Don Juan Lamberto: or, a comical history of the late times. The first part. By Montelion Knight of the Oracle, &c.

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Don Juan Lamberto: or, a comical history of the late times. The first part. By Montelion Knight of the Oracle, &c.

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Flatman, Thomas, 1637-1688.

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London :: printed by J. Brudenell for Henry Marsh at the Princes Arms in Chancery-Lane near Fleetstreet,

1661.

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Lambert, John, 1619-1683 -- Humor -- Early works to 1800.

English wit and humor -- Early works to 1800.

Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Humor -- Early works to 1800.

Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Humor -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
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• Don JUAN LAMBERTO: OR, A COMICAL HISTORY OF The late Times.
  • CHAP. 1. How Cromwel Soldan of Britain dyed, and what befel his Son the Meek Knight.
  • CHAP. II. Of the Birth of Sir Vane, Knight of the most mystical Allegories.
  • CHAP. III. How the Knight of the mysterios Allegories grew up, and how he put strife between his Mother and her Maids, and caused his Father and Mother to go to∣gether by the ears.
  • CHAP. IV. How his Father sent him to School, and how he there set the Boyes against their Master, and bred diffe∣rences between the Master and his Wife.
  • CHAP. V. How Sir Vane sent his Son to the King's School, and of the tumults which he raised there by his Sorceries; how he plotted with the other Boys to breake the Preceptor's neck, and of his Allegory.
  • CHAP. VI. How he was sent into Nova Anglia, and how he pre∣vailed there also by his Sorceries, how he was thrust out again by the people of that place, and what the Seer Cotton said to him at his departure.
  • CHAP. VII. How Sir Vane was honoured by the Priest of the Temple of Blind Zeal, and how he was by the said Priest anoint∣ed Knight of the Order of the most misterious Allegories.
  • CHAP. VIII. How Sir Lambert Knight of the Golden Tulep, and Sir Vane Knight of the most mysterious Allegories, made a League together.
  • CHAP. IX. How the Knight of the Golden Tulep, and the Knight of the mysterious Allegories came to the Castle of Sir Fleet∣wood the contemptible Knight, where they met with the grim Gyant Desborough, and how they went all three and pulled the Meek Knight who was then cheif Soldan out of his Palace by night.
  • CHAP. X. How Sir Vane's Son Icleped (the overgrown Child) courted the fair Maid of Wimbleton, and of the gown which she be∣spoke, and how 5000. Jewellers wrought day and night to finish it.
  • CHAP. XI. How Sir Lambert went to fight against the Christians in the Land of Cheshire, how he overthrw them, and of the chal∣lenge that was sent hm by the Swinhard of Maxfield.
  • CHAP. XII. How Sir Lambert returned to the good City of London, and of the Feast which Sir Vane made him, and how they con∣sulted to put down the forty Tyrants.
  • CHAP. XIII. How do Hizlerigo the Knight with the hot head, being one of the forty Tyrants, suspected the intention of sir Lam∣bert, and how he would have had Scoto the egromancer have enchaned him, and put him into his Castle at Lam∣bethe, and how he cuft his Dwarf for playing at Span-Fathing.
  • CHAP. IX. How sir Lambert put down the Forty Tyrants, and how he and the Baron of Sussex jested together.
  • CHAP. XV. How Sir Lambert and Sir Vane being Pagans, went about to set up the worship of their Heathen Idols; and how they intended to have altered the Lawes and Govern∣ment of Brittain.
  • CHAP. XVI. How the Christians rebell'd against Sir Lambert, and how he march'd against them into the North, and what hap∣pen'd thereupon.
  • CHAP. XVII. How the Seer Wareston lay with a Lady of pleasure that came to him with a Petition upon the Councel Table, and what happened thereupon.
  • CHAP. XVIII. How Sir Lambert marched against the Loyal Knight as far as the Forrest of Northimbria; and how the Coun∣cel of Safety sent the Gyant Husonius to kill the Chri∣stians for playing at Foot-ball.
  • CHAP. XIX. How the Forty Tyrants were set up again, and how Don Hazlerigo caused several Children to be whipped to death for calling him RUMPER.
  • CHAP. XX. How Sir Lambert submitted, and how the Gyants, Desbo∣row, Cobbet, Creed, and Hewson, seeing themselves dis∣appointed of their Designes, went to fight against Hea∣ven.
  • CHAP. XXI. How the Loyal Knight enter'd Londinum, and what hap∣ned thereupon.
• to the reader
• Books Printed and Sold by H. Marsh, at the Princes Arms in Chancery-lane, neer Fleetstreet.
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• title page
• Don Juan Lamberto: OR, A COMICAL HISTORY OF The Late TIMES.
  • CHAP. I. How the Seer Lisle hearing of the return of the lawful King of Britain, devised for to flye out of the Land; how he made him a Periwig of Camels hair, and how he fled into Aegypt in a winged Chariot.
  • CHAP. II. Yet of the Seer Lisle, and of other things.
  • CHAP. III. How the Gyant Husonio went to seek a Den and a Moun∣tain, and what happened thereupon.
  • CHAP. IV. How Sr. Vane and Sr. Lambert disputed together, and how Sr. Vane made Sr. Lambert believe that the Moon was made of green Cheese.
  • CHAP V. How Sir. Baxtero, Knight of the Lions, went in quest af∣ter Sir Ludlow, Knight of the powdring-Tub, and how he encountered the Gyant Thomabedlamus, and how he prevented the lust of the said Gyant, and afterwards departed toward Assyria.
  • CHAP. VI. How Sir Ludlojus Knight of the green Powdring Tub, was hid under a Tree, and so escaped his enemies because of a Bird.
  • CHAP. VII. How the Gyant Okey wandered up and down the world in great terrour, and how he was afterwards found in a Wood by the Soldan of Britain's Daughter, in whose presence he slew himself, with other accidents that after happened.
  • CHAP. VIII. How the Arch-Priest Hugo Petros, made love unto the fair Dolcomona, who was married to Kilmaddox Knight of the Bloody Cleaver, and of the Letter which he wrote unto her, and what happned thereupon.
  • CHAP. IX. How the Necromancer Scoto seeing the devices of the Forty Tyrants to fail, would have raised up the Devil to his Assistance.
  • CHAP. X. How a certain Vandall, yleped Vennero, came to Lon∣dinum, and defied all the Christians; and how his fu∣ry was abated.
  • CHAP. XI. How Pacolet the Dwarf, cousened the Necromance Scoto, when he had him upon his Horse, and instead of carrying him into the Territories of the King of Hispania, brought him to Londinum, where he was hanged.
  • CHAP. XI. How the Gyant Husonio went and built him a Castle in the Air, intending to live a private life; and how Sir Boreas quarrell'd with him; and how he thought to have affrighted Sir Boreas, and what happened there∣upon.
  • CHAP. XII. How the Knight of the Lyons cast himself headlong from the top of a Tower, and broke his neck; And of the several misfortunes that befel the Forty Tyrants; And of several other delectable passages, and so good buy to yee,