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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Shortly after there came vnto Dundee the Sect to the king Galde,Galde cõmeth vnto Dundee to welcome Gildo. who for his parte did all the honour that in him lay vnto Gildo, ſhew|ing himſelfe moſte ioyfull and gladde of his cõ|ming yeelding vnto him and his people ſuche thankes and congratulations, as ſc [...] beſte to the purpoſe, and receyued no loſſe at has and their handes againe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 After they had remayned thus certaine dayes togither at Dundee,Gald, Garnard and Gildo, aſ|ſembles coũ|ſel at Forfare, where they de|uiſe how to proceede in theyr warre. bothe the kings Galde and Garnarde togyther with this [...], wente into the Caſtle of Forfare, there to conſulte with the Captaines and gouernours of theyr menne of warre, how to mayntaine themſelues in theyr enterpriſe againſt the enemie. At length they reſolued not to goe forth into the firſt til the winter ſeaſon were paſte, for dou [...]te of the in|conuienience that might enſue by reaſon of the extreeme colde intemperancie of ay [...] to the whiche that countrey is greatly ſubiect.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the meane time they tooke order for the furniture of all things neceſſarie for the warres,They deter|mine to reſt al the winter, & make fronter warre onely. to haue the ſame in a perfite readineſſe agaynſt the next ſpring, and till then they did appoynt onely to keepe fronter warke, that the Romains ſhould not ſtray abroade to fetche in vittayles and other prouiſions, to theyr owne gaynes and the vndoing of the poore inhabitants.

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