Cat. By Ernest J. Miller. Published by the
Albany Institute, Albany, N.Y. Weed, Parsons, and Company. 1881.
8vo.

A valuable paper, which contains a great mass of information on
both the true and----the fictitious Whittington.

Whittington and his Cat, an Entertainment for Young People, by Miss
Corner.

The Remarkable History of Richard Whittington and his Cat. Aunt
Busy Bee's New Series. Dean and Son. Coloured illustrations on the
page.

The following title is taken from Mr. Lysons's book, and I presume
it is merely an edition of the ordinary chap-book.

History of Sir Richard Whittington. Printed at Sympson's in
Stonecutter Street, Fleet Market.

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The following extract from Granger's _History of England_ is curious as
showing that the public would not have a portrait of Whittington without
a representation of his famous cat:--

"The true portraicture of Richard Whitington, thrise Lord Maior of
London; a vertuous and godly man, full of good works, and those
famous. He builded the gate of London called Newegate, which before
was a miserable doungeon. He builded Whitington College, and made
it an almose-house for poore people. Also he builded a great parte
of the hospitall of St. Bartholomew's, in West Smithfield, in
London. He also builded the beautiful library at the Grey Friars in
London, called Christe's Hospitall. He also builded the Guildehalle
chappell, and increased a great parte of the east ende of the said
halle, beside many other good workes."--_R. Elstracke sc. Collar of
SS.; his right hand on a cat._

Granger says of this:

"The cat has been inserted as the common people did not care to buy
the print without it. There was none originally in the plate, but a
skull in the place of the cat. I have seen only two proofs of this
portrait in its first state, and these were fine
impressions."--1775, vol. i. p. 62.

The following is a copy of the headings of the chapters in an early form
of the chap-book version of Whittington's life:

THE

HISTORY

OF

SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON,

THRICE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON.

_Durham: Printed and sold by I. Lane._ [1730.]

THE LIFE OF

SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON.

CHAP. I.

How, Whittington, being born of unknown parents, wa