Detail View: Medieval Collection: King Edward III
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Image Number:
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JRL0926281dc
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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 III
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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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108r
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Image Sequence Number:
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108r
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Description:
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The words 'Edward 3' are written in the top margin. The tale of how after Edward III's coronation, England is at peace. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' A ' introduce the tale of how Edward III 's father, the deposed King Edward, asks from his prison to see his wife and son. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
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Transcription:
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and bisechinge of his liegeȝ of þe reaume g(ra)untede ham a Chartre of stedefast pees to alle ham þ(t) wolde it axe/ and S(ir) Joh(a)n of Henaude and his compaignye nome his leue of þe king and of þe lordeȝ of þ(e) reaume and turnede home to hire owene cuntre aȝen: and eu(er)ich of ham had ful riche ȝifteȝ eu(er)y man as he was of value. and of estate // And þo was Engelonde in pees and in reste and in gret loue bi- tuene þe king and his lordes and comuneliche englissh- men saiden amonges ham þ(t) þe Deuel was ded // But þe t(re)sour of þ(e) king his fader and þ(e) t(re)sour of þ(e) Spensers boþ(e) of þe fader and of þe sone. and þe t(re)sour of þ(e) Erles of Arundell and of Maist(er) Rob(er)t Baldok þ(t) w(a)s þ(e) kinges chaun- celler was departed aft(er) þe Quene .Is(abel). ordinaunce and S(ire) Rog(er) Mortim(er) of Wygemore so þ(t) þe king had no þing þ(er)of but at hire wille and hire deliu(er)aunce .noþ(er) of hire landes as aftirward ȝe shul here more openloker How king Edward wente to Stanhope for to mete þ(e) Scottis Cap(o) CC(mo). Xiij(mo). And ȝit in þe same time was king Edward in þe Castel of Kenilworth vnd(er) þe kepyng of S(ir) Henr(i) þ(t) was erl Thom(a)s broþ(er) of Lancastr(e) þ(t) þo was erl of Leycestr(e) and þe king g(ra)untede him þe Erldo(~) of Lancastr(e) þat þe king had seised in to his hand and pult out Tho- mas of Lancastr(e) his broþ(er) and þo was he Erl of Lancastr(e) and of Leycestr(e) and eke Stywarde of Engelonde as his broþ(er) was in his time // But S(ir) Edward þat was king Ed- wardus fader made sorwe wiþouten ende for cause þo he myghte nouȝt speke w(t) his wif ne w(t) his sone wher fore it were moche meschief for þough it were so þat he was lad and rewled by fals counceil: ȝit he was king Edwardus sone and come of þe worþiest blood of þe world: and thilke to wham he was woned for to ȝeue grete ȝiftes and large were most p(ri)uee w(t) þe king his owe- ne sone and þey were his enemys boþe by nyghte and by day and p(ro)curede for to make debate and contak bituen
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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--Manuscripts
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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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1125
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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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