COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926302dc
Reference Number:
English MS 103
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Edward III
Alternative Image Title:
Sir Roger Mortimer
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
14th century [mid]
Page:
118v
Image Sequence Number:
118v
Description:
The words ' Edward 3 ' are written in the top margin. King Edward's men pledge to support the King against Roger Mortimer. A plan is made to take Roger Mortimer. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
Edwardus fader // And p(ri)uely a counceil was taken bituene þe Quene .Js(abel). and þe Mortymer and þe Bisshop of lyncoln and S(ire) Symound of Bereford and S(ir) Hughe of Trompeton and oþ(er)e p(ri)uee of hire counceile for to vndone ham alle þat had accused þe Mortymer vn to þe king of his fadreȝ deþ of tresoun and of felonie wherfore alle þo þ(t) were of þ(e) kinges counceil whanne þey wiste of þe Mortymers castynge p(ri)uely comen to þe king Edwarde and saiden þ(t) þ(e) Mortym(er) wolde ham destroie for cause þ(t) þey had accused him of king Ed- wardus deþ his fader and p(ra)yede him þ(t) he wolde mayntene ham in here trewe querell .and þe king g(ra)untede ham hire bone and saide he wolde mayntene ham in hir right // //And þise were þe lordes to pursue þis querell S(ir) William Mountagu. S(ir) Vmfray de Bonugh S(ir) Will(ia)m his broþ(er) S(ir) Raf of Stafforde. S(ir) Rob(er)t of Hufforde. S(ire) Will(ia)m of Clyntou(~) S(ir) John Nevile of Hornby and manye oþ(er)e of hire consent: and alle þese sworne oppon þe book to mayntene þe querell in as muche as þey myghte // And it bifel so after þ(t) S(ir) William Mountagu ne none of þe kinges frendes moste nought ben herburghed in þe Castel for þe Mortimer but wente and took hire herburghe in diu(er)se placeȝ in þe toun of Notyngh(a)m .and þo were þey sore adrad leste þe Mortim(er) shulde ham destroye // And in haste þere come vnto kyng Edwarde S(ire) S(ire) William Mountagu þ(er)e þat he was in his castel and p(ri)uely tolde hy(~) þat he ne non of his company shulde nought take þe Mor- timer w(t)oute councele and helpe of William of Glande con- stable of þe same Castel // Now certis quoþ þe king y leue ȝow ful wel and þ(er)fore y councele ȝow þat ȝe gon to þe for- saide counstable and com(~)aundeth him in my name þat he be ȝoure frende and ȝoure helpe for to take þe Mortimer al þing(es) leste vppon p(er)ile of lif and of lyme: sire quod Moun- tagu þo sire my lord g(ra)unt m(er)cy // þo wente forth þe forsay- de Mountagu and com to þe Constable of þe Castel .and tolde him þe kinges wille and he ansuerede and sayde
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:
1230
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2010-10
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Edward III
