Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, his wife fell in acquaintance with one Greene of Feuersham, seruant to sir Anthonie A|ger, from which Greene maister Arden had wrested a péece of ground on the backeside of the abbeie of Feuersham, and there had blowes and great threats passed betwixt them about that matter. Therefore she knowing that Gréene hated hir husband,She deuiseth another waie [...]o dispatch hir [...]usband Ar|den. began to practise with him how to make him awaie; and concluded, that if he could get anie that would kill him, he should haue ten pounds for a reward. This Gréene hauing dooings for his master sir Anthonie Ager, had occasion to go vp to London, where his maister then laie, and hauing some charge vp with him, desired one Bradshaw a goldsmith of Feuer|sham that was his neighbor, to accompanie him to Grauesend, and he would content him for his pains. This Bradshaw, being a verie honest man, was content, and road with him. And when they came to Rainham downe, they chanced to sée three or foure seruingmen that were comming from Léeds: and therewith Bradshaw espied comming vp the hill from Rochester,A notorious murthering ruffian. one blacke Will, a terrible cruell ruffian with a sword and a buckler, and an other with a great staffe on his necke.

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.