[1] After that maister Arden was come home, hee sent (as he vsuallie did) his man to Shepeie to sir Tho|mas Cheinie, then lord warden of the cinque ports, about certeine businesse, and at his comming awaie, he had a letter deliuered sent by sir Thomas Cheinie to his maister. When he came home, his mist resse tooke the letter and kept it, willing hir man to tell his maister, that he had a letter deliuered him by sir Thomas Cheinie, and that he had lost it; adding that he thought it best that his maister should go the next morning to sir Thomas, bicause he knew not the matter: he said he would, and therefore he willed his man to be stirring betimes. In this meane while, blacke Will,Ardens wife visiteth, suc|coureth, em|bold [...]eth, and directeth black Will &c: how to accomplish his bloudie purpose. and one George Shake bag his compa|nion, were kept in a storehouse of sir Anthonie A|gers at Preston, by Greenes appointment: and thi|ther came mistresse Arden to sée him, bringing and sending him meat and drinke manie times. He ther|fore lurking there, and watching some opportunitie for his purpose, was willed in anie wise to be vp earlie in the morning, to lie in wait for maister Ar|den in a certeine broome close, betwixt Feuersham & the ferrie (which close he must néeds passe) there to doo his feat. Now blacke Will stirred in the morning be|times, but mist the waie, & taried in a wrong place.