COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926244dc
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:
89v
Image Sequence Number:
089v
Description:
The words ' Edward 2 ' are written in the top margin. The tale of how cardinals arrive from Rome and are robbed on Wyngelesdon moor, and how there was such famine that poor people stole horses, cats and children to eat. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' A ' introduce the tale of how the Scots come into Northumberland to murder and pillage. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' A ' introduce the tale of how Scotland was interdicted. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
time þer come .ij. cardinales in to Engelond as þe pope had ham sent for to make pees bituene Scotland and Engelonde and as þey wente towarde Durh(a)m. for to haue sacred maist(er) Lowys bisshop of Durh(a)m. and as þey wente þey were taken and robbede vppon þe more of Wyngelesdou(~): of whiche robberye S(ir) Gilb(er)t of Middeltou(~). was atteint and take and honged and drawe at Londou(~) and his heued smyten of and his boweles taken out of his body and brende and his body quartered & his hed smyten of and set vppon a sper and set vppon Newegate: and þe .iiij. quarters sente to .iiij. Citees of Enge- lond // And þat same time bifelle manye mischefes in Enge- londe for þe poure peple deide in Engelonde for hung(er) and so muche and so faste folc deiden þat vnneþ(e) men myghte ham burye for a quart(er) of whete was worth .xls. and .ij. ȝer & an half a quarter of whete worth .ij. m(a)rc. and oftyn times þe poure peple stale children and ete ham and ete also alle þe houndes þat þey mighte take and eke hors & cattes: and after þ(er)e fel a gret pestilence amonges bestes in diu(er)se cun- tres of Engelond durynge king Edwardus lyf . How þe Scottis robbede Northumb(er)lande C a(o). C(mo). iiij(xx). x(mo). And in þe same time come þe Scottes aȝen in to Enge- londe and destroiede Northumb(er)land. and brende þat lande and robbede it and quelde me(~) and wymme(~) and chil- dren þat leyen in cradell and brenden also holy chirche and destroiede c(ri)stendome and nome and bare away englissh mennes goodes as þey had ben saraȝines or paynymes and of þe wikkednesse þat þey deden al þe worlde spak þ(er)of þorugh al C(ri)stendome. How þe Scottis wolde nought amende hire t(re)spas & þ(er)fore Scotland was enterdited Cap(o) And whanne pope John. þe. xxij. after sent Petir herd of þe gret sorwe and meschief þat þe Scottes wrough te: he was wonder sory þ(t)[a] c(ri)stendome was so destroied þorugh þe Scottes and nameliche for þey destroyede so holy chirche. Wherfore þe pope sente general sentence vndir his
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:
940
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
