[1] The next way to extinguish right.This talke liked well the eares of the common vplandish people, and by the lesse conueieng the more, they purposed to burne and destroie all records, eui|dences, court-rolles, and other minuments, that the remembrance of ancient matters being remooued out of mind, their landlords might not haue whereby to chalenge anie right at their hands. Their number still increased: for all such as were in debt or danger of law for their misdemeanors and offenses, came out of all coasts vnto them, so that when the Essex|men, and other of the hither side the Thames,An huge [...] of ye [...]. were passed ouer and ioined with the Kentishmen, & those that were assembled on that side the riuer vpon Blackheath; Fabian. Capteins at the Esse [...] in Kentish [...] they were esteemed to be an hundred thousand, hauing diuerse capteins besides the said Iacke Straw, as William Wraw, Wat Tiler, Iacke Sheepheard, Tom Milner, and Hob Carter. Whilest they were lodged on Blackheath, the king sent to them certeine knights, to vnderstand of them the cause of their gathering thus togither, to whome answer was made, that they were come togither to speake with the king, about certeine causes and bu|sinesse, & therefore they bad the messengers returne,The reb [...]s send to the [...] to come [...] with them. and declare to the king that there was no remedie but he must needs come and speake with them.