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.