The Essex champion, or, The famous history of Sir Billy of Billerecay and his squire Ricardo
- Title
- The Essex champion, or, The famous history of Sir Billy of Billerecay and his squire Ricardo
- Author
- Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698.
- Publication
- London :: Printed for J. Blare ...,
- [1690?]
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- Subject terms
- Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. -- Don Quixote -- Parodies, imitations, etc.
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- Cite this Item
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"The Essex champion, or, The famous history of Sir Billy of Billerecay and his squire Ricardo." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A66692.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2024.
Contents
- title page
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The Famous History of Sir
Billy ofBillerecay, and his SquireRicardo. -
CHAP. 1. The Birth of SirBilly ofBillerecay: His bringing up at School: And Resolution to pursue Knightly Adventures. -
CHAP. 2. How SirBilly and his Squire went forth to seek Adventures; Their Encounter with a Scare-crow, and how he came to a Castle to be Dubbed Knight. -
CHAP. 3. SirBilly watcheth his Armor; and is made Knight by the Lord of the Castle: his ill success in running at theQuinten: with other things which happened. -
CHAP. 4. SirBilly being dubbed Knight, Marcheth forth to seek Adventurers: His encounter with Poppet-Gyants: His Imprisonment in a wooden Inchanted Castle; and Entertainment by the Sage Freston. -
CHAP. 5. Ricardo is sent with a Letter toDulcina, in the mean time SirBilly encountreth with a monstrous Gyant in defence of theTantabilan Princess, whom he Manfully overthrows. -
CHAP. 6. HowRicardo in his Journey towardsBillerecay met with an Aged Palmer, who gave him an invisible Ring, with which he cheats an Inn-keeper; as also what a Trick he served a Bedlam and a Tinken. -
CHAP. 7. HapRicardo delivered his Letter toJone Grumball, with her Answer to it. And several exploits performed byRicardo with hisInvisible Ring. -
CHAP. 8. HowRicardo delivered his message to his Master, and of the Challenge made by SirBilly against all comers, in Honour of his MistressDulcina. -
CHAP. 9. How SirBilly was forced to run from his Challenge, the MirthRicardo had at a Wedding, what a Trick he served an Old Fornicator, and how he went in persuit of his Master. -
CHAP. 10. SirBilly's encounter with a Dancer on the Ropes, how he was carried before a Justice of the Peace, and set free byRichardo by the help of hisInvisible-Ring. -
CHAP. 11. Rieardo going to recover his Masters Horse and Armor, acteth a very pleasant Ad∣venture in an Inn, with other things which happened. -
CHAP. 12. SirBilly's ill success in his adventure against the Plars: How he was reserved by Ricardo by the help of hisInvisible-Ring: With other things that happened. -
CHAP. 13. The Woful story of a Taylor and his Sweet-Heart, how they were Hanged in a Barn; and how the Murtherers were taken by he means of SirBilly and a Constable. -
CHAP. 14. SirBilly 's entertainment at the Justices House, his Oration in praise of the Golden Age, with his challenging the Coroner to fight in defence of Knight-Errantry. -
CHAP. 15. SirBilly's Encounter with the Coroner: How he was relieved byRicardo. His admirable description of his Mistress: WithRicardo's Counterbuff thereto.
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