COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926307dc
Reference Number:
English MS 103
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Edward III
Alternative Image Title:
Sir Edward
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
14th century [mid]
Page:
121r
Image Sequence Number:
121r
Description:
The words ' Edward 3 ' appear in the top margin. The tale of how Sir Henry Beamont persuades King Edward to allow Sir Edward to go back into Scotland. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
body ȝif he mighte in eny man(er)e // þo p(ra)yede he þe king þ(t) he wolde g(ra)unte him of his g(ra)ce S(ir) Edward Bailloles body vnto þe nexte p(ar)leme(~)t þ(t) he mighte lyue w(t) his owene renteȝ in þe mene time: and þat he moste stande to ben iuged by his pieres at þe p(ar)leme(~)t // þ(e) king g(ra)untede him his p(ra)yer and ma de þe forsaide S(ire) Edwarde ben delyu(er)ede out of p(ri)soun in þ(e) man(er)e aboue saide: and anon as he was oute of p(ri)soun: S(ir) Henry tok him forth wiþ him & ladde him in to Engelonde and made hy(~) duelle p(ri)ueleche at a maner(e) of Sandhall op Ouse in York shir(e) w(t) þe lady. vesty: and so he ordeignede him þ(er)e an huge reti- naunce of peple. of Englisshe men and also of Alienes for to conquere aȝen his heritage // And so he ȝaf muche seluer vnto Soudiours and to Alienes for to helpe him and þey by- highte him for to helpe him in al þ(t) þey mighte. but þey fail lede him at his moste nede and at þat time Donalde erl of Morref herde telle how þ(t) S(ir) Edwarde was p(ri)uyly come in to Engelonde: and come to him and made w(t) him gret ioye of his comyng aȝen. and saide to him and bihighte þ(t) alle þe grete of Engelonde shulde ben to him entendaunt and shulde him holde for hire king as right heire of Scotlonde and so muche þey wolde done þ(t) he shulde be crouned king of þat lande and dede to him feaute and homage // þo com S(ir) Henry of Beamunde to þe king Edward of Engelonde & p(ra)yede him in waye of charite þat he wolde g(ra)unte of his g(ra)ce vnto S(ire) Edward Bailloil. þ(t) he most safliche gon by lande fro Sandhall vnto Scotlande for to co(~)quere his right herita- ge in Scotlande // þe king Edward ansuerde & saide vnto him ȝif þat y suffre þe Baillol wende þorugh my lande to- ward Scotlande: þan þe peple wolde seye þat he shulde be assentinge vnto þ(e) co(~)panye // Now S(ire) y p(ra)y ȝov þ(t) ȝe wolde g(ra)unte him leue to take vnto him soudiours of Englisshe men þ(t) þey myghte saufly lede hy(~) þorugh ȝoure lande in to Scotlande. and S(ire) vppon þis couenau(~)t þ(t) yif it so bifalle þ(t) god it forbede þat þey ben descomfitede in bataile þoȝugh
Language Code:
enm-GB
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject:
Great Britain--History
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:
1255
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
