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Show The fift Booke of Hz; Wallo fhe moft cruch enimieof the Cnglifh name ended his life: be was terrible both in nature and countenance, for the tibhich canfethep fapthe iat Theftate ofthe Britains andother of the Cuglifh nation: but forfomuch as fH writers , tue haue thought god inthis place to tebearte the famein part, as in Gal. Mon. ine find Inzifen,leaning the crentt Mill Lith the autto2,th the fruti thereof map be the moze {ufpeced, bicaufe x fher autho2s of gad authoritte,as Beda,Henric Hun- tains Did afterivards fet bp bis image,that the fame might bea terro2 to the cnimtes ten thep Mhould bes old it, . © But hereisto be remembzed by the Writith ht This Cavtwalio and Cowwinthe forne of Ctijels ep, percciued than reformed, to the fatiffieng of mens fanfics thichare variable, we will leaue eueric man tobislibertie to thinke as femeth bim gwd, noting being font thither bato Salomonking of iritaine, Eth by king Cadwane, then thep iuere beric pong. : - pipe not and then the diuerfitic of {uch wziters, as occas fiort ferueth, Were made kings,Cadtwallo ofthe Wattains , Cd: tic apcarceh How afkertheir returne into this land, When they places giay toinofthe Porthumbers, there continued for the nda the fonne of Talila {ucceded in the go "Penda. {pace of tivo peeres great friendihip betwixt them, 636 netnementof the kingdomeof Mercia after Ce till at lengt) Cotvin required of Cadtwalio that be ----- arlus,and began bis retgne tn the peere of our L020 20 might tweare acrotone, and celebrate appointed for 636,1pe was fiftiepreres of age before he came to lemnitics Within bis Dominion of Pozthumberbebing,andreigued 30 peres,be Was a prince right land,as Well as Cavwwallo did in his countrie. Cav hardieand aduenturons, not fearing to teopard bis perion in place of Danger, aflured and readie of ree memtbanceintime of greateft peril, iis bonic sonld not be ouercome with anie tranell, nobis fierce and cruclltyarre cither of them againtt the ‘o- Cadwalloking of Britain, diucrs deeds Of hisitt the Britifh writere bane recor cd naseas difcordarafe betweene Cady half edin fricnd hip,Cadwallo vanquifht his flight, licesthe Spanpmumard,Cadiralle omerthroiweth Penda wd Ris power befieping Excefterhéacrenveth batcel! againtt the dieth,alvafen imageon horilebackefet v P in hismemorial!fasne Martins at Ludgate builded, The xxviij.C hapter. veer Adiwalia op Cadwattiney Cadwallo, Ge¥% orCadwatlline, (fox Wwe fin' bin fo namen) BA began bis reigne ouer the { e Bathing, in thepere of our $& Way Lord 635, in the peers of the 3) : : teigneof the empevour Wee b eaten r3pere 2 tt &. of France. N Mlthisman pebane beard partlie before enue dealings and warres Againk the Parthumbers, Cape, (ubmitted biméelfe ubolie vrito Capwwallospay' 60 ; vod a hb ran,aclerbe fingularlie tell leatned, and sf great ther Dfunits facceving int gonerAnietit of the Pox -_cilitie} at'plaine vtterance lip Wate of gentle per- Stakitic iibehantour: but for that he wanted teh fae ¢ arene panguilber be Oren a aatheless -"fimple,onélie Tetting fezth ttt be Termons high mp. ‘Pevies,anomatters of tuehpiofound knowlenge,as the boric learned might {carfelic percetue the perfert enileand meaningof his talke ; his trancllcamete -‘Thalleffed,t that after averee temainitig there,be ‘returneditito his countrie , eeelaring amongtt his Wpethien ofthe cleargie,that the people of Mozthumy "berlatid was afroward, Habborne and fifte-harfed Rhus Cavallo ruled things at his appointment «generation,thote minds he coula