Whittington and His Cat · page 21 2101A day for the wedding was soon fixed; and they were attended to church by the Lord Mayor, the court of aldermen, the sheriffs, and a great number of the richest merchants in London, whom they afterwards treated with a very rich feast.102History tells us that Mr. Whittington and his lady liven in great splendour, and were very happy.103They had several children.104He was Sheriff of London, thrice Lord Mayor, and received the honour of knighthood by Henry V.105He entertained this king and his queen at dinner after his conquest of France so grandly, that the king said “Never had prince such a subject;” when Sir Richard heard this, he said: “Never had subject such a prince.”106The figure of Sir Richard Whittington with his cat in his arms, carved in stone, was to be seen till the year 1780 over the archway of the old prison of Newgate, which he built for criminals.1 2← previousMr. Miaccanext →The Strange Visitor↑ back to English Fairy TalesThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7439/37/page/2/