After that Oswie had obteined this victorie, he performed promise in bestowing his daughter to the profession of virginitie, and also gaue the twelue manors, whereof six were in Deira, and six in Bernicia, [Sidenote:  Elfled.] containing euerie of them ten housholds a peece.  Elfled also king [Sidenote:  Herteshey saith Matt.  West. Hilda.] Oswies daughter was professed in the monasterie of Herthew, where one Hilda was abbesse, which Hilda purchasing a lordship of ten housholds 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 yeeres she departed this life, and was buried there, and so likewise was hir mother Eufled, and hir grandfather Edwin, with manie other high estates within the church of saint Peter the apostle.  The victorie aboue mentioned got by king [Sidenote:  Loides.] Oswie in the countrie of Loides on the 17 kalends of December, & in the thirtenth yeere of his reigne, 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 neere adioining to them wholie vnto the faith of Iesus Christ.

[Sidenote:  The first bishop of Mercia.] The first bishop in the prouince of Mercia, and also of Lindesferne and the Middleangles was one Diuma, who died amongst the Middleangles.  The second was Cellach, the which leauing his bishoprike returned 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 queene Eufled that was his kinswoman got of hir husband king Oswie a place there for the foresaid Trumhere to build that abbeie vpon.

[Sidenote:  The victorious proceeding of king Oswie.] King Oswie hauing slaine king Penda, gouerned the people of Mercia, and also other of the south prouinces, & subdued a great part of the Pictish nation to the English dominion.  About the same time king Oswie gaue vnto Peada the son of king Penda (bicause he was his [Sidenote:  Southmercia.] kinsman) the countrie of the Southmercies, conteining 5000 housholds, [Sidenote:  Northmercia. 659.] and separated from the Northmercies by the riuer Trent.  The countrie of the Northmercies conteined in those daies 7000 housholds.  But Peada in the next spring was wickedlie murthered through the treason of his wicked wife (as was said) in the feast of Easter. [Sidenote:  Matt.  West.]

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