COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926217dc
Reference Number:
English MS 103
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Edward
Alternative Image Title:
Prince Lewelyn
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
14th century [mid]
Page:
76r
Image Sequence Number:
076r
Description:
The words ' Edward I ' are written in the top margin. The tale of the crowning of King Edward and of the amends that he made to the common people. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' T ' introduce the tale of how Prince Lewelyn offends King Edward, rises up against the King, and is subdued. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
wiþouten ony lette and whanne þis was done: king Edward dede his diligence and his mighte for to amende þe reaume & redresse þe wrong(es) in þe beste man(er)e þ(t) he mighte to þe hono(ur) of god and holy chirche. and to maigntene his hono(ur) and to amende þe noyaunce of þe co(~)mune peple. How ydoyne þ(t) was Lewelyn(es) dought(er) of Walys p(ri)nce. and Aymer þ(t) was þ(e) erles broþ(er) Mountfort wa(s) taken in þ(e) see. Ca(o) C(o). lxij(o). The ferste ȝere aftirward þe king Edwarde was crou- nede. Lewelyn. p(ri)nce of Walys sente in to ff(ra)unce to þe Erl Mountfort. þat þorugh counceil of his frendes þe Erl shulde wedde his dought(er). and þe erl. þo anysede him vp on þis þing and sente aȝen to Lewelyn and saide þ(t) he shulde sende aft(er) his doughter: and so he sente Aymer. his broþ(er) after þe damysele: and Lewelyn arraiede shippes for his doughter and for s(ir)(e). Aymer and for hire faire companye þat shulde wende with hire: and þis Lewelyn dede gret wrong for it was couenaunt þat he shulde ȝeue his dought(er) to no maner man w(t)oute counceil and consente of king Edward // And so it bifel þat a burgeys of Bristowe come in þe see wiþ wyne lade: and mette ham and ham toke with might and poer and anon þe Burgeys sente ham to þe king // // And whanne Lewelyn herde þis tidinge he was wonder wroth and eke sorweful and gan for to werre vppon þe king Edwarde and dede muche harme vnto þe Englisshe men & bete a doun þe kinges castell and bigan faste for to dest(ro)ye king Edwardes landes // And whanne tydinge come vnto king Edward of þis þing he wente in to Walys and so mu- che he dede þorugh godes g(ra)ce and his grete poer þat he drof Lewelyn vnto muche meschief þat he fley all man(er)e strengþ(e) and come and ȝelde him to king Edwarde and ȝaf him vifty þousand marc of siluer for to haue pees and toke þ(e) damysele and his al his heritage and made an obligaciou(~) to king Edward to come to his p(ar)lement .ij. times of þe ȝer // And in þe .ij(e). ȝere aft(er) þat king Edward was crouned he helde a ge
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:
Illumination (image-making process)
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:
805
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
