Chronica Majora

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1v Shield and crown of Henry II reversed 2r Shield and crown of Richard I 13v(9v) Moritur Salaadinus. A crow (his soul) flies out of his mouth 21v(17v) Shield and crown of Richard I reversed: two swords, also reversed 22r(18r)Crown and shield of John. Three crowns (silver, gold, iron) of the Emperor Otto, and his shield. Shield of Otto dimidiated with England 25v(21v) Pillory, Collistrigium: frame on tall central shaft: with accommodation for necks and hands of two 30r(26r) A minorite friar 31v(27v)Bell with rope hanging round the beam (Interdict) 33r(29r) Shield reversed, of Roger of Chester 33v(29v)Shield reversed(Content authored by Corpus Christi College), of William de Braose 35v(31v) Charter with seal dependent, “carta detestabilis” 41r(37r) Battle. Philip of France unhorsed. Hugo de Boues gallops off to R., shot at 42r(38r) Magna Charta with seal 43r(39r) Charta de Foresta 44r(40r)Blank charter. Others occur later 46v(42v) Shipwreck of Hugo de Boues 47v(43v) Lateran Council: two groups of Bishops half-length 48v(44v)Oppressions: On L. a man in curious vandyked tunic covered with hammers in red, beats with a thong a stripped man with bound hands. On R. three nude men hang to a beam, two by their wrists, but the arms of one are turned back: they have fetters on their ankles: the third hangs head downwards 49v(45v)Shields of Faith and of the Soul. Below is written “bacun.” 50r(46r) Shield and sword of Geoffrey de Mandeville reversed 50v(46v) Landing of Louis, with ship's crew: he gets into a boat out of his ship 52v(48v) Reversed shield and falling crown of John: shield of Eustace de Vesci 53r(49r) Shield and crown of Henry III. His coronation (small, at top of page) 53v(49v)In text. A beautiful coloured bust of Christ (the Veronica). On the (brown) ground is α. ω. in white. The picture is on fine vellum pasted on to the page 54r(50r) The church of S. Alban: the robber Falco de Breaut in attitude of fear looking back at it 55v(51v) Siege of Lincoln 56r(52r) Bishops blessing English in a boat who fight with French in a larger ship 56v(52v) Kings of England and France embrace 57v(53v) Death of Saphadin: crow flies out of his mouth 58r(54r) Reversed shield of William Mareschall 58v(54v) Battle. Saracens and Christians at Damietta 59v(55v) Siege of Damietta 60r(56r)Second crowning of Henry by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Stone strikes the helmet of Simon de Montfort: his shield reversed. Shields of Albemarle and Bohun reversed 61r(57r)Fort of Montgomery. Shield of Arundel reversed 61v(57v)Shield of Hugo de Neville reversed. Lion pierced with sword and arrow 62r(58r) Two men wrestling 62v(58v) Shield of Philip of France reversed 64r(60r)Bedford Castle: outside it a gallows with a row of 4 (originally more) men hung on it 65v(61v)A maiden on L. with book. A prostrate man: a devil on R. seizes his leg. Miracle of a girl delivered from a demon 68r(64r) Reversed shield and crown of Louis of France 68v(64v)Shield and crown of Louis IX, small. Devil, fish, and man's head at top. Shield of Falcasius (de Breaut ) reversed, also of Essex 70v(66r)Francis preaches to the birds: scroll, Auete aues etc. Francis reclines. S. Franciscus vite sue anno penultimo uidit Seraphin sic. The Seraph of the stigmata. Angelus magni consilii Seraphin. The names of the six wings in red. The names of the feathers on R. 71r(67r) Figure of Frater Willelmus nacione Anglicus socius S. Francisci 71v(67v)Reversed shield of Roger de thony. arg. a maunche gules 74v(70v)Cartaphila, the wandering Jew, with pick and scroll. Christ bearing cross addresses him. Legends: Cartaphila Christo. yppa xo crassay xos. Responsio Christi Euena yppa uo anany mamo. Vade ihesu ad iudicium tibi preparatum. Vado sicut scriptum est de me. Tu uero expectabis donec ueniam 75r(71r) Half-lengths, clerk with club, layman with axe. Town and gown fight at Paris 76v(72v)Scutum imperatoris. Scuti campus aureus aquila nigra. In text: seals of the golden bull of the Emperor 79v(75v)Reversed shield of William de Braose. gu. four piles arg. King of England in ship, arms on sail (goes to Brittany). Eclipse 80v(76r) Reversed shields. Remund de Burgo, Guilbertus comes Glouernie, William Mareschall 82r(79r)Man threshing sheaves. Violenta distraccio bladi Romanorum clericorum apud Wengham etc. 82v(79v)Knight tilts at man who stands embracing cross on mound. A knight spares his enemy out of reverence for the cross 84r(81r)Bell, beam and rope. Campana de communa lond 85r(82r) Three cups. Reversed shield of Ranulph earl of Chester, and sword 86v(83v) Diagram of perihelion 88r(85r) Fight of Mareschall at Monmouth? Man leads horses off on L. 89r(86r) Domus conuersorum london 91v(88v)Scutum marescalli. Mareschall? on horseback: surcoat with red hammers(?) on it 93v(90v)Clerk carrying crucifix. (Vision of Hubert of Kent) 95v(92v)William, abbot of St Albans, reclines (dead) 97v(94v) Two hands joined, crown and ring above. Marriage of Emperor 98r(95r) Two purses