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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Shortlie after there came vnto Dundée the Sco|tish king Gald, who for his part did all the honour that in him lay vnto Gildo, shewing himselfe most ioifull and glad of his comming, yéelding vnto him and his people such thanks and congratulations as serued best to the purpose, and receiued no lesse at his and their hands againe. After they had remained thus certeine daies togither at Dundée, both the kings Gald & Garnard, togither with this Gildo, went vnto the castell of Forfare, there to consult with their capteins and gouernours of their men of warre, how to mainteine themselues in their en|terprise against the enimie. At length they resolued not to go foorth into the field till the winter season were past, for doubt of the inconuenience that might insue, by reason of the extreame cold intemperancie of the aire, whereto that countrie is greatlie subiect.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In the meane time they tooke order for the furni|ture They deter|mine to rest all the winter, and make fronter warr [...] onelie. of all things necessarie for the wars, to haue the same in a perfect readines against the next spring, and till then they did appoint onelie to kéepe fronter warre, that the Romans should not straie abroad to fetch in vittels and other prouisions to their owne gains, and to the vndooing of the poore inhabitants. Upon this determination when the councell was broken vp, Gald withdrew into Athell, to defend those parties; and Garnard with the Danish gene|rall Gildo, furnished all the castels and holds in An|gus ouer against the riuer of Taie, to stop the passa|ges of the same, that the enimies should enter no further on that side. Thus passed the winter for that yeare, without anie great exploit on either part at|chiued.