5.30. Oswie succeedeth Oswald in the king|dome of Northumberland, he is sore vexed by Penda, Oswie and Oswin are partners in go|uernement, they fall at strife, Oswin is betraeied into the hands of Oswie and slaine, a commenda|tion of his personage and goodlie qualities, bishop Aidan di|eth; Cenwalch king of the Westsaxons, Penda maketh warre against him for putting away his wife, his flight, he becom|meth a christian and recouereth his kingdome, bishop Agil|bert commeth into Westsaxon, and afterwards departing (vpon occasion) is made bishop of Paris, Wini buieth the bi|shoprike of London; Sigibert king of the Eastangles, the vni|uersitie of Cambridge founded by him, he resigneth his kingdome and becometh a moonke, he and his kins|man Egric are slaine in a skirmish against Penda king of Mercia. The xxx. Chapter.

Oswie succeedeth Oswald in the king|dome of Northumberland, he is sore vexed by Penda, Oswie and Oswin are partners in go|uernement, they fall at strife, Oswin is betraeied into the hands of Oswie and slaine, a commenda|tion of his personage and goodlie qualities, bishop Aidan di|eth; Cenwalch king of the Westsaxons, Penda maketh warre against him for putting away his wife, his flight, he becom|meth a christian and recouereth his kingdome, bishop Agil|bert commeth into Westsaxon, and afterwards departing (vpon occasion) is made bishop of Paris, Wini buieth the bi|shoprike of London; Sigibert king of the Eastangles, the vni|uersitie of Cambridge founded by him, he resigneth his kingdome and becometh a moonke, he and his kins|man Egric are slaine in a skirmish against Penda king of Mercia. The xxx. Chapter.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 _AFter that king Oswald was slaine, Oswie king of Nor|thumberland. Beda li. 3. ca. 14. his brother Os|wie (being about 30 yeares of age) tooke vpon him the rule of the kingdome of Nor|thumberland, gouerning the same with great trouble for the space of 28 yeares, being sore vexed by the foresaid Penda king of Mer|cia and his people, which as yet were pagans. In the first yeare of his reigne, which was in the yeare of our Lord 644.644 Pauline the bishop of Rochester which had beene also archbishop of Yorke departed this life, and then one Thamar an Englishman of the parties of Kent was ordeined bishop of Roche|ster by Honorius the archbishop of Canturburie. King Oswie had one Oswin partener with him in gouernment of the Northumbers in the first be|ginning of his reigne, which was sonne to Osrike, so that Oswie gouerned in Bernicia, and Oswin in Deira,Bernicia. continuing in perfect friendship for a season, till at length, through the counsell of wicked per|sons, that coueted nothing so much as to sowe dis|cord and variance betwixt princes, they fell at de|bate, and so began to make warres one against an other, so that finallie when they were at point to haue tried their quarrell in open battell, Oswin perceiuing that he had not an armie of sufficient force to incounter with Oswie, brake vp his campe at Wilfaresdowne, ten mile by west the towne of Cataracton, and after withdrew himselfe onelie with one seruant named Condhere vnto the house of earle Hunwald, whome he tooke to haue béene his trustie friend: but contrarie to his expectation, the said Hunwald did betraie him vnto Oswie, who by his captaine Edelwine slue the said Oswin and his seruant the forsaid Condhere, in a place called In|gethling, the 13 kalends of September, in the ninth yeare of his reigne, which was after the birth of our Sauiour 651.651

