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Show The fiftBooké of. 104. WilMalm. fopifeth, s5uttheSrotithtoxitersmakeotherreport DeMHe ofthismatter,as inthe bittosie ofScotland pemaie firidreco:DeD. Thelate ofthe Britanis the monafferic of Sango, tic laboured earnet lie,and in the fWweat of their brotwes, thereby togct their linings,¢c. Yerelie Galf. Mon. twgiteth,that Cs thelbert king of dent (after he fatw the Writainste difdaine and dente their {ubiecion bnto Auguttine, bp thonte he twas conuerted to the chaittian faith) firred vp Coelferd king of the ozthumbers fo tare againtk the wWettatts . Wut hereof Mailter Ttsenino aderthe Britifh kings. Sains. Beda, Giege, aw baning a tent in their great multitude st people,came fonstly to giuc batell abzoad in the fielog, frhome he compafling about Awith ambuthes, got iwithin hts banger,and cafilic Dtfcomfite. St chanced that he han efpicn before the battell tof» ned (as Beda faith) there a great mmmber of the 4524 fith priettswere got alive into a place famendatout mots the vniuerfall'charch': but after we had kiowfedge ofthe Brirains,we iudged the Scots to be better. But wehaue learned by bifhop Daga. nus comming intothis Ile, and by Columba, nus the abbat comminginto France ,.chat.cag iste great Damage,but the greater loffe fel tothe South fons,the hich lined altogither bp the labour of their ro fom the Britains; for bifhop Daganus,com- gaineand Scorland.-for. mreforinations Mclitus bifhop! ‘ofLondon goeth to Rome;the caufe why,ang. , + whathe broughtac his returns O93! popeBoniface, yetcome within the houfewhere we dideat, arders;he andhis fellowbilbapswrite to thecleargirof Bi After that king Coelferd had made fangbter of fhe Britains (as before ts tebearfed) be entred the citie of Cheffer,and from thence marched towards Wango2. Zhe Writains in the meanctime had allem- Bieveribe bled theipotner tnder thzee capteins,that is to fap, MeetCam Beda, William Malmefburie ann Henrie Hunting- Scots nothing differ in. their .conucrfation onatlarge, and feekingoa yniformitie:imeatholike maing ynto vs,wouldneither eat with vs;nonor Tye (rip Ldtivence alto with bis telletw-bityops, Did Writeta the Writains other letters weithie of Diesegrejowiig that becoula toconfinne themin tho'vnitie of fhe Romane chutdy:buttf profited litte, Wslapedrett/bp Hat which Beda tiiteth. Aboutthe fodeotulte on : : ¥LMalm, aber Ds "toms 5 teigned, Cinegiicus , 02 3ain(oe) ails, abichtude the fonneof $6 Ceola,Hhichasthe-fonneof A cult 02 Cutioin,which was © thetortie of kcnricke., Atay 2 PSSEVRS LNs twas the fonne.of king Cer: SH tithe. Tu thefourth pare ot his feigiie' be recetten into fellotwdhip auth biiin ‘tebe. gotterinatice of thekingdonte bis fannie sidelinus, Tantetime Welitns the bifhop of Londen tuent to Roni; fo conittion with pope Woniface,for neceffa20 tie cautes totiching the churdyof England, aid tas pretent at alfpfisd-belden bp the fate pope at-that ‘feator, fox mbdinanees to be made touching the fate ofreligious men, and fate tr the fante fphon ," that ‘Boith fubferibing he mightalts by his autozitte cone "fitine thatHyich twas' there oxderlie Detree." his fprtod has holden the third Balerids of Marehinthe laff pereafthecinperour iyseas, ahichiwasabent the prere aTer the birth of out Saviour dro. "Hel tusat his rettirne bronght init him from the pope, < Wgreatlone arm eonicor (a. thiieg feloonre- {renea2 Seaton, op DOACD OF.) They Toriaht toith the, Wittatis at Bean: oO