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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Nectanus hauing thus the conſent of his no|bles to inuade the Scottes a new, cauſed men of warre to be takẽ vp through all the parties of his dominion, & that of the choyſeſt men that might be gotte: the whiche being once aſſembled, hee ſtayed not long but ſet foreward with them,Nectanus inua+deth the Scot|tiſh confines. and entred into Kalendar wood, ſpoyling & deſtroy|ing all afore him at his owne will and pleaſure.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 Anguſianus underſtãding his furie, & doubting leſt the Brytains through ſetting on of the Ro|mains ſhould ſeeke to ioyne with the Pictes to the deſtruction of the Scots, thought good to aſ|ſay if by any friendly meanes hee might bring Nectanus to fal vnto ſome reaſonable point, ra|ther than by the warres to endaunger bothe the Pictiſh & Scottiſh eſtates, in putting the ſame in aduenture to fall into the hands of theyr ancient enimies the Romains & the Brytons.Anguſianus ſu|eth for peace. Herevpõ therfore he wrote vnto Nectanus a gẽtle letter, declaring therin al ſuch daungers & incõueniẽces as might enſue by this warre thus by him at|tempted. And againe how neceſſary it were for both nations to haue peace togither as then, cõ|ſidering howe it was not to be thought that the Romaine legate Maximus (hauing now all the Brytons at his cõmaundement) would reſt (if occaſiõ were offered) til that he had fully ſubdued both the Scottes & Pictes: For the auoyding of which peril he offered for his parte, to accept any reaſonable cõditions of peace, that ſhould by him be preſcribed.Nectanus re|fuſeth al offers of peace. But Nectanus in no wiſe would giue eare to any treatie of peace, ſo that Angu|ſianus being forced to giue battell for defence of his ſubiects, brought his people into the field, and exhorting thẽ to play the men with ſundrie cõ|fortable wordes, he placed thẽ in order of battel.