COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0925143dc
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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:
King William the Conqueror's death
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King William the Conqueror's death
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Alternative Image Title:
King William Rufus
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King William Rufus
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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:
56r
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56r
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Image Sequence Number:
056r
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056r
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Description:
The words 'William 1' appear in the top margin, and the words 'William 2' in the right margin of the folio. The tale of how King William dies in France. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' A ' introduce the tale of how King William Rous (Rufus) reigns after his father's death, how he founded the New Forest, how he argued with the Archbishop of Canterbury, and opposed all things of the Church and of God. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
description
The words 'William 1' appear in the top margin, and the words 'William 2' in the right margin of the folio. The tale of how King William dies in France. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' A ' introduce the tale of how King William Rous (Rufus) reigns after his father's death, how he founded the New Forest, how he argued with the Archbishop of Canterbury, and opposed all things of the Church and of God. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
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Transcription:
saugh þat he was st(ro)ng sike: he ordeignede and assignede al Normandie vnto Rob(er)t. Curthos. his sone: and al Engelond to Will(ia)m þe Rous: and biquaþ to Henry beauclerc al his tre- sour // And þo he had þus done: he vndirfenge alle his sac(re) mentes of holy chirche. and deide. þe .xxije. ȝer of his regne. and lith at Caam in Normandie Of king William Rous þat was Will(ia)m Bastardus sone þat destroyede tounes and hous of Religioun for to make þe newe fforest. Cao. vjxx. xiiijo. And after þis Will(ia)m Bastard regnede his sone Will(ia)m þe Rous. and þis Will(ia)m was a wonder con(ra)rious ma(~). to god and to holy chirche and lete amende and make þe toun of Cardeys. þat þe paynimes had destroiede // This king Will(ia)m dest(ro)iede holy chirche and alle hire possessiouns in what p(ar)t he mighte ham fynde: and þ(er)fore þ(er)e was so muche debate bituene him and þe Erchebisshop of Kaunt(er)- bury. Ancelyn. for enchesoun þat he vndertoke him for his wickednesse þ(t) he destroyede holy chirche. and for enchesoun þ(er) of: þe king to him bar gret wraþþ(e). and for þ(t) cause he exi- lede him out of þe lande and þe Erchebisshop(es) þo went to þe court of Rome and þ(er)e duellede wiþ þe pope. // And þis king made þe Newe fforest and caste dou(~) and destroiede .xxvj. tounes. and. xxiiij. hous of Religioun(~) al for to make his fforest leng(er)e and braddere and bicome wonder glad and proud of his wode & of his forest. and of þ(e) wilde bestes þat were þ(er)inne þat it was m(er)uailous for to wite so þat men callede him kep(er)e of woodes and of pastures and þe leng(er)e þat he leuede: þe more wickede he bicome boþe to god and to holy chirche and to alle his men // And þis king lete make þe grete halle at Westmynstr(e) so þat vppon a day of Whitsonday and held þ(er)in his ferste feste: he lokede aboute and sayde þ(t) þe halle was to litel. by hal uendell // And at þe laste bicome so cont(ra)rious. þat alle þing þat plesede god displesede him and alle þing þat
transcription
saugh þat he was st(ro)ng sike: he ordeignede and assignede al Normandie vnto Rob(er)t. Curthos. his sone: and al Engelond to Will(ia)m þe Rous: and biquaþ to Henry beauclerc al his tre- sour // And þo he had þus done: he vndirfenge alle his sac(re) mentes of holy chirche. and deide. þe .xxije. ȝer of his regne. and lith at Caam in Normandie Of king William Rous þat was Will(ia)m Bastardus sone þat destroyede tounes and hous of Religioun for to make þe newe fforest. Cao. vjxx. xiiijo. And after þis Will(ia)m Bastard regnede his sone Will(ia)m þe Rous. and þis Will(ia)m was a wonder con(ra)rious ma(~). to god and to holy chirche and lete amende and make þe toun of Cardeys. þat þe paynimes had destroiede // This king Will(ia)m dest(ro)iede holy chirche and alle hire possessiouns in what p(ar)t he mighte ham fynde: and þ(er)fore þ(er)e was so muche debate bituene him and þe Erchebisshop of Kaunt(er)- bury. Ancelyn. for enchesoun þat he vndertoke him for his wickednesse þ(t) he destroyede holy chirche. and for enchesoun þ(er) of: þe king to him bar gret wraþþ(e). and for þ(t) cause he exi- lede him out of þe lande and þe Erchebisshop(es) þo went to þe court of Rome and þ(er)e duellede wiþ þe pope. // And þis king made þe Newe fforest and caste dou(~) and destroiede .xxvj. tounes. and. xxiiij. hous of Religioun(~) al for to make his fforest leng(er)e and braddere and bicome wonder glad and proud of his wode & of his forest. and of þ(e) wilde bestes þat were þ(er)inne þat it was m(er)uailous for to wite so þat men callede him kep(er)e of woodes and of pastures and þe leng(er)e þat he leuede: þe more wickede he bicome boþe to god and to holy chirche and to alle his men // And þis king lete make þe grete halle at Westmynstr(e) so þat vppon a day of Whitsonday and held þ(er)in his ferste feste: he lokede aboute and sayde þ(t) þe halle was to litel. by hal uendell // And at þe laste bicome so cont(ra)rious. þat alle þing þat plesede god displesede him and alle þing þat
Transcription
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Language Code:
enm-GB
language
enm-GB
Language Code
false
Subject:
Chronicles of England
subject
Chronicles of England
Subject
false
Subject:
Great Britain--History
subject
Great Britain--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
subject
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category_of_material
Manuscripts
Category of Material
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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:
1000 - 1200 CE
time_period_covered
1000 - 1200 CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England
places_covered
England
Places Covered
false
People Covered:
William II, King of England, 1056?-1100
people_covered
William II, King of England, 1056?-1100
People Covered
false
People Covered:
William I, King of England, 1027 or 8-1087
people_covered
William I, King of England, 1027 or 8-1087
People 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.
current_repository
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
rights_holder___image
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
false
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
rights_holder___work
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
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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
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:
605
multi_page_number
605
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
collection_code
Medieval
Collection Code
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