COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0925066dc
Reference Number:
English MS 103
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
The thirty-three kings who ruled after King Hesider.
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
14th century [mid]
Page:
17v
Image Sequence Number:
017v
Description:
Red rubrication and illuminated initials ' A ' introduce the stories of the kings who reigned in peace for thirty-three years after the death of King Hesider (Hesidur). There is a small hole in the vellum. Red rubrication and illuminated initial ' A ' introduce the tale of King Lud. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
nomen Esider out of Prisou(~)n and made him king þe .iije. tyme [...] Co. xxxijo. And whanne þis Petitur was ded . þe Bri [...] touns nomen anon right Hesider and made hy(~) king þe þridde time and þo regned he in pees .xiiij. ȝer and after he deide and lith at Karleil How .xxxiij kinges regned in pees ech after oþ(er) aft(er) þe deþ of Esidur Capitulo . xxxiijo. After þe deþ of Heisdour regnede xxxiij . kinges eu(er)ich aft(er) oþ(er) in pees and Wiþouten ony long taryynge . J shal telle ham alle : and how longe eu(er)ich of ham regnede as þe story telleth // þe ferst king of þo xxxiij . me callede Gorbodia and he regned xij .ȝer . and aft(er) him regned Morgan .ij. ȝere and after him regned Eighnaus .vj. ȝer and aft(er) him regned Jdwalan .viij ȝer . and after him regnede Rohugo .xj. ȝer. and after him regned Voghen .xiij. ȝere and after him regned Katil .xv ȝer . and after him regnede Porrex .ij. ȝer and aft(er) him regnede Cheryn .xvij. ȝere and aft(er) him regnede Coil . xij ȝere and after him regnede Sulgenis .xiiij. ȝer . and aft(er) him regnede Esdad .xx. ȝer. and after him regnede Andra- gie .xviij. ȝer. and aft(er) him regnede Vrian .v. ȝer. and after him regnede Elind .ij. ȝer. and aft(er) him regnede Eldagan xv. ȝere. and after him regnede Claten . xij. ȝer and after him regnede Quirgund .viij. ȝere . and after him regnede Merian vj. ȝer . and after him regnede Bledaghe .iij. ȝer and after him regnede Caph .j. ȝere. and aft(er) him regnede Gen . .ij. ȝere and aft(er) him regnede Seisil. and king Bled .xxj ȝer and king Grabreth .xj ȝere . and Archmal .xiiij. ȝer and Erol .xxx ȝere. and Rodingu xxxij. ȝer . and. Hertir .v. ȝer and Hampire vj. ȝere. and Carpoir .vij. ȝer. and Digneill .iij. ȝer . and . Samuel . xxiiij. ȝer and Rede .ij. ȝer. and Ely vij. mounthes . and þis Ely had .iij. sones . Lud. Cassibalam and Enemyon. How Lud was made king after þe deþ [...] of Ely his fader . Capitulo .xxxiiijo. After þe deth [...] of Hely regnede Lud his sone and gou(er)nede wel þe lande and muche honourede good folc and temprede and
Language Code:
enm-GB
Subject:
Chronicles of England
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject:
Great Britain--History
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Vellum
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:
220
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2010-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Medieval
The thirty-three kings who ruled after King Hesider.
