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Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0925110dc
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Reference Number:
English MS 103
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English MS 103
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Previous Accession Number:
R15385
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Image Title:
Kings Adelbright and Edelf
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Kings Adelbright and Edelf
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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]
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Page:
39v
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39v
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Image Sequence Number:
039v
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039v
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Description:
Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'A' introduce the tale of the kings after Constantyne, Adelbright and Edelf. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'T' introduce the tale of how, after Adelbright's death, Edelf plots to falsely inherit Adelbright's wealth and power. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
description
Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'A' introduce the tale of the kings after Constantyne, Adelbright and Edelf. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'T' introduce the tale of how, after Adelbright's death, Edelf plots to falsely inherit Adelbright's wealth and power. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Description
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Transcription:
so þat boþe his enemys were dede. and whanne Constantin hadde regned worthily .iiij. ȝere. he deide and lith at Londou(~) Of þe kinges Adelbright and of Edelf Capo xxiiij. xjo. After king Constantinus deth. þere were .ij. kinges in Britaigne þat on me callede Adelbright þat was a danoys. and helde þe cuntrey of Northfolc and southfolc þat oþ(er)e highte. Edell. and was a Britoun(~) and helde. Nichole. Lyndesye and al þe lande vn to Humber // þese .ij. kinges faste werrede togedres: but aftirward þey we- ren accorded and louede togidre as þey had ben born of o body // þe king Edelf had a suster þat me callede Ore- wenne and he ȝaf hire þorugh gret frendshipe to king Adelbright. to wyf and he bigate in hire a doughter þat me callede Argentill. and in þe .iij ȝer after him com vp on a strong siknesse þat nedes he moste dye and he sente to king Edelf his broþ(er) in lawe þat he shulde come and speke wiþ him and he come to him wiþ good wille // þo praiede he þe king and coniurede also in þe name of god þat aft(er) whanne he were dede he shulde take Argentille his dought(er) and þe lande and þat he kepte hire wel and norisshede in his chambre and whanne she were of age he shulde don hire ben maried to þe strengeste and wor- thiest man þat he mighte fynde: and þanne he shulde ȝelde vp hire lande aȝen. Edelf it g(ra)untede and by oth it confermede his p(ra)yer // And whanne Adelbright was dede and entered. Edelf toke þe damisel Argentil and norisshede hire in his chambr and she bicome þe fayrest creature þat myȝte lyf or eny man fynde. How kinge Edelf mariede þe damisele Argentill to a knaue of his kichou(~) [Co xxiiij. xijo.] This king Edelf þ(t) w(a)s vncle to þ(e) damy sele Argentil biþouȝte how þ(t) he myȝte falsliche haue þe lande fram his nece for eu(er)more and falsly aȝens his oth þouȝte to disceyue þe damisele. and mariede hire to a knaue of his kichene. þ(t) me calde Curan. and he bico(~) þ(e) worþieste & strengest man of body þ(t) eny ma(~) wiste in eny lande þat
transcription
so þat boþe his enemys were dede. and whanne Constantin hadde regned worthily .iiij. ȝere. he deide and lith at Londou(~) Of þe kinges Adelbright and of Edelf Capo xxiiij. xjo. After king Constantinus deth. þere were .ij. kinges in Britaigne þat on me callede Adelbright þat was a danoys. and helde þe cuntrey of Northfolc and southfolc þat oþ(er)e highte. Edell. and was a Britoun(~) and helde. Nichole. Lyndesye and al þe lande vn to Humber // þese .ij. kinges faste werrede togedres: but aftirward þey we- ren accorded and louede togidre as þey had ben born of o body // þe king Edelf had a suster þat me callede Ore- wenne and he ȝaf hire þorugh gret frendshipe to king Adelbright. to wyf and he bigate in hire a doughter þat me callede Argentill. and in þe .iij ȝer after him com vp on a strong siknesse þat nedes he moste dye and he sente to king Edelf his broþ(er) in lawe þat he shulde come and speke wiþ him and he come to him wiþ good wille // þo praiede he þe king and coniurede also in þe name of god þat aft(er) whanne he were dede he shulde take Argentille his dought(er) and þe lande and þat he kepte hire wel and norisshede in his chambre and whanne she were of age he shulde don hire ben maried to þe strengeste and wor- thiest man þat he mighte fynde: and þanne he shulde ȝelde vp hire lande aȝen. Edelf it g(ra)untede and by oth it confermede his p(ra)yer // And whanne Adelbright was dede and entered. Edelf toke þe damisel Argentil and norisshede hire in his chambr and she bicome þe fayrest creature þat myȝte lyf or eny man fynde. How kinge Edelf mariede þe damisele Argentill to a knaue of his kichou(~) [Co xxiiij. xijo.] This king Edelf þ(t) w(a)s vncle to þ(e) damy sele Argentil biþouȝte how þ(t) he myȝte falsliche haue þe lande fram his nece for eu(er)more and falsly aȝens his oth þouȝte to disceyue þe damisele. and mariede hire to a knaue of his kichene. þ(t) me calde Curan. and he bico(~) þ(e) worþieste & strengest man of body þ(t) eny ma(~) wiste in eny lande þat
Transcription
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Language Code:
enm-GB
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enm-GB
Language Code
false
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
subject
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject
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Subject:
Great Britain--History
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Great Britain--History
Subject
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Subject:
Chronicles of England
subject
Chronicles of England
Subject
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Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
Category of Material
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Sub-Category:
Codex
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Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
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Illumination (image-making process)
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
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Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Vellum
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Vellum
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
500 - 1000 CE
time_period_covered
500 - 1000 CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England
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England
Places Covered
false
Item Height:
278 mm
item_height
278 mm
Item Height
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Item Width:
183 mm
item_width
183 mm
Item Width
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Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
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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
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Access Rights:
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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
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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
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-07-22
Multi Page Number:
440
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440
Multi Page Number
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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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