CHAP. VII.
How he was thrice elected Lord Mayor of London; how he entertain'd
King Henry V. in his return from the conquest of France: with an
account of his buildings for pious and charitable uses, great
liberality to the poor, his death, burial, and epitaph.
EPITAPH.
Here lies Sir Richard Whittington, thrice mayor,
And his dear wife, a virtuous, loving pair;
Him fortune rais'd to be belov'd and great,
By the adventure only of a cat.
Let none who read of God's great love despair,
Who trusts in Him of him He will take care;
But growing rich chuse humbleness, not pride,
Let these dead persons' virtues be your guide.
The following reprint of a later version of the chap-book is almost
identical with a large number of editions:
THE
ADVENTURES
OF
SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON,
WHO WAS
THREE TIMES
LORD MAYOR OF LONDON.
_And the Surprising History of his_
CAT,
TO WHICH IS ADDED
THE CALEDONIAN, A POEM.
_Banbury:
Printed and sold by J. Cheney, in the High Street._
* * * * *
THE
HISTORY
OF
WHITTINGTON.
* * * * *
Dick Whittington was a very little boy when his father and mother died;
little indeed, that he never knew them, nor the place where he was
born.
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