Manuscript: Faustina B. IX

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Anno mocoxcoiiiio Ricardus rex Anglie iii idus Marcii die dominica ad uesperam apud Sandwic cum mag
na leticia de captiuitate ⁊ peregrinatione Deo gratias agente uenit in Angliam, ⁊ in octauas pasche
apud Wintoniam a Huberto archiepiscopo Cantuarie, coronatus est scilicet xv kal’ Maii. Deinde in ebdomada
ante ascensionem Domini, cum armatorum multitudine in Normanniam transuectus est. Post cuius transfretationem rex
Gallorum Phi’ obsedit Vernolium, cum infinita multitudine, ⁊ diuersis bellorum machinis, sed confusus inde
reuertens in Galliam, diuertens Ebroicas ciuitatem combussit, ⁊ ecclesiam episcopalem cum duobus abbatis, mona
chorum scilicet ⁊ sanctimonialium, ⁊ reliquias loci illius secum Gallias detulit. Deinde Rotomago cum xx tantum e
quitibus, Robertum comitem Leicestrie pueriliter egressum in Silua Leonis circa festum Sancti Botulfi cepit, ⁊ apud Estampes
incarcerauit. Rex Anglie interim Mirabel opidum Gallie cepit, deiecit, ⁊ ad terram prostrauit. Deinde
ueniens Vendomium, regem Francie parantem ibidem obsidionem fugauit, ⁊ uehicula ipsius cum magnis
opibus ⁊ capella sua cepit iii non’ Iulii. Post paucos dies Luches1 castrum suum combustum miraculose
optinuit, fugientibus custodibus regis Gallie, ignem quem ipsi apposuerant. ¶Dompnus R’ vii abbas
de Melros, curam pastoralem sigillo suo abbati E’ de Rieuall’ humiliter assignauit, scilicet xv k’ Octobris, id est
sabbato. Cui successit dompnus Radulfus abbas de Kinlos feria feria ii id est xiiii2 k’ Octobris.





Anno mocoxcovo obiit Gregorius episcopus de Rosmarkin, post quem electus est dompnus Reinaldus monachus de Melros apud
Dunfermel’, iii k’ Marcii feria ii qui ⁊ consecratus est, iiii idus Septembris. O mira Dei dispositio de qua processit talis
electio. ¶Obiit Hvgo episcopus Dunholmensis v non’ Marcii, feria vi episcopatus sui anno xliii. ¶R’ electus
de Rosmarkis consecrationis munus apud Sanctum Andream in Scocia iiii idus Septembris die dominica a dompno Iohanne
episcopo Dunkelde cum honore suscepit. ¶Ecclesia Sancti Andree apostoli de Pebles dedicata est a dompno Iocel’
episcopo Glac’ iiii k’ Nou’ die dominica. Willelmus rex Scottorum innouauit monetam suam.



Anno mocoxcovio obiit magister Iohannes de Rokesb’ thesaurarius de Glasgu apud Melros nouicius eiusdem domus
iiii non’ Feb’. Obiit Willelmus de Moreuilla constabularius regis Scottorum.


Anno mocoxcoviio obiit rex Ierusalem ⁊ Fredericus5 imperator Aleman’. Ortum est prelium in Moreuia iuxta castr\um/6
Inuernis inter homines regis ⁊ Rodericum ⁊ Thorphinum filium comitis Haraldi. Sed Deo procurante regis ho
stes in fugam uersi sunt, ⁊ predictus Rodericus cum multis aliis cesus interiit. Per omnia benedictus Deus qui tradidit impios.
Postmodum idem rex W’ cum exercitu suo profectus est in Mureuiam ⁊ in ceteras remotiores terre sue partes vbi Haraldum
comitem cepit eumque in castello de Rokesb’ obseruari fecit, donec Thorfinus filius eius se pro patre suo obsidem daret.
Iocelinus episcopus Glasgu’ cathedralem ecclesiam suam quam ipse nouam construxerat pridie non’ Iulii die
dominica, anno episcopatus sui xxoiiiio dedicauit. Factum est nouum opidum inter Don ⁊ AR;
 
Adam3 abbas de Cupero se
misit, Ernaldus prior d[e]
Neubotil successit4

Notes

1 DB: L initially a c or perhaps t.
2 DB: See note in the translation for how this was probably xiii in the exemplar.
3 JT: See Broun, The Chronicle of Melrose Abbey, p. 72: ‘In the case of Faustina B. IX fos 2–75 the preservation of this additional material was easy enough if only a small part of the outer margin was involved: the relevant section was simply retained as a flap (folded inwards) when the rest of the outer margin was cropped. (On the DVD there is a close-up image of the flap created to retain an item in the outer margin of fo.26r on the succession to the abbacy of Coupar Angus in 1194.)’
4 DB: Originally written suscessit
5 DB: Perhaps the exemplar read Henricus filius Frederici: see note in the translation.
6 DB: Originally written castra.



In the 1194th year on Sunday 13 March, at vespers, Richard king of England, thanks to God urging, arrived in England at Sandwich with great rejoicing from his captivity and pilgrimage, and in the octaves of Easter he was crowned at Winchester by Hubert archbishop of Canterbury, that is on 17 April. Then, in the week after the Lord’s Ascension, he was conveyed with a multitude of armed men to Normandy. After Richard’s crossing, Philip king of the Gauls besieged Verneuil with an infinite multitude and various machines of war, but, confounded, returning from there to Gaul, he turning aside burnt the city of Évreux, and the episcopal church with two abbots, monks, and it would seem nuns, and took away to Gaul with him the relics of that place. Then at Rouen he captured Robert earl of Leicester with only 20 cavalry—he childishly sallied forth in Lyons-La-Fôret around the feast of St Botolph1—and imprisoned [him] at Étampes. The king of England meanwhile took, threw down and razed Mirabel—a town of Gaul—to the ground. Coming next to Vendôme, he, preparing a siege at that very place, caused the king of France to flee, and he captured his baggage train with great wealth and his chapel, on 5 July. After a few days he occupied Loches, Philip’s stronghold, which was miraculously burnt: when fleeing, the king of Gaul’s garrison applied the fire themselves. ¶Dom R[enier], 7th abbot of Melrose, humbly assigned the pastoral care with his seal to Abbot A[rnold] of Rievaulx, namely on 17 September, that is, Saturday; Ralph abbot of Kinloss succeeded him, on Monday 18 September.2




In the 1195th year Gregory bishop of Rosemarkie died, after whom Dom Reginald, a monk of Melrose, was elected at Dunfermline on Monday 27 February, who indeed was consecrated on 10 September. Oh the wonderful ordinance of God by which such an election proceeded. ¶Hugh bishop of Durham died on Friday 3 March, the 43rd year of his episcopate. ¶R[eginald] elect of Rosemarkie received the favour of consecration with honour at St Andrews in Scotland on Sunday 10 September by John bishop of Dunkeld. ¶The church of St Andrew the apostle of Peebles was dedicated by Dom Jocelin bishop of Glasgow on Sunday 29 October. William king of Scots changed his coinage.



In the 1196th year Master John of Roxburgh, treasurer of Glasgow, died at Melrose, a novice of the same house, on 2 February. William de Moreville constable of the king of Scots died.



In the 1197th year the king of Jerusalem died, and Frederick, emperor of Germany.3 An armed engagement arose in Murray beside Inverness castle between the king’s men and Ruaidrí and Thorfinn son of Earl Harald. But, God providing, the king’s enemies turned in flight, and the aforesaid Ruaidrí perished, cut down with many others. In all things blessed be God who betrays the wicked.4 Afterwards the same King W[illiam] with his army advanced into Moray and in the remaining more remote parts of that land he seized Earl Harald there and caused him to be guarded in Roxburgh Castle until his son Thorfinn would give himself up as a hostage for his father. Jocelin bishop of Glasgow dedicated his cathedral church, which he himself had erected anew, on Sunday 6 July, the 24th year of his episcopate. A new town was built between the Doon and Ayr.
Adam abbot of Coupar released himself; Arnold prior of Newbattle succeeded.

Notes

1 DB: I.e., 17 June.
2 DB: Anderson, ES, ii, p. 343, n. 1 points out that 14 kalends October (18 September) was in fact a Sunday in 1194, not a Monday. This discrepancy could be explained if an extra minim had been added to the exemplar’s xiii kalends, with the actual date being Monday 19 September (i.e., 13 kalends October). (It is more difficult to envisage how Monday (feria ii) could arise from copying Sunday, especially if, as usual, this has been expressed as die dominica.)
3 DB: This presumably refers to the death of Frederick’s son, Henry (mentioned under 1193), who died in 1197; Frederick’s death was noted under 1189.
4 DB: As Anderson, ES, ii, p. 348.