Compare 1587 edition: 1 To bee ſhorte, hee purged the whole realme of all ſuche robbers, theeues, and other the lyke offenders agaynſt the quiet peace of his ſubie|ctes, as were hugely increaſed by the licencious rule of his predeceſſour Dardane, and here|vnto hee was mightely ayded by the Mora|uians,The Morauians help to appre|hende theeues and offenders. who purſued ſuche offenders moſte ear|neſtly, and brought in vnto him no ſmall num|ber of them, euer as they caught them.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 By this meanes was the ſtate of the com|mon wealth brought into better quiet, and the yeare next enſuing being the thirde of Galde his raygne, hee called a counſell at Dunſtafage, wherein hee labored muche for the abrogating of the wicked lawes inſtituted by king Ewyn,Galde laboreth to abrogate wicked lawes. as before is partely ſpecified: but hee coulde not obtaine more than that poore men from thence foorth ſhould haue their wiues free to themſelues without being abuſed from time to time indif|ferently by their landelordes as heretofore they had bene.

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 1577 edition: 1 2 COrbreid Gald being thus chosen (as I haue said) Corbreid Gald. Galdus other wise called Galgacus, not a Scot but a Britaine as other thinke. to succéed in the gouernment of Scotland after Dardan, is called by Cornelius Tacitus Galgacus, a prince of comelie personage, and of right noble port. In the first begining of his reigne he punished such as had béene furtherers of his predecessors mis|gouernement, and afterwards he passed ouer into Sée more of him in Eng|land. the westerne Iles, where he appeased certeine rebels, which went about to disquiet the state of the com|mon-wealth there. From thence he sailed vnto the Gald puni|sheth such as disturbe the quiet state of his subiects. Iles of Lewis and Skie, and put to death certeine offendors that would not be obedient vnto their go|uernors and iudges. After this he returned by Rosse, and set a stay also in that countrie, touching certeine misdemeanors of the people there. To be short, hée purged the whole realme of all such robbers, théeues, and other the like offendors against the quiet peace of his subiects, as were hugelie increased by the li|centious rule of his predecessor Dardan, and here|vnto he was mightilie aided by the Morauians, who The Moraui|ans helpe to apprehend theeues and offendors. pursued such offendors most earnestlie, and brought in vnto him no small number of them, euer as they caught them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 By this meanes was the state of the common|wealth brought into better quiet, and the yeere next insuing, being the third of Gald his reigne, he cal|led a councell at Dunstafage, wherein he laboured much for the abrogating of the wicked lawes insti|tuted Gald laboreth to abrogate wicked lawes by king Ewin, as before is partlie specified: but he could not obteine more, than that poore men from thencefoorth should haue their wiues frée vnto themselues, without being abused from time to time indifferentlie by their landlords, as heretofore they had bene. Whilest he was thus busied about the esta|blishing of holsome orders & statuts for the welth of his subiects, woord was brought him that Petilius Petilius Ce|realis a Ro|mane capteine sent by Ues|pasian into Britaine. Cerealis a Romane capteine, being sent from Ues|pasian the emperour to haue the gouernement of Britaine, was landed with a puissant armie in the countrie, and minded shortlie to inuade the bor|ders of his realme, as Annandale and Galloway.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 With these newes Gald being somewhat asto|nished, The Ordoui|ces and Bri|gants mista|ken by the Scotish writers. thought good to vnderstand the certeintie of the enimies dooings, before he made anie sturre for the leuieng of his people, and therefore appointed certeine light horssemen to ride foorth, and to bring certeine newes of that which they might heare or see: who at their returne declared that the enimies armie was abroad in the fields, vpon the borders of Pict|land, The picts o|uerthrowne by the Ro|mans. The Romans purpose to enter into Galloway. Gald deter|mineth to fight with the Romans. and had giuen the Picts alreadie a great ouer|throw; and further, how they were turned westward on the left hand, in purpose to enter into Galloway. Gald being thus certified of the Romans approch towards his countrie, determined to giue them bat|tell, before they entered into the inner parts of his realme, and therefore with all spéed he assembled his people, to the number of fiftie thousand men, all such as were able to beare armor, being readie to repaire vnto him in such present necessitie for defense of their countrie.