No More Learning

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.