COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926260dc
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:
97v
Image Sequence Number:
097v
Description:
The words ' Edward 2 ' are written in the top margin. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' A ' introduce the tale of Sir Andrew Hercla (Herkela), and how for plotting against the King, he was taken. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
huge raunsome and was lete gon. and after þat he wente in to ff(ra)unce. and come neu(er)e aftirward aȝen. How S(ir) An- drew of Hercla was taken and pulte vn to þe deth þ(t) was [...] erl of Cardoill. Capitulo CC(mo). And at þat [...] time S(ire). Andreu of Hercla þ(t) newe was made erl of Cardoill. for cause þ(t) he had taken þe good Erl Thom(a)s of lan- castr(e). he had ordeyned þorugh þe king(es) co(~)maundeme(~)t of En- gelond for to bringe him al þe poer þ(t) he mighte for to helpe him aȝens þe Scottis att þe Abbay of Beiglande // And whan þe fals traito(ur) had gadered al þe peple þ(t) he mighte and shulde haue comen to þe king vnto þ(e) Abbay of Beigland: þe false traito(ur) lad ham by anoþ(er) cuntr(e). þorugh Copelonde & þorugh þ(e) Erldome of lancastr(e) and wente þorugh þ(e) cuntree and robbede and q(ue)lde folc alle þ(t) he mighte // And fer þ(er)mor(e) þe false traitour had taken a g(re)t soume of golde & siluer of S(ir) James Douglas. for to ben aȝens þ(e) king of Engelond and to ben helpyng and holding w(t) þ(e) Scott(es). þorugh who(se) t(re)soun(~)þe king of Engelonde was scomfited at Beighland. er þ(t) he com þeder wherfore(e) þe king was toward him won- der wroth and lete p(ri)uely enquer(e) by þe cuntr(e) aboute how þ(t) it was and so men enq(ue)rede. and aspiede so atte laste þat trewþ(e) was founde and sought: and he atteynt & taken as a fals traito(ur) as þe noble erl Thom(a)s of lan- castr(e) him tolde ar þ(t) he were done vnto þe deth at his taking at Burbrigg(e) and to him saide þat or þ(t) ȝere were done he shulde ben take and holde a tretour and so it was as þe holy man saide. wherfore þe king sente p(ri)ueleche to Antoyne of lucye. a knyȝt of þe cuntre of Cardoill þat he shulde take S(ir) Andreu of Hercla & pulte him vn to þ(e) deth and to bringe þis þing vnto þe ende. þ(e) kinge sente his co(~)missiou(~): so þ(t) þe same andrev. was take at Cardo- ill and led vnto þe barr(e) in man(er)e of an erl worþily ar- rayede and w(t) a swerd gert aboute him and hosed and spored // þo spak S(ire) Antoyne in þis man(er)e. S(ir) Andrew q(uod)
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:
1020
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
