Compare 1577 edition: 1 These Picts, as by conference of times may ap|péere, entred first into Scotland, about the yeare af|ter the creation of the world 3633, and being once arriued, they began to erect and build certeine forts, 4867 H. B. The Picts make strong holds. wherein they might defend themselues, if any force of enimies should chance to put them to such shifts; but perceiuing they could not continue any time without wiues to mainteine their stocke and proge|nie by bringing foorth issue, they thought it expedient to require of the Scotishmen some number of wo|men to marrie with, that thereby a sure aliance The Picts require womẽ of the Scots. might be had betwixt both nations, & that if néed re|quired, they might the better defend them from their common enimies the Britains, whom they knew would be loth to sée the increase of either Scots or Picts, as those that were stangers to them, and v|surpers vpon their confines.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This request was granted, and a full league rati|fied betwixt the Scotishmen and Picts, with coue|nants, A league made. that neither of them should seeke to vsurpe any péece of that which the other held, but content themselues with their owne marches. And further, he that attempted to wrong the one, should be ac|counted an enimie to both: and against whom they should be readie to ioine their powers in either o|thers defense. Also it was accorded, that if at anie time it were doubtfull who ought to succéed in the The successi|on of the go|uernement. gouernement of the Pictish kingdome, some one descended of those Scotish women should be admit|ted to the throne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This aliance was euen at the first misliked of the Britains, who [...]ubted, that if these two nations Their aliance misliked. should once be ioined inseparablie togither, they might in time to come increase to greater puis|sance than should stand well with the suertie of their estate. Therefore studieng how to preuent that dan|ger, Dissention a pr [...]sent de|stroier. they thought the readiest meane to destroie both those nations was (if they might bring it to passe) to set them first togither by the eares amongst them|selues, that afterwards when their powers were by such meanes sore abated, they might the more easilie subdue them at their pleasures. This deuise the Britains kept secret for a time, till occasion serued to worke their intent. In which meane while the af|finitie betwixt the Scots and Picts increased to the wealth of both nations, and for the issue sake great loue and friendship was mainteined among them. The Picts applied themselues to tilling the ground, The Picts good husband|men. The Scots giuen to hun|ting and fou| [...]ing. and building of fortresses: the Scots set all their de|light in hunting and fouling, vsing about the same to go armed in iacks and light [...]esternes with how and arrowes, no otherwise than if it had beene in o|pen warre: for in this exercise they placed all the hope of the defense of their possessions, lands and liberties.