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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Whilest these things were thus in dooing, Galdus diuiding his armie into sundrie parts, did what was possible to resist all the attempts of the Romans. The fame of Gald his puis sance putteth the Romans in scare. Who standing in doubt of his puissance, rather through fame thereof, than for anie apparant sight or other knowledge had, durst not put themselues in danger to enter into Calidon wood, of all that sum|mer; and the winter following was so extreame, by reason of frost, snow, and coldnesse of aire, that they were not able to enterprise anie exploit on neither part: howbeit the summer was no sooner come (be|ing the seauenth after the comming of Agricola in|to Britaine) but that they prepared to inuade one an other againe with all their forces.