Compare 1587 edition: 1 Here taking aduiſe togither, and in the ende determining to giue battayle,The Scots and Pictes deter|mine to giue battayle to the Romains. king Galde (vn|to whome as before is expreſſed, the gouernance of the whole was committed) aſſembling togi|ther all the number of the confederates, made vnto them a long and pithie oration,Galde exhor|teth his people to higher manbelly exhorting them in defence of libertie, (the moſt [...] iewel that mã might enioy) to ſhew theyr man|ly ſtomakes againſt them that ſought onely is depriue them of that ſo greate a benefite.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 And ſithe they were driuen euen to the vtter|moſte boundes of theyr countrey, he perſwaded them to make vertue of neceſſitie, and rather chooſe to die with honour, than to liue in perpe|tuall ſhame and ignominie, whiche muſt n [...]eded enſue to theyr whole nation, if they ſuffered themſelues to bee vanquiſhed in that iuſtau [...]t. With theſe woordes, or other muche what of the ſemblable effect, Galde ſo moued the handes of his people, that they deſired nothing [...] ioyne with theyr enimies and to trie it with them by dinte of ſwoorde, which they vniuerſal|ly ſignified according to theyr accuſtomed vſe with a great noyſe, ſhoute and clamour.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 On the other parte Agricola, though he p [...]|ceyued a greate deſire amongſt his ſouldiers to fight, yet hee was not negligent on his owne behalfe to encourage them with moſte cheerefull woordes and countenaunce, ſo that bothe the ar|mies being thus bente to haue battayle, the ge|nerals on bothe partes beganne to ſette them in array.