5.32. Suidhelme king of the Eastsaxons, he is baptised, the bishoplike exercises of Ced in his natiue countrie of Northumberland; E|diswald K. of Deira reuerenceth him, the kings deuout mind to further and inlarge religion; the ma|ner of consecrating a place appointed for a holie vse; the old or|der of fasting in Lent, bishop Ced dieth; warre betweene Os|wie and Penda, Oswie maketh a vow to dedicate his daughter a perpetuall virgine to God if he got the victorie, he obteineth his request and performeth his vow, she liueth, dieth, and is buried in a monasterie, the benefit insuing Oswies conquest ouer his enimies, the first second and third bishops of Mercia, the victorious pro|ceeding of king Oswie prince Peada his kinsman murthered of his wife. The xxxij. Chapter.

Suidhelme king of the Eastsaxons, he is baptised, the bishoplike exercises of Ced in his natiue countrie of Northumberland; E|diswald K. of Deira reuerenceth him, the kings deuout mind to further and inlarge religion; the ma|ner of consecrating a place appointed for a holie vse; the old or|der of fasting in Lent, bishop Ced dieth; warre betweene Os|wie and Penda, Oswie maketh a vow to dedicate his daughter a perpetuall virgine to God if he got the victorie, he obteineth his request and performeth his vow, she liueth, dieth, and is buried in a monasterie, the benefit insuing Oswies conquest ouer his enimies, the first second and third bishops of Mercia, the victorious pro|ceeding of king Oswie prince Peada his kinsman murthered of his wife. The xxxij. Chapter.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 _AFter Sigbert succeeded Suidhelme in the kingdome of the Eastsaxons,Suid|helme. Beda lib. 3. cap. 22. Matt. VVest. he was the son of Sexbald, and baptised of Ced in the prouince of the Eastangles, at a place of the kings there called Rendles|sham. Ediswald king of the Eastangles (the brother of king Anna) was his godfather at the fontsone. Ced the bishop of the Eastsaxons vsed oftentimes to visit his countrie of Northumberland where he was borne,Beda. lib. 3. cap. 23. and by prea|ching exhorted the people to godlie life. Wherevpon it chanced that king Ediswald the son of king Oswald which reigned in the parties of Deira, mooued with the fame of his vertuous trade of liuing, had him in great reuerence: and therefore vpon a good zeale and great deuotion, willed him to choose foorth some plot of ground where he might build a monasterie, in the which the king himselfe and others might praie, heare sermons the oftener, and haue place where to burie the dead. The bishop consenting to the kings mind, at length espied a place amongst high and de|sert EEBO page image 118 mounteins, where he began the foundation of a monasterie, afterwards called Lestinghem.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Wherefore meaning first of all to purge the place with praier & fasting, he asked leaue of the king that he might remaine there all the Lent, which was at hand, and so continuing in that place for that time, fasted euerie daie (sundaie excepted) from the mor|ning vntill euening,The maner of the old fast. according to the maner, nor re|ceiued anie thing then but onlie a little bread, and a hens eg, with a little milke mixt with water: for he said that this was the custome of them of whome he had learned the forme of his regular order, that they should consecrate those places vnto the Lord with praier and fasting, which they latelie had receiued to make in the same either church or monasterie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And when there remained ten daies of Lent yet to come, he was sent for to the king: wherefore he appointed a brother which he had, being also a priest named Cimbill, to supplie his roome, that his begun religious woorke should not be hindered for the kings businesse. Now when the time was accompli|shed, he ordeined a monasterie there, appointing the moonks of the same to liue after the rules of them of Lindesferne where he was brought vp.Lindesferne holie Iland. Finallie this bishop Ced comming vnto this monasterie after|wards by chance in time of a sicknesse, died there, and left that monasterie to the gouernance of another brother which he had named Ceadda, that was after a bishop, as afterwards shall be shewed. There were foure brethren of them, and all priests, Ced, Cimbill, Ceulin, and Ceadda, of the which Ced and Ceadda were bishops, as before is said.