notframe wpanie $78 Withinthis land. Aud finallie ben he bad retgned FO\Yod meanes.ofperfiratton to receiue the cnittian Wel,~ 48 peereshe neparted this life the 22 of Pouember. faith: fo that he tadged it loft laboar tofyend mote 906 "Dis bovie being embalmed and aieWed with fnet ‘inte amonigi! thembeing fo bithankfall and intrac: confections,was patintoatraten tinage by niarue. tablea people )a3 iio goo might be done nto thent, cee and cat, Saneae it ons ‘s aay ee and sennidae of agen hore of excellent beantic } theWiitains fet je SDeots 5 thete chanced oneto re prelert at Dpaldtt vponthe wel gate of Lénbetr called Lu the fame tinte talled Aidan; aman offo perfect life, Siran, Gate, in figneof his conquetis,andfolaterrar tothe Datons, Boreouerthe churchof S/ Wattinwnder. "that (as Beda weiteth) be tanght to othertpite than <heliued,banifigno regard to the cares of this thin, heath the fame gate;tuas by the Britains then buil but Abatfoevter-twas gineit bim by kings 02 menof baliant price Cadiwallo, but dinerfethinke that pare,erborting other todm the like. Zhis Aivat hea. ded.Zhus bane the Britains made mention of their 40 Wwealthandrithes, that he frelie beffotues Spon the Mich ofthis bittozie ts but fables; bicaute of thema: Mle barieng both from Beda arid other autentike Inxiters (as before ¥ bane faio,) : ROLB! ‘ting Cozmans wo7ds, perceiued anon that the fault fvas not fo much tn the people as in the teacher, andtherefore declared,that (as be thought) although i it were Io that the people of Po2thumberland gauk Sion , Cormanspreaching takitinall effect Twas thep thoulohaue dane, pet unight it be that bis among the Northumbers , per{uadeth him to.de- x ieaimanee caneae poling to take it,and Wztan Muithinit.Capiwatia thers aduertifen hereof, imunediatlicafter bis arciuall by ep to Crcether; and diuiding bis people in 4 parts, fet ponbis enimics, tobe enda,and ouertieely bis aholearmie; Wenda bantng no atber Apto cb attempting ro kill js killed himfelfe,Cadwallo ent pighly ditpleareD fwiththat Harice,purities Diwalo, flue the fad Dnwalor' Wayjererponbishso, greatlie hindered Cadinallos enterpaifes, hap forttr Perciabeftegedthatcitie with amightie armep pur Norehiimbers and killech Bawin their king, he feeketh to So expell the Saxons onvefthe land,Penda flaieth Olwald, whofe brocherand fucceffor Ofunus by gifts and fub. million renin e,whomPenida fpitehillic SoLencAy,yeeeberivarOEATERNGHint -*LagpindiuintctmerToNe, 'AEhis mitarité;there was fenitOnto hint one Cov Cora ‘ afought Saddeine Penda with Hin Afaplacecalled Bonrne,ohere The true Rtorie ofthe forenamed king Ofwald,his defire to reftore chriffian rele fied theettic of Crcefter, mening to deferst till the conmming of Cadwallo, therevpon Benda bing of Edyta, whofor twaperes[pitte were I -_godly Teenmorrsand Gliolefomcinttructtons,he wiht ont pi of mae merle Sccrteine wizard orfouthfater, thom bing Colvin bad gotten outof Spaine named pelitus,, that by bifclofing, the purpofe of Cadwallo onto -@piettt, so Dthornont the cones ofawBstaiievand fenbitig = Penvaagaint kingloald that tueceved Cowwity, Ehent Cadwwalle aftertiys petes gtanten that UL fridiis the fonne of Penida heuld {ucted in Percta. fing betivirt thefe two winces, thep began to make HMolw bponconfivence in thele bis great ber; ther,and at length fofning tn batell Mith their maine tuesand bicesfromt that time be was made bing(as forces,Cadwallo lof the field, twith manythoufans though the ihole 3lehad bene due to bim)be thought of bigmen,and being chafed fled into Scotland, and hot god