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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Foorth of Ireland there came (according as was An aid of I|rishmen come to the succors of the Scots. promised) a great power of men of warre, and ioi|ned with an armie of Scotishmen in Atholl, being there alreadie assembled in great numbers out of all the quarters of the Scotish dominions. Thither came also Garnard king of the Picts with his pow|er. Gald chosen to be generall against the Romans. All which forces being thus assembled togither by common agréement amongest them, Gald king of EEBO page image 57 the Scots was chosen to be their generall, who hea|ring that Agricola with with his host was entred into Kalendar wood, diuided the whole armie into three battels, and so marched foorth towards the eni|mies in purpose to incounter them. Agricola being of this aduertised by spials, parted his people also in|to thrée wards, doubting to be inclosed within some combersome place by reason of the great multitude of his enimies, that were estéemed to be in number aboue 50000 of one and other.

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Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Pictes brought to a|greement a|mongſt them|ſelues.Thoſe that were ſente on this meſſage dyd ſo dilygently behaue them ſelues, in bringing their purpoſe to paſſe, that the Pictes in the ende a|greed to ioyne in friendly amytic one with an o|ther, and to chooſe one Garnard to their king to ſuccede in the counte of Karanach.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 They alſo confirmed the former league with the Scots, and by theyr procurement ſent meſ|ſangers vnto the Norwegians and Danes, re|quiring them of ayde againſt the Romains the common enimies of all ſuch nations as loued to l [...]ue in libertie, where ſo euer the ſame were inha|biting in any part on the whole face of the earth.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Ambaſſadours ſent vnto the Danes & Iriſh men for ayde.There were alſo ſent ambaſſadours vnto the Iriſh men from the Scottes for the ſame intent, and from both thoſe places there was great ayde promiſed, as frõ them that eſteemed themſelues halfe bounde by a naturall reſpect, to ſuccour ſuch as were diſcended of the ſame aunceſtours and countreys that they were of, and now lyke to be expulſed out of thoſe ſeates, whiche theyr forefa|thers had got poſſeſſion in by iuſte title of con|queſt, and lefte the ſame vnto their poſteritie to enioy for euer.