Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and Edward II

by William Stubbs (Editor)

Overview

This second of two volumes of Latin chronicles illustrating the reigns of Edward I (1272-1307) and Edward II (1307-27) was published in 1883. Included here is the Commendatio lamentabilis, a laudatory piece written by John of London very soon after the death of Edward I. This is followed by a Vita of Edward II written by an unknown monk of Malmesbury, a narration of his deeds (Gesta Edwardi de Carnarvan) by a canon of Bridlington, with another on the deeds of Edward III, and a life and death (Vita et mors) of Edward II attributed to Sir Thomas de la Moore. The often corrupt texts were restored, edited and provided with English side-notes by William Stubbs (1825-1901), whose lengthy introduction provides a wealth of detail about the possible writers, the historical context of each chronicle, and the history of the transmission and publication of the manuscripts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108051439
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	11/15/2012
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls
Pages:	566
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 1.26(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Extracts from the Barlings chronicle; 2. Hearne's notes on the transcript, MS Rawl. B. 414; 3. Commendatio lamentabilis in transitu magni regis Edwardi; 4. Gesta Edwardi de Carnarvan auctore canonico Bridlingtoniensi, Gesta Edwardi Tertii; 5. Monachi cujusdam Malmesberiensis vita Edwardi II; 6. Vita et mors Edwardi Secundi regis Angliae, conscripta a Thoma de la Moore equite aurato; Index.