Detries commanded bythe fad pope to be obferued Yrthe Crght chutth, with letters alfo directed to Satay "DIM, thereat the, fe afi26ch of the battels togi- ferne them (being giuen to pzater) from the edgeot the entmies two2, Hhet,the WBaitainsted, bittw late , fox there aicd of thtm that tere ouertaticly 2062. i d *allsncp Sit this nteantethite,Lanveiice acchbitjop ofCan. defender one Wrocmaleo2 Wroemact, carle(orcons full as fone call bim) of Chetter , whic) Could pres hing Coelferd haning (as ts faid) efpied thefe ton, make nomention ofthis latt battell and vido. AChes ohOnttheliius, ano fothep reigned touuitlie togither that Coelferd baning fuch god faccede in bis buf. nelle aljoadas be couln with, bpor purpofe to anofd Danger at home,bantthen Eowinethe fonne of Alla Ensvinete 03 Clie; apong gentleman of great totvarpnette, foes latelie cometothe kingoome of the Poxthumbers Feabentys bythe death of bis father . wut this Cowine in time of biserile,being tong toften trom place toplace,and no frevfatt friennthip note intime of bis at calltotheteGoooy bisatltance against tater finding uerfitie,at length came to Redwalb, that twas king "¢ though thep beare no armour , pet do they fighta: 4° at that tine of the Cattangles, the third from Tifa, cc Gainbs, being bufic inprater for our deftrucion. and fuccetio: to Litullus, whic) Hitollns di tneced 125 he Wherebvpon be commanded the fri onfetto be gir hert after the {ato Ufta, the fir king of Gaftangles - tone toad hen them, and after ue, dolwnethe reflone of the (as before is mentioned.) Hhis weotwaly did veric ced g laine, Wtith armie, not without Great lotic of bis otune bonourablicinterteine Cowine, tfomach that C+ Srettere "people. Df thofemanks and priets whic) cameto delfetd being informed thereo?, was bigblic oté ‘Prate(as before is mentioned)there died at that bat pleatod,card fent ambattanors onto Reotwald , tore: men, atked thatthep were, and obat their intent was A ee the bole ciccumffance and caufe it being there, be fai; Thenif tell aboutthe number of 12 bundzed, fo that fiftte of thomonelte efcapen bp fight. 282acmale > 02 Woe mitel at the firt approchof the entmics > turning bis Hens Hung fight-wich thé:Britainss.che indeuour of Laurenee arshbilhop ofGantverburi¢ inferting religi: ter) they walked aécordiig t6"the cuflome oF a folemmne fal fo; thre daics togither, were come to ticobtetned bp the Writains tt mancr as aboucis the armie with other to make peatcr,haning fo: their 3° erpzefledin Galfrids bake, ut contrarilie we find, hands.gSpanie therefore of thofe monks bauing kept Wyocmate. Ginegifcus and his fontie Richelinus reigne pointlie oper the Weltfaxons,they toludge.\But now to the matter tibere ie lef, Wlederike oube of Cozetvall, pargaounking of pudbing of danger,that they might there make thetc intercet: Houthtwales , and Cadwane king of Morthwales, suathionts, fionto Godfo; the gad {padof their people, being Meletoining tn battell witty Coelferd, Nuc 10066 Cediwmnck, then readte toginebattell tothe Poxthumbers.gpae 2. of his fonloters , and conftreined bim to fe out of 2" nie of them tere of that.famous monaftcrie of the ficlo fo; fafegarn of bis life, atterhe bap receiuca Cherumber Wangor,in the thiitisfaid, that there was fuda mante twounds.On the part of the Britains the for Gals Non, otmonksin nomber of monks, that bere they were dintdcd ins fai wleverike, thicy was chiefe capteine ofthe field eerie to feuien feuerall parts, tvith their