Detail View: Medieval Collection: King Edward II
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Image Number:
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JRL0926269dc
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Reference Number:
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English MS 103
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Previous Accession Number:
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R15385
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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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102r
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Image Sequence Number:
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102r
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Description:
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The words 'Edward 2' are written in the top margin. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' W ' introduce the tale of how King Edward hears of his queen's plans to invade, and how he makes many and careful preparations to defend England, including offering rewards for the heads of the traitors. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
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Transcription:
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þ(t) was Erl of kent that was S(ir) Edwardus broþ(er) of Engelond How king Edward lete kepe þ(e) costes by þe see and lete t(ri)e alle þ(e) p(ri)se me(~) of armeȝ and foot me(~) also þorugh out Englonde Ca(o) CC(mo). vj(to). Whanne king Edward herde telle þat þe Quene. Isabel and Edward hir sone wolde come in to Engelond w(t) manye alienes and w(t) ham þat were outlawede out of En- gelond for hire rebelnesse he was sore adrad to ben pulte a doun and lese his kingdome wherfore he ordeignede for to kepe his castell in Wales as wel as in Engelonde with vitaill and hire app(ar)aile and lete kepe his ryuers and also þe see coostes wher of þe vif porteȝ token to kepe ham. and also þe see // And also he com(~)aundede ferthermore by his l(et)res ordeynede þat eu(er)y hundred and wapentache of Engelonde too tryours as wel of men of armes as of men of foote and þat þey shulde ben pulte in tuentysome and in hundred- some: and co(~)maunded þ(t) alle þo men were aredy whan eny outhese and c(ri)e were made for to pursue and take þe Alienes þat comen in to Engelonde forto bynyme hym þ(e) lande and for to pulte him out of his kingdome // And mer(e) ou(er) he lete crie þorugh his patent in eu(er)y feire and in eu(er)y marcate of Engelonde þ(t) þe Quene. Is(abel). and S(ir) Edwarde his eldest sone and þe Erl of kent þ(t) þey were take and safly kepte w(t)oute(~) eny man(er)e harme. vnto ham doynge and al oþ(er) man(er) peple þat come with ham anon smyte of hire heuede w(t)outen ony raunsome // And what man þat mighte bringe S(ire) Rogerus hed Mortim(er) of Wygemore shulde haue an C. pound of mone for his trauaille and ferþ(er)more he ordeynede by his patent and comaundede to make a fire vppon eu(er)y hye hulle bysi- des þe ryuers and in lowe cuntres for to make hie Bykenes of tymber: þat ȝif it so were þ(t) þe Aliens come vnto þ(e) lande by nyghte þat men shulde tiende þe bikenes þat þ(e) cuntre myghte be warnede and come and mete hire enemys and in þe same tyme deide S(ir) Rog(er) Mortim(er) his vncle in þe tour of Londou(~) How þ(e) Quene. Is(abel). and S(ir) Edward Duk of
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Language Code:
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enm-GB
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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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Subject:
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Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
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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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1065
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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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