Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 EEBO page image 82 The Picts informed of these things, sent word with all spéed vnto Ferguse, requiring him to make The Picts send spéedilie vnto Fer|guse. hast, sith if he should haue wished for a conuenient time, a better could not be deuised; considering the present state of things as well in Britaine, as in o|ther parts of the Romane empire, the people euerie where being readie to moue rebellion. Ferguse vn|derstanding the whole, by such messengers as still came one after another vnto him from the Picts, he hasted to depart with all diligence; and when all things were readie, he tooke the sea with his armie, and within eight daies after, he arriued in safetie within the firth of Murrey land with all his vessels Ferguse arri|ued with his ships in Mur|rey firth. and people; where taking land, & word thereof being brought into Ireland, into Orkenie, and into the westerne Iles, all such of the Scotish linage as li|ued in those parties in exile, came with their wiues, children, and whole families in most spéedie wise vn|to him, as though the countrie had béene alreadie recouered out of the enimies hands, without all doubts of further perill or businesse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Picts also reioising greatlie at the newes of his comming, repaired vnto him, and shewed him all the honor that might be deuised, beseeching him The Picts ioifullie re|ceiue Ferguse. to pardon and forget all iniuries and displeasures by them wrought and contriued in times past against the Scotish nation, sith now they were readie for the aduancement thereof to spend their liues against such as were enimies to the same. Neither was the The Picts craue pardon excusing themselues. fault theirs, in that Heirgust had consented with the Romans to banish the Scotish people, but in their ancestors, who being blinded through the faire words and sweete promises of the Romans, saw not the mischiefe which they brought vpon their owne heads and their posterities. Therefore they desired him to renew againe the league betwixt the Pictish and Scotish nations, with such conditions of ap|pointment as it should please him to prescribe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Ferguse by consent of his nobles answered, that he was content to establish the league with them, euen according to the tenor of the ancient agrée|ment, Ferguse. and to ioine his power with theirs to helpe to restore them vnto their former estate and liberties, so that they would be contented to surrender vp into the Scotishmens hands, all such townes and coun|tries, from the which they had béene expelled by great fraud and iniurie. And as for the displeasures doone to the Scotishmen in times past by aiding the Ro|mans against them (as he thought) the Picts had felt punishment inough for the same alreadie, being The Picts punished for their vn|truthes. reduced into most seruile & miserable bondage, as iustlie rewarded by almightie God for their great vntruthes, vsed and shewed towards their neigh|bors, faithfull friends and alies. The Picts were throughlie pleased and satisfied with Ferguse his words, so that within few daies after, their king (whome they had latelie chosen since the time that the The ancient league renued againe be|twixt the Scots and Picts. Scotishmen were thus returned) came vnto Fer|guse, and ratified the league with him, according to the articles of that other which in time past had béene obserued on the behalfe of the Scotish and Pictish nations, with such solemne othes and assurance, as betwixt princes in semblable cases of custome is re|quisit and necessarie. Then were those countries re|stored to the Scotishmen againe, out of the which The Scots. restored to their coun|tries. they had beene expelled by the Romane power.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Pictes enfourmed of theſe things,The Picts ſend ſpeedily vnto Ferguſe. ſente him to make haſte, ſith if he ſhould haue wiſhed worde with all ſpeede vnto Fergus, requiryng him to make haſte, ſith if he ſhould haue wiſhed for a conuenient tyme, a better coulde not bee deuiſed: conſidering the preſent ſtate of things as well in Brytayne, as in other partes of the Romaine Empyre, the people euerie where being readie to moue rebellion.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Ferguſe vnderſtanding the whole, by ſuche meſſengers as ſtyll came one after ano|ther vnto hym from the Pictes, hee haſted to departe wyth all diligence: and when all things were readie, hee tooke the Sea with hys ar|mie, and within eight dayes after,Ferguſe arry|ued with his ſhips in Mur|rey Fyrth. he arryued in ſafetie wythin the Fyrth of Murray lande with all his veſſelles and people, where ta|king lande, and worde thereof beeing brought into Irelande, into Orkeney, and into the We|ſterne Iles, all ſuche of the Scottiſhe lynage as lyued in thoſe partes in exyle, came wyth theyr wyues, children and whoſe families in moſte ſpeedie wiſe vnto hym, as thoughe the Countrey had beene alreadie recouered out of the enimies handes, withoute all doubtes of further perill or buſineſſe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Pictes alſo reioyſing greatly at the newes of his comming, [...]payred vnto hym,The Picts ioy|fully receyue Ferguſe. and ſhewed him all the honour that might be de|uiſed, beſeeching him to pardon and forget all iniuryes and diſpleaſures by them wroughte and contryued in tymes paſte agaynſte the EEBO page image 96 Scottiſh nation, ſithe now they were readie for the aduauncement thereof to ſpende theyr lyues agaynſt ſuch as were enimies to the ſame.The Pictes craue pardon excuſing them ſelues. Nei|ther was the fault theyrs, in that Hierguſt had conſented with the Romaines to baniſhe the Scottiſh people, but in their auncetters, who be|ing blinded through the fayre wordes and ſweet promiſes of the Romaines, ſawe not the myſ|chiefe which they brought vpon their own heads, and their poſterities. Therefore they deſired him to renue againe the league betwixt the Pictiſhe and Scottiſh Nations, with ſuch conditions of appoyntment as it ſhoulde pleaſe him to pre|ſcribe.