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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Whileſt theſe things were thus in doing, Galons deuiding his armie into ſundrie partes did what was poſſible to reſiſt al the attempts of the Romains.The fame of Galde his puiſ|ſance, putteth the Romains in feare. Who ſtanding in doubte of his puiſſaunce rather through fame thereof, than for anye apparaunt ſight or other knowledge had, durſte not put themſelues in daunger to enter into Calidone woode of all that ſommer, and the winter following was ſo extreeme, by reaſon of froſt, ſnow, and coldneſſe of ayre, that they were not able to enterpriſe any exployte on neyther parte: howbeit the ſommer was no ſooner come (being the ſeuenth after the comming of Agri|cola into Brytaine) but that they prepared to in|uade one an other againe with al their forces.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 An ayde of I|riſh mẽ, come to the ſuccors of the Scottes.Forth of Ireland there came (according as was promiſed) a greate power of men of warre and ioyned with an army of Scottiſh men in Atholl, being there alreadie aſſembled in greate numbers out of all the quarters of the Scottiſhe dominions. Thither came alſo Garnard king of the Pictes with his power.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Galde choſen to be generall againſt the Romains.All whiche forces being thus aſſembled togi|ther by cõmon agreement amongſt them, Galde king of the Scots was choſen to be theyr gene|rall, who hearing that Agricola with his hoſte was entred into Kalendar woodde, deuided the whole armie into three battailes, and ſo marched foorth toward the enimies in purpoſe to encoun|ter them. Agricola being of this aduertiſed by ſpialles, parted his people alſo into three wardes, doubting to be encloſed within ſome cõberſome place by reaſon of the great multitude of his eni|mies, that were eſteemed to be in number about fiftie thouſande of one and other.

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