Note 32 — Chapter IV

Whittington, it must be borne in mind, is a place of considerable historical and antiquarian interest. The family of De Whittington, to which “Dick Whittington” belonged, took its rise and its name from this place; and at the “Cock and Pynot” ale-house here, the great Revolution of 1688 was planned; the “Revolution House” and the “plotting-chair” being matters known to most historical readers. Here, too, the Rev. Samuel Pegge, the great antiquarian writer, lived; he being Rector of Whittington. “Pynot,” it may be added, is the provincial name for the magpie.