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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Galdus hauing thus ended the warres with the Romans, tooke order to set good directions amongst his people for the quiet and peaceable gouernement of the commonwealth, visiting dailie the countries abroad, the better to vnderstand the state of them, and to reforme the same where it was needfull. Fur|ther Galdus studi|eth to preserue his subiects in good quiet now after the warres were ended. considering that as warre bréedeth good souldi|ers, so peace by iustice riddeth them out of the way, if they be not the better prouided for. Such as had serued long time in the last wars, and had not anie trade now in time of peace whereby to get their li|uing, he placed in garrisons néere to the borders of the Britains for defense of the countrie. After this, Such as sought to trou ble the peace were punished hee came to an interuiew with Garnard king of the Picts at Calidon, or Kalendar, to represse cer|teine troubles raised betwixt their subiects being borderers, concerning the limits of their countrie: where perceiuing a sort of euill disposed persons to EEBO page image 61 be wholie in the fault, vpon a naughtie intent to steale, and trouble the peace, which they had with such trauell and labour sought to restore, they puni|shed the offendors, and set all things in good qui|et, and so departed in sunder with great loue and friendship.