Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Scots and Pictes vpon knowledge had of this Gallios arriual,The Scots and Pictes refuſe vpon battail [...] the Ro|maines. drew back into their coũ|tryes, not minding to fight with the Romains, whoſe force they doubted and not without cauſe, hauing had in times paſt ſo many notable ouer|throwes & ſlaughters at their hands. But Gallio purſued thẽ euen vnto the water of Forth,Gallio purſu|eth the Scottes and Pictes. where in ſundrie ſkirmiſhes he ſlue no ſmall number of them, and for that he knewe he ſhould be ſent for ſhortly to returne againe into France, to helpe to reſiſt ſuche barbarous nations as warred in the ſame, for the better defence of the Brytaynes a|gainſt their enimies the Scots and Picts (whom he knew would not be any while in quiet after he was once gone,Gallio cauſeth the wall of Abircorne to be repayred.) he cauſed the wall to bee newly made vp betwixt Abircorne and the mouth of Clude water, thereby to defend the Romain pro|uince from all ſoden inuaſions of the enimies.
Compare 1587 edition: 1 This wall was carſt made of turfe, but now repayred with ſtone,The maner of the buylding of that wall. and ſtrẽgthened with great poſtes or pyles of wood, driuen in betwixt in pla|ces moſt needfull. It was alſo .viij. foote in breadth, and .xij. foot in height, and in certain tur|rets, caſt forth vpon this wall, Gallio appoynted watche and warde to be kept, that vpon the eni|mies approche towardes the ſame,The ordinance of Gallio for watch to be kept on the wall. warning might be giuen by fire in the night, and by ſmoke in the daye, vnto ſuche of the Brytaynes as dwelled neare vppon thoſe borders (commaun|dement being giuen vppon paine of death for be|ing found in the contrary) that euery man vpon ſuch knowledge had, ſhoulde reſort immediately to the place appointed, with ſuche armour and weapon, as for him was requiſite.
Compare 1587 edition: 1 EEBO page image 104When Gallio had thus giuen order for the ſuretie of the Brytaynes, and deliuered them at that preſent from the cruell handes of theyr eni|mies,Gallio retur|neth into Fraunce. he returned into Fraunce with the armie that he brought with him, according to the com|maundement which he had from Etius the Em|perours Lieutenant there.