COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926220dc
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:
77v
Image Sequence Number:
077v
Description:
The words ' Edward I ' are written in the top margin. The tale of how David flees the battle, and how Prince Lewelyn's head is cut off. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' D ' introduce the tale of how David declares himself Prince of Wales, but is captured, hung, drawn and quartered, and each quarter sent to the four chief towns of Wales as a warning against rebellion. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
and broughte with him moche folc of. bachilers. and of Gasconiȝ and were soudiours and duellynge with þe king and vnder- fend of him wages and with him were wiþholde and noble me(~) it were for to fighte: and brenne manye tounes and quel de muche peple of Walshe men alle þat þey mighte take // And alle þo with pure strengthe and myght made assaute to þe cas- tel of Swandou(~) and gette þe castel // And whanne Dauid þe p(ri)nces broþ(er) herde þo tiding(es) he ordeignede him to flight // And Lewelyn þe p(ri)nce sawgh þat his broþ(er) Dauid was flowen & sore was abasshed for he had no poer þo his werre for to mayn- tene // And so Lewelyn gan for to fle. and wende wel for to ha ue ascaped. But on þe morwe S(ir) Rog(er) þe Mortymer mette with him onleche with .x. knyghteȝ. and sette him round aboute and to him wente and smote of his heued and p(re)sentede him vn- to þe king Edward: and in þis man(er)e þe p(ri)nce of Walys was taken and his heued smyten of and alle his heires disheri- tede for eu(er)more þorugh riȝtful dome of þe lordes of þe reaume How Dauid þ(t) was Lewelyn(us) broþ(er) prince of Walys [...] was pult to þe deþ. C(o). Ce(~)tesio(~). lxiiij(to). Dauid þat was þe [...] Princeȝ broþer of Walys þorugh pryde wende haue ben p(ri)nce of Walys after his broþeres deth and vppon þ(t) sente aft(er) Walshe men to his p(ar)lement at Dynebegge and folliche made Walys aryse aȝens þe king and bygan to meue werre aȝens þe king and dede al þe sorwe and dissese þ(t) he myghte by his poer // Whanne king Edward herde of þis þing he ordeignede men to pursue vppon him and Dauid ferleche him defended til þat he come to þe toun(~) of sent Morice: and þ(er)e was dauid take as he fley and lad to þe king: and þe king com(~)aunded þat he shulde ben honged and drawe and smyte of his hed and quarter him and sende his hed to Londou(~) and þe. iiij quart(er)s sende to þe. iiij. tounes chief of Walys. for þe shulde take ensample and þ(er)of ben ware // And aftirward king Ed ward lete c(ri)e his pees þorugh out al Walys and seisede al þe land in to his hande. And alle þe grete lordes of Walys þ(t) were
Language Code:
enm-GB
Subject:
Great Britain--History
Subject:
Chronicles of England
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
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:
820
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
