward was descomfited he was wond(er) sory and faste fledde w(t) his folc þat was left alyf and wente to Berwyk and þ(er)e helde him// And after he toke hostages þat is to witen .vij. children of þe richest of þe tou(~)n and þ(e) king wente to Londou(~)n and nome counceil of þinges þ(t) were nede ful vnto þe reaume of Engelonde // And in þe same time it bifel þat þ(er)e was in Engelond a ribaude þat me callede Joh(a)n Tann(er). and he went & saide þ(t) he was þe good king Edward(es) sone. and lete him calle Edward of Carnarifan: and þ(er)e he was take at Oxenforde: and þ(er)e he chalengede þ(er)e frere car- mes chirche þ(t) king Edward had ȝeue ham þe which chirche som tyme was þe king(es) halle // And afterward was þis Joh(a)n lad to Norh(a)mptou(~) and drawe and þ(er)e hongede for his falsnesse and er þ(t) he was dede he confessede & saide bifore alle þe folc þat þe deuel bihighte him þat he shulde be king of Engelond and þ(t) he had S(er)ued þe deuel .iij. ȝere How þe tou(~)n of Berwyk was take þorugh tresou(~) and how .ij. Cardinaleȝ wer(e) robbede in Engelonde .C(o).C(o).iiij(xx).ix(o). And in midlentes soneday in þe ȝere of oure lord ihu(s) crist .M(l). CCC. xvj. Berwik was lost þorugh fals tre soun of on Pieres of Spaldyng(e): þe which Pieres þe king had pult þ(er)e for to kepe þat same toun with menye burgers of þe toun(~) // Wherfore þe children þ(t) were pulte in hostage þoruȝ & þe Burgeys of Berwyk folwede þe kinges marche sye manye dayes feterede in stronge yrenes // And after þ(t)
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:
935
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
