Nine Worthies
"Nine Worthies of London" is a book by Richard Johnson, written in 1592, that borrows the theme from the Nine Worthies. The book is subtitled "Explaining the Honourable Excise of Armes, the Vertues of the Valiant, and the Memorable Attempts of Magnanimous Minds; Pleasaunt for Gentlemen, not unseemly for Magistrates, and most profitable for Prentises", celebrated the rise of nine famous Londoners through society from the ranks of apprentices or commoners.