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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The Picts, by reason that their enimies were lod|ged so neere to the confines of their countrie, doub|ting what might follow thereof, burned the citie of Tuline, least the same enimies chancing to take it, should furnish it with some garrison of men, to the The Picts burne the citie of Tuline. The place where Tu| [...]ne stood is called by the inhabitants at this daie Inchtuthill. great danger of the whole Pictish kingdome. This citie stood vpon the banke of Taie, right beautifullie built, with many faire castels and towers, as may appeere euen vnto this daie by the old ruines therof, strong rather by the workemans hands, than by na|ture. The Scotishmen in our time call the place Inchtuthill. All their wiues and children they remoo|ued vnto the mounteins of Granzbene for their more suertie and safegard.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the same time the Romans were not a lit|tle The Ger|mans cõming to serue the Romans re|bell against their captein and leaders. disquieted, by reason of a mutinie which chanced amongst such Germans as were appointed to come ouer to Agricola, as a new supplie to furnish vp such numbers as were decaied in his armie. These slai|eng their capteine, and such other Romans as were appointed to haue the order of them for their trai|ning in warlike feats at the beginning, as the ma|ner was, got certeine pinnesses which they happened vpon in the riuer of Thames, and sailing about the east and north coasts of this Ile, arriued in Taie water, offering themselues to the Scots and Picts to serue against the Romans, whose malice they dread for their offense committed if they should re|turne into their owne countries, which laie about the These [...]|tes first inha|bited the par|ties betwixt the moun|teins of Hessen and the Rhene, now called Hochrug, [...]rõ whence they remoued into the nether countries. Danes, and Norwegians, come to aid the Scots and Picts. Gildo is kept off from lan|ding by the Romans. Gildo arri|ueth in Tai [...] water. Cornelius Ta|citus maketh no mention of anie forraine aid to come to the succours of his enimies comprehen|ding them all vnder the name of Bri|tains. Garnard the king of Picts io [...]ullie recei|ued Gildo. Gald com|meth into Dundée to welcome Gil|do. Gald Gar|nard and Gil|do assemble a councell at Forfare, where they deuise how to procéed in their warre. mouth of the Rhene, and was as then subiect to the Romane empire, the inhabitants in those daies be|ing cleped Usipites, the which (as some suppose) inha|bited Cleueland and Gulike.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 Their offer was accepted most thankefullie, and places appointed for them to inhabit amongest the Murraies, because they were descended as it were of one nation. Whilest these things were thus a dooing, there came also the long wished aid from the Danes and Norwegians, to the number of ten thousand men, vnder the leading of one Gildo. This Gildo with his nauie first arriued in the frith be|twixt Fife and Louthian, but for that the Romans kept him off from landing there, he cast about and came into the riuer of Taie, where he landed all his people, for prouision wherof he had good store both of vittels and armour. Garnard king of the Picts hearing of their arriuall there, foorthwith vpon the newes departed from Dundée, accompanied with a great number of his nobles, and comming to the place where Gildo with his armie was lodged, re|ceiued him in most ioifull wise, feasted and ban|keted him and his people, and shewed them all the tokens of most hartie loue and friendship that could be deuised. Gildo himselfe was led by the king vnto Dundee, and lodged with him there in the castell, his people were prouided for abroad in the countrie in places most for their ease, to refresh themselues the better after their painefull iournie by the seas.

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Compare 1587 edition: 1 The place where Tolyne ſtoode, is cal|led by the in|habitants at this day Inch|tuthill.The Scottiſh men in out tune call the place Inchtathill.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 All theyr wiles and children theyr demoſſed vnto the mountaynes of Gra [...]b [...]ne for theyr more ſuretie and ſafegarde.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Germains comming to ſerue the Ro|mains, rebell againſt theyr Captaine and leaders.About the ſame time the Romains were not a little diſquieted, by reaſon of a mutinie whiche chaunced amongſt ſuche Germaines as were appoynted to come ouer vnto Agricola, as a new ſupplie to furniſhe vp ſuche numbers as were de|cayed in his armie. Theſe ſlaying theyr Cap|taine, and ſuche other Romains as were ap|poynted to haue the [...]der of them for their way|nyng in warlike feates at the beginning, as the maner was, got certaine pinneſſes whiche they happened vpon in the riuer of Tamys, and ſay|ling aboute the Eaſt and North coaſtes of this Iſle, arriued in Tay water, offering themſelues to the Scottes and Pictes to ſerue againſt the Romains, whoſe malice they dread for theyr offence committed if they ſhoulde returne into theyr owne countreys, whiche lay aboute the month of the Rhine, and was as then ſubiect to the Romaine Empyre,Theſe Vſipites firſt inhabited the parties be|twixte the mountains of Heſſen, & the Rhine, nowe called Hoch|r [...]g, frõ whẽce they remoued into the nether countreyes. Danes and Norwegians, come to ayde the Scots and Pictes. the inhabitants in thoſe dayes, being cleped vſquithes, the whiche as ſome ſuppoſe inhabited Cleueland and Gulick.