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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43591	The famous and remarkable history of Sir Richard Whittington three times Lord Major of London, who lived in the time of King Henry the Fift, in the year 1419 : with all the remarkable passages and things of note which hapned [sic] in his time, with his life and death / written by T.H.; Whittington and his cat.	Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.	1656 (1656)	Wing H1780; ESTC R10116	14,660	56

THE FAMOVS AND Remarkable History of Sir Richard Whittington Three times Lord Major of London Who lived in the time of King Henry the Fift in the yeare 1419 With all the remarkable Passages and things of Note which hapned in his time with his Life and Death Written by T. H. LONDON Printed by W. Wilson and are to be Sold by Francis Coles in the Ould-Bayley 1656. The Life and Death of Sir Richard Whittington who was Three times Lord Major of LONDON THe saying is not so old as true He that refuseth to buy counsell cheape shall buy Repentance deare neither let any mock a man in his misery but rather beware by him how to avoid the like misfortune If thou intend to doe any good deferr it not till the next day for thou knowest not what may happen over night to prevent thee Behold thy selfe in a Looking-glasse if thou appearest beautifull doe such things as may become thy beauty but if thou seem foule or deformed let the actions of thy life make good that splendor which thy face lacketh Tell not thy minde to every man make thy selfe indebted to no man bee friend to few men be courteous to all men let thy Wit be thy friend thy Minde thy companion thy Tongue thy servant Let Uertue be thy Life Valour thy Love Honour thy Fame and Heaven thy Felicity These Reader be good decuments for thee to follow and I am now to present thee with a worthy President to imitate observe his beginning forget not the middle passage of his life and thou wilt no question crowne his end Hee that made all things of nothing can of a little make much and multiply a Mite unto a Magazin as will easily appeare by the succeed This Richard Whitington was so obscurely bred that hee could scarcely give account of his Parents or kindred and being almost starved in the Countrey necessity compelled him up to London hoping to finde more charity in the City than Country To begge he was ashamed to steale he did abhorre two dayes he spent in gaping upon the shops and gazing upon the buildings feeding his eyes but starving his stomack At length meere faintnesse compell'd him to rest himselfe upon a bench before a Merchants gate where he not long sate but the owner of the house having occasion of businesse into the Towne finding him a poore simple fellow and thinking that he had no more within than appeared without he demanded of him why he loytred there and being able to worke for his living did not apply himselfe unto some lawfull calling threatning him at the first with the Stocks and Whipping-post but the poore man after the making of some plaine leggs and courtesie desired him to pardon him and told him that he was a dejected man who desired any imployment and that no paines how meane or course soever could seeme tedious or burthensome unto him so he might but finde some good Master by whose charity hee might releeve his present necessity for his greatest ambition was but to keepe his body from nakednesse and his stomack from hunger and told him withall how long it was since hee had tasted meate or drinke The worthy Merchant seeing him of a personable body and an ingenious aspect howsoever both were clouded under a rustick habit began somewhat to commiserate his estate and knocking for a servant bade him take in that fellow and give him such victuals as the house for the present afforded and at his returne hee would have further conference with him The servant did as hee was commanded and tooke him in The Merchant went to the Exchange which was then in Lumberstreet about his affaires In which interim poore Whittington was had into the Kitchin to warme himselfe for faintnesse by reason of hunger and cold for it was then in the winter time had quite rob'd him of his colour Meate was set before him in plenty and being dred in the Country as the Proverbe goeth hee fed like a Farmer and having sated himselfe sufficiently and warmed him to the ful a teeth colour began to come into his cheekes At which time the Merchants Daughter hearing of a new-come guest came into the Kitchin and began to question him of divers things concerning the Countrey to all which hee gave her such modest and sensible answers that she tooke a greatliking unto him and so left him Dinner time came and Master Fitzwarren for so was the Merchant called came home with a good stomacke and brought a friend or two with him from the Exchange downe they sate to meate and had speech of many things at the Table meane time the servants were set also to Dinner who would needs have whitting on though hee had so lately broke his fast to keep them company some of them delighting in his Countrey speech others deciding his supposed simplicity But to come to the purpose the Table being with-drawn in the Parlour and the guests departed Master Fitzwarren and his Daughter left alone shee being of a good and gentle disposition began to commend ●is charity concerning the poore man whom he had relieved that morning to whom he answered Godamercy Daughter thou hast done wellto remember me such an one I sent indeed but have my servants done as I commanded them and where is he now who answered him that she had given order he should stay Dinner and not depart the house till he himselfe had further spoken with him At which they both went into the Hall and called the Fellow before them who appeared unto them with such a bashfull humility that it seemed to them both to begge a charity Some language past betwixt them concerning him which gave them content at length they bid him retire himselfe When the Father the Daughterhad some private conference concerning him she urged him to entertaine him into his house and that there would be some employment for him either to runne or goe of Errands or else to doe some drudgery in the Kitchin as in making of fires scouring ketles turning the spit and the like To whom the Father replyed that indeed his worke might be worth his meat but hee had no lodging to spare She againe answered there were Garrets in the house that were put to no use at all and in one of them he might be conveniently lodged and put the house to no trouble at all Well at length he was admitted and made a member of the Family in which he demeaned himselfe so well by his willingnesse to runne or goe or to doe any service how meane soever that hee had got the goodwill of all the whole houshold onely the Kitchin-maide being a curst queane and knowing him to be an under-servant to her domineered over him and used him very coursely and roughly of which he would n●ver complain though he had cause enough The Garret in which he lay by reason it had been long unfrequented was troubled with Rats and Mice in so much that he