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The Chronicle of John of Worcester. Volume IV, Chronicula / edited by P. McGurk and D. A. Woodman.
Oxford Scholarly Editions Online Medieval Prose Available online
Oxford Scholarly Editions Online Medieval Prose- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford medieval texts.
- Oxford Medieval Texts
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Normans--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.
- Normans.
- Great Britain--History--Norman period, 1066-1154.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History--Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (304 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England : Clarendon Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- The first edition, translation, introduction, and commentary to the Chronicula, written by one of the most important British historians of the twelfth century, John of Worcester. It provides crucial access to twelfth-century historiographical material and unprecedented detail of the working methods of a twelfth-century monastic historian.
- Contents:
- Cover
- The Chronicle of John of Worcester
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Contents
- List of Plates
- Abbreviations
- Sigla Used in this Edition
- Introduction
- I. The Manuscript Used in This Edition
- II. The Chronicula's Authorship and date of Composition
- III. The Chronicula's Contents, use of Sources, and Working Methods
- 1. Use of C and related Worcester texts
- 2. Use of ASC
- 3. Use of Marianus
- 4. Use of Hugh of Fleury
- 5. Other sources
- IV. The chronicula's Value and Purpose
- V. This Edition
- 1. The layout of G
- 2. Other Conventions
- The Chronicula of John of Worcester
- 17
- 34 [12]
- 39 [17]
- 44 [22]
- 56 [34]
- 58 [36]
- 64 [42]
- 72 [50]
- 74 [52]
- 84 [62]
- 86 [64]
- 102 [80]
- 104 [82]
- 124 [102]
- 145 [123]
- 168 [146]
- 187 [165]
- 201 [179]
- 202 [180]
- 220 [198]
- 228 [206]
- 229 [207]
- 233 [211]
- 246 [224]
- 250 [228]
- 256 [234]
- 263 [241]
- 266 [244]
- 268 [246]
- 269 [247]
- 283 [261]
- 285 [263]
- 286 [264]
- 291 [269]
- 292 [270]
- 298 [276]
- 300 [278]
- 320 [298]
- 321 [299]
- 352 [330]
- 379 [357]
- 382 [360]
- 383 [361]
- 395 [373]
- 398 [376]
- 404 [382]
- 416 [394]
- 430 [408]
- 445 [423]
- 472 [450]
- 479 [457]
- 496 [474]
- 513 [491]
- 540 [518]
- 548 [526]
- Epistola sancti Benedicti abbatis ad beatum Remigium Remorum episcopum.
- A letter of St Benedict, abbot, to blessed Remigius, bishop of Reims.
- Quando festiuitas purificationis sancte Marie constituta sit.
- De sancta Austroberta Christi uirgine.
- When the feast of the Purification of St Mary was established.
- Concerning St Austroberta, v irgin of Christ.
- 586 [564]
- 597 [575]
- 604 [582]
- 625 [603]
- 633 [611]
- 660 [638]
- 662 [640]
- 690 [668]
- De pontificali sede quomodo primitus statuta sit Wigorne.
- How the Worcester episcopal see was first established.
- 706 [684]
- 717 [695]
- 720 [698]
- 727 [705]
- 735 [713]
- 738 [716]
- 739 [717]
- 763 [741]
- 778 [756]
- 868 [846]
- Ut fideles omni die dominico eulogias accipiant.
- The faithful on every Sunday should receive the eucharist.
- 835 [813]
- 862 [840]
- 877 [855]
- 893 [871]
- 896 [874]
- 898 [876]
- 900 [878]
- 909 [887]
- 921 [899]
- 933 [911]
- 940 [918]
- Que uel quot in anglia dudum extitere regna uel quorum regum imperio sunt subiecta, priusquam huius regis Æthelstani tempore in unum sunt coadunata, succincte perstringimus in hac chronicula nostra, ut dum de his questio fuerit oborta prompta querentibus reddantur responsa.
- De regno Cantuuariorum
- In thi s chronicula of ours, we are briefly touching upon what and how many kingdoms formerly existed in England, or to the rule of which kings they were subjected, before they were united into one at the time of this king, Æthelstan, in order that, whenever a question arises about these things, ready replies can be given to those asking the question.
- Concerning the Kentish kingdom
- De Eastanglorum regibus
- Concerning the kings of the East Angles
- De Orientalium Saxonum regibus
- Concerning the kings of the East Saxons
- De regibus Merciorum
- Concerning the kings of the Mercians
- De regno Berniciorum
- De regno Deirorum
- Concerning the kingdom of the Bernicians
- Concerning the kingdom of the Deirans
- De regibus Westsaxonum
- Concerning the kings of the West Saxons
- 958 [936]
- 991 [969]
- 995 [973]
- 1006 [984]
- 1024 [1002]
- Miraculum inauditum quod euenit in Saxonia in monasterio sancti Magni martyris, regnante Heinrico imperatore anno ab incarnatione Domini iuxta Dionisium .mxxi., regni Heinrici imperatoris.
- Narrat id otbertus meritis incommoda passus.
- An unheard-ofmiracle which happened in Saxony in the monastery of St Magnus the martyr, in the reign of the Emperor Henry, in the year 1021 from the Lord's Incarnation according to Dionysius, of the reign of Emperor Henry.
- Thi s is narrated by Otbert who suffered disadvantageously according to his deserts.
- 1046 [1024]
- 1061 [1039]
- Qualiter Romam tendente uenerando quodam abbate diabolus in cuiusdam iuuenis effigie fratrum obsequio ultro se manciparit, quos extinguere uenenato cibo decreuit
- sed illos merito spiritualis illorum patris misericordia Dei patris omnipotentis defendit.
- How the devil, while a venerable abbot was heading to Rome, voluntarily offered himself in the form of a young man to serve the brothers, whom he decided to kill with poisoned food
- but thanks to the merit of their spiritual father, the mercy of God the Father Almighty defended them.
- De diuite comite in dignitatis gloria diu tripudiante, postmodum mendicante diuinaque permissionel per ministerium Satane, in pristinam rerum abundantiam remeante dolis inimici de | tecti s presentia cuiusdam presulis.
- About a rich count who revelled for a long time in the glory of his rank, then afterwards was a beggar, and, by divine permission, returned to the abundance of his former wealth thanks to the service of Satan, the wiles of the enemy having been revealed by the presence of a certain bishop.
- 1088 [1066]
- Quod superna clementia prouidente electus sit ab omnibus Dei seruus Wulstanus in presulatum Wigornensis ecclesie.
- How Wulfstan, the servant of God, was elected by everybody to the bishopric of Worcester, thanks to the providence of heavenly mercy.
- Qualiter ciuitas Wigorna sui presulis Wlstani meritis liberata sit ab hostium irruptione.
- How the city of Worcester was freed from the enemies' invasion by the services of its bishop, Wulfstan.
- De obitu uenerandi Wlstani Wigornensi episcopi.
- Concerning the death of the venerable Wulfstan, bishop of Worcester.
- De anulo.
- Concerning the ring.
- 1128 [1106]
- 1145 (.XVII.) [1123]
- Bibliography
- Index of Manuscripts Cited
- Index of Biblical Allusions
- General Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-891616-7
- 0-19-891615-9
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