The works of Francis Bacon, Volume 5

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To the lord treasurer Burghley
210
mending his first suit touching the Solicitors place
219
To the lord keeper
221
To the lord keeper
222
To the lord keeper ibid 26 To the lord keeper
223
To the lord keeper
224
To the lord keeper
225
To the lord keeper ibid 30 To the lord keeper
226
To the lord keeper
227
To my lord of Essex ibid 33 To my lord of Essex
233
To my lord of Essex
234
To Sir John Stanhope
235
To my lord of Essex
236
To my lord of Essex
237
To my lord of Essex ibid 39 To the queen
238
To Sir Robert Cecil
239
To Sir Robert Cecil
240
To Foulk Grevil
241
To my lord of Essex
242
To Sir Robert Cecil
243
A letter of advice to the earl of Essex to take upon him the care of Irish causes when Mr secretary Cecil was in France
244
A letter of advice to the earl of Essex upon the first treaty with Tyrone before the earl was nominated for the charge of Ireland
246
A letter of advice to my lord of Essex immedi ately before his going into Ireland
248
To my lord of Essex
252
A letter framed as from the earl in answer
261
To my lord of Canterbury
270
To the earl of Northumberland recommending
271
A letter to the lord of Kinlosse upon his
277
entrance
280
To the earl of Northampton desiring him
286
To the lord chancellor touching the History
293
Another letter to the earl of Salisbury touch
299
To Mr Matthew
305
To Sir George Carew on sending him the trea tise In felicem memoriam Elizabethæ
306
To the king upon presenting the Discourse touching the Plantation of Ireland
307
To the bishop of Ely upon sending his writing intitled Cogitata et visa
308
To Sir Thomas Bodeley after he had imparted to him a writing intitled Cogitata et visa
310
To Mr Matthew upon sending to him a part of Instauratio magna
318
To Mr Matthew
319
To Mr Matthew
320
To Mr Matthew upon sending his book De sapientia veterum
321
To the king
322
To the king
323
To the Prince of Wales dedicating his Essays to him
324
To the earl of Salisbury lord treasurer
325
To Sir Vincent Skinner
327
To Sir Henry Saville
328
powers
329
Of helps of the intellectual powers
332
Sir Francis Bacon to Mr Matthew about his writings and the death of a friend
335
To the king
338
To the king
342
To the king touching Peacham etc
343
To the king touching my lord chancellors re covery etc
350
justice Cole
353
To the king
354
To the king
355
To the king of revenue and profit 860
361
To the king concerning the new company
363
To Sir George Villiers about Ropers place
366
124 To the king ibid 125 To the king advising him to break off with the new company
369
To the king touching the chancellors sick ness
371
To the king ibid 128 A letter to the king of my lord chancellors amendment and the difference begun between the chancery and kings bench
374
To Sir George Villiers
376
To Sir George Villiers about swearing him into the privy council
377
To the king of the chancery and kings bench
378
To Sir George Villiers
387
To his majesty about the earl of Somerset ibid 135 To his majesty about the chancellors place
389
To Sir George Villiers about the earl of So merset
390
merset
393
A letter to the king with his majestys obser vations upon it
395
To Sir George Villiers about the earl of So merset
398
To Sir George Villiers of Somersets arraign
400
ment 1400
401
To the king about Somersets examination
402
To Sir George Villiers
411
To the king about the Commendams
412
A memorial for his majesty 1616
414
To Sir George Villiers
420
Touching the Commendams
421
To Sir George Villiers
435
To Sir George Villiers
436
To Sir George Villiers
437
To Sir George Villiers
438
To the king
441
To Sir George Villiers on sending his bill for viscount
442
sealed
446
To Sir George Villiers acknowledging the kings favour
447
To the king ibid 161 To the lord viscount Villiers
448
Reasons why the new company is not to be trusted and continued with the trade of cloths
449
To the university of Cambridge
464
To the earl of Buckingham
465
To the earl of Buckingham
466
To the king about the Spanish match
467
To the earl of Buckingham
469
An account of council business and other matters
470
referred to in the foregoing letter
474
To the lord keeper ibid
475
To the earl of Buckingham
476
To the earl of Buckingham ibid 182 To the king
478
To the earl of Buckingham
481
To the king
482
To the earl of Buckingham
483
A memorial for his majesty
484
To the earl of Buckingham
486
To the earl of Buckingham
487
To the earl of Buckingham
488
To the lord keeper
489
To the earl of Buckingham ibid 192 To the earl of Buckingham
491
To the king
493
To the marquis of Buckingham
495
To Mr Matthew about reading and giving judgment upon his writings
496
To the marquis of Buckingham ibid 198 To the lord chancellor
499
To the lord chancellor
500
To the marquis of Buckingham
501
To the marquis of Buckingham
502
To the marquis of Buckingham
503
To the marquis of Buckingham
504
To the marquis of Buckingham
505
To the marquis of Buckingham
507
To the marquis of Buckingham
508
To the marquis of Buckingham ibid 209 To the lord chancellor
510
To the marquis of Buckingham
511
To the king
512
To the king
513
To the marquis of Buckingham
514
To the lord chancellor
515
To the lord chancellor ibid 217 To my very loving friends Sir Thomas Leigh 1 and