This 1809 tract offers a comprehensive prolegomenon to the Rowley-Chatterton controversy. In its Preface and Introduction, John Sherwen surveys the arguments for and against the authenticity of Thomas Rowley's fifteenth-century poems, which are attributed to Rowley and supposedly compiled by the youth Thomas Chatterton. Sherwen critiques the analyses of Warton, Tyrwhitt, Milles, Bryant, and others, arguing that many criticisms rely on anachronistic readings or misinterpretations of archaic language. The text aims to demonstrate that the alleged anachronisms may be authentic features of early English diction and poetry, and proposes a method for evaluating evidence across linguistic, textual, and historical lines. It also includes a frank biographical note on the editor and scholarly apparatus.
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