aldermen, for it is a glorious glasse."

Stow writes as follows in his _Survey of London_ on some of
Whittington's good works:--

"Richard Whittington, mercer, three times mayor, in the year 1421
began the library of the grey friars in London, to the charge of
four hundred pounds: his executors with his goods founded and built
Whittington College, with almshouses for thirteen poor men, and
divinity lectures to be read there for ever. They repaired St.
Bartholomew's hospital in Smithfield; they bare half the charges of
building the library there, and they built the west gate of London,
of old time called Newgate," &c.[5]

"The 1st year of Henry VI. John Coventrie and John Carpenter,
executors to Richard Whitington, gave towards the paving of this
great hall twenty pounds, and the next year fifteen pounds more, to
the said pavement, with hard stone of Purbeck; they also glazed
some windows thereof, and of the mayor's court; on every which
windows the arms of Richard Whitington are placed."[6]

Respecting the library at Guildhall, Stow, after relating how the Duke
of Somerset, Lord Protector, borrowed the books and never returned them,
writes:--"This library was built by the executors of Richard Whittington
and by William Burie; the arms of Whittington are placed on the one side
in the stone work, and two letters, to wit W and B, for William Burie,
on the other side; it is now lofted through, and made a storehouse for
clothes."[7]

Whittington appears to have died childless, and in the interesting