COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926236dc
Reference Number:
English MS 103
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Edward
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
14th century [mid]
Page:
85v
Image Sequence Number:
085v
Description:
The words ' Edward I ' are written in the top margin. The tale of Sir Symond Frisell. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' A ' introduce the tale of Sir John, Earl of Atheles (Athol). The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
panye king Edwarde quelde .vij. þousand // Whanne Rob(er)t þe Brus saugh þis meschief and gan to fle and hud him þat men mighte nought him fynde. but S(ire) Symond ffrisell pursuede him so sore so þat he turnede aȝen and abode ba- taile for he was a worthy knyȝt and abolde of body and þe englisshe men pursudede him eu(er)e sore in eu(er)y syde and quelde þe steede þat S(ir) Symonde ffrisell rod uppon and þey toke him and ladde him vnto þe ost // And Sire Sy- mond bigan for to flatere and speke faire and saide lord(es) y shal ȝeue ȝow .iiij. þousand mark of siluer and myn hors and myn harneys and al myn armure and bicome a beg- gere // þo ansuerede Theobaude of Peuenes þ(t) was þe kin- ges archier Now god me so helpe it is for nought þat þow spexte. for al þe good of Engelonde J wolde þe nought lete gon wiþoute comaundeme(~)t of king Edward // And þo was he lad to þe king and þ(e) king wolde nought se him. but co(~)- maundede to lede him away to haue his dome to Londou(~) in oure ladies eue Natiuite. he was honged and drawe & his heued smyten of and hongede aȝen w(t) cheynes of yren oppon þe galwes and his heued was set vppon londou(~) brug(e) vppon a spere and aȝens Cristes masse þe body was brende for þe enchesoun þ(t) þ(e) me(~) þ(t) kepte þ(e) body be nyghte sawe many deueles raumpande w(t) yrenne crokes rennynge vppon þe galwys and horribleliche torme(~)tede þ(e) body and manye þat ham sawe anon after þey deide for drede. or woxen madde or sore siknesse þey hadde and in þat bataile was take þe Bisshop of Bastou(~)þe bisshop sent Andrev and þe Abbot of Scone alle armede with yren as men of Ar- mes as false traitours and false p(re)latis aȝens hire oth and þey were broughte to þe king and þe king sent ham to þe pope of Rome þat he shulde don w(t) ham what his wille were How Joh(a)n Erl of Atheles was take [...] and pulte to þe deþ C(o) C(mo). iiij(xx). ij(o). And at þat bataile [...] fley sire Joh(a)n. erl of Atheles and wente in to a
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)
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:
900
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
