CME
Book-by-book coding instructions
ID # ACV5981
SHORT BATCH DESIGNATION: AN
TITLE: An English Chronicle of the reigns of Richard II. [etc.]
ED. John Silvester Davies
PUBLISHED: Camden Society publications 64 (1856)
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
En-face? NO.
Key and code the following pages:
1. Title page (both sides) = pp. [i-ii]
2. Main text = pp. 1-110
3. Appendix = pp. 111-118
Structure
<FRONT> contains the title page only.
<DIV1>
There are two <DIV1>s, one containing the main text
(pp. 1-110), the other the appendix (pp. 111-118).
<DIV2>
The main text (first <DIV1>) contains four <DIV2>s,
corresponding to the reigns of four kings:
<DIV2> Richard II (pp. 1-18)
<DIV2> Henry IV (pp. 19-38)
<DIV2> Henry V (pp. 38-52)
<DIV2> Henry VI (pp. 53-110)
The appendix (second <DIV1>) can be broken into
three <DIV2>s, corresponding to the three items
mentioned in the <HEAD> of the appendix:
<DIV2> [18th year of Richard II] = pp. 111-113
<DIV2> [19th year of Richard II] = pp. 114-115
<DIV2> [25th year of Henry VI] M<SUP>D</SUP> OFF THE PARLEMENT
OF BERYE, ANNO DOMINI M<SUP>l</SUP>.CCCC.xlvj<SUP>o</SUP>.
= pp. 116-118
(treat the italic line on p. 118, "These were tho that
were dampned." as a <P> rather than a <HEAD> to avoid
creating an unneccessary <DIV>)
<DIV3>
Each of the main-text <DIV2>s can be divided (sometimes
with difficulty) by regnal year--usually indicated
in the margin by "Anno ij." "[Anno xj<SUP>o</SUP>.]" etc.
Treat these as headings, together with any other
heading text at the head of that regnal year, especially
the "A.D." date corresponding to that regnal year.
Example:
<DIV2>
<HEAD>HENRY V. Of Kyng Harri the V, the sone of Kyng Harri
the iiij aftir the Conquest.
<MILESTONE UNIT="folio" N="169">
<NOTE PLACE="marg">Ca<SUP>m</SUP>. cxlvij.</NOTE></HEAD>
<DIV3 TYPE="year" N="1">
<HEAD>Anno primo. A.D. 1413</HEAD>
<P>AFTIR the deth of king Harri the iiij<SUP>the</SUP>,
regned his sone king Harri the V, that was ybore at
Monemouth in Walis,<NOTE PLACE="marg"[Reign began
on March 21st.]</NOTE> and crouned at Westmynstre
on Passion Sunday.<NOTE PLACE="marg">[April 9th.]</NOTE>
</P>
<P>And anon, the firste yeer of his regne, for the grete
and tendre loue that he hadde to king Richard, he
translatid his body from Langley vnto Westmynstre,
and buried him beside quene Anne his firste wiff,
as his desire was.</P>
<P>And this same yeer were ytake certayn Lollardes, and
hereticks,<NOTE PLACE="marg">Insurreccio Lollardorum.
[January A.D. 1414]</NOTE> that hadde purposid
thorough their fals tresoun to haue slayn the kyng ...
And a kny&yogh;t callid ser Roger of Acton was take for
Lollardie and for treson, and drawe and hanged and
brent in saint Gile&yogh; feld.<NOTE PLACE="marg">
[February 10th.]</NOTE></P></DIV3>
<DIV3 TYPE="year" N="2">
<HEAD>Anno ij<SUP>o</SUP>. A.D. 1414</HEAD>
<P>The secunde yeer of regne, he held a parlement at
Westmynstre, of alle the lordis of the reme,
where it was tretid and spoke of his title that
he hadde to Normandie, Gascoigne, and Guyenne, that
<MILESTONE UNIT="folio" N="169b"> were his
enheritaunce; the whiche the king of Fraunce witheld
wrongfulli and vnrightfulli. and so be avise of his
counsel, he <PB N="40"> sente ...
Smaller divisions
Paragraph breaks should be recorded with <P>,
inset poetry with <LG> and <L>
Milestones
1. Folio references appear in the margin in plain type,
like this:
Folio 169.
Folio 169 b.
Folio 170.
Folio 170 b.
Record as:
<MILESTONE UNIT="folio" N="169">
<MILESTONE UNIT="folio" N="169b">
<MILESTONE UNIT="folio" N="170">
<MILESTONE UNIT="folio" N="170b">
Insert the <MILESTONE> tags at the end of the line opposite
which the folio references appear in the book.
2. "Fragment" designations appear in some portions of
the text. Treat these as milestones. They appear
in the margins like this:
Fragment C.
C. b.
Fragment D.
D. b.
Record these as:
<MILESTONE UNIT="fragment" N="C">
<MILESTONE UNIT="fragment" N="Cb">
<MILESTONE UNIT="fragment" N="D">
<MILESTONE UNIT="fragment" N="Db">
Since these correspond to the breaks in the text,
place the <MILESTONE> tags at the *beginning* of the
line next to which they appear in the book.
Note: The reference "A. b." at the bottom of p.4
is apparently a mistake for "B. b." Use N="Bb".
Notes
There are a few editorial notes at the bottom of the
page, keyed to the text by asterisks (or daggers, etc.).
Treat these in the usual way. Example (p. 61):
in the whiche Gye [Henry]
<NOTE PLACE="foot">This is Stowe's correction,
the word "Gye" is struck out from the text
and "Henry" written in the margin.</NOTE>
the yong erl of Warwic was maad duke of Warwic;
There are some marginal notes, mostly scribal. Treat
these in the usual way: <NOTE PLACE="marg">. Insert
them in the text at what seems the most appropriate
spot, or (by default) at the end of the line, sentence,
or paragraph next to which they appear. Example
(p. 14):
among othir thyngis, he fond there an egle of gold,
<NOTE PLACE="marg">Nota de aquila aurea.</NOTE>
and withynne the egle a violle of stoone closid,
with a writyng aboute;
Many dates appear in the margin, too, usually
in brackets. Treat these the same way:
<NOTE PLACE="marg">
NOTE: dates that appear at the *head* of the page,
without brackets (in the margin opposite the first
line on the page), unless they represent a change of
year (and therefore, usually, form part of the <DIV3>
heading), should be treated as running headers,
and omitted. If this is too confusing, simply include
the dates as marginal notes, as above.
NOTE: the "capitulum" (cam) references
that appear occasionally should be made part of the
headings if possible; otherwise treated as notes.