Detail View: Medieval Collection: King Edward II
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Image Number:
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JRL0926271dc
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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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103r
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Image Sequence Number:
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103r
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Description:
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The words 'Edward 2' are written in the top margin. King Edward sends his Bishop, Walter Stapleton, on a commission to the city of London, but he is beheaded, as is Arnold of Spain. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
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Transcription:
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.Is(abel). and to S(ir) Edward his sone wherfore he sente maister Walt(er) of Stapletou(~). his t(re)sorer for to ben wardein and kep(er)e of þe Citee of Londoun(~) wiþ þe mair(e) and so he come to þe Gyl- dehall of Londou(~). and axede þe kayes of þe ȝates of þe Citee þorugh v(er)tue and strengthe of his co(~)missiou(~) and wolde haue had þe kepinge of þe Citee // And þe co(~)mun(er)s ansuerde and saide þat þey wolde kepe þe citee to þe honour of king Edward and of .Is(abel). þe Quene and of þe Duk þe kinges sone w(t)oute(~) ony mo // þe Bisshop was þo sore annoyed and suore his oth þ(t) þey all shulde abeye: anon as þe king were come out of Walys: and þe co(~)muners alle anon of þ(e) citee nomen þe bis shop. and lad him amidde Chepe and þ(er)e þey smyten of his hed and sette his hede in his right hande and after þey biheuedede. ij of his squyers þat helde with þe Bisshop and on of ham me callede Will(ia)m of Walle þat was þ(e) bis shopes nevev and þat other me callede Joh(a)n of Padyngtou(~) and also þey nome a burgeis of Londou(~) þat me callede Joh(a)n Marchal þat was S(ir) Hughe þe Spensers aspie þe fader and smyten of his heued also // And in þe same time þ(t) same Bisshop had in Londou(~) a fair Tour in makyng in his cloos vppon þe ryuer of þe Thamyse þ(t) was w(t)oute temple barr and him faillede stoon for to make þ(er)of an ende wher fore he co(~)maundede his men for to gon to þe chirche of þe frer Carmes and þ(er)e þ(e)y nomen ston to make þ(er) with þe tour. and moche sand and morter and olde robons þ(er)e was left// And for þe despite þ(t) þ(e) Bisshop had don vnto holy chirche & he & his too squyers were buriede in þ(t) sande as though þey had ben houndes and þ(er)e þey leyen .xj. wokes til þat þe Quene. Is(abel). sente hire l(et)res to þe co(~)mun(er)s and p(ra)yede ham þ(t) þey wolden soffren and g(ra)unten þat þe Bisshop moste ben take out of þ(t) place and be buried at Excestr(e) at his owen chirche and so he was and his .ij. squyeres were buriede at sent Clementes chirche wiþoute Temple barre // And it was no wonder þouȝ þat bisshop deide in euele deth
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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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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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1075
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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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