The Essex champion, or, The famous history of Sir Billy of Billerecay and his Squire Ricardo shewing the renowned atchievements and valiant acts of the invincible knight Sir Billy of Billerecay with his love to his Lady Dulcinia, as also, the comical exploits and amorous adventures of Squire Ricardo performed by his invisible ring, their tilts and tournaments in honour of ladies, their battles with gyants and monsters, their punishing of inchanters and negromancers, pedlars and poppit-players / being that excellent piece of knight-errantry written by William Winstandly.

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The Essex champion, or, The famous history of Sir Billy of Billerecay and his Squire Ricardo shewing the renowned atchievements and valiant acts of the invincible knight Sir Billy of Billerecay with his love to his Lady Dulcinia, as also, the comical exploits and amorous adventures of Squire Ricardo performed by his invisible ring, their tilts and tournaments in honour of ladies, their battles with gyants and monsters, their punishing of inchanters and negromancers, pedlars and poppit-players / being that excellent piece of knight-errantry written by William Winstandly.

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Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698.

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London :: Printed for J. Blare,

1699.

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Contents

• title page
• THE CONTENTS.
• THE Famous History OF SR Billy of Billerecay AND HIS Squire Ricardo.
  • CHAP. 1. The Birth of Sir Billy of Billerecay: His bringing up at School: And Resolution to pursue Knightly Adventures.
  • CHAP. 2. How Sir Billy and his Squire went forth to seek Adventures; Their Encounter with a Scare-crow, and how he came to a Ca∣stle to be Dubbed Knight.
  • CHAP. 3. Sir Billy watcheth his Armor; and is made Knight by the Lord of the Castle: his ill success in running at the Quinten: with other things which happened.
  • CHAP. 4. Sir Billy being dubbed Knight, Marcheth forth to seek, Adventurers: His en∣counter with Poppet-Gyants: His Im∣prisonment in a wooden Inchanted Ca∣stle; and Entertainment by the Sage Freston.
  • CHAP. 5. Ricardo is sent with a Letter to Dulcina, in the mean time Sir Billy encountreth with a monstrous Gyant in defence of the Tantabilan Princess, whom he Manfully overthrows.
  • CHAP. 6. How Ricardo in his Journey towards Bille∣recay 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 Tinker.
  • CHAP. 7. How Ricardo delivered his Letter to Jone Grumball, with her Answer to it. And several Explcits performed by Ricardo with his Invisible-Ring.
  • CHAP. 8. How Ricardo delivered his Message to his Master, and of the Challenge made by Sir Billy against all comers, in Honour of his Mistress Dulcina.
  • CHAP. 9. How Sir Billy was forced to run from his Challenge, the Mirth Ricardo had at a Wedding, what a Trick he served an Old Fornicator, and how he went in pur∣suit of his Master.
  • CHAP. 10. Sir Billy's encounter with a Dancer on the Ropes, how he was carried before a Justice of the Peace, and set free by Ricardo by the help of his Invisible-Ring.
  • CHAP. 11. Ricardo going to recover his Masters Horse and Armor, acteth a very pleasant Ad∣venture in an Inn, with other things which happened.
  • CHAP. 12. Sir Billy's ill success in his adventure against the Pedlars: How he was rescued by Ri∣cardo by the help of his Invisible-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 the means of Sir Billy and a Constable.
  • CHAP. 14. Sir Billy's entertainment at the Justices House, his Ora∣tion in praise of the Golden Age, with his challeng∣ing the Coroner to fight in defence of Knight-Errantry.
  • CHAP. 15. Sir Billy's Encounter with the Coroner: How he was relieved by Ricardo: His admira∣ble description of his Mistress: With Ricar∣do's Counterbuff thereto.
• Books Printed for, and Sold by J. Blare, Bookseller, at the Look∣ing glass on London-Bridge.