This Poem is printed from a single sheet in Chatterton’s hand-writing, communicated by Mr. Barrett, who received it from Chatterton.

  BALADE OF CHARITIE. p. 203

This Poem is also printed from a single sheet in Chatterton’s hand-writing.  It was sent to the Printer of the Town and Country Magazine, with the following letter prefixed: 

“To the Printer of the Town and Country Magazine.

SIR,

If the Glossary annexed to the following piece will make the language intelligible; the Sentiment, Description, and Versification, are highly deserving the attention of the literati.

July 4, 1770.  D.B.”

BATTLE OF HASTINGS, No. 1.          p. 210
BATTLE OF HASTINGS, No. 2.             237

In printing the first of these poems two copies have been made use of, both taken from copies of Chatterton’s hand-writing, the one by Mr. Catcott, and the other by Mr. Barrett.  The principal difference between them is at the end, where the latter has fourteen lines from ver. 550, which are wanting in the former.  The second poem is printed from a single copy, made by Mr. Barrett from one in Chatterton’s hand-writing.

It should be observed, that the Poem marked No. 1, was given to Mr. Barrett by Chatterton with the following title; “Battle of Hastings, wrote by Turgot the Monk, a Saxon, in the tenth century, and translated by Thomas Rowlie, parish preeste of St. Johns in the city of Bristol, in the year 1465.—­The remainder of the poem I have not been happy enough to meet with.” Being afterwards prest by Mr. Barrett to produce any part of this poem in the original hand-writing, he at last said, that he wrote this poem himself for a friend; but that he had another, the copy of an original by Rowley:  and being then desired to produce that other poem, he, after a considerable interval of time, brought to Mr. Barrett the poem marked No. 2, as far as ver. 530 incl. with the following title; “Battle of Hastyngs by Turgotus, translated by Roulie for W. Canynge Esq.” The lines from ver. 531 incl. were brought some time after, in consequence of Mr. Barrett’s repeated sollicitations for the conclusion of the poem.

ONN OURE LADIES CHYRCHE.            p. 275
ON THE SAME.                           276

The first of these Poems is printed from a copy made by Mr. Catcott, from one in Chatterton’s hand-writing.

The other is taken from a MS. in Chatterton’s hand-writing, furnished by Mr. Catcott, entitled, “A Discorse on Bristowe, by Thomas Rowlie.”  See the Preface, p. xi. n.

  EPITAPH ON ROBERT CANYNGE. p. 277

This is one of the fragments of vellum, given by Chatterton to Mr. Barrett, as part of his original MSS.

  THE STORIE OF WILLIAM CANYNGE. p. 278