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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At the time appointed, Gréene shewed blacke Will maister Arden walking in Poules. Then said blacke Will, What is he that goeth after him? Marie said Gréen, one of his men. By his bloud (said blacke Will) I will kill them both. Naie (said Greene) doo not so, for he is of counsell with vs in this matter. By his bloud (said he) I care not for that,Blacke will maketh no conscience of bloudshed and murther. I will kill them both. Naie said Gréene in anie wise doo not so. Then blacke Will thought to haue killed maister Arden in Poules churchyard, but there were so manie gentle|men that accompanied him to dinner, that he mis|sed of his purpose. Gréene shewed all this talke to maister Ardens man, whose name was Michaell, which euer after stood in doubt of blacke Will, lest he should kill him.Why Ardens man conspired with the rest to kill his maister. The cause that this Michaell conspi|red with the rest against his maister, was: for that it was determined, that he should marrie a kinswo|man of Mosbies.