COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0925080dc
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JRL0925080dc
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Reference Number:
English MS 103
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English MS 103
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Previous Accession Number:
R15385
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Stonehenge
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Stonehenge
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Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
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Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
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Brute or the Chronicles of England
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Date Created:
14th century [mid]
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14th century [mid]
Date Created
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Page:
24v
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24v
Page
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Image Sequence Number:
024v
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024v
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Description:
How the Britouns fought King Guylomer of Ireland for the stones, and how Merlyn placed them at Stonhenge (Stonehenge). Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'A' introduce the tale of how Passent, Vortiger's son, seeks the help of King Guylomer to avenge the death of his father. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
description
How the Britouns fought King Guylomer of Ireland for the stones, and how Merlyn placed them at Stonhenge (Stonehenge). Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'A' introduce the tale of how Passent, Vortiger's son, seeks the help of King Guylomer to avenge the death of his father. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Description
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Transcription:
wolde gon to seche þo stones . and nome wiþ ham Vter þ(e) kinges broþ(er) to ben hire chyueteyne and xv. thousand men and M(er)lyn counceled ham for to gon in to Irland and so þei deden . / And whanne þe king of Irland þat me callede Guylomer herde telle þat st(ra)ungers were arryued in his land : he assemblede a gret poer and fought aȝens ham : but he and his folc were descomfited the britouns wente biforn til þey come to þe mou(~)t of Kylyan and clymede vnto þe mount . but whenne þey sawe þe stones and þ(e) man(er)e how þey stoden . þey hadde gret meruaile and sayde bituene ham þat no man shulde ham remeue for no strengþ(e) ne engyne so huge þey weren and so longe . But Merlyn þorugh his craft and queyntise remeuede ham and broughte ham in to hire shipes and come aȝen in to þis lande and Merlyn sette þe stones þ(er)e þat þe king wolde haue ham & sette ham in þ(e) same man(er)e þat þey stoden in Irland . and whan þe king saugh þat it was made he þankede M(er)lyn and richely him rewardede at his owene wille and þat place he lete calle Stonhenge for eu(er)more . How passent þat was Vortigers sone and þe king Guillomer come in to þis lande and how a t(ra)yto(ur) þat me callede Coppa enpoysonede þ(e) king Aurilambros . C(o). lxvij(o). And me(~) shullen vndirstande þat Passent þat was Vor- tigers sone leuede in þe same time and come in to þis lande wiþ a gret poer and arryuede in þe Northcuntre and wolde ben avenged of his fadres deth Vortig(er) . and strongly triste oppon þe companye þat he had brought wiþ him out of þe lande of Germayne and had conquered al þe Northcuntr(e) vnto York // And whan king Aurilambros herde þis : he asse(~)- blede a gret poer of Britouns . and went for to fighte wiþ him : and he and his peple were descomfited : but Passent ascapede þenne wiþ some of his folc . and fled þennes in to Irlande and come to king Guyllomer and prayed him of helpe and socoure : þe king g(ra)untede him wiþ good wille . and saide .J. wolde helpe ȝow oppon þat couenaunt þat J my self moste gon wiþ ȝow wiþ al my poer in to Britaigne and .J.
transcription
wolde gon to seche þo stones . and nome wiþ ham Vter þ(e) kinges broþ(er) to ben hire chyueteyne and xv. thousand men and M(er)lyn counceled ham for to gon in to Irland and so þei deden . / And whanne þe king of Irland þat me callede Guylomer herde telle þat st(ra)ungers were arryued in his land : he assemblede a gret poer and fought aȝens ham : but he and his folc were descomfited the britouns wente biforn til þey come to þe mou(~)t of Kylyan and clymede vnto þe mount . but whenne þey sawe þe stones and þ(e) man(er)e how þey stoden . þey hadde gret meruaile and sayde bituene ham þat no man shulde ham remeue for no strengþ(e) ne engyne so huge þey weren and so longe . But Merlyn þorugh his craft and queyntise remeuede ham and broughte ham in to hire shipes and come aȝen in to þis lande and Merlyn sette þe stones þ(er)e þat þe king wolde haue ham & sette ham in þ(e) same man(er)e þat þey stoden in Irland . and whan þe king saugh þat it was made he þankede M(er)lyn and richely him rewardede at his owene wille and þat place he lete calle Stonhenge for eu(er)more . How passent þat was Vortigers sone and þe king Guillomer come in to þis lande and how a t(ra)yto(ur) þat me callede Coppa enpoysonede þ(e) king Aurilambros . C(o). lxvij(o). And me(~) shullen vndirstande þat Passent þat was Vor- tigers sone leuede in þe same time and come in to þis lande wiþ a gret poer and arryuede in þe Northcuntre and wolde ben avenged of his fadres deth Vortig(er) . and strongly triste oppon þe companye þat he had brought wiþ him out of þe lande of Germayne and had conquered al þe Northcuntr(e) vnto York // And whan king Aurilambros herde þis : he asse(~)- blede a gret poer of Britouns . and went for to fighte wiþ him : and he and his peple were descomfited : but Passent ascapede þenne wiþ some of his folc . and fled þennes in to Irlande and come to king Guyllomer and prayed him of helpe and socoure : þe king g(ra)untede him wiþ good wille . and saide .J. wolde helpe ȝow oppon þat couenaunt þat J my self moste gon wiþ ȝow wiþ al my poer in to Britaigne and .J.
Transcription
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Language Code:
enm-GB
language
enm-GB
Language Code
false
Subject:
Arthurian romances
subject
Arthurian romances
Subject
false
Subject:
Ireland--History--To 1172
subject
Ireland--History--To 1172
Subject
false
Subject:
Chronicles of England
subject
Chronicles of England
Subject
false
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
subject
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject
false
Subject:
Great Britain--History
subject
Great Britain--History
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category_of_material
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
sub_category
Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
technique_used
Illumination (image-making process)
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Vellum
support
Vellum
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
1 BCE - 500 CE
time_period_covered
1 BCE - 500 CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
Ireland
places_covered
Ireland
Places Covered
false
Places Covered:
England: Wiltshire: Stonehenge
places_covered
England: Wiltshire: Stonehenge
Places Covered
false
People Covered:
Merlin (Legendary character)
people_covered
Merlin (Legendary character)
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Vortigern, active 450
people_covered
Vortigern, active 450
People Covered
false
Item Height:
278 mm
item_height
278 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
183 mm
item_width
183 mm
Item Width
false
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
current_repository
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
false
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
Access Rights:
access_rights
<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png" /></a>
Access Rights
false
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
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
false
References:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.23.
references
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.23.
References
false
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)
bibliography
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)
Bibliographic Citation
false
Cost:
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £36.00 on 18 June 1908.
cost
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £36.00 on 18 June 1908.
Cost
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-07-22
Multi Page Number:
290
multi_page_number
290
Multi Page Number
false
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
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Medieval
Collection Code
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