[Empouerishing their people, them to foyle:]
If wee would reape a taxe or tribute[1076] of their toyle.
18.
On which at length, I did conclude a peace,
And ioynde with them in league[1077] agaynst the Picte:
But yet the wilfull people did not cease,
My Britaynes good [and mee] by inroades to afflicte:
Whereon to wall them out I did my force addicte[1078]
Long sixe score miles and twelue,[1079] the [Scotishe] banke I made
From sea to sea, that Pictes should not [them so] inuade: