COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926322dc
Reference Number:
English MS 103
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Edward III
Alternative Image Title:
Edward III and France
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
14th century [mid]
Page:
128v
Image Sequence Number:
128v
Description:
The words ' Edward 3 ' appear in the top margin. There is a small hole in the parchment. King Edward declares himself King of France, and introduces new coinage. Red rubrication and a space for a decorated or illuminated initial ' A ' introduce the tale of King Edward and France. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
loue of þe peple was turned into hate & co(~)e prayers into c(ur)syng for cause that þe co(~)e peple weren so strongly greued also þe forseyd Philip of Valeys of Fraunce had gadered to hym a grete oost & distroyed þer in hys p(ar)ties and kyngdom many of þe kynges frendes of England w(t) tounes & castells and many other of her lordshippes and many harmes shames and despites dedyn vnto þe qwene wherfore the kyng whan he herd of thes tydynges he was strongly meued and þerwyth an angred and sent diu(er)s l(et)res oure þe see to þe qwene to other þat wer hys frendes gladyng hem self in all the hast þat he myght And anon after Ester whan he had sped of al thyng that hym neded & come for he went ou(er)e see aȝeen of whos comyng the qwene & al his frendys were wondyr glad and maden mych ioy and al that wher his enemys and aȝens hym helden maden as mych sorow jn same tyme the kyng þurgh councell of hys trew leges and co(~)ceyll of his lordes þ(t) þere weryn present w(t) hym token the kyng of Fraunce name and toke & medlid þe kynges armes of Fraunce quartele with þe armes of England and com(a)unded forthwith his goygne of gold vndyr descripcion and wrytyng of the name of Engelond and of Fraunce to be made the best that myght be that is for seyn the floren that was cl(e)pe the nobyl prys of vj s and viij d of sterlinges & þe half noble of value of iij s. iiij d. and the ferthyng of value of xx d. How kyng Edeward come to þe Scluys & descomfited al the power of Fraunce in the [...] havene. // Cap(o) CC xxvj. And in the next [...] ȝeer after that is for seþ the xv. ȝeer of his regne he com(a)unded and lete wryte in his chartres writtes and oher other letteres the date of the þe regne of Fraunce ferst and whyle that he was þus doyng & trauaillyng in Fraunce thurgh his conceill he wrote to all þe p(re)lates dukes Erles Barons and noble lordes of þe cuntree and also to diu(er)s of the co(~)e
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:
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:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.23.
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.
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:
1330
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2010-10
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Edward III
