Manuscript page, the red ink has been used for every second line of text. The page is headed by a colourful miniature image which depicts King John being offered a cup of poison: as the accompanying text relates, in Anglo-Norman French, 'e fuit enpoysone par une frere de la meson' (he was poisoned by a brother of the house). King John accepts the chalice with a look of suspicion, while the monk's brethren watch eagerly to see whether the ruse will succeed.
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