Compare 1587 edition: 1 Theſe conditions beeing certyfied to the Romaynes by theyr Oratours, were gladly ac|cepted, ſith they ſawe no better meane, howe to delyuer themſelues out of that preſent daunger. And ſo delyuering ſufficient Hoſtages for per|fourmaunce of all the Articles of agreement,The Romains depart out of Galloway. they departed without protracting time, mar|ching Southwardes to come into Kent, where Marius king of the ſouth Brytaynes ſoiourned as then.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Agricola as the Scottiſhe Chronicles re|port, left at his departure towardes Rome, to the number of .lx. thouſande men in the Romain armie what of one and other, but nowe at theyr departure out of Galloway, there remayned vn|neath .xx. thouſande, the reſidue being diſpatched by one meane or other.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 By this concluſion of peace then,The Romains giue vp all their holdes and fortreſſes which they kept within the Scottiſhe or Pictiſh do|minions. the Scottes and Pictes got againe the whole poſſeſſion of all ſuche Countreyes as the Romaines had before wonne and takẽ away from them, as the Mers, Louthian, the Marches about Barwike, Fyffe, and Angus, wyth Kyle, Cantyr, Coningham, and Galloway: all the Romaine gariſons de|parting oute of the fortreſſes, and leauing the ſame vp vnto the former owners.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 These conditions being certified to the Romans by their orators, were gladlie accepted, sith they saw no better meane how to deliuer themselues out of that present danger. And so deliuering sufficient ho|stages for performance of all the articles of agrée|ment, The Romans depart out of Galloway. they departed without protracting time, mar|ching southwards to come into Kent, where Ma|rius king of the south Britains soiourned as then. Agricola, as the Scotish chronicles report, left at his departure towards Rome, to the number of thréescore thousand men in the Romane armie, what of one and other, but now at their departure out of Galloway, there remained vnneth twentie thou|sand, the residue being dispatched by one meane or other. By this conclusion of peace then, the Scots The Romans giue vp all their holds and fortresses which they kept within the Scotish or Pictish do|minions. and Picts got againe the whole possession of all such countries as the Romans had before woonne and taken away from them, as the Mers, Louthian, the marches about Berwike, Fiffe, and Angus, with Kile, Cantire, Coningham, and Galloway: all the Romane garrisons departing out of the fortresses and holds, and leauing the same vnto the former owners.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Galdus hauing thus ended the warres with the Romans, tooke order to set good directions amongst his people for the quiet and peaceable gouernement of the commonwealth, visiting dailie the countries abroad, the better to vnderstand the state of them, and to reforme the same where it was needfull. Fur|ther Galdus studi|eth to preserue his subiects in good quiet now after the warres were ended. considering that as warre bréedeth good souldi|ers, so peace by iustice riddeth them out of the way, if they be not the better prouided for. Such as had serued long time in the last wars, and had not anie trade now in time of peace whereby to get their li|uing, he placed in garrisons néere to the borders of the Britains for defense of the countrie. After this, Such as sought to trou ble the peace were punished hee came to an interuiew with Garnard king of the Picts at Calidon, or Kalendar, to represse cer|teine troubles raised betwixt their subiects being borderers, concerning the limits of their countrie: where perceiuing a sort of euill disposed persons to EEBO page image 61 be wholie in the fault, vpon a naughtie intent to steale, and trouble the peace, which they had with such trauell and labour sought to restore, they puni|shed the offendors, and set all things in good qui|et, and so departed in sunder with great loue and friendship.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus Galdus applieng all his studie and diligence to aduance the common-wealth and quiet state of his countrie, liued manie yéeres so highlie in the fa|uour of all his subiects, that the like hath béene but seldome heard of: finallie, to their great griefe and displeasure he ended his life, more déere to them than their owne at Epiake, in the 35 yéere of his Gald depar|teth this life at Epiake. reigne, which was about the 15 yéere of the empire of Adrian, the 4098 yéere after the worlds creation, and from the birth of our Sauiour 131, and was 3. H. B. 5302. H. B. 130. H. B. buried with great lamentation in most pompous maner, and laid in a goodlie toome which was raised with mightie huge stones, hauing a great number of obelisks set vp round about it according to the maner. Furthermore, to the end his memorie should euer indure, the countrie where he fought last with Galloway ta|keth the name [...] Gald. the Romans was called Galdia, after his name, which by addition of a few letters is now called Gal|loway, and before that time Brigantia, as the Scots doo hold: but how that séemeth to agrée with a truth, ye may read in the historie of England.