Compare 1587 edition: 1 Whileſt theſe troubles cõtinued in BrytainNectanus king of the Pictes maketh ſore warres vpon the Scottes. Anguſianus king of Scots was ſore diſquieted by Nectanus king of Picts, who enforced him|ſelf to reuenge the death of his couſin Romacus, making ſundrie rodes & forrayes into the Scot|tiſh confines, & greatly endamaged the countrey, by ſpoyling of goodes, murthering of the inhabi|tants, & brenning of townes with the villages, & in the end hauing his power increaſed by the ays [figure appears here on page 85] of certaine Scottiſh men, which had borne good will to Romacus, he preaſſed ſo ſore vpõ Angu|ſianus, that he had no remedie but to trie the ha|zard of battell in a pitched fielde: for no friendly perſwaſiõs to haue peace or any agreemẽt could be hard, though Anguſianus made hũble ſuite to haue purchaſed the ſame. Wherefore perceiuing no hope of attonement, he prepared an army, & met his enimie in the field, where after ſore fight and much ſlaughter, the victorie remayned with Anguſianus,The Picts diſ|comfited by Scottes. & Nectanus with his Pictes were chaſed and forced to ſaue themſelues by flight.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Nectanus himſelfe neuer reſted till he came vnto Camelone, where he called a counſell of his nobles to haue theyr aduiſe by what meanes he might be reuẽged of the iniuries receyued by the Scots, wherof he was moſt deſirous,Nectanus de|ſirous of re|uenge. not regar|ding into what daunger he brought his owne realme, ſo he might ſomewhat eaſe his rancour and diſpleaſure, whiche he had thus conceyued againſt his enimies the Scottes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Neither wãted there diuers great perſonages in that aſſemble which (to content his minde and to winne fauour of him) ſet foreward the matter EEBO page image 86 in ſuch earneſt wiſe (that notwithſtanding what other could ſay to the contrarie) it was ordeyned that with al ſpeede an army ſhould be leuied, and ledde foorth into the Scottiſh borders.