S of Kent was ordeined bishop of Rochester by Honorius the archbishop of
Canturburie. King Oswie had one Oswin partener with him in gouernment of
the Northumbers in the first beginning of his reigne, which [Sidenote:
Bernicia.] was sonne to Osrike, so that Oswie gouerned in Bernicia, and
Oswin in Deira, continuing in perfect friendship for a season, till at
length, through the counsell of wicked persons, that coueted nothing so
much as to sowe discord and variance betwixt princes, they fell at
debate, 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 beene 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 Ingethling, the 13 kalends of September,
[Sidenote: 651.] in the ninth yeare of his reigne, which was after the
birth of our Sauiour 651. This Oswin was a goodlie gentleman of person,
tall, and beautifull, and verie gentle of speech, 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 gouernour. Such humblenesse and obedience he perceiued to
rest in him towards the law of the Lord, in taking that which was told
him for his bet
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