As these two thieves play'd before him, alas! he did not mind,
For presently the woman knock'd him down behind;
"Oh wretched Woman!" [cry'd he], "wickedly hast thou done,
Thou hast kill'd the bravest butcher that ever England won:
For had but my fellows, had they prov'd true to me!"--
"They were cowards," said the woman, "and as cowards they shall dye."
Two of these Thieves [tho' wounded,] and the Woman they did go,
To Kitson and to Wilson where they lay bound in woe;
A club [she took] into her hand, as she got all the gains,
Went to Kitson and to Wilson and dasht out both their brains.

How this murder was discovered, list and you shall hear;
It was by a silly Shepherd, hid in the hedge for fear,
Seeing this woful murder straight[he] sent forth hue and cry,
[To] a gentleman and his man as they came riding by.
Ay, but do what e're they could, taken [Thieves] could not be,
For they got ship at Yarmouth, and so went over sea;
This is the trick of thieves when they have murder done,
When they have committed roguery, full fast away they run.
God bless our royal King and Queen, and send them long to reign,
In helath, wealth and prosperity, true Justice to amintain,
    God bless all true men that travel by land or Sea,
    And keep all true men out of Thieves' company!
                                        Paul Burges
                        Finis
Printed for P. Brooksby, in West-Smithfield (dated by Ebsworth 1672-79) there are 2 different copies in Roxburghe but the slightly later shorter copy (44 lines) based on it has survived in at least 6 copies.
Having read it thoroughly now, I would guess that it may have been based on a real incident, but I'm pretty sure in true gutter-press fashion it has been fleshed out and grossly exaggerated.