Poems Supposed to Have Been Written at Bristol by Thomas Rowley and Others in the Fifteenth Century

A C C O U N T, 4c, xvii
TH^^OURNA^ENT... rvi. ^ •> ,,^.^t
"This Poem is printed from a copy made by Mr. Catcott/
frem one in Chatterton's hand-writing. r- •
,).:;;. .•• j: as: 'j u.' :.•■■.:<
Songe to ÆUa.
The title in the Vellum MS. was limply * Sbnge ioe jEHe~ with a"
Snail mark of reference to a note below, containing the following
words-—" Lords as the cafteUe of'Brystaweynne dates ofyore." It may
be proper also to take notice, that the whole song was there watte*
like prose, without, any breaks, or divisions into vetses.
Ter. 6. for brajlynge, r. burftynge.
1 1. for valyaiite, r. burlic.
23. for dyfinall, r. honors. . .:
Lydgate's answer.
No title in the vellum MS.
ver. 3. for varfis, r. few. " - ' ; /' ..? i ;. 1
antep. for Linda, r. Sendes, . .}
_' . ult. for Jyne, r. tbynge.
Mr. Barrett had also a copy of these Poems by Chatterton, which
differed from that, which Chatterton afterwardi produced as the ori»
gioal, 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. luryte. ■ ■■■ Chat. fyghte,
Songe to ÆUa.
■ wr. £. Orig, Dacyane. — Chat. Dtteyd's.
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Orig. wi&0? lockes. — Chat. wiœ/f hayrts,
t l. Orig. burlie. • Chat. bronded, ■' . ■ J
92. Orig. hennft. ' ■ Chat. bearfi. *, " •
33. Orig. honored • Chat., dysmall.
»6. Orig. Tfravncynge. —» Chat. Ifrayning.
30. Orig. —— Chat. ' ; s- "{
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