Compare 1577 edition: 1 Marke how the diu [...]ll will no [...] let his or|gans or in|struments let [...] either oc|casiõ or oppor|tunitie to con| [...] most hei|nous wicked| [...]s [...]e.Then said Bradshaw to Gréene; We are happie that here commeth some companie from Léeds, for here commeth vp against vs as murthering a knaue as anie is in England: if it were not for them we might chance hardlie to escape without losse of our monie and liues. Yea thought Gréene (as he after confessed) such a one is for my purpose, and therefore asked; Which is he? Yonder is he quoth Bradshaw, the same that hath the sword and buckler: his name is blacke Will. How know you that, said Gréene? Bradshaw answered, I knew him at Bullo [...]gne, where we both serued, he was a soldier, and I was sir Richard Cauendishes man, and there he committed manie robberies and heinous murthers on such as trauelled betwixt Bullongne and France.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 By this time the other companie of seruingmen came to them, and they going all togither, met with blacke Will and his fellow. The seruingmen knew blacke Will, [...] desperat [...]. & saluting him, demanded of him whi|ther he went? He answered; By his bloud (for his vse was to sweare almost at euerie word) I know not, nor care not, but set vp my staffe, and euen as it fal|leth I go. If thou (quo [...]h they) wilt go backe againe to Grauesend, we will giue thée thy supper. By his bloud (said he) I care not, I am content, haue with you: and so he returned againe with them. Then blacke Will tooke acquaintance of Bradshaw, sai|eng; Fellow Bradshaw how doost thou? Bradshaw vnwilling to renew acquitance, or to haue ought to doo with so shameles a ruffian, said;An honest man is asha|med to re|new old ac|quaintance with a knaue, Why doo ye know me? Yea that I doo (quoth he) did not we serue in Bul|longne togither? But ye must pardon me (quoth Bradshaw) for I haue forgotten you.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Then Greene talked with blacke Will, and said; When ye haue supped, come to mine hosts house at such a signe, and I will giue you the sacke and sugar. By his bloud (said he) I thanke you, I will come and take it I warrant you. According to his promise he came, and there they made good cheare. Then blacke Will & Greene went and talked apart from Brad|shaw, and there concluded togither, that if he would kill master Arden, he should haue ten pounds for his labor. Then he answered,The match made to mur|ther Arden. By his wounds that I will if I maie know him. Marie to morrow in Poules I will shew him thee, said Gréene. Then they left their talke, & Gréene bad him go home to his hosts house. Then Greene wrote a letter to mistresse Ar|den, & among other things put in these words: We haue got a man for our purpose, we maie thanke my brother Bradshaw.Simplicitie abused. Now Bradshaw not knowing anie thing of this, tooke the letter of him, and in the morning departed home againe, and deliuered the letter to mistresse Arden, and Greene & blacke Will went vp to London at the tide.