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time,Beda. lib. 3. cap. 24. Oswie king of Northum|berland was sore oppressed by the warres of Penda king of Mercia, so that he made great offers of high gifts, and great rewards vnto the said Penda for peace, but Penda refused the same, as he that meant vtterlie to haue destroied the whole nation of Os|wies poeple, so that Oswie turning himselfe to seeke helpe at the hands of the almightie, said: If the pa|gan refuse to receiue the gifts which we offer,War betwéene king Oswie & king Penda let vs make offer vnto him that knoweth how to accept them: and so binding himselfe by vow, promised that if he might obtein victorie, he would offer his daugh|ter to be dedicate to the Lord in perpetuall virgini|tie: and further would giue twelue manors, lord|ships or farmes to the building of monasteries: and so with a small armie he put himselfe in hazard of battell.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 It is said that Penda had thirtie companies of men of warre, furnished with thirtie noble capteins or coronels, against whome came Oswie with his sonne Alchfrid, hauing but a small armie, but con|firmed yet with hope in Christ Iesus. His other son Ecgfrid remained in hostage at that time with quéene Cinnise. Edilwald the sonne of Oswald that gouerned Deira, & ought to haue aided Oswie, was on the part of Penda against his countrie, and against his vncle, but in time of the fight he with|drew himselfe aside, to behold what chance would follow. The battell being begun, the thirtie pagan capteins were ouerthrowne and put to flight, and those that came to aid Penda were almost all slaine,The victorie of the Nor|thumbers. among whome was Edilhere king of the Eastan|gles, that reigned after his brother Anna, and was the procurer of this warre. This battell was fought néere to the water of Inwet, the which being risen as then by reason of great raine, drowned more of the enimies than died of the Northumbers swoords.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After that Oswie had obteined this victorie, he performed promise in bestowing his daughter to the profession of virginitie, and also gaue the twelue ma|nors, whereof six were in Deira, and six in Bernicia, conteining euerie of them ten housholds a péece.Elfled. El|fled also king Oswies daughter was professed in the monasterie of Herthew,Herteshey saith Matt. West. Hilda. where one Hilda was ab|besse, which Hilda purchasing a lordship of ten hous|holds in Streanshall, now called Whitbie, builded a monasterie there, in the which first the said Elfled was a nouice, and after a ruler, till at length being of the age of fortie yéeres she departed this life, and was buried there, and so likewise was hir mother Eufled, and hir grandfather Edwin, with manie o|ther high estates within the church of saint Peter the apostle. The victorie aboue mentioned got by king Oswie in the countrie of Loides on the 17 kalends of December, & in the thirtenth yéere of his reigne,Loides. happened to the great commoditie and gaine of both the people, for by the same he deliuered his countrie of Northumberland from the cruell destruction made in the same by the pagan people of Mercia, and conuerted those pagans themselues, and the countries néere adioining to them wholie vnto the faith of Iesus Christ.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The first bishop in the prouince of Mercia,The first bi|shop of Mer|cia. and also of Lindesferne and the Middleangles was one Diu|ma, who died amongst the Middleangles. The second was Cellach, the which leauing his bishoprike retur|ned into Scotland, for they were both of the nation of the Scots. The third was an Englishman named Trumhere, but instructed and ordeined of the Scots. He was abbat of the monasterie of Ingethlingum, being builded in that place where king Oswin was slaine (as before is mentioned.) For quéene Eufled that was his kinswoman got of hir husband king Oswie a place there for the foresaid Trumhere to build that abbeie vpon.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 King Oswie hauing slaine king Penda,The victori|ous procee|ding of king Oswie. gouer|ned the people of Mercia, and also other of the south prouinces, & subdued a great part of the Pictish na|tion to the English dominion. About the same time king Oswie gaue vnto Peada the son of king Pen|da (bicause he was his kinsman) the countrie of the Southmercies, conteining 5000 housholds, and se|parated from the Northmercies by the riuer Trent.Southmercia. The countrie of the Northmercies conteined in those daies 7000 housholds.Northmercia. But Peada in the next spring was wickedlie murthered though the trea|son of his wicked wife (as was said) in the feast of Easter.659 Matt. West.