COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926258dc
Reference Number:
English MS 103
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Edward II
Alternative Image Title:
Power of the Spensers over Edward
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
14th century [mid]
Page:
96v
Image Sequence Number:
096v
Description:
The words ' Edward 2 ' are written in the top margin. The tale of the hanging of many other rebels throughout England. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' A ' introduce the tale of how King Edward does as the Spensers asked him, disinheriting many for their allegiance with Thomas of Lancaster, and making the ribald Robert of Baldok Chancellor of England. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
of Mountfort barou(~)s // And at Glouc(ester) were drawe and hon ged S(ir) Joh(a)n Giffard and S(ir) Will(ia)m of Elmebrugg(e) barouns // And at Londou(~) were hongede and drawe. S(ir) Henry Tyeys baroun. and at Wynchelse. S(ir) Thom(a)s Colepiper knyght. and at Wydesore. S(ire) ff(ra)unceis of Waldenh(a)m baroun and at kaun- terbery was drawe and honge S(ir) Bartholomew of Badeles- mere and S(ire) Bartholomew of Asshebo(ur)neh(a)m. barouns and at Kerdif in Walis S(ir) Will(ia)m fflemyng baroun How king Edward wente in to Scotlande w(t) an .C. þousand men of armes and mighte nought spede Cap(o) Centesi(~)o iiij(xx). xix(no). And whanne king Edward of Engelond had brought þe flour of chiualrie vnto his deth þorugh councel of S(ire). Hugh þe Spens(er) þe fader and S(ire) Hugh his sone he bycome as wood as a lyoun and what so eu(er)e þe Spensers wolde haue don it was done and so wel þe king louede ham þat þey myghte done w(t) him al þing þ(t) þey wolde wherfore þe king ȝaf vnto S(ir) Hughe þe Spenser þe fader þe Erldome of Wynchestr(e) and to S(ir) Andrev of Harkela þe Erl- dome of Cardoil in p(re)iudice & in harmynge of his Croune // And king Edward þo þorugh counceil of þe Spens(er)s dis- heritede alle ham þ(t) had bene aȝens him in eny quarell w(t) Thom(a)s of Lancastr(e). and manye oþ(er)e were disherited also for enchesou(~) þat þe Spens(er)s coueytede for to haue hire landes and so þey had al þat þey wolde desire w(t) wrong and a- ȝens al resoun(~) // þo made þe king Robert of Baldok a fals piled clerk Chaunceler of Engelond þorugh counceil of þe forsaide Spens(er)s. and he was a fals ribaud and a Couey- tous and so þey counceilede þe king so muche þ(t) þe king lete take to his owene warde alle þe goodes of þ(e) lordes þat wrongfully were pulte vnto þe deth in to his owen hande and as wel þey nome(~)þe goodes þat wer(e) in holy chirche: as þe goodes þ(t) were w(t)oute and lete ham be pult in to his t(re)sorie at Londou(~) and lete ham calle his forfetȝ and by here counceil þe king wrouȝte and for eu(er)more dis-
Language Code:
enm-GB
Subject:
Chronicles of England
Subject:
Great Britain--History
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:
1010
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
