OSwine brother to Oswald, succéeded: he buried the heade* 1.1 and armes of Oswald, whyche Penda commaunded to be hanged vpon poles. His gouernment was greatly disquieted by inuasion of the Mercians, rebellion of his own sonne Ael∣fride, and insurrection of Adilwald sonne to Oswald. Hée murthered Oswy, the sonne of Osrike, who ruled Deira, bée∣ing traiterously deliuered vnto him at Ingethling, where* 1.2 afterwarde a Monasterie was erected. But at length he de∣liuered his Country from forraine inuasion, vanquished the Mercians with Penda in a foughte fielde neare the riuer Ie∣wet, brought them to his subiection, and caused them to be in∣structed in the Christian Faith.
He builded a Churche among the Mercians called Liche∣fielde,* 1.3 and procured the same to be a Bishops sea, in Anno. 657.
Duina was first Byshoppe there of Mercia, and also of Lindisferne: for there were then so fewe Priests, that one By∣shoppe was compelled to gouerne two Prouinces. King Os∣wine ended his life quietly, when he had raigned xxxij. yeres.