COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0925096dc
Reference Number:
English MS 103
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Arthur marries Gunnore (Guinevere)
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
14th century [mid]
Page:
32v
Image Sequence Number:
032v
Description:
King Arthur has mercy on the Scots and gives gifts to his loyal men. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'W' introduce the tale of how King Arthur battles with King Guillomer again. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Transcription:
to quelle ham þat c(ri)en him m(er)cy for ynough ȝe haue don and vs ou(er)come and for þe loue of god suffreth vs for to lyue: and haueþ mercy of cristene peple þat bileue in god as ȝe done // Whenne king Arthur herde þis sorwe : he hadde piete of ham and ȝaf ha(~) lyf and lyme : and alle þe felle doun(~) to his feete and bicome his liege men and he toke of ham homages // And aft(er) þ(t). king Arthur turnede aȝen wiþ his ost and come aȝen to ȝork and þ(er)e he abode durynge þat viage and þo ȝaf he all loegers to loth þat hadde spoused his suster. and oþ(er)e ȝiftes gret plentee and þo was Gawayn his cosyn but of ȝonge age. and to alle his oþere men þat him had serued in his werre he ȝaf riche ȝiftes and he þankede ham moche of hire seruyse. How king Arthur spousede Gunmore þat was Cadores cosyn Erl of Cor- newaile and after he conquerede of Guillomer al Jrlande. Co. lxxvijmo.:. Whanne Arthure had brought his land in pees and reste and in good estate. and reste was in euery cuntre: þo nome he and wedded a wif vat me called Gunmore and made hire Quene. a fair lady and a gentil þat Cador þe Erl of Cornewaile had long time norisshed in his chambre þat was his owen cosyn: but neu(er)e þey hadden childe to gidre. and noþeles king Arthur louede hire wonder wel & derliche // And anon as wynter were passed he lete assemble a gret ost and alle his Barouns and saide þat he wolde wen- de in to Jrlande for to conquere þe lande and he tariede nouȝt longe þat he ne passede ou(er) in to Jrlande // And Guillomer þe king of Scotlande lete assemble a gret ost and ȝef bataile to king Arthur but Guillomer was descomfited and ȝeld hy(~) to þe king Arthur and bicome his man and to him dede feaute and homage and of him helde al þat lande fro þat time forþ- warde and after passede king Arthur forþ(er)more and conquered Gutland and Jrland: and toke homages of folc of þe lande and þere duellede .xij. ȝere in pees and regnede w(t) ioye and merþe and werrede vppon no manere man ne noman vppon him // And he bicome so curteys and large and so honurable
Language Code:
enm-GB
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject:
Chronicles of England
Subject:
Great Britain--History
Subject:
Arthurian romances
Subject:
Ireland--History--To 1172
Subject:
Scotland--History--To 1057
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Vellum
Time Period Covered:
1 BCE - 500 CE
Places Covered:
England
People Covered:
Arthur, King
People Covered:
Guinevere, Queen (Legendary character)
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:
370
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
King Arthur marries Gunnore (Guinevere)
