[Footnote 2:  Verses to Lydgate.

  In the title for Ladgate, r. Lydgate.
  ver. 2. r. Thatt I and thee.
       3. for bee, r. goe.
       7. for fyghte, r. wryte.]

  THE TOURNAMENT. p. 28

This Poem is printed from a copy made by Mr. Catcott, from one in Chatterton’s hand-writing.

Songe to AElla.

The title in the vellum MS. was simply “Songe toe AElle,” with a small mark of reference to a note below, containing the following words—­“Lorde of the castelle of Brystowe ynne daies of yore.”  It may be proper also to take notice, that the whole song was there written like prose, without any breaks, or divisions into verses.

  ver. 6. for brastynge, r. burslynge.
       11. for valyante, r. burlie.
       23. for dysmall, r. honore.

  Lydgate’s answer.

No title in the vellum MS.

  ver. 3. for varses, r. pene.
  antep. for Lendes, r. Sendes.
  ult. for lyne, r. thynge.

Mr. Barrett had also a copy of these Poems by Chatterton, which differed from that, which Chatterton afterwards produced as the original, in the following particulars, among others.

In the title of the Verses to Lydgate.

          Orig. Lydgate Chat. Ladgate.
  ver. 3.  Orig, goe.  Chat. doe.
       7.  Orig. wryte.  Chat. fyghte.

  Songe to AElla. ver. 5.  Orig. Dacyane.  Chat. Dacya’s. 
          Orig. whose lockes Chat. whose hayres.
      11.  Orig. burlie.  Chat. bronded.
      22.  Orig. kennst.  Chat. hearst.
      23.  Orig. honore.  Chat. dysmall.
      26.  Orig. Yprauncynge Chat. Ifrayning,
      30.  Orig. gloue.  Chat. glare.

Sir Simon de Bourton, the hero of this poem, is supposed to have been the first founder of a church dedicated to oure Ladie, in the place where the church of St. Mary Ratcliffe now stands.  Mr. Barrett has a small leaf of vellum (given to him by Chatterton as one of Rowley’s original MSS.), entitled, “Vita de Simon de Bourton,” in which Sir Simon is said, as in the poem, to have begun his foundation in consequence of a vow made at a tournament.

  THE DETHE OF SYR CHARLES BAWDIN. p. 44

This Poem is reprinted from the copy printed at London in 1772, with a few corrections from a copy made by Mr. Catcott, from one in Chatterton’s hand-writing.