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Fi Married by now to the lovely Alice john Ivo, tzwaryn,Whittington daughter was of rich his mentorenough Sir to bankroll many of this country’s domestic projects and overseas campaigns under THREE sovereigns. good good He grew rich on well-earned commissions from the Grand Wardrobe of the Royal Household and became Not only has Whittington served loyally their main supplier, even providing as Lord Mayor, he has also been good the wedding dresses for two of the personally responsible for providing © much-needed cash for projects princesses. john city-wide; the library at Greyfriars SHERIFF Church; an almshouse for the poor and repairs at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital; goodhalf the funds for the Guildhall Library john good © and the rebuilding of Newgate Prison. © john good john good © The late Alice Fitzwaryn and her father Sir Ivo at the charity event ‘Plague Aid’ in September, 1390 john Sir Dick opening the new Newgate Prison with © longest-serving inmate, Biffo Thugwise, the john ‘Plague-ridden Pest of Peckham’ figureWhittington that it is ishardly such surprising a charismatic to good find© that various stories have grown up ar and fame.ound his METEORIC rise to fortune john only Itan is apprentice,rumoured thathe sowhen despaired he was of still good © ever getting actually on his way OUT of London, his john worldly goods on his back, when he was drawn back by the sound of Bow Bells, seeming to name him as a LORD good MAYOR of London. © his big break that he was of muchThe mysteriousspeculation cat,for thetoo, gossipsis a subject of PHOTOS: Saul Veyelp London town. 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At Dickgood despaired of ever making his fortune and was on his way out of London when he was drawn back good by the sound of Bow Bells, which © seemed to tell him that he would john one day be Lord Mayor of London. The story goes that Dick bought a cat to keep down the rats in the fi goodrst tiny attic room where he slept as an good apprentice and, when Sir Ivo offered him the In 1393 he was good © elected both to be LordKing Mayor Richard Aldermanof II London. chose him and Sheriff john and then, in 1397, Alice ByFitzwarren, this time daughterhe was married of Sir to chance to send Ivo, and he was richgood enough to something overseas pay for projects himself in the city john to sell in one of of London: a library at Greyfriars Church, an almshouse for the good poor, repairs to St Bartholomew’s © Hospital, the rebuilding of Newgate his ships, possession wasjohn Prison and half the funds for the In a distant court the cat did such a Dick’s only his cat. Guildhall Library. good job of killing the rats that he Dick had first been chosen as Lord good © earned his master a great deal of Mayor by Richard II, although the john money as a reward. It is certainly people of London were supposed true that, before he was 30, Richard to be allowed to elect their mayor – good Whittington had made a name for the king was probably hoping that himself in the market of silks and © Dick would help him out with some other expensive materials.