Compare 1577 edition: 1 At his departure forth of Britaine, he le [...] one Pla|cidus Placidus lieutenant of Britaine. as lieutenant and generall of the Romane ar|mie in those parties: a man of no great courage, and lesse skill, which being perceiued of the Scots, gaue occasion to Ferguse their king to renew the warre. And first he procured Durstus king of the The warre renew [...] by the Scots. Picts, being the third of that name, to ioine with him in that enterprise, according to the articles of the league. Who consenting therevnto, when their powers were once assembled, they entered into the marches of their enimies, ouerrunning the most The Scots and Picts in|uade the bor|ders of their enimies. part of Kile, Carrike, and Conningham, and after they had taken their pleasure there, they entered in|to Galloway, destroieng all before them, which way soeuer they passed. Then turning into Pictland, they subdue the whole region, and expell all such Romans and Britains as inhabit the same.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Placidus being aduertised hereof, gathered a great power, and commeth forward towards them, Placidus ga|thereth a power. He incounte|reth with his enimies. with whom incountering in battell, after long fight, his horssemen chanced to be put to flight, so that the legions of his footmen being left naked on the sides, were so sore beaten with the shot of arrowes, and hurling of darts, that in the end they were forced to breake their araie, & so being chased left to the Scots Placidus re|ceiueth the ouerthrow. He fléeth to yorke. and Picts a great and ioifull victorie. Placidus him|selfe escapeth vnto Yorke, whither the Scots were minded to haue pursued him, had not the want of such numbers as they had lost at the battell, some|what abated their couragious intents. In the meane time Placidus not onelie mooued with this ouer|throwe, but also weieng with himselfe after what sort the Romane empire was afflicted, with the in|uasion of the barbarous nations in Germanie, France, Spaine, Italie, and Affrike, thought it good Placidus sée|keth to haue peace. to conclude some peace with the Scots and Picts, for doubt of further mishaps that might insue. And so by such meanes as he made, shortlie after a league was concluded betwixt the Scots, Picts, and Ro|mans, with these conditions: that the Scots and Picts should inioy and kéepe their ancient seates [...] league con|cluded be|twixt Scots, Picts, and Romans. and regions, which they had now recouered, & hereaf|ter not to make anie rodes or forreies into the pro|uince belonging to the Romans, and that the same Romans contenting themselues with the British confines, should not mooue anie warre or hostilitie towards the Scots or Picts.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 This league being thus concluded and ratified, the Scotishmen and Picts indeuoured themselues to reduce the state of their common-wealth into the ancient forme and order. Ferguse made partition of lands and grounds throughout all his kingdome, Ferguse diui|deth the land in parts. and assigned the same foorth vnto his subiects the Scotishmen, and to such other strangers as were come into Albion, to serue him in the wars against his enimies, and were minded now to remaine there. The other that were desirous to depart a|gaine into their countries, he gaue them honorable rewards, with safe conducts to passe their waies at their owne pleasures. At this time also were the names of diuerse countries & people changed in the parties of Scotland, vpon sundrie considerations: as The names of diuers pla|ces in Scot|land changed. Cathnesse, whereof it is so named. Cornana a part of Scotland, lieng in the furthest end of all the countrie, tooke a new name of one Ca|thus a valiant capteine, and of the promontorie there shooting foorth into the sea called Nesse: so that being compound togither, that countrie was cleped Cath|nesse. Also of certeine Irishmen called Rossians, Rosse. the countrie of Rosse tooke that name, being afore named Lugia.