Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In fine, the Romans being chased in the left wing, their ouerthrow gaue occasion to all the resi|due to flee backe to their campe, being pursued so e|gerlie by the Scots and Picts, that they had much The Romans flie to their campe. adoo to defend the entries of their trenches, where both parties fought right egerlie, till at length the night parted them both in sunder. Being parted, the Scots gaue not themselues to rest, but prouided them of all things necessarie against the next mor|ning The Scots purpose to as|saile the Ro|mane campe. to assaile their enimies afresh, and namelie from the next wood they fetched great plentie of fa|gots and brush to fill the trenches withall. But this their demeanor and purpose being vnderstood of the Romans, they required a communication, the which The Romans require a com|munication. (though some persuaded Galdus to the contrarie) vpon déepe considerations of fortunes fraile fauor, was at length granted vnto them, and foure anci|ent Romans clad in right honorable and verie rich apparell came foorth and were admitted to the pre|sence The Romans submit them|selues as van|quished. of the kings [Gald of the Scots, and Gar|nard of the Picts] vnto whome with humble submis|sion they acknowledged themselues as vanquished, and that by the iust wrath and reuenge of the equall gods, which against them they had conceiued for the wrongfull inuasion of that which in no wise of right apperteined vnto them. Therefore if it might please those kings to bridle and refraine their displeasure against them, in licencing them vnder some reaso|nable conditions of appointment to depart, it should be a thing resounding so much to their fame and glo|rie, as nothing could bee more; considering so humble sute made to them by the orators of those people, who were reputed as vanquishers of the whole world.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herewith falling prostrate at the féet of those kings, they besought them of pardon, in such pitifull wise, that the hearts of the hearers began somewhat to mollifie, and at length Gald tooke vpon him to an|swer in name of all the residue of the Scotish and Pictish nations, and in the end concluded, that they were contented to grant a peace on these conditi|ons: That the Romans should ceasse from that day The conditi|ons of peace prescribed to the Romans by the Scots and Picts. forward in anie wise to infest or disquiet by way of anie inuasion the Scotish and Pictish borders, and also to depart wholie out of those countries, resto|ring all such holds and fortresses as they held with|in the same: and further, to deliuer all prisoners, pledges, and fugitiues whatsoeuer as then remai|ning in their hands, togither with such goods & spoiles as they had latelie taken.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 These conditions being certified to the Romans by their orators, were gladlie accepted, sith they saw no better meane how to deliuer themselues out of that present danger. And so deliuering sufficient ho|stages for performance of all the articles of agrée|ment, The Romans depart out of Galloway. they departed without protracting time, mar|ching southwards to come into Kent, where Ma|rius king of the south Britains soiourned as then. Agricola, as the Scotish chronicles report, left at his departure towards Rome, to the number of thréescore thousand men in the Romane armie, what of one and other, but now at their departure out of Galloway, there remained vnneth twentie thou|sand, the residue being dispatched by one meane or other. By this conclusion of peace then, the Scots The Romans giue vp all their holds and fortresses which they kept within the Scotish or Pictish do|minions. and Picts got againe the whole possession of all such countries as the Romans had before woonne and taken away from them, as the Mers, Louthian, the marches about Berwike, Fiffe, and Angus, with Kile, Cantire, Coningham, and Galloway: all the Romane garrisons departing out of the fortresses and holds, and leauing the same vnto the former owners.