The knight errant: being a witty, notable and true relation of the strange adventures of Sir William Hart now prisoner in the tower: his severall exploits, cheats, and most witty tricks by him acted ever since his first beeing untill his proclaiming the Scotch king at Worcester, in August last. Written by J.B. Gent.

How Sir William Hart came to Lon∣don, where living at a high rate, at last Cozened a Linen Draper living upon Ludgate-hill of an hundred and forty pounds in monies and for lodging.

NOw behold our mighty match marching towards London, Sir William and his Lady whith their traine, men and maides upon tired Iades, &c. hither they come, and whilest the merry mony lasts (Fly brasse the Devils a tinker, and so was Major Rumball) our jovyall crue spares for no cost, which exhausts in a short time the most of their treasure; Expectation frustrated, breeds Iarres, This is the cause of our domestick warres; for in the change of twelve months, Sir William Hart got rid both of wife and portion; the one he consumes, the other he packs into the Country: and then betakes him to his wits, and whilst he has something left takes him lodgings at a Linnen drapers upon

Ludgate-hill, passing after his old mode for some great man in dis∣guise, strange Company he keeps, and many shifts he makes, keeping his credit still good at his Lodging: at last comming acquainted with a Hol∣lander, he discourses concerning the trade of Linnen, and growes expert in the function; one night drinking a cup of Sack with his Landlord, he acquaints him that he had a summe of three hundred pound in banck in Holland, and that he intended to have it over in so many barrells of Bag holland, and thereupon writes a formall letter before his Landlord for holland; in lesse then a months time the holland comes barrell'd up, is brought and stored up in his Landlords seller: Sir William and his Landlord goes downe knocks open one of the barrells, viewes the top where was four or five peices of good holland, and after a little while returnes into his Chamber againe; within a day or two following Sir William Hart comes

to his Landlord, and desires, to satisfie a pressing debt, immediatly a hundred and forty pounds, and in liew of that courtesy he told him he would afford him a pennie worth in his holland, the Landlord makes what hast he can and provides him with the summe afore∣said, which our Knight being possest of, he told his Landlord he would be within to see the cloath delive∣red out; but certainly some serious occasion drew him aside, for he ne∣ver saw his Landlord since: who hav∣ing stayed some two or three days in expectation, at last, breaks open the barrells where he finds the top of each covered with a piece of holland, and under neath the barrells were wel stuffed with good green turfe, in all to the value of twelve pence or there abouts: which when the poore Lin∣nen draper saw he was ready to sink through sorrow, but alas! to no pur∣pose, for the Knight was flown halfe way into Worcester-shire.

This cheating (Sir Kn.) will last but for a while, These facts of yours will bring you to a fall. Though the Linnen-draper poor you did beguil, And through cozening some, do hope to cozen all. Yet at Worcester (as I take it) not long agoe, You'r beaten, taken, yea and stript I troe.