hanging on beam (the usurers of Cahors) 98v(95v)Reversed shield of Robert Fitzwalter 99r(96r)Hands, crown and ring. Marriage of King. Half-lengths of bishops with crown, asperge, sword, wand etc. 106v(103v) Reversed shield of John Earl of Chester 109r(107r) Council of London. Otto as Bishop on L. addresses Bishops on R., all seated 112r(110r)Germanus of Constantinople(?) as Bishop, seated, clutching his beard: angry. (Disagreement with the Latins) 127r(126r) Imperial seal of Frederick, and seals of golden bull 132v(131v)Shield of Devon, or lion rampant azure. Fine initial 133r(132r)Llewellyn dying in bed. Griffinus and David stand by weeping 133v(132v) Reversed shield of Earl de Warenne checky or and azure 134v(133v)Flight of the French. The Damascenes drive off captives on R. locus istius belli fuit ante gathre 135r(134r)Damascus 135v(134v) Shield of Earl of Lincoln 137r(136r)Earl Richard and crew in ship 137v(136v)Shield of Th. de Muletuna 139v(138v)Cities L. and R. Acon siue tholomaida, and Crac. Christians on L., Saracens on R. In C. fedus irritum. Comes Britannie and Nazer dominus crac kneel and join hands: in mail, bare-headed 140v(139v)The crown of thorns; two pictures 141r(140r)Reversed shield of John Fitz Robert, quarterly gules and arg. a bend sinister, Belue marine. Four sea monsters fighting 141v(140v)Fine initial 142r(141r)Flags of Hospital and Temple and Oriflamme of France. Shield of Savoy 142v(141v) Reversed shields. Gilb. Basset. Joh. Biset. Walt. de Lascy St Louis on a scaffold holds up the cross, another holds up the crown of thorns 143r(142r) Falling towers (a vision) 145r(144r) Formidabile exterminium tartarorum: a horseman kills two prostrate men with spear 147r(146r)Sea fight of Pisans and Genoese. Cities R. and L. 148v(147v)Reversed shield (with sword and spear) of Gilbert Mareschall. Mareschall falls from his horse 149r(148r) French freed by Saracens walk out of castle holding opened fetters 150r(149r) Two female jugglers 151r(150r) Shrine of St Edward 152v(151v)Elephant (at Cremona) with band of music on his back and Magister bestie with bell. His trunk is called promoscida 153r(152r) Shield of Segrave. Pike (for Lucy) 154r(153r) Fine initial 154v(153v)Comes Ricardus with men in boat (returns) 156r(155r)Rex transfretat uersus pictauiam. The king and queen and two men in a ship 156v(155v)Six reversed shields. Gilb. de Gaunt. Hugo Wac. Phil. de Kime. Henr. fil. imperatoris. Baldwin Wac. Comes de Warewic. Will. de Marisco drawn by horse to execution 160v(159v) French soldiers die of plague in Poitou 161v(160v)A boat on land(?). (Flood.) Shields. Ric. de Burgo, Hugo de Lascy 162r(161r) Fine initial 163r(162r)Truce: two joined hands, two crowns. Shields reversed Arundel, Hubert de Burgh 164v(163v) King and Queen return in ship 167r(166r)Tartars: one beheads a man, one eats human leg, another seated on cut-up bodies roasts a boy on spit. On R. a nude man bound by hair and arms to a tree: a horse eats the leaves of the tree 168v(167v) Fine initial 170r(169r)Griffin escapes from Tower: he falls: broken rope. Reversed shield of Griffin 171v(170v) Battle, before Babylon. Balcanifer flees with standard of the Temple 178r(177r) Pope mounted, in red cap, flees to R. (from the Emperor) 178v(177v)Engelram of Coucy dies: falls from horse in water, and pierced with sword 181r(180r) Charter of King of Scotland 183r(182r)Louis of France ill in bed. Queen touches his head with a double cross. Bishop on R., attendant kneels L. (He takes the cross.) Reversed shield of Baldwin Earl of Devon 184v(183v)Herbert Fitz Mathew on horse: man (Welshman) casts stone on his head. Reversed shield, party per pale gu. and az.: three lions rampant or 186r(185r)Hand (of a papal officer) cut off. Shield of Clare 186v(185v) Reversed shield of Galfr. de Marisco 187r(186r)A stag's head. Westminster Abbey 187v(186v)Council of Lyons. Thadeus de Suessa retires saying dies ista dies ire 195r(194r) Reversed shield of Remund of Provence 195v(194v)Fort of Gannoc 196r(195r) Reversed shields of Walter and Anselm Mareschall 199r(198r) Reversed shields of David of Wales with two arrows, and bow below 205v(204v) Reversed shields of Joh. de Nouilla. Horn above 209v(208v) Fine initial 211v(210v) Reversed shield of Fulco de Nouocastro 212r(211r) Reversed shield of Anjou 216r(215r)Henry carries the Holy Blood under canopy: met by Bishops and Abbot on R. 216v(215v) Shield of William de Valentia 217v(216v) Shield of Norway 217v(216v) Reversed shield of Ferrers 218r(217r) Reversed shield of Ric. Suard 220r(219r) A coin 245r(242r) Reversed shield of Emperor Frederick 250r(247r) Reversed shield of William de Cantelupe 253r(250r) Reversed shield of Paulinus Piper 253v(250v) Reversed shield of Galfr. Despencer 255r(252r) Bird with fruit in beak. Crossbill? 257r(254r) Shield of Scotland with sword, scabbard and spear 258r(255r)Reversed shield. Nic. de Sanford gu. 3 fesses wavy arg. 265v(262v) Reversed shield Hernald de Munteini 280r(277r) Shield of Spain: rough 282r(279r)Reversed shield. William de Wescy