[1] Which thing maruelouslie dismaid the hearts of the Cornishmen,Manie of the Cornishmen take their héels by night. when they saw themselues thus de|ceiued of the succours which they most trusted vpon, so that manie of them (fearing the euill chance that might happen) fled in the night from their companie, and left them, in hope so to saue themselues. The cap|teines of the rebels perceiuing they could haue no helpe of the Kentishmen, putting their onelie hope in their owne puissance, brought their people to Blacke heath, a foure miles distant from London, and there in a plaine on the top of an hill, they orde|red their battels, either readie to fight with the king if he would assaile them, or else to assault the citie of London: for they thought the king durst not haue encountred with them in battell. But they were de|ceiued: for the king although he had power inough about to haue fought with them before their com|ming so neere to the citie; yet he thought it best to suf|fer them to come forward, till he had them farre off from their natiue countrie, and then to set vpon them being destitute of aid in some place of aduan|tage.