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 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Those that were sent on this message, did so dili|gentlie The Picts brought to agréement amongst them selues. behaue themselues, in bringing their purpose to passe, that the Picts in the end agréed to ioine in friendlie amitie one with another, and to choose one Garnard to their king to succéed in the roome of Ka|ranach. They also confirmed the former leage with the Scots, and by their procurement sent messen|gers vnto the Norwegians and Danes, requiring them of aid against the Romans the common eni|mies of all such nations as loued to liue in libertie, wheresoeuer the same were inhabiting in anie part on the whole face of the earth. There were also sent ambassadors vnto the Irishmen from the Scots for Ambassadors sent vnto the Danes and Irishmen for aid. the same intent, and from both those places there was great aid promised, as frõ them that estéemed themselues halfe bound by a naturall respect, to suc|cor such as were descended of the same ancestors and countries that they were of, and now like to be expelled out of the seats which their forefathers had got possession in by iust title of conquest, and left the same vnto their posteritie to enioy for euer.