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 The 34 first lines of this poem are extant upon another of the vellum-fragments, given by Chatterton to Mr. Barrett. The remainder is printed from a copy furnished by Mr. Catcott, with some corrections from another copy, made by Mr. Barrett from one in Chatterton's hand-writing. This poem makes part of a prose-work, attributed to Rowley, giving an account of _Painters, Carvellers, Poets_, and other eminent natives of Bristol, from the earliest times to his own. The whole will be published by Mr. Barrett, with remarks, and large additions; among which we may expect a complete and authentic history of that distinguished citizen of Bristol, Mr. William Canynge. In the mean time, the Reader may see several particulars relating to him in _Cambden's Britannia_, Somerset. Col. 95.--_Rymers Foedera,_ &c. ann. 1449 & 1450.--_Tanner's Not. Monast._ Art. BRISTOL and WESTBURY.--_Dugdale's Warwickshire_, p. 634. It may be proper just to remark here, that Mr. Canynge's brother, mentioned in ver. 129, who was lord mayor of London in 1456, is called _Thomas_ by Stowe in his List of Mayors, &c.