Detail View: Medieval Collection: King Edward II
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Image Number:
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JRL0926251dc
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Reference Number:
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English MS 103
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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King Edward II
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Alternative Image Title:
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Thomas of Lancaster
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Parent Work Title:
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Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Brute or the Chronicles of England
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Date Created:
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14th century [mid]
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Page:
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93r
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Image Sequence Number:
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093r
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Description:
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The words ' Edward 2 ' are written in the top margin. The tale of Robert Holland the traitor. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' T ' introduce the tale of how Earl Thomas of Lancaster does not want to go to hide any further north nearer Scotland in case he gets accused of treason, but he is forced to do so by Sir Roger Clifford. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
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Transcription:
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and saide to him self O. almyghty god. how myȝte Robert Holand fynde in his herte me to bitraye siþenes þat y haue loued him so muche .o. god wel may now a man se by him þat no man may disteyne anoþ(er) raþ(er)e þan he þat he most t(ru)st vppon: he hath ful euele ȝelde my goodnesse and þe worship þat y to him haue done: and þorugh my kyndenesse haue hy(~) auauncede and made him hie fram lowe and he maketh me go fram hie in to lowe. but ȝit shal he dye in euele deth Of þe scomfiture of Burbrigg(e) Cap(o) C(mo). iiii(xx). xvij(mo). The good Erl Thom(a)s of Lancastre. Hunfray þe Bohon Erl of Herforde and þe Barouns þ(t) wiþ ham were nome counceil bituene ham at þe ffrere p(re)chours at Pount fret. þo þoughte Thom(a)s oppon þe traitrie of Rob(er)t Holande and saide in rep(ro)ue. Allas Holande me hath bitrayed. ay ys in þe reed. of sum euel shreede // And by co(~)mune assent þey shulde alle wende to þe Castel. of Dunstanburgh þe whiche p(er)teynede to þe Erldome of Lancastr(e). and þ(t) þey shul de abide þ(er)e til þat þe king had forȝeue ham his mal talent but whanne þe good erl Thom(a)s þis herde he ansuerede in þis manere and saide. Lordes quod he ȝif we gon toward þe North. men wilen seyne þ(t) we gon towarde þe Scottes and so we shullen ben holde traitours for cause of distaun- ce þat is bituene king Edward and Rob(er)t þe Brus þat made him king of Scotland and þ(er)fore y seye as touching my self. þat y wile gon no ferthere in to þe North þan to myn owene castel of Pountfret // And whenne S(ir) Roger Clifford herde þis. he ros op anon in wraþ and drow his swerd and suore by almyghty god and by his holy names but ȝif þat he wolde gon with ham he shulde ben dede & þat he wolde sle him þ(er)e // þe noble and gentil erl Thom(a)s of Lancastr(e) was sore adrad and saide faire sires y wile gon w(t) ȝow whider so eu(er)e ȝe me lede: þo wente þey toged(er)es in to þe North. and w(t) ham þey had. vij. C. men of armes and come to Burbrigge //And whanne S(ir) Andrev of Herkela.
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Language Code:
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enm-GB
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Subject:
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Chronicles of England
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Subject:
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Great Britain--History
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Subject:
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Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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Technique Used:
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Illumination (image-making process)
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Vellum
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Time Period Covered:
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1200 - 1500 CE
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Places Covered:
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England
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Item Height:
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278 mm
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Item Width:
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183 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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References:
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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.
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References:
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Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.23.
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Bibliographic Citation:
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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)
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Cost:
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Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £36.00 on 18 June 1908.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2009-07-22
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Multi Page Number:
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975
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2010-10
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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