Detail View: Medieval Collection: Edward III
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Image Number:
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JRL0926323dc
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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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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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129r
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Image Sequence Number:
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129r
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Description:
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The words ' Edward 3 ' appear in the top margin. There is a small hole in the parchment. The tale of battles with the French, and how King Edward is deceived by those relaying war funds to him. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
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Transcription:
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peple diu(er)s letteres an maundementes beryng date atte Gandau(~) the viij ȝeer day of February and anon after w(t) jn a litill tyme he come aȝeen into Englond w(t) the qwene and ther childryn and in the same ȝeer on midsom(er) eve he be gan to Sayle toward Fraunce aȝeen & manly & stifly fyll vp on Philip of Valeys the which long tyme lay and had gaderid to hym a full houge and boustous nauy of diu(er)s nacions in the hauen of Sklus and ther þai foghten to gider the kyng of Fraunce and he wyth her oostes fro midday vnto the thrid hour in the morne in which batayll were slayne. xxx M(l). men of þe kynges cu(~)pany of Fraunce and many shippes and cogges wher taken. and so thurght goddys helpe he had ther the victorye and bere thens a glorious chyualrye // And in þe same ȝeer about seynt James tyde with out þe ȝates of saynt Omers Rob(er)t of artheys with men of England & of Fraunce flandres bytterly faught aȝens þe duke of Burgoyne and þe frensshmen. att wich batayll ther wher slayne and take of the Frensshmen xv. barons. (xx)iiij knyghtes and shippes and barges ware take vnto þe nombyr of CC&XXX. The same ȝeer the kyng makyng and abydyng vppon the sege of Turney the Erle of Henaude with Englisshe archers maden asawte to the toun of Seynt Amund wher that he slow .l. knyghtes & many other and also destroyed the toun //And in the xvj. ȝeer of his regne folowy(~)g in the wynter tyme the same kyng dwellyng full vp on ther forseyd sege & sent ost in to England to hys tresorer and other purveyours for gold and money that shold be sent to hym ther in hys nede but hys p(ro)curatours and messagers curssudly and slowly seruid hym at hys nede and hym dissaued. on whos defaute and latches the kyng toke trews be twene hym & the kyng of Fraunce and the kyng full of wu sorow and shame in hys hert whyth drow hym fro þe sege & some into Bry-
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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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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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Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.23.
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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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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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1335
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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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