ECLOGUE THE FIRST. p. 1 ECLOGUE THE SECOND. 6 ECLOGUE THE THIRD. 12 These three Eclogues are printed from a MS. furnished by Mr. Catcott, in the hand-writing of Thomas Chatterton. It is a thin copy-book in 4to. with the following title in the first page. "_Eclogues and other Poems by_ Thomas Rowley, _with a Glossary and Annotations by_ Thomas Chatterton." There is only one other Poem in this book, viz. the fragment of "_Goddwyn, a Tragedie_," which see below, p. 173. ELINOURE AND JUGA. This Poem is reprinted from the _Town and Country Magazine_ for May 1769, p. 273. It is there entitled, "_Elinoure and Juga. Written three hundred years ago by T. Rowley, a secular priest_." And it has the following subscription; "D.B. Bristol, May, 1769." Chatterton soon after told Mr. Catcott, that he (Chatterton) inserted it in the Magazine. The present Editor has taken the liberty to supply [between books][1] the names of the speakers, at ver. 22 and 29, which had probably been omitted by some accident in the first publication; as the nature of the composition seems to require, that the dialogue should proceed by alternate stanzas. VERSES TO LYDGATE. p. 23 SONGE TO ÆLLA. Ibid. LYDGATE'S ANSWER. 26 These three small Poems are printed from a copy in Mr. Catcott's hand-writing. Since they were printed off, the Editor has had an opportunity of comparing them with a copy made by Mr. Barrett from the piece of vellum, which Chatterton formerly gave to him as the original MS. The variations of importance (exclusive of many in the spelling) are set down below [2]. [Footnote 1: Misspelled as hooks in the original.--PG editor] [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 Ælla_. The title in the vellum MS. was simply "_Songe toe Ælle_," 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_.