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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, maister Arden laie at a certeine par|sonage which he held in London, and therefore his man Michaell and Gréene agréed, that blacke Will should come in the night to the parsonage, where he should find the doores left open, that he might como in and murther maister Arden. This Michaell ha|uing his maister to bed, left open the doores accor|ding to the appointment. His maister then being in bed, asked him if he had shut fast the doores, and hée said yea: but yet afterwards, fearing least blacke Will would kill him as well as his maister,One murthe|ring mind mistrusting a|nother, doo hinder the ac|tion where|about they agréed. after he was in bed himselfe, he rose againe and shut the doores, bolting them fast. So that blacke Will com|ming thither, and finding the doores shut, departed, being disappointed at that time. The next daie blacke Will came to Gréene in a great chafe, swearing and staring bicause he was so deceiued, and with manie terrible oths threatened to kill maister Ardens man first, wheresoeuer he met him. No (said Gréene) doo not so, I will first know the cause of shutting the doores.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then Greene met and talked with Ardens man, and asked of him, why he did not leaue open the doors, according to his promise? Marie (said Michaell) I EEBO page image 1064 will shew you the cause. My maister yesternight did that he neuer did before: for after I was in bed, hée rose vp and shut the doores, and in the morning rated me for leauing them vnshut. And herewith Gréene & blacke Will were pacified. Arden being redie to go homewards,The fourth attempt to make Arden awaie disap|pointed. his maid came to Gréene & said; This night will my maister go downe. Whervpon it was agréed that blacke Will should kill him on Reinam downe. When maister Arden came to Rochester, his man still fearing that blacke Will would kill him with his maister, pricked his horsse of purpose, and made him to halt, to the end he might protract the time, and tarie behind. His maister asked him whie his horsse halted, he said, I know not. Well (quoth his maister) when ye come at the smith here before (betwéene Rochester and the hill foot ouer against Chee [...]am) remooue his shoo, and search him, and then come after me. So maister Arden rode on: and yer he came at the place where blacke Will laie in wait for him, there ouertooke him diuerse gentlemen of his acquaintance,Blacke Will misseth his purpose. who kept him companie: so that blacke Will mist here also of his purpose.