cery
4 Of false Pellitus, his purposes to break,
5 But him shall slay, and on a gallows bleak
6 Shall give the enchanter his unhappy hire;

hire > reward

7 Then shall the Britons, late dismayed and weak,

dismayed > defeated

8 From their long vassalage begin to respire,

respire > take relief; recover [hope, courage]; resurface to breathe

9 And on their paynim foes avenge their rankled ire.

paynim > pagan

303.37

Ne shall he yet his wrath so mitigate,
2 Till both the sonnes of _Edwin_ he haue slaine,
_Offricke_ and _Osricke_, twinnes vnfortunate,
4 Both slaine in battell vpon Layburne plaine,
Together with the king of _Louthiane_,
6 Hight _Adin_, and the king of _Orkeny_,
Both ioynt partakers of +their+ fatall paine:
8 But _Penda_, fearefull of like desteny,
Shall yield him selfe his liegeman, and sweare fealty.

7 their > the _1596, 1609_

1 "Nor shall he yet his wrath so mitigate,
2 Till both the sons of Edwin he has slain,
3 Offric and Osric, twins unfortunate,
4 Both slain in battle upon Layburn Plain,
5 Together with the king of Lothian,

Lothian > Scotland

6 Hight Aidan, and the king of Orkney,

Hight > Named

7 Both joint partakers of their fatal pain:

partakers > participants; sharers
fatal > preordained, fated; fatal

8 But Penda, fearful of like destiny,

like > [a] similar

9 Shall yield himself his liege man, and swear fealty.

liege man > vassal, faithful follower
fealty > loyalty (of a vassal to his lord)

303.38

Him shall he make his fatall Instrument,
2 T'afflict the other _Saxons_ vnsubdewd;
He marching forth with fury insolent
4 Against the good king _Oswald_, who indewd
With heauenly powre, and by Angels reskewd,
6 All holding crosses in their hands on hye,
Shall him defeate withouten bloud imbrewd:
8 Of which, that field for endlesse memory,
Shall _Heuenfield_ be cald to all posterity.

1 "Him shall he make his fatal instrument,

Him > [Penda]
fatal > deadly; fated, preordained

2 To afflict the other Saxons unsubdued;

unsubdued > [who are as yet unsubdued]

3 He, marching forth with fury insolent

insolent > immoderate; disdainful, arrogant

4 Against the good King Oswald who (endued
5 With heavenly power, and by angels rescued,
6 All holding crosses in their hands on high)
7 Shall him defeat without blood imbrued: