¶How kynge Oswallde was slayne thoughe kynge Cadwalin and Peanda / and howe Os¦wy that was saynte Oswaldes broder regned after hym and slewe Peanda.
AS Edwyn was slayne. Offris his so∣ne vndertoke that warre ayenste Cad∣walin his came / so yt this Offris deyed duryn∣ge ye warre. And after ye dethe of this Offris tho regned a gentyl crysten man that moche loued god almyghty yt had all the londe of Northum¦brelonde by herytage / yt was called Oswalde & he was kynge of all the londe. But for as mo¦che as he was frende to Edwyn / and helde a grete parte of the londe of Cadwalin. This sa¦me cadwalyn warred vpon hym & droue hym to warde Scotlond. And whan Cadwalin sa¦we that he wolde not abyde. Cadwalin wolde no lenger hym pursue / but toke some of his fol¦ke to Peanda his broder in lawe & prayed hym to pursue after Oswalde / tyl that he were takē & slayne / and Cadwalin toruned home ayen. ¶whan Oswalde herde these tydynges that Cadwalin tourned home ayen / he wolde no lē¦ger flee / but abode Peanda & yaue hym bata∣yll / and Peanda was dyscomfort••e & fledde & came ayen to Cadwalyn & sayde that he wolde neuer holde one fote of londe of hym / but yf so were that he wolde auenge hym of Oswalde. ¶Cadwalin lete assemble a grete hoste for to fyght with Oswalde soo that he and Peanda came to Northumberlonde & yaue batayll vn∣to Oswalde And in the same batayll was Os∣walde slayne & his heed smyten of / & after he was entered at the abbay of Berdenay in whi¦che place god hadde wrought for hym many a fayre myracle / bothe there and elles where. ¶And anone Oswy his brother seased all the londe in to his honde that was this Oswaldis And the folke of Northumberlonde loued him wonderly well / and helde hym for theyr lorde. But he had men of his kynne worthy ynough that wolde haue departed the londe / and they warred togyed well. And for asmoche as they were not stronge ynoughe / they came to Pean¦da and prayed hym of helpe & socour. And be∣hyght hym of ye lōde largely vpō this couenāt that he wold them gouerne & helpe / & counseyl ¶Peanda herde theyr prayer & so spake with Cadwalyn / that he sholde ordayne a grete host and faste ordeyned hym in to Northumberlon¦de for teyght with Oswy. And Oswy was a meke man / & moche loued peas & charyte and prayed Peanda of loue & peas and profe••ede hym of golde and syluer grete plentye. ¶And this Peanda was so proude yt he nolde graunt hym peas fo no maner thynge but for all thyn¦ge he wolde with hym fyght. S••o at the laste there was sette a daye of batayll. And Oswy e¦uer trusted vpon god and Peanda trusted to∣moche vpon pryde and vpon his hoste that he had. And to gyder they smote egerly but Pean¦da was anone dyscomforted and slayne. And this was After the Incarnacyon of oure lorde Ihesu Cryste .v.C.lv. yere And this Oswy reg¦ned .xxviii. yere And a kynge that was called Oswyne / that was Peandaes cosyn warred vpon hym and togyder fought / But Oswy hadde the victory of Oswyne. And Oswyn was dyscomforted and slalyne / and lyeth at Tynnemouth.