P. and T. H. for T. Vere and J. Wright, and
are to be sold at their shops at the Angel without Newgate and at
the Crown on Ludgate Hill. 1678."
There are a few alterations in spelling, &c. but otherwise it is
the same as the earlier edition.
1730. The History of Sir Richard Whittington, thrice Lord Mayor of
London. Durham: Printed and sold by I. Lane.
This is the earliest version of the common chap-book tale in the
British Museum. It is divided into chapters, and the headings of
these chapters are given at p. xxx. of the present preface. All the
other chap-books that I have seen are more or less versions of this
story, but one of the most complete is that printed in this
Introduction (p. xxxii.) The book was printed in most of the chief
towns, as Newcastle, Edinburgh, &c. but one of the most interesting
editions is that printed at York and illustrated by Bewick:--
The History of Whittington and his Cat; how from a poor country boy
destitute of parents or relatives he attained great riches and was
promoted to the high and honorable dignity of Lord Mayor of London.
York: Printed by J. Kendrew, Colliergate.
The frontispiece represents the stiff figure of a man in wig and
gown of the time of Charles II.
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