Detail View: Medieval Collection: King Edward II
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Image Number:
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JRL0926267dc
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Reference Number:
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English MS 103
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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King Edward II
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Alternative Image Title:
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Queen Isabelle
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Parent Work Title:
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Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Brute or the Chronicles of England
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Date Created:
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14th century [mid]
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Page:
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101r
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Image Sequence Number:
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101r
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Description:
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The words 'Edward 2' are written in the top margin. The letters ' MS C' are witten faintly in the right margin. The tale of how Queen Isabelle and the exiled knights in France plan to marry Sir Edward her son with the daughter of the Earl of Henaud. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' W ' introduce the tale of how King Edward and the Spencers hear of the allegiance between the Earl of Henaud and Queen Isabelle. Line 24 contains a scribal error, 'þough' instead of 'þorugh'. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
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Transcription:
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come aȝene in to Engelonde with al þe haste þ(t) þey myghte. // þe Quene. Is(abel). and S(ire) Edward hire sone were wonder sore adrad of the kinges manace and of his wraþ and p(ri)ncipally þe falsnesse of þe Spens(er)s boþe of þe fader and of þe sone: and at his com(~)aundement þey wolde nought come wher- fore king Edward was ful sore annoyed and lete make a c(ri)e at Londou(~) þat ȝif quene. Is(abel). and Edward hir(e) sone co- me nouȝt in to Engelond þ(t) þey shulde be holden as enemys boþ(e) to þe reaume and to þe croune. and for þ(t) þey wolde noȝt come in to Engelond but boþe were exilede þe moder and hire sone // Whenne þe Quene. Is(abel). herde þis tydyng she was sore adrad to ben shent þorugh þe fals coniectinge of þe Spens(er)s and wente with þe knyghtes þat were exilede out of Engelonde for sent Thom(a)s cause of Lancastr(e) þat is to seyn S(ir) Rog(er) Mortimer of Wygemore S(ir) Will(ia)m Trussell S(ir) Joh(a)n of Cormwell and manye oþ(er)e goode knyghtes // wher for þey nome hire councel and ordeynede amonges ham for to make a mariage bituene þe Duk of Gyene þe king(es) sone of Engelond and þe Erles doughter of Henaud þ(t) was a no- ble knyȝt of name and a doughty in his time: and ȝif þ(t) þing(es) myȝte ben brought aboute and stande: þey trowede w(t) þe helpe of god and with his help to recou(er)e his heritage in En- gelonde where of þey were pulte þorugh þe false coniecting of þe Spensers How king Edwarde þough counceil of þe Spens(er)s sente to þ(e) duȝsep(er)s of ff(ra)unc(e) þ(t) þey shulde helpe þ(t) þe Quene. Is(abel). and hire sone S(ir) Edwarde wer(e) exilede out of [...] ff(ra)unc(e) Capitulo CC(mo) quinto. Whanne king Edwarde [...] and þe Spensers herde how Quene. Is(abel). and S(ir) Edward hire sone had alied ham to þe Erl of Henaude and to ham þat were exilede out of Engelond for enchesou(~) of Thom(a)s of Lancastr(e) þey were so sory þ(t) þe nyste what to done wher- fore S(ir) Hughe þe Spenser þe sone saide vnto S(ir) Hughe his fa- der in þis man(er) wise. and saide fader accursed be þ(e) tyme and þe counceil þat eu(er)e ȝe consentede þat Quene. Is(abel). shuld
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Language Code:
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enm-GB
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Subject:
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Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
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Subject:
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Great Britain--History
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Subject:
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Chronicles of England
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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Technique Used:
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Illumination (image-making process)
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Vellum
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Time Period Covered:
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1200 - 1500 CE
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Places Covered:
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England
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Item Height:
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278 mm
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Item Width:
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183 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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References:
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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.
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References:
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Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.23.
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Bibliographic Citation:
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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)
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Cost:
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Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £36.00 on 18 June 1908.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2009-07-22
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Multi Page Number:
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1055
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2010-10
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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