Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In the morning therefore, as was appointed, the The méeting of the two kings. king of Picts meeting with king Ferguse, decla|red what his subiects were agréed vpon: and further opening his mind touching the establishment of the peace, thought it conuenient to haue a day of mée|ting betwixt them to ratifie the same. Wherewith EEBO page image 34 Ferguse being well contented & glad that through his motion a peace should thus ensue, a day was appointed betwixt them and kept accordinglie, so An other day taken for the ratification of the peace. that comming togither, the ancient league was in all points renewed, with some conditions added thereto, auailable (as was thought) for the stronger confirmation thereof. Before this, and after the first The Bri|tains go hom|ward disap|pointed of their purpose. méeting betwixt the Scots and Picts, I meane so soone as the Britains had vnderstanding of this a|gréement, they had no lust to tarie longer in the field, but raising their power, they departed their waies homewards, doubting least the said agrée|ment might turne smallie to their gaine. The Picts The Scots and Picts re|turne home in peace. and Scotishmen also after they had thus fullie rati|fied the peace and league betwixt them, brake vp their camps, euerie man repairing to the place of his abode.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king also of the Britains named Coill (so|iourning in that season néere about Yorke) being This Coilus by the circum|stance of the time, and o|ther conside|rations, should séeme to be the same whome the Britains name Gutte| [...]e. informed of this sudden renouation of the league be|twixt the Scotishmen and Picts, was nothing ioy|full of the newes: for he doubted least in time to come their confederacie might be occasion of their further increasing in puissance, and after that some new occasion of his trouble. Wherefore studieng by what waies and meanes he might best prouide reme|die for such inconueniences as might insue, he at|tempted nothing openlie for the space of two years, but onelie watched his time, to the end that if he Coilus his subtiltie. might in that season chance (thorough the insolent courage of either nation) to espie anie occasion ser|uiceable for his time, he might set vpon and be a plague vnto them both.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At length also he caused his subiects (such I meane as bordered néere to the marches of both the people.) to fetch preies and booties out of the Pictish confins. The Britains rob the Scots and the Picts for to stirre discord. So that when the Picts sent thither with request to haue restitution made, it was by and by answered, that the Scots had doone such trespasses (being a people inured vnto such feats by nature, and not the Britains, who were nothing guiltie in that kind of matter; and thus would the Britains doo in like sort when they had robbed the Scots, so that with such in|iurious dissimulation, aswell Scots as Picts be|ing not a little offended, they entred soone after in|to The Scots and Picts in|uade the Bri|tains. the British confins, robbing & spoiling the same, as their custome is, with all maner of crueltie. When Coill of Britaine had notice of these dooings, he tooke grieuous indignation thereat, and there|vpon Coilus entred into Scot|land with an armie. determined to prooue whether he might with open warres atchiue his purpose, which he could not bring to passe by his former cloaked practise. And herewith assembling an armie, he entred into the Scotish borders lieng towards the Irish seas, wa|sting & spoiling with fire and sword whatsoeuer he found in his waies, till he came euen to the riuer of Dune, where incamping himselfe vpon the banks thereof, he sent forth companies of his souldiers to destroie the countrie, and to bring in all such priso|ners as they should lay hands vpon.