feuerall gonere . that battell.qyancen tobe Maine. ahus fatth Gal. , "M038aypointed to baue rule oucr them, euerie of on. thefeparts conteined at theleatt te hundzed pere But the ancient turtters of the Englity kings (as 195 which beleeuedibicaute (48 we tooke the'mat- She Writains that dweltabout Chetter, through fheit ftoutnetle proudken the aforefain Cociferd hitig of the Pozthumbers onto warre: Hheredpon fotametheir loftie ffomachs,heafembledanarmie. ¢came fortward to beftege the citicof Chefter thet een Called of the Iritais Carlcon ardour deuce. Thects Fox doublet , and therefore faiththat of oncerteine. ™™entspy. en ofthe y= fixes coucting rather to fuffer all things than.a ,, thitigshe bath nothing certeinlic to faie, muchlefte °° LLeland. Wil. Malm, the hiftorie ofEngland ‘ teboth: of Suller,in tibich the armies on both floes fufkettien Guive bin either to deltuer Cowine tito bis bands, or elfeifye refutefo to bw, to declare and denounce backe with bis compante; lett them (abobe thoulp 5 ° bito bim open twarres, Redtwaldincouraged by his twtfe (that countelled Hane defended) tobe mucthered thzough the eningcs bint tr no Wile to betrate his friend,to home be bad ane . i - proybefieof Auguili ne fulfil. given bis faith,for the menactesof bis enimie)atem Benin , thotig as long iS befSctore Departed this life (as g) bled forthwith an armte, an at the fubden com: ming bpon Coelferd, alaulted him per he could € Wereistobenoted,if this battell was fought baue time to atembte bis propte togither. wut pet thefeucnty pereof Crowwlfe King of Wieffar an (as fore bauetuziteen) ano that Augutti ne lesep 12 pares after bis entrance inte the gouernm entiof n, fuiththat Atbelbzigbt,oa aretuatl, made warre dpon fucp ASrefutedtoobforueébecanons of the late Mentioned o3, mp hilled 1200 manks of o the citie of Chefter, he. lenietha power ar ‘gainft Ethelfted king ofthe Northumbers,co‘wenants ofpeace paffe betwixt them upon condi- he church of Crgland,the fouridationthereat mas tion,the death of Brhelbert king' of Kent j where' he latelic laio bp his prenetettas the foxetaidAngusine: , "and his wifi were briviedofbis Lawes, Badbald ficceedeth BSho fudien not onetic. fox the inereate. of, this new 4° shelbertin theKentith kingdome, ‘his lewd andvnholielife, chute), bic) was gatheredof the Eugli people, but alto be was bufic to tmiploie bis pattagitke cure Sponthe people that tuere of the ol mbabitayts.o¢ Sultaine, and liketwite of the Scots that remained tn Steland. $02 abenhe had learned that the Scots fhete, infemblabic tuife as the suifains in their founttie.ted nottheir Ines int manic points accor Ding fothe ecclefiatticall rules, ativell avableruing je Nante (sfulotet) tw banger at bitlvares,dicd not bnreueripeD: for put made « Crotulfe king of the GUettfarons,after be bab reigeen the {paceof 12 pares,vepatted this lift, bdo indistine ha utainteined great toarce agai manicof bisneighbeurs, the ixbich fo: brtefenefie 4 pafle ouer. great battell be fought againss 3 ‘Cadwanis madeking ofthe Britains in heis'an enimic woreligion; lic.is plagued with madnefleyHe~ bertking ofthe Eaftfaxonsdicth, his rhreefonnes refufe tobe baptifed, theyfall to idolattie and hare the profefluurs of the etruth, cheir irreligious talke and vndurifull behahiour to bifliop Melins, hé/and his fellow Iuftus pafleouerinto France, thethree fonnes of Hebertare laine ofthe Weltfaxons in bar tell, the Eftfaxons by their idolatric prouoke archbithop