Compare 1587 edition: 1 Whileſt he was thus buſied about the eſta|bliſhing of holſome orders and ſtatutes for the wealth of his ſubiectes,Petilius Cer [...]a|lis a Romaine captaine ſente by Veſpaſian into Brytaine. woorde was brought him that Petilius Cerialis a Romaine Cap|taine being ſente from Veſpaſian the Empe|rour to haue the gouernment of Brytaine, was landed with a puiſſant armie in the countrey, and minded ſhortly to inuade the borders of his realme, as Annandale and Galloway.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 With theſe newes Galde being ſomewhat aſtonied,The Ord [...]ni|ces and Bry|gants miſtake by the Scot|tiſh wryten. thought good to vnderſtande the cer|taintie of the enimies doings, before hee made any ſturre for the leauying of his people, & there|fore appoynted certaine light horſemen to ride EEBO page image 47 foorth, and to bryng certaine newes of that whiche they might heare or ſee: who at theyr returne declared that the enimies armie was a|broade in the fieldes,The Pictes o|uerthrowe by the Romains. The Romains purpoſe to en|ter into Gal|loway. vppon the borders of Picte lande, and had giuen the Pictes already a great ouerthrow, and further, howe they were turned weſtwarde on the lefte hande, in purpoſe to enter into Galloway.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Galde being thus certified of the Romains approche towardes his countrey,Galde deter|mineth to fight with the Roma [...]s. determined to giue them battayle before they entred into the inner partes of his Realme, and therefore with all ſpeede hee aſſembled his people, to the num|ber of fiftie thouſande menne, all ſuche as were able to beare armor, being readie to repayre vnto him in ſuche preſent neceſſitie for defence of theyr countrey.