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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Galdus hauing thus ended the warres with the Romaines, tooke order to ſet good directions amongſt his people for the quiet and peaceable gouernment of the common wealth, viſiting dayly the countreys abrode, the better to vnder|ſtande the ſtate of them, and to refourme the ſame where it was needfull.Galdus ſtudi|eth to pre|ſerue his ſub|iects in good quiet now af|ter the warres were ended. Further conſidering that as warre breadeth good ſouldiers ſo peace by iuſtice ryddeth them out of the way, if they bee not the better prouided for.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Suche as had ſerued long time in the laſte warres, and had not any trade nowe in tyme of peace whereby to get theyr lyuing, he placed in garriſons neare to the borders of the Brytaynes EEBO page image 59 for defence of the Countrey.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 After this, hee came to an enteruewe wyth Garnarde king of Pictes at Calidone, or Ka|lendar, to redreſſe certain troubles rayſed betwixt their ſubiectes being borderers concerning the li|mittes of their Countrey: where perceyuing a ſort of euill diſpoſed perſons to bee wholy in the fault, vpon a naughtie intent to ſteale and trou|ble the peace whiche they had with ſuch trauaile and labour ſought to reſtore, they puniſhed the offenders, and ſet al things in good quiet, and ſo departed in ſunder with great loue & friendſhip.

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