BVt in the yere. vi. Hundreth thyrty & thre,

Kyng Cadwall11. [Cadwallo.] of Britaine that had been,

With king Penda of Merces12. [Mersh.] great coūtre,

Assembled stronge with hostes fell and kene,

And Northumberlande brent, as then was sene;

And slewe both wyfe and chylde, olde and yinge,

[Prestes]13. [The prestes.] and clerkes, they spared there no thyng.

The churches all they brente and foule destroied,

Whome Edwyn met with power that he might,

At Hatfelde towne, in herte full sore anoyed,

All redy so in batayle for to fyght,

Within Yorkeshyre, where Edwin was slaine right,

And all his realme [was wasted]1. [wasted was.] and subuerte

By kyng Penda, that [a paynym]2. [payen.] was peruerte.

¶The same yere then, for cause of warre & stryfe,

Saint Paulyn went to Kent, there to3. [for to.] dwell

With Ethelburge, that was kyng Edwyns wyfe,

That [welcome were,]4. [well couth duell.] as Bede surely doth tell,

At Rochester, [as that tyme]5. [and than as it.] befell

Saint Paulyn was vnto [the sea]6. [that cee.] translate,

And byshop therof [then] denominate.

¶ Kyng Cadwall7. [Cadwallo.] reygned full hole agayne

In Britayne lande, as prynce without8. [withouten.] pere,

Aboue Englyshe, as lorde souerayne,*. [Subiecciō of Scottes.]

Ouer Saxons, Scottes [& Peightes]9. [Pictes and Vectes.] clere,

And [Englyshe also,]10. [Irish als.] as clere did appere.

And Eufryde11. [Amfride.] then, and Osdryk12. [Osrike.], paynimes13. [payens.] fell,

Northumberlande 14. [Sum of Northumberlonde.] then helde, as Bede doth15. [can.] tell,

¶ Whome Cadwall7. [Cadwallo.] and Penda felly slewe.

From tyme they two had reygned but a yere,

Oswolde theyr cosyn, as knowen was full trewe,

That in Scotlande noryshed was full clere,

To Englande came with mighty greate16. [stronge.] power,

And gate his ryght and all his herytage,

[With helpe and socoure of his baronage.]17. [At whiche tyme he was but yonge of age.]