[The cronycles of Englond]

How kyng oswald was slayn thurgh kyng Cadwalyn / and peanda / And how oswy that was seynt oswaldes brother regned after hym / & slewe peand•…•… / Ca / C / j / (Book 101)

WHan that Edwyn was slayne / Offrys his sone vndertoke the werre ageynste Cad welyne his eme. so that this offry•…•… deyde duryng the werre / And after the deth of offrys tho •…•…gned a gentyl cristen man. that moche louyd god almyghty / that hadd•…•… all the land of northumberlond by herytage / that was callyd O∣swald / And he was kyng of all that lande / But for as moc•…•… as he was frend to edwyn / & helde a grete part of the land of Cad walyn / the same Cadwalyn werryd vpon hym / and drofe hym to ward scotland▪ And whanne Cadwalyne 〈◊〉〈◊〉

that he nold not abide / Cadewalyn •…•…old no lenger him pursiewe but toke somme of his folke to peanda his brother in lawe / and prayd peanda to pursue oswald till that he were take and slayne And Cadwalyn torned home ageyne / whan oswald herde the ty∣dyng that Cadwalyn turned home ageyn / he wold no lenger fl•…•… but abode peanda / & yaf hym bataile / & peanda was discomfyted and fled and come ageyne to Cadwalyn. and sayd that he wold neuer hold a fote of lond of hym / but yf were so that he wold a uē ge hym of Oswald / Cadwalyn lete assemble a grete hoost for to fight with oswald / so that he & peanda come vnto northūberlond & yeue batayll vnto oswald / & in the same batayll was Oswald slayne, and his hede smyten of / & after he was entered at the Ab∣bey of bardeny / in whiche place god hath wrought for hym ma∣ny a fayr myracle / both there & elles where / And anone Oswy his broder seased in to his hand all the land that was 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and the folk of northumberlond loued hym wonder wel and hel de hym for hir lord / but he had men of his kyn worthy ynowg•…•… / that wolde haue departed the londe / and they werryd to g•…•…dre / & for as moche as they were not strong ynouw. they comen to pean da and prayd hym of helpe and socoure. and byhete hym of that longe largely vpon couenaunt that he wold hem ghye / & helpe / & counceylle▪ P•…•…anda herde hir prayer / and so spake with the kynge Cadwallyn that he shold ordeyne a grete hoost & fast ordeyne hym in to northumberlond for to fyght with oswy / And Oswy was a meke man and moche louyd pees and cha•…•…e / and prayd Pean da of loue and pees / & profered hym of gold & of siluer gret•…•… pl•…•…n te. And this peanda was soo proude / that he nold graunte hym pees for no manere thyng / but for all thyng he wold with hym fight / so at the last ther was sette a day of batayll. And oswy euer hadde trust vpon god / And this peanda trust to moche vpon his pryde and vpon his hoost that he had / & to geder they s•…•… egrely / but peanda anone was discomfyded & slayne / & this was after thyn•…•…rnacion of our lord Ihesu crist vj / C / & / lv yere / and this Oswy tho regned xxviij yere / and a kyng that was callyd Oswyne / that was peandais cosyn w•…•…rryd vpon kynge Oswy / & to gedre foughten / but oswy had the victorye of oswyne & oswyn was discomfyted & slayne / and lyeth at Cynnemouth /