Compare 1577 edition: 1 The summer following he appointed his nauie to search alongst by the coast all the hauens and créeks Agricola pur|sueth his en|terprise against the Scots. of Argile, and of the Ilands néere to the same. Whi|lest he by land passing ouer the water of Leuine, went about to conquer townes and castels, though halfe discouraged at the first, by reason of the rough waies, streict passages, high mounteines, craggie rocks, thicke woods, déepe marishes, fens and mos|ses, with the great riuers which with his armie he must néeds passe, if he minded to atteine his pur|pose: but the old souldiers being inured with paines and trauell, ouercame all these difficulties by the wise conduct of their woorthie generall and other the cap|teins and so inuading the countrie tooke townes and castels, of the which some they beat downe and raced, and some they fortified and stuffed with garisons of men of warre.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time by commandement of king Gald, and other the gouernors of Scotland, all the a|ble men of Cantire, Lorne, Murrey land, Luge|marth, Al the Scots assemble. also those of the westerne Iles, & of all other parties belonging to the Scotish dominions, were appointed to assemble and come togither in Atholl, at a place not passing fiue miles distant from the castell of Calidon now cleped Dunkeld, there to abide the comming of Karanach king of the Picts, to the end that ioining togither in one armie, they might work some high exploit. But he hauing assembled fiftéene thousand of his men of war, as he marched alongst by the mounteine of Granzbene, in times past cle|ped Mons Grampius, there chanced a mutinie a|mongest his people, so that falling togither by the eares, Karanach himselfe comming amongst them Karanach K. of the Picts slaine by mis|fortune of one of his owne subiects. vnarmed as he was to part the fraie, was slaine pre|sentlie at vnwares, by one that knew not what he was. By reason of which mischance that iournie was broken, for the Picts being vtterlie amazed and dis|comforted héerewith, skaled and departed asunder.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Gald with his Scots now being thus disappointed of the Picts his chéefest aid, durst not ieopard to trie the chance of battell with the enimies, but determi|ned with light skirmishes, and by withdrawing of vittels out of their walke, to stop them from further proceeding in conquest of the countrie, & in the mean time to prouide against the next summer new aid and succors to kéepe the field, and so to incounter with them, puissance against puissance, if they re|mained so long in the countrie. The Scots resting vpon this resolution, thought good to send some hono|rable An ambassage frõ the Scots to the Picts. ambassage vnto the Picts to mooue them vnto mutuall agréement & concord amongst themselues, whereby they might be able to resist the common ru|ine of their countrie as then in present danger to be oppressed by the Romans.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The sommer following he appointed his nauie to search alongst the coast all the hauens and creekes of Argyle, and of the Ilandes neare to the same. Agricola pur|ſueth his en|terpriſe a|gainſt the Scones. Whilest he by land passing ouer the water of Leuine, went about to co(n)quere townes and castels, though halfe discouraged at the first by reason of the rough wayes, strayte passages, high mountaynes, craggy rockes, thicke woodes, deepe marrishes, fennes and mosses, with the great riuers, whiche with his armie hee muste needes passe, if he minded to attayne his purpose: but the olde soldiers beyng enured with paynes and trauayle, ouercame all these difficulties by the wise conduct of theyr woorthie Generall and other the Captaynes, and so inuading the countrey tooke Townes and Castels, of the whiche some they beate downe and rased, and some they fortified, and stuffed with garrisons of men of warre.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 About the ſame time the commaundement of king Galdie and other the [...] as of Scot|land,All the Scottes aſſemble. all the able men of Cantyre, Lorne, Mur|reyland, Lugemarth, alſo thoſe of the weſterne Iſles, and of all other parties bringing to the Scottiſh, dominions, were appointed [...] aſſemble and come togither in Atholl, at a place not paſ|ſing fiue miles diſtant from the caſtell of Cali|done now cleped Dunkeld, there to abide the cõ|ming of Karanath King of the Pictes, to the end that ioyning togither in one armie, they might worke ſome hight exploit. But he hauing aſſem|bled .xv. thouſand of his mẽ of war as he mar|ched alongſt by the mountaine of Gra [...]hene, in times pact cleped Mens Gr [...]mpius, there chaun|ced a mutinie amongſt his people ſo that fal|ling togither by the eares,Karanach king of the Pictes ſlaine by miſ|fortune of one of his owne ſublectes. Karanach himſelfe comming amongſt them vnarmed as hee was, to parte the fray, was ſlayne preſently at in|wares, by one that knewe not what hee was. By reaſon of whiche miſchaunce that iourney was broken, for the Pictes being vtterly ama|zed and diſcomforted her with skaled and depar|ted in ſunder.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Galde with his Scottes now being thus diſappointed of the Pictes his chiefeſt ayde durſt not leoparde to trie the chaunce of battayle with the enimies, but determined with lighte ſkir|miſhes, and by withdrawing of vitayles out of their walke, to ſtoppe them from f [...]rther procee|ding in conqueſt of the countrey, and in the meane tyme to prouide agaynſt the nexte ſom|mer newe ayde and ſuccours to keepe the fielde, and ſo to encoũter with them, puiſſance againſt puiſſance, if they remayned ſo long in the coun|trey.