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Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0926297dc
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Reference Number:
English MS 103
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English MS 103
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Previous Accession Number:
R15385
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Image Title:
Edmund of Woodstock
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Edmund of Woodstock
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Alternative Image Title:
Roger Mortimer
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Roger Mortimer
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Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
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Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
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Brute or the Chronicles of England
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Date Created:
14th century [mid]
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14th century [mid]
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Page:
116r
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Image Sequence Number:
116r
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Description:
The words ' Edward 3 ' are written in the top margin. The tale of how the brother of Edward II, Edmund Woodstock, is told by the constable of the castle that his brother Edward II is still alive, and how he pleads with the constable of the castle to let him see him. How a letter addressed to Edward II from his brother Edmund falls into the hands of Roger Mortimer. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
description
The words ' Edward 3 ' are written in the top margin. The tale of how the brother of Edward II, Edmund Woodstock, is told by the constable of the castle that his brother Edward II is still alive, and how he pleads with the constable of the castle to let him see him. How a letter addressed to Edward II from his brother Edmund falls into the hands of Roger Mortimer. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
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Transcription:
saide Castell and ȝaf him riche ȝiftis for to haue aqueyn- taunce of him and to knowe of his counceile // And þus it bifel þ(t) þe forsaide S(ir) Edmunde p(ra)yede specially for to telle him p(ri)uely of his lord his broþ(er) S(ir) Edward ȝif þ(t) he leuede or were dede and yif þ(t) he were alyf he p(ra)iede of him for to haue ones a sighte // And þis S(ir) John Dauerell was an hey herted man and ful of corage and ansuerede short- ly vnto S(ir) Edmund and saide þ(t) S(ire) Edward his broþer was in hele and vndir his kepynge: and derste shewe him vnto no man. sith it was defendede him in þe king(es) half Edward. þ(t) was Edwardus sone of Carnariuan and also þorugh com(~)aundeme(~)t of þe Quene. Is(abel). þe kinges mooder and of S(ir) Rog(er) þ(e) Mortymer þ(t) he shulde shewe his body vnto no manere ma(~) of þe worlde saue onliche vnto ham vppon lost of lyf and lyme and to disheritesoun of his hei- res for eu(er)more but þe fals traito(ur) falsly lyede for he was nought in his warde: but he was take þennes and lad vnto þe Castell of Berkelee þorugh S(ir) Thom(a)s Gurnay þorugh com(~)aundeme(~)t of þe Mortymer til þ(t) he was ded as bifore is saide more plener // But S(ir) Edmund of Woo- destoke wiste no þing þat Edward his broþ(er) was ded: wher vppon he toke a lettre vnto þe forsaide S(ir) John and p(ra)yde him hertely þat he wolde take it vnto king Edward his broþ(er) as to his worthi lord and he vndirfeng þ(e) l(ett)re of him and bihighte to S(ir) Edmunde forto don his messa- ge wiþouten ony manere faile: and w(t) þat S(ir) Edmund nome his leue þ(t) is to seyn of þe forsaide John and wente þo in to his owene cuntre and lordshipe in kent þ(t) he had þere // And anon as þis same John wiste þ(t) S(ir) Edmund of Wodestoke was gone in to kent his owene lordsshipe. anon he wente in al þe haste he myȝte fro þe castel of Corf and com vnto S(ir) Rog(er) þe Mortymer and toke hy(~) þe lettre þ(t) S(ir) Edmund of Wodestoke erl of kent had take. him closed and ensealed w(t) his owne seal // And whan
transcription
saide Castell and ȝaf him riche ȝiftis for to haue aqueyn- taunce of him and to knowe of his counceile // And þus it bifel þ(t) þe forsaide S(ir) Edmunde p(ra)yede specially for to telle him p(ri)uely of his lord his broþ(er) S(ir) Edward ȝif þ(t) he leuede or were dede and yif þ(t) he were alyf he p(ra)iede of him for to haue ones a sighte // And þis S(ir) John Dauerell was an hey herted man and ful of corage and ansuerede short- ly vnto S(ir) Edmund and saide þ(t) S(ire) Edward his broþer was in hele and vndir his kepynge: and derste shewe him vnto no man. sith it was defendede him in þe king(es) half Edward. þ(t) was Edwardus sone of Carnariuan and also þorugh com(~)aundeme(~)t of þe Quene. Is(abel). þe kinges mooder and of S(ir) Rog(er) þ(e) Mortymer þ(t) he shulde shewe his body vnto no manere ma(~) of þe worlde saue onliche vnto ham vppon lost of lyf and lyme and to disheritesoun of his hei- res for eu(er)more but þe fals traito(ur) falsly lyede for he was nought in his warde: but he was take þennes and lad vnto þe Castell of Berkelee þorugh S(ir) Thom(a)s Gurnay þorugh com(~)aundeme(~)t of þe Mortymer til þ(t) he was ded as bifore is saide more plener // But S(ir) Edmund of Woo- destoke wiste no þing þat Edward his broþ(er) was ded: wher vppon he toke a lettre vnto þe forsaide S(ir) John and p(ra)yde him hertely þat he wolde take it vnto king Edward his broþ(er) as to his worthi lord and he vndirfeng þ(e) l(ett)re of him and bihighte to S(ir) Edmunde forto don his messa- ge wiþouten ony manere faile: and w(t) þat S(ir) Edmund nome his leue þ(t) is to seyn of þe forsaide John and wente þo in to his owene cuntre and lordshipe in kent þ(t) he had þere // And anon as þis same John wiste þ(t) S(ir) Edmund of Wodestoke was gone in to kent his owene lordsshipe. anon he wente in al þe haste he myȝte fro þe castel of Corf and com vnto S(ir) Rog(er) þe Mortymer and toke hy(~) þe lettre þ(t) S(ir) Edmund of Wodestoke erl of kent had take. him closed and ensealed w(t) his owne seal // And whan
Transcription
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Language Code:
enm-GB
language
enm-GB
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Subject:
Chronicles of England
subject
Chronicles of England
Subject
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Subject:
Great Britain--History
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Great Britain--History
Subject
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Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
subject
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject
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Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
Category of Material
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Sub-Category:
Codex
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Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
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Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Vellum
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Vellum
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
1200 - 1500 CE
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1200 - 1500 CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England
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England
Places Covered
false
Item Height:
278 mm
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278 mm
Item Height
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Item Width:
183 mm
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183 mm
Item Width
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Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
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Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
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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
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
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References:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.23.
references
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.23.
References
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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)
bibliography
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)
Bibliographic Citation
false
Cost:
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £36.00 on 18 June 1908.
cost
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £36.00 on 18 June 1908.
Cost
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-07-22
Multi Page Number:
1205
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1205
Multi Page Number
false
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2010-10
Metadata Language:
eng-GB