Lane renceto forfake che land,he is warnédin 4 vifionto tari¢e, whercofhecertifieth king Eadbald, whofurchering chriftianitie,fendeth for Mclitts'and Iuftus,the onc isreftoredtohis fee, the other reiccted, Melitus dieth, Iuftus is made archbifhop ofCanturburie, the chriftian tsletters erhartatoric, requiring them mof fn. Hantlic to an bnitie ‘bf ‘catholike o2bers as might beagrerable twith the chtireh of Gyitf, fp2ed and dif Peried thouch the tyorln.' Thete letters were not fnoe mite otptic name, but.tointlic togt- the faid Goelferd, though be was befet and bronasbt alwaig dete: Scotland with all {pad that antght be Did bis tndevonr to auginentana bing' to perfection featt of Gatter-covttarie tothe ‘ale of the 4x0, mane chutch.as in other things, be weote ontthofe ting bimtetfe in defente tity fuch potwer as be could the fie of Canturburie (as fome Autite)it is enivent then get togither,be bolotic tncountreo the entmtes Sat be ltucd fourc pieres atter this faughter mabe 6° andgining battelltue Remerius the fonne of wed of the Wpitith pricts and manksby Coelferd (as bes twald,a ndafterinas laine bimfelfe, baning reigned fore is reciten.) For Coowlfe bogan bis reigne (as duet the Porbunrbers about 22 pares.Lhisbattell ‘bofoxe is mentioned) about the Petre of our doo lwas fooght neeve to the water of Role. 596,anbd in the feuenth peere of bis reigue the batted Thefatd Coelferd hav itiuebybis wife Acea, the was fought at Deghttane vetwirt the Englit h baugbter of Alla,and Niffcr to Cowwine, two fonnes, the Heots, tubteh chance in the pete of our Loa Dlwaldboing about ttuo peeres of age, and Diwin $04, 88 Beda bimfolfe recordeth, Alate chronogra, Aboutfoure preres, the which (there father being thus wher tuming bpor this matter, and precifelic Gaine) tere bp belperof thett gouernours connected fet, fing Dotwne bis collectio oxthumbers,¢ Ctbelbert B. the Turburte,tho fucccened tert atter Auigisthine,abunit: febtheretoby lim fix pialife tine (asbefaze is fato) Archbishop Zaurenceand tohing Cihelbirt. z the bithops ¢elitus md Jultus, Toourdeare brethren the bifhopsand bats throughallScotland, Laurence, Melitusand Tuiftus bifhops,: the fernants oftheferuants ofGod with health. 1 Hereas the apoftolike fee ( accor- @/, ding tohir maner) had fent vs to fz preach ynto the heathen people in Hers Man. Wee faith 59 == thefe weft parts,as otherwife throgh s€world,, and thatit chanced toys to enter intothis Ile whichis called Britaine, before we "sew Sevnderftood the ftate ofthings,we had M Gteatrenerence both the Scots & Britains, faith increafeth, The xxitiy. Chapter. eh Fitcr that the Britains Cadman UN RGU 7« habdcotinued abontthe pace bing of 1534 oy d /o) almott of 24 peeres inithout taine, fh) Seu sa ante one fpeciall gouernonr, fin SS being ted bp fundate rulers, c- ca¥e3) Cy uer fithens that Careticus D. twas conffreined fo flee oucr STAINES =/Senerne, =] and fought offers fimes not onelie againtt the Sarons,butalfa onc of them againtt another, at length in the peere of our Lod 61 3,thep allemiblen tnthe citie of Cheffer , and there eleaed Cadtwan that before toas ruler of SPo2rthwwales,to hane the foucretgne rule 4 goucrne ment ouer all their nation, and fo the fain Cavtoan began to reighe as bing of 15zttaine in the fatu pete 613. Int foe authors fap that thistuas in the peere Goo , intehich pete Carcticus the W2itih king departed this life. And then affer his deceaffe the Wittains 07 Wlelfniew (ahetber we ety im 612 |