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"Beneath this stone lies Whittington,
Sir Richard rightly named;
Who three times Lord Mayor served in London,
In which he ne'er was blamed.
He rose from indigence to wealth
By industry and that;
For lo! he scorned to gain by stealth
What he got by a cat.
Let none who reads this verse despair
Of providences ways;
Who trust in him he'll make his care,
And prosper all their days.
Then sing a requiem to departed merit,
And rest in peace till death demands his spirit."--
_Life of Sir R. Whittington_, by the author of _Memoirs of George
Barnwell_, 1811, p. 106.
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LIST OF VERSIONS, EDITIONS, &c.
1604-5, Feb. 8. Play licensed, see _ante_, p. vii.
1605, July 16. Ballad licensed, see _ante_, p. vii.
1612. Johnson's Ballad published in _Crowne Garland of Goulden
Roses_, see _ante_, p. ix.
1641? Roxburghe Ballad ("London's Glory"), see _ante_, p. xiv.
1670? Famous and Remarkable History by T. H., reprinted in this
volume (see p. 1).
1678. Another edition with the same title as the above (see p. 1),
but with the following imprint:
"London: Printed by A.
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