Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In the meane while, the king of the Picts kept him at Dundée, whither resorted vnto him a great number of the Pictish nobilitie, such as had escaped Karanach comforted by his nobles. the Romans hands. These comforted their king in all that they might, willing him to be of good chéere, and to hope well of the recouerie of his losses againe by some good fortune and meanes that might happen to come yer ought long, promising to the furtherance thereof all that in them laie, as well for counsell as aid of hand: and herevpon they tooke aduise which waie to worke, insomuch that at length it was by great deliberation thought good to séeke for succor at the hands of their ancient confederats the Scots, and so incontinentlie there were certeine messin|gers dispatched with all speed vnto Gald the Scotish The Picts send for aid to king Gald. king, requiring him in that common ieopardie to ioine in league with his ancient friends the Picts, against the ambitious and most cruell Romans, who sought nothing else but the vtter subuersion of the whole land of Albion, as manifestlie appéered by their procéedings, hauing alreadie occupied and wrong|fullie EEBO page image 56 surprised a great part not onlie of the Pictish kingdome, but also of the Scotish dominions, min|ding still to go foreward in such vnrighteous con|quests, if by timelie resistance they were not staied. Gald vpon this request and motion of the Picts Gald promi|seth to ioine in league with the Picts against the Romans. gladlie consented to ioine his power with theirs, in common defense of both the realmes (against such common enimies as the Romans were esteemed) hauing herevnto the assent of all his péeres and chée|fest councellors.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Thus whilest the kings of the Scots and Picts were concluding a league togither for defense of themselues and their countries, certeine Scots en|tred into the confines of Kile, Carrike, and Coning|ham, and wan diuers fortresses, wherein certeine garrisons of Romane souldiers soiourned, whome The Scots slea the Ro|man souldiers lieng in cer|teine garisons The riuer of Clide, other|wise called Clude. Agricola re|pelling the Scots, could not yet win the castell of Dunbreton, ancientlie called Arold|cluch, or Al|cluth. they slue downe right without all mercie, spoiling the whole countrie. Agricola hauing knowledge hereof, went streightwaies thither with a power, and pursuing them that had doone those iniuries, some he tooke amongst the hilles and mounteines, whither they fled; and the residue he chased beyond the riuer of Clide, but the castell of Dunbreton he could not by any meanes obteine, though he assaied to win it euen to the vttermost of his power. It was called in those daies Alcluth, that is to meane: All stone. The Scotishmen being thus driuen backe, Agricola repared such castels and fortresses as they had ouerthrowne and beaten downe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In the yeare following, being the fift after the first comming of Agricola into Britaine, he caused his ships to be brought about frõ the Ile of Wight into the water of Lochfine in Argile, thereby to put his enimies in vtter despaire of escaping his hands either by water or land: and therevpon passing ouer the riuer of Clide with his armie, and finding his nauie there, he set vpon the countrie of Lennox, in purpose to subdue the same. But after he had made Agricola inuadeth Lennox. sundrie skirmishes with the inhabitants, he was certified by letters from the gouernor of Camelon, that the Picts were readie to rebell, by reason wher|of he left off this enterprise against the Scots, and drew backe into Pictland, leauing a part of his ar|mie Agricola re|turneth into Pictland, to appease a re|bellion of the people there. He returneth vnto Clide. to keepe possession of the water of Clide, till his returne againe into those parties. At his com|ming into Pictland, he appesed the rebels with small adoo, punishing the chéefe authors according to their demerits. This doone, he returned vnto the water of Clide, lieng all that winter beyond the same, ta|king order for the gouernment of those parties, in due obedience of the Romane empire.