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were sent on this message, did so dili|gentlie The Picts brought to agréement amongst
them selues. behaue themselues, in bringing their purpose to passe, that the Picts in the end
agréed to ioine in friendlie amitie one with another, and to choose one Garnard to their king to succéed in
the roome of Ka|ranach. They also confirmed the former leage with the Scots, and by their procurement sent
messen|gers vnto the Norwegians and Danes, requiring them of aid against the Romans the common eni|mies of
all such nations as loued to liue in libertie, wheresoeuer the same were inhabiting in anie part on the
whole face of the earth. There were also sent ambassadors vnto the Irishmen from the Scots for Ambassadors sent vnto the Danes and Irishmen for aid. the same intent, and from both
those places there was great aid promised, as frõ them that estéemed themselues halfe bound by a naturall
respect, to suc|cor such as were descended of the same ancestors and countries that they were of, and now
like to be expelled out of the seats which their forefathers had got possession in by iust title of
conquest, and left the same vnto their posteritie to enioy for euer.
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things were thus in dooing, Galdus diuiding his armie into sundrie parts, did what was possible to resist
all the attempts of the Romans. The fame of Gald his puis sance putteth the Romans in
scare. Who standing in doubt of his puissance, rather through fame thereof, than for anie apparant
sight or other knowledge had, durst not put themselues in danger to enter into Calidon wood, of all that
sum|mer; and the winter following was so extreame, by reason of frost, snow, and coldnesse of aire, that
they were not able to enterprise anie exploit on neither part: howbeit the summer was no sooner come (be|ing
the seauenth after the comming of Agricola in|to Britaine) but that they prepared to inuade one an other
againe with all their forces.
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Ireland there came (according as was An aid of I|rishmen come to the succors of the
Scots. promised) a great power of men of warre, and ioi|ned with an armie of Scotishmen in Atholl,
being there alreadie assembled in great numbers out of all the quarters of the Scotish dominions. Thither
came also Garnard king of the Picts with his pow|er. Gald chosen to be generall against
the Romans. All which forces being thus assembled togither by common agréement amongest them, Gald
king of EEBO page image 57 the Scots was chosen to be their generall, who hea|ring that Agricola with with his
host was entred into Kalendar wood, diuided the whole armie into three battels, and so marched foorth
towards the eni|mies in purpose to incounter them. Agricola being of this aduertised by spials, parted his
people also in|to thrée wards, doubting to be inclosed within some combersome place by reason of the great
multitude of his enimies, that were estéemed to be in number aboue 50000 of one and other.