COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926253dc
Reference Number:
English MS 103
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Edward II
Alternative Image Title:
Battle of Boroughbridge
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
14th century [mid]
Page:
94r
Image Sequence Number:
094r
Description:
The words ' Edward 2 ' are written in the top margin. The tale of the battle of Boroughbridge. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
and doth as ȝow good likeþ and y wil pulte me vnto þ(e) m(er)cy & grace of god. and so wente þe false traito(ur) S(ir) Andrew of Her- kela in his wey as a fals traitour a tyraunt and as a fals forsworn man: for þorugh þe noble erl Thom(a)s of Lancastr(e) he vnderfeng þe armes of Chiualrie and þorugh hi(~) he w(a)s mad a knyght // þo myghte men sen Archiers drawen ham in þ(t) o. syde and. in that oþ(er)e and knyghtes also and foughten to ge- dere wonder sore and also among oþ(er)e S(ir) Himfray de Broughon erl of Herforde a worþy knyȝt of renou(~) þorugh out al c(ri)sten- dome stoode and faught with his enemys oppon þe Brugg(e) and as þe noble lorde stoode and faught vppon þe Brugg(e): a þeef a ribaude scolkede vnder þe brugg(e) and fersly w(t) a spere smote þe noble knyȝt in to þe foundeme(~)t so þat his bowayles comen out þere: allas þe sorwe for þ(er)e was slayn þe flour of solace and of comfort and also of curtesie and S(ire) Rog(er) of Clifforde a noble knyȝt stoode eu(er)e and faught wel and nobely him defendede as a worthy baroun: but at þe laste he was sore wounded in his heuede. and S(ir) Will(ia)m of Sullay and S(ir) Rog(er) of Bernefelde. were slayne at þat ba tayle // Whenne S(ir) Andrev of Herkela saugh þat S(ir) Thomas men of. Lancastr(e) laske & slake: anon he and his companye comen to þe gentil knyȝt Thom(a)s of Lancastr(e) and sayden ȝelde. þe traito(ur) ȝelde þe // þe gentil erl ansuerde þo and saide nay lordes traitours be we none and to ȝow wile we neuere vs ȝelde while þat oure lifes lasten but leuere we haue to be slayne in oure treuthe þan ȝelde vs to ȝow: and S(ire) Andrew a- ȝene grad oppon S(ire) Thom(a)s companye ȝollynge as a woode wolf and saide ȝelde ȝow traito(ur)s taken ȝelde ȝow and with a hey vois and saide beth war sires þat non of ȝow be so hardy vppon lyf and lyme to mysdone Thom(a)s body of Lancastre. and with þat word þe good erl Thom(a)s wente in to a Chapel and saide knelynge doun vppon his knees and turnede his visage toward þe crois and saide almyghty god to þ(e) y me ȝel de and holleche pulte me in to þy mercy // And with þat þe
Language Code:
enm-GB
Subject:
Chronicles of England
Subject:
Great Britain--History
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:
985
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