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 This Oswin was a goodlie gentleman of person, tall, and beautifull, and verie gentle of spéech, ciuill in manners, and verie liberall both to high & low, so that he was beloued of all. Such a one he was, to be breefe, as bishop Aidan gessed that he should not long continue in life, for that the Northumbers were not woorthie of so good and vertuous a gouer|nour. Such humblenesse and obedience he percei|ued to rest in him towards the law of the Lord, in taking that which was told him for his better in|struction in good part, that he said, he neuer saw be|fore that time an humble king. The same Aidan li|ued not past 12 daies after the death of the said Os|win, whome he so much loued, departing this world the last daie of August, in the seuenteenth yeare af|ter he was ordeined bishop. His bodie was buried in the Ile of Lindesferne. After Aidan, one Finan was made bishop in his place, a Scotishman also, and of the Ile of Hui, from whence his predecessor the foresaid Aidan came, being first a man of reli|gion professed in the monasterie there (as some wri|ters doo report.)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 IN the meane time,Cen|walch. Hen. Hunt. after that Kinigils or Cini|gilsus king of the Westsaxons had reigned 31 yeares, he departed this life Anno 643, leauing his kingdome to his sonne Cenwalch or Chenwald, who held the same kingdome the tearme of 30 yeares, or 31 (as some write) in manner as his father had doone before him. In the third, or (as others saie) in the fift yeare of his reigne, Penda king of Mercia made sharpe warre against him, because he had put awaie his wife the sister of the said Penda,943 Ran. Higd. and in this warre Chenwald was ouercome in battell, & driuen out of his countrie, so that he fled vnto Anna king of the Eastangles, with whome he remained the space of a yeare, or (as other say) thrée yeares, to his great good hap: for before he was growen to be an enimie to the christian religion, but now by the wholesome admonitions and sharpe rebukes of king Anna, he became a christian, and receiued his wife againe into his companie, according to the prescript of Gods law, and (to be bréefe) in all things shewed himselfe a new man, imbracing vertue, & auoiding vice, so that shortlie after (through the helpe of God) he recouered againe his kingdome.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now when he was established in the same,Agilbertus a bishop. there came a bishop named Agilbertus out of Ireland, a Frenchman borne (but hauing remained in Ireland a long time) to reade the scriptures. This Agilbert comming into the prouince of the Westsaxons, was gladlie receiued of king Chenwald, at whose desire he tooke vpon him to exercise the roome of a bi|shop there: but afterwards, when the said king ad|mitted another bishop named Wini, which had béene ordeined in France, and knew the toong better than Agilbert, as he that was borne in England: Agil|bert offended, for that the king had admitted him without making him of anie counsell therein, re|turned into France, and there was made bishop of Paris: within a few yeares after, the foresaid Wi|ni EEBO page image 116 was expelled also by king Chenwald, who got him into Mercia vnto king Uulfhere, of whome he bought the bishoprike of London, which he held du|ring his life, and so the countrie of Westsaxon re|mained long without a bishop, till at length the said Agilbert at the request of king Chenwald sent to him Elutherius that was his nephue.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 YE haue heard that after Carpwald,Sigibert. his bro|ther Sigibert succéeded in rule of the Eastan|gles, a man of great vertue and woorthinesse, who whilest he remained in France as a banished man, being constreined to flée his countrie vpon displea|sure that king Redwald bare him, was baptised there,Beda. lib. 3. cap. 4. and after returning into his countrie, and ob|teining at length the kingdome, those things which he had séene well ordered in France, he studied to fol|low the example of the same at home, and herevpon considering with himselfe that nothing could more aduance the state of the common-wealth of his countrie than learning & knowledge in the toongs, began the foundation of certeine schooles, and name|lie at Cambridge,The vniuer|sitie of Cam|bridge foun|ded by king Sigibert. where children might haue places where to be instructed and brought vp in learning vnder appointed teachers, that there might be grea|ter numbers of learned men trained vp than before time had béene within this land, to the furtherance of true religion and vertue.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 So that England hath good cause to haue in thank|full remembrance this noble prince king Sigibert, for all those hir learned men which haue bin brought vp & come foorth of that famous vniuersitie of Cam|bridge, the first foundation or rather renouation whereof was thus begun by him about the yeare of our Lord 630.Bale saith 636. At length when this worthie king be|gan to grow in age, he considered with himselfe how hard a matter, and how painefull an office it was to gouerne a realme as apperteined to the dutie of a good king, wherevpon he determined to leaue the charge thereof to other of more conuenient yéeres, and to liue from thencefoorth a priuat kind of life, and so resigning the administration vnto his kinsman Egricus,Sigibert re|signeth his kingdome to Egricus. he became a moonke, and led the rest of his life in a certeine abbeie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Shortlie after it so came to passe that Penda king of Mercia (that cruell ethnike tyrant) made sore warres vpon Egricus, wherevpon the people of East|angles compelled Sigibert to come foorth of his monasterie, & to go with them into the field against Penda. Sigibert being thus constreined against his will, would not put on armour or beare anie o|ther kind of weapon, than onelie a wand in his hand in steed of a scepter, and so the armie of the Eastan|gles in hope of good spéed by the presence of Sigi|bert, ioined in battell with their enimies, but the Eastangles were finallie vanquished, and the more part of them slaine,Sigibert and Egricus slaine. togither with Sigibert and his coosen Egricus their king. This happened in the yere after the birth of our Sauiour (as some haue noted) 652.652

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In the daies whilest Sigibert as yet ruled the Eastangles,Baleus. Beda lib. 3. cap. 19. Furseus. there came out of Ireland a deuout per|son named Furseus, who comming into the coun|trie of the Eastangles, was gladlie receiued of king Sigibert, by whose helpe afterwards he builded the abbeie of Cumbreburge, in the which Sigibert (as some haue written) when he renounced his king|dome, was professed a moonke. Of this Furseus ma|nie things are written, the which for briefenesse we o|uerpasse. After that Felix the bishop of the Eastan|gles was dead, one Thomas was ordeined in his place, who after he had béene bishop fiue yéeres, died, and then one Beretgils was ordeined in his roome by Honorius the archbishop of Canturburie. The said Honorius himselfe when he had run the race of his naturall life, deceassed also the last of September in the yéere of our Lord 653.653