COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926245dc
Reference Number:
English MS 103
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Edward II
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
14th century [mid]
Page:
90r
Image Sequence Number:
090r
Description:
The words ' Edward 2 ' are written in the top margin. The tale of how Scotland was interdicted by the Pope. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' A ' introduce the tale of how, while King Edward's men besiege Berwick, the Scots secretly come into England to burn towns. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
bullis of lead vnto þe Erchebisshop of Caunt(er)bery and to þe erchebissop of ȝork þat ȝif Rob(er)t þe Brus of Scotlande wolde nought be iustified and make amendes vnto þe king of En- gelond. Edward his lord: and make amendes of his loste and his harmes þat þey had done in Engelonde. and also to resto- re þe goodes þat þey had nome(~) of holy chirche þ(t) þe sentence shulde ben p(ro)nounced þorugh al Engelonde // And whanne þe Scottes herde þis: þey wolden nouȝt lete hire malice for þe po- pes com(~)aundement wherfor(e) Rob(er)t Brus. James Douglas & Thomas Randulph erl of Morref and alle þo þ(t) w(t) ham co(~)mu- nede or ham halpe in worde or in dede were accursede in eu(er)y chirche þorugh Engelond eu(er)y day at masse .iij.tymes and no masse shulde ben songe in holy chirche þorugh out al Scotlande but ȝif Scottes wolde make restituciou(~) of þ(e) har- mes þ(t) þey had made vnto holy chirche. wherfore many a good p(re)st and holy men þ(er)fore were slayne þorugh þe reame of Scotland. for enchesou(~) þat þey wolde synge no masse aȝens þe popes comaundeme(~)t and aȝens his wille and to done & fulfelle þe tyrauntes wille. How S(ir) Hughe þ(e) Spensers sone was made þ(e) king(es) chamb(er)layn & of þ(e) bataile Mitone [...] Cap(o). Centesi(~)o octogesimo. xij(mo). And it was nought [...] longe afterwarde þat þe king ne ordeignede a p(ar)leme(~)t at ȝork. and þ(er)e was S(ir) Hughe þe Spensers sone made cham birlayn: and in þe mene tyme while þe werr(e) last the king wente aȝen in to Scotlande. þat it was wonder for to wyte and bisegede þe toun of Berwyk. but þe scottes wente(~) ouer þe wat(er) of Solewath þat was .iij. myle fram þe king(es) host and p(ri)ueliche þey stele awey be nyghte and comen in to Enge londe and robbede & destroyede al þat þey mighte and sparede no manere þing til þat þey comen vnto york // And whan(~)e þe Englisshe men þ(t) were lefte at home herde of þis þing alle þo þat myghte trauaile as wel monkes and p(re)stes and ffre- res and Chanou(~)s as seculers and come and mette w(t) þe Scot tes at Mytou(~) vp Swale. þe .xij. day of Octobr(e). allas what
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:
945
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 II
