d now nothing to do but to
put it in some place of safety.

Poor Dick could scarce contain himself for joy. He begged his master to
take what part of it he pleased, since to his kindness he was indebted
for the whole.

"No, no; this wealth is all your own, and justly so," answered Mr.
Fitzwarren; "and I have no doubt you will use it generously."

Whittington, however, was too kind-hearted to keep all for himself; and,
accordingly, made a handsome present to the captain, the mate, and every
one of the ship's company, and afterwards to his excellent friend the
footman, and the rest of Mr. Fitzwarren's servants, not even excepting
crabbed old Cicely.

After this, Mr. Fitzwarren advised him to send for tradespeople, and get
himself dressed as became a gentleman; and made him the offer of his
house to live in, till he could provide himself with a better.

When Mr. Whittington's face was washed, his hair curled, his hat cocked,
and he was dressed in a fashionable suit of clothes, he appeared as
handsome and genteel as any young man who visited at Mr. Fitzwarren's;
so that Miss Alice, who had formerly thought of him with compassion, now
considered him as fit to be her lover; and the more so, no doubt,
because Mr. Whittington was constantly thinking what he could do to
oblige her, and making her the prettiest presents imaginable. Mr.
Fitzwarren, perceiving their affection for each other, proposed to unite
them in marriage, to which, without difficulty, they each consented; and
accordingly a 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 wealthiest merchants in London; and the ceremony was
succeeded by a most elegant entertainment and splendid ball.

History tells us that the said Mr. Whittington and his lady lived in
great splendour, and were very happy; that they had several children;
that he was sheriff of London in the year 1340, and several times
afterwards Lord Mayor; that in the last year of his mayoralty he
entertained King Henry the Fifth, on his return from the battle of
Agincourt. And some time afterwards, going with an address from the city
on one of His Majesty's victories, he received the honour of knighthood.

Sir Richard Whittington constantly fed great numbers of the poor; he
built a church and college to it, with a yearly allowance to poor
scholars, and near it erected an hospital.

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