Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 By reason whereof, either part being put in feare of that which might insue through the malicious pur|pose of the Britains, they kept their tents certeine daies togither, without making any hast to battell. And in the meane while Ferguse sent a messenger vnto the king of the Picts, requiring him to come to a communication before they should fight, for that Ferguse sen|deth to the Picts. he had to informe him of such matters as pertei|ned no lesse to the safegard and preseruation of the Picts, than of his owne people the Scots. The king of the Picts willinglie gaue eare to this message, and so a little beside both the armies standing in bat|tell araie, the two kings accompanied with a few of their nobles met togither, where in the end the dan|ger in which they both stood, being plainelie disclosed and throughlie weied, they condescended to haue a I peace to be concluded. further treatie of peace, which the king of the Picts alleged he might not conclude without the publike consent of his subiects; and therefore he appointed on the daie following to returne to the same place a|gaine, there to giue a resolute answer, after he had vnderstood the minds of his lords and commons in the same.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herevpon therefore returning to his campe, he called his councell afore him, declaring the sub|stance The king of the Picts cal|led his coun|cell and com|mons. of the communication which had beene be|twixt king Ferguse and him, which was in effect ten|ding to this end. First considering the present deui|ses of the Britains, there was nothing more expedi|ent than a peace to be agréed vpon, as well for the commoditie of the Picts as Scots, if they would yeeld withall to auoid the imminent perill of their vtter ruine and common destruction intended by the Britains.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herevpon also he required their aduise what they thought good to be doone; declaring that according as they counselled him, he would worke therein. This matter being thus proposed, as there were diuerse heads, so were there sundrie opinions. Some iud|ged that in no case they could enter frendship againe with the Scots, who had so cruellie slaine and mur|thered a great number of the Pictish nation; and had shewed such tokens of a beastlie furious nature, that there was no hope to continue long in amitie with such a raging kind of people: and hereto they held that it was not vnknowne how the prophesie went, that the Scots should in the end destroie all A prophesie. the Pictish progenie. So that it were wisdome to kéepe their power vnder, so long as was possible, and not to increase the same by ioining with them in friendship.