to let ante occafionpate tyat ivas offercd to from thence got ouer into Xreland,and finally pafled mabe fuat,as inel againt bis friends ¢ confedcrats, tho feas into Waltaine Armozike, there,of bis cofin as allo. again bis otune Swo2tte enimies, Part of bing Salomon betas courteonflie receiued.and at Hisdoings pe haue beard, and moze Mall appeare 40 length obtemmedof bim10ccomente go with bint Hereafter. ¢ Ofthe kings of the Cattfarons + Catt bache tutpbiscountrie, toamtt bim in recoucrie of Angles pe haue heard befoze; of fhomin places con dis lands dominions, the thich in the mieane time uenient pe tall find further mention alfo , and fo Avere eearlie(potied , matted and baricd by hing Ubetwite of the kings of the Scuthfarons: but bie: odin. fAule their kingdom continucd not pat fiue fuccem At the fante fime Weian the nezhue of Cadtyallo, ons,litle remembzance ofthem is made by twziters, thom he badfent into Waitaine little before to Mea of Lnithithefasite" Jind theretone ouewvth thebewiny fiRFTe iting of bis reign; te fetitbrith owtwaie theeee tA) Kingwith Home be had beetie biotight Up te fimedf his'banifhincnt the fpace oF 7 Spatesrerte HeePPHE cetichitepleted the Darang Jas ihoughhe 10 ring him tohAauefortelearriod Sretithmniin Lone Be Mentofarie ad MHavtoncihroietye aboleracée ToiMINFALin preadittig the tootD OFlife,fhat with Tifigas hing ouer all Writaine'} a-ak length by givat gifts of gold aid finer, anvpon ishunble Tnbitifitonobtefned peace, till atlérigth byon Hpite, fee, Pender king of Mercia obteited licence of Cavs wan W ;,, Wallotoitake watres againt the fain Dimus;in 4 the thi (asit papnedyenvabiintelfe was flaine, pleafure,that be fent tomzd tnto Cadtwallo , that be mind danquifjed with qreatrteffe of bufineffe. 15ut tosuld berrotoned without bis leaue op licence, fith thefe bis vertues were matched whith notable vices, de twould not willinglic grantit, (herto Cadiwallo a8 firwith (uch bitternefle of manersas had not anfivered, that if he fo d{d, be would cut off bts bead beene beard of,crucitie of nature, lacke of courtefie, 30 bnder bis diademe, if he psclumted to fweare anie great bnitedfattnette in performing of tymzd and toithin the confirtes of Wetaine Wercof difear art chzittian religion, miifing tobecome bis liegemanyega fight ageing the Sarons in bis quartell. Pendabeing thus fubdacd, Cadwwallo calign bis nobles togtfher which bad bene difperfed abzoad a long fcafon, ¢ wwithall fpaoiwent again Cowinking sf Morthunberiann , and fue burin battell at Aatfield (as before is mentioned) Inifh bis fon Dride, and Codbold bing of the Fics of Dabnie.wbich was come thither to dis ald. 4)5p this dt (hold agpeare, that Fabian bath gatbeted. antiffe hy the account of the reignes of the 252 fh kings fo: tt aypearcth bp Beda and otbers, that CPiwin as faine in the peere of our U.02d 634.And hbere Fabian (as before is faid) attributeth that at edtacrs other bnto Cabdiuan the fatber of this Cad foallo: pet both Gal. Mon.and Beda twith the mow part benchits. thurhbet's; Gught Whe fationr of Cavtealle nol ra 2° fuaditig,asta tequifite inbini that thal inffrudthe iwallo taking abuice inthis matter,at lengthbp perfuafion of bis neyhue W2ian, deniedto grant bnto Cowin his requettwherewith Cotvin toke fud) dif promiife, ad of onincalurable hatred totward the 114 til he was Delironsto reftorc the cheuttian fatth thors befkto ager twiththat uid ts wlereh by other 'awé fred, as Galttide fatth,were bought bp in France, not sit it -_-His tthole kirigdBine,fore lamenting thedécaytheres seelise 7 fhoys29Bat