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Excerpt from Observations on an Autograph of Shakspere, and the Orthography of His Name: Communicated to the Society of Antiquaries by Sir Frederic Madden, K. H., F. R. S. And S. A. In a Letter to John Gage, Esq. F. R. S. Director <p>The Chatterton forgeries are now preserved in the British Museum, mss. Add. 5766, a.b.c. And exhibit the most decisive proofs ofthe impudence of the imposture, and the obstinate igno rance ofthose who were to the last its champions. These defenders of Rowley argue that Chatterton was incapable of reading any work of research; but ifso, how is it we find among his fictions the list of romances printed in Madox's Formulare Anglicanum, and a copy of the kneeling figure of one of the Howard family. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.