COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926282dc
Reference Number:
English MS 103
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Edward III
Alternative Image Title:
Edward III and the Scots
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
14th century [mid]
Page:
108v
Image Sequence Number:
108v
Description:
The words 'Edward 3' are written in the top margin. The tale of a conspiracy to set the deposed King Edward free from prison. The attempt is foiled, and Henry, Earl of Lancaster transfers the deposed King from Kenilworth to Berkeley castle. King Edward III ordains a host to go to fight the Scots. The words the Scots use to taunt the English are written in red rubrication 'Longe berde herteles peynted hood witles gay cote g(ra)celes makes Engelond thriftles'. A catchword ' to helpe ' is wrttien in the bottom margin. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
him and his sone and .Isabelle his wif but þe frere p(re)cho(ur)s to him were good frendes eu(er)more and caste and ordeyne boþ(e) nyght and day how þey mighte bringe him out of p(ri)soun(~) // And among hire compaignye þat þe freres p(ri)ueleche had broughte. þ(er)e was a frere þ(t) me callede .Dunheued and he had ordeigned and gadred a g(re)t companye of folc for to hel- pe at þ(t) nede: but þe frere was take and pult in to þ(e) castel of Pountfret and þ(er)e he deide in p(ri)soune // And S(ire) Henry erl of Lancastr(e) þ(t) had þe kinges fader in kepinge þorugh comaundeme(~)t of þe king deliuerede Edward þ(e) king(es) fad(er) by endenture vnto S(ire) Thom(a)s of Berkelee. and to S(ire) Joh(a)n Mantravers: and þey lad him f(ra)m þe Castel of Kenil- worth. vnto þe Castel of Berkelee. and kepte him þ(er)e saf- ly // And at Estr(e) next aft(er) his coronaciou(~) þe king ordey nede an huge host for to fighte aȝens þe Scottis. and S(ire) Joh(a)n þe Erles broþ(er) of Henaude fro biȝounde þ(e) see come for to helpe king Edward and broughte w(t) him .v.C. men of Armeȝ and aryued at Douer and þey had leue for to gon forth. til þ(t) þey comen vnto york þ(er)e þat þe king abode ham // And þe Scottis comen þider vn to þ(e) king for to make pees and accorde but þ(e) accordement bi- tuene ham laste but a litel time and at þat time þe englissh me(~) were cloþed alle in Cotes and hodes peyn- tede w(t) lettres and w(t) floures ful semely w(t) longe berdes and þ(er)fore þe Scottis made a bille þ(t) was fastned vppon þe chirche dores of sent Pet(er) toward Stangate & thus saide þe scripture in despite of the englissh men. Longe berde herteles peynted hood witles gay cote g(ra)celes makes Engelond thriftles // And þe t(ri)nite day next comyng bigan þe contak in þe Citee of york bituene þe englissh men and þe Henauders and in þat debate were quelde of þe Erldome of Nichole. and mordred .(xx)iiij. and after þey were buried vnder a stone in sent Clementȝ cherchehawe in Fossegate and for enchesou(~) þ(t) þe Henoders comen for
Language Code:
enm-GB
Subject:
Great Britain--History
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject:
Chronicles of England
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
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:
1130
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 III