totetertic' to erieae of Car Walle,as tacfind thet recadhy IntheTeste, iteHEHanyot Winwitoitagainkige Pothuny Greatlic to difagre from bin herein, wut thus it is a thon Wwe find, Hatafcthe Had tated Bf Gods high Otero meaTaudur evteitded to Himibatis ih vangmminghis Bears a -_winfntesxB oneminding MbethanbetAll4HetEFIC, Gontoy bis PaLCOR Oro sio,M. the whid(as howithyCas (pace of 48 peeres, and then departed this life, asin 10 totter. placeafferwardsit hall aerre. Wut for that the contrarietic in tnziters ti fuch points may foner. be the hiftorieofEngland. . foallobetan his eignyabid) opinion oF Histeometh tington, William Malmefburic, and others feme forte of Gal. Mon. it hould aypeare that Cadiwallo {was not flaine at all,but reigned bicorionflie for the pteBrieih kinbss\~ M OX purerail othertwnters fontthati¢inastonehy Chiballol- Hardingatligneth Huteepresto the WIG OFCarwoanjano declarerthat he oiebithe divers ofher things are reposted of him by the 32: Partinto his owne countrie,he tlandereth them be= * Serethe scotifh clervie Aidan agodlie midn telléth the c. sufe ofthe peoples nor profiting by Cormaris preaching; Aida Sompieth into England cointtrué the people tlic faith ; hie i in fheobferuation of Eafter fromthe Englith churches no furh attentine care bnito the preaching of that-re, -_wevendprelate Corman, as his godlie erpemation ? a raring of Gmple nien, was the caufe tp thep (0 lightlie re, ---«sSatDed his Diuine infructons,thereas if he han (ace cording to the counfellof Saint aule) at the fir & waniee miniftrep bnito thetr tender bndertfandings, Oriclie sounfelt. ft O'als eansaeouter cpmbyAnonyme toboutharper nouriments, bemighthape ete and minifterie, t 5000 baptifed wich t 7 daies; ¢, the North him & hi ti ‘CUCy OF aldhath the Britains,Scors,Pias, & Englithachiscomman- ‘ment,his commendable deedofchriftian chariti¢,che Weft ans my faith by the preaghing of Binaus,king agils is baptife. nake! i 1 ti pilie bane wone afarre greater number of therm ‘Ditto the receining ofthe faith , and fo paue franwed thentbp little foo and littte to baue digeffed ffronger and therefore he thought it ‘neceffarie fn dit . Peodakingof Mercia mouath warasincheGrificeeae, 6 chatge OF théit Dutits tolsards Gob, and to atiftle. f Dor Hthe WellGxons, both fides after abloudiebartell fallto a. Bremen, Excombertthefirit Eng!ith king that deftroiedidols p21rena while land ,he ordeinech Lens. why Englith - ie ¢ Moonks. eliih 2! sinmoBaftcries Beyond Selene ypeRaeofMercla Snuicth vertuous king Ofwald,he is affaulted, wo: "ainein batrel],andcanonizeda faint SOE HESGHhs The xxixChapters (till we (after all thele niffe ng difcourfes of the Wzitifh chzonoto, S&TS)aproch and dzatw as neere as we 3 °8n to the tenth of the biftorie tonching ~ Oftwald king ofthe Posthumbers ; of AN 4 "the earnieft seale of bing Dfwald, that fomeone a Mongthem might be apointed togo againe into Porthumbertand, to trie by proewding in this maad ner afore allenged , that profit twonld thereof infuc, The bithops hearing the opinion of Ativan, anv >. theretith knowing Cozmans manerof preaching, itinged the matter to be as Afdan had declared, amp therébpon hot onelie allotved bis twoi0s, butalfo ipilled bint to take the fournte pon bim, fith thep bnetb norte fo able with effect to accomplith theit twithed defires in that bebalfe. Atdan , for that he Bidancom toould not feme to refute to take that in hand thich on te be bimfclfe bad motioned, was contentedto fatifte oa the theirrequelt, and fo fet fortward fowarts Moxthune go‘pcts, Gy. berland, |