Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Pictes came firſt into Orkney, chaunging their ſeates came into the maine lande of Scotlande, Pictlande, Firth.Truth it is that they firſt came out of Germa|nie, into the Iſles of Orkeney, and there inhabi|ting for a ſeaſon, feryed ouer into Catheneſe, whereof it came to paſſe, that the ſtreyte there at this preſent is called Pictland firth: and ſo in cõ|tinuance of time encreaſing in number, they paſ|ſed further into the lande, and got poſſeſſion of Roſſe, Murray land, Merne, and Anguſe, and after that, entring into Fiffe, and Lowthian, they droue ſuch Brytaynes from thence as inhabited there before, whiche were but a ſimple kinde of people, as thoſe that applyed nothing but onely nouriſhing and breeding of cattaile.
Compare 1587 edition: 1 Theſe Pictes, as by conference of tymes may appeare, entred firſt into Scotlande, aboute the yeare after the creation of the worlde 3633, and being once ariued,4867. H.B. they began to erect and builde certaine fortes,The Pictes make ſtrong holdes. wherein they might defend them|ſelues, if any force of enimies ſhoulde chaunce to put them vnto ſuch ſhiftes: but perceyuing they could not continue any time without wiues to mainteyne their ſtock and progenie by bringing forth iſſue, they thought it expedient to require of the Scottiſhe men ſome number of women to marrie with,The Pictes require womẽ of the Sottes. that thereby a ſure alliance might be had betwixt both nations, and that if neede re|quyred, they might the better defende them from their common enimies the Brytaynes, whome they knewe woulde be lothe to ſee the encreaſe of eyther Scottes or Pictes, as thoſe that were ſtraungers to them, and vſurpers vpon theyr confines
Compare 1587 edition: 1 A league made.This requeſt was graunted, and a ful league ratifyed betwixt the Scottiſhe men, and Pictes, with couenauntes that neither of them ſhoulde ſeeke to vſurpe anye peece of that whiche the o|ther helde, but [...]ntent themſelues wyth theyr owne marckes. And further, hee that attemp|ted to wrong the on [...], ſhoulde bee accompted an enimie to bothe and agaynſte whome they ſhoulde bee readie to ioyne theyr powers in ey|ther others defence.