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Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0926214dc
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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:
King Henry III
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King Henry III
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Alternative Image Title:
Merlin's prophecy
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Merlin's prophecy
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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:
74v
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74v
Page
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Image Sequence Number:
074v
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074v
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Description:
The words 'Henry 3' are written in the top margin. The tale of the death of King Henry III. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'A' introduce the tale of how the prophecies of Merlin about King Henry's reign were true. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
description
The words 'Henry 3' are written in the top margin. The tale of the death of King Henry III. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'A' introduce the tale of how the prophecies of Merlin about King Henry's reign were true. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
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Transcription:
// þo was pees cried þorugh al Engelonde and þus þe wer re was ended. and whanne þis was done: þe leget nom his leue at þe king and of þe quene and of alle þe grete lordes of Engelond. and wente þo to Rome þe lv(e). ȝere of king Henryes regne // And Edward king Johnes sone of Britaigne. John Vessy. Thom(a)s of Clare. Rog(er) of Clifforde Othes. Grauntsou(~). Robert le Brus. John of Verdone and menye oþ(er)e lordes of Engelond and of biȝounde þe see token hire way toward þe holy lande: and þe king Henry deide in þe mene tyme at Westmynstr(e) whanne he had ben king .l.v. ȝere and .xix. wokes in sent Edmundes day þe erche bisshop of Kaunterbery and he was entered at Westmynstr(e). on sent Edmund(es) day þe king. Jn þe ȝere of Jncarnacioun of oure lord ihu(s) c(ri)st. m(l). CC. lxxij. Prophecie of Merlyn of king Henry expouned þat was king Joh(a)nes sone. Ca(o) [...] C(mo). lx(mo). And of þis king Henry p(ro)pheciede [...] Merlyn and saide þat a lombe shulde comen out of Wynchestr(e) in þe ȝere of Jncarnaciou(~) of oure lord .M(l). CC. & xvj. wiþ trewe lippes and holynesse writen in his hert writen and he saide soth. for þe good henry þe king was bore in Wynchestr(e) in þe ȝere aboue sayde and he spak goode wordes and swete and was an holy man and of good co(~) science // And Merlyn saide þat þis Henry shulde make þe faireste place of al þe worlde þat in his tyme shulde noȝt ben ful ended: and he saide soth for he made þe newe werk of þe Abbay of sen Petrus chirche at Westmynstr(e) þat is fairere of sighte þan ony oþ(er)e chirche þat men knowith þoruȝ al cristendome. but king henry deide er þat werke were fully made and þat was grete harme // And ȝit seide M(er)lyn þat þis lamb shulde haue pees þ(e) most tyme of his regne and he saide ful soth for he was neu(er)e annoied þorugh werre ne disese in no manere wise til a litel biforen his deth // And ȝit saide M(er)lyn more in his p(ro)phecie þat in þe regne and en- de of þe forsaide lambe a wolf of a st(ra)unge londe shulde
transcription
// þo was pees cried þorugh al Engelonde and þus þe wer re was ended. and whanne þis was done: þe leget nom his leue at þe king and of þe quene and of alle þe grete lordes of Engelond. and wente þo to Rome þe lv(e). ȝere of king Henryes regne // And Edward king Johnes sone of Britaigne. John Vessy. Thom(a)s of Clare. Rog(er) of Clifforde Othes. Grauntsou(~). Robert le Brus. John of Verdone and menye oþ(er)e lordes of Engelond and of biȝounde þe see token hire way toward þe holy lande: and þe king Henry deide in þe mene tyme at Westmynstr(e) whanne he had ben king .l.v. ȝere and .xix. wokes in sent Edmundes day þe erche bisshop of Kaunterbery and he was entered at Westmynstr(e). on sent Edmund(es) day þe king. Jn þe ȝere of Jncarnacioun of oure lord ihu(s) c(ri)st. m(l). CC. lxxij. Prophecie of Merlyn of king Henry expouned þat was king Joh(a)nes sone. Ca(o) [...] C(mo). lx(mo). And of þis king Henry p(ro)pheciede [...] Merlyn and saide þat a lombe shulde comen out of Wynchestr(e) in þe ȝere of Jncarnaciou(~) of oure lord .M(l). CC. & xvj. wiþ trewe lippes and holynesse writen in his hert writen and he saide soth. for þe good henry þe king was bore in Wynchestr(e) in þe ȝere aboue sayde and he spak goode wordes and swete and was an holy man and of good co(~) science // And Merlyn saide þat þis Henry shulde make þe faireste place of al þe worlde þat in his tyme shulde noȝt ben ful ended: and he saide soth for he made þe newe werk of þe Abbay of sen Petrus chirche at Westmynstr(e) þat is fairere of sighte þan ony oþ(er)e chirche þat men knowith þoruȝ al cristendome. but king henry deide er þat werke were fully made and þat was grete harme // And ȝit seide M(er)lyn þat þis lamb shulde haue pees þ(e) most tyme of his regne and he saide ful soth for he was neu(er)e annoied þorugh werre ne disese in no manere wise til a litel biforen his deth // And ȝit saide M(er)lyn more in his p(ro)phecie þat in þe regne and en- de of þe forsaide lambe a wolf of a st(ra)unge londe shulde
Transcription
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Language Code:
enm-GB
language
enm-GB
Language Code
false
Subject:
Great Britain--History
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Great Britain--History
Subject
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Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
subject
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject
false
Subject:
Arthurian romances
subject
Arthurian romances
Subject
false
Subject:
Chronicles of England
subject
Chronicles of England
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category_of_material
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
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Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
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Handwriting
Technique Used
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:
1200 - 1500 CE
time_period_covered
1200 - 1500 CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England
places_covered
England
Places Covered
false
People Covered:
Merlin (Legendary character)
people_covered
Merlin (Legendary character)
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Henry III, King of England, 1207-1272
people_covered
Henry III, King of England, 1207-1272
People Covered
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Item Height:
278 mm
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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
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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
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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
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-07-22
Multi Page Number:
790
multi_page_number
790
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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