COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926247dc
Reference Number:
English MS 103
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Edward II
Alternative Image Title:
The Spensers
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
14th century [mid]
Page:
91r
Image Sequence Number:
091r
Description:
The words ' Edward 2 ' are written in the top margin. The tale of how the Lords object to the destruction being wreaked by the Spensers, and how they destroy their land in Wales. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' W ' introduce the tale of how the Lords continue to rebel against the King and the Spensers, and how the King summons them to Parliament. Scribal error l. 27 ' wer ' instead of ' wel '. Also l. 31, caret brackets and ' as ' at the end of a line has been added by a later hand to indicate the missing letter ' s ' in ' was '. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
and þorugh suche doynge: þey disheritede many a good ba chiler and so manye landes getten. þ(t) it was muche wonder // And whanne þe lordes of Engelonde sawgh þe grete couey- tyse and þe falsnesse of S(ir) Hughe þe Spenser his fader and of S(ir) Hughe þe sone: þey comen to þe gentil erl of La(~)castr(e) and axede him of counceile of þe dissese þat was in þe reau- me þorugh S(ir) Hugh þe Spenser and his sone and in haste by on assente þey made a p(ri)uee assemble at Shirbo(ur)ne in El- mede: and alle þey made þ(er)e an oth for to breke and destour ble þe doynge bituene þe king and S(ir) Hughe þe Spenser & his sone vppon hire poer: and þey wente in to þe march of Walys and destroiede þe lande of the forsaide S(ir) Hughes. How S(ir) Hugh þe Spens(er) and his fader were exilede out of Engelonde Cap(o) Centesimo. iiij(xx). xiiij(mo). Whanne king Edward saw þe harme and destrucciou(~) þat þe Barouns of Engelond deden to S(ir) Hughe þe Spens(er)s landes and to his sones in eu(er)y place þat þey come(~) vppon: and þe king þo þorugh his couceil: exilede S(ir) Joh(a)n Mounbray. S(ir) Rog(er) of Clifforde. and S(ir) Gesselyn Dauill and manye oþ(er)e lordes þat were to ham consente: wherfore þe barouns dede þe more harme þan þey deden bifore // & whanne þe king saugh þat þe barouns wolde nouȝt cesse of hire cru- elte: þe king was sore adrad lest þey wolde destroie him and his reaume for his mayntenaunce but ȝif þ(t) he assen tede and so he sente for ham by lettres þ(t) þey shulde come to Londou(~) to his p(ar)leme(~)t at a certayn day as in his l(et)res was contayned and þey come with .iij. bataill wer armed at alle poynteȝ and euery bataile had cote armures of gre ne cloth and þ(er)of þe right quarter was ȝelwe w(t) white ben des wherfore þat p(ar)leme(~)t was called p(ar)lement of þ(e) white bende and in þ(t) companye was S(ir) Hunfray de bohon. erl of herforde and S(ir) Roger of Clifford. S(ir) Joh(a)n Mounbray S(ire) Go- celn dauill S(ire) Rog(er) Mortimer vncle of S(ire) Rog(er) Mortim(er) of Wygemor S(ir) Henry of Trays. S(ir) Joh(a)n Giffard and S(ire)
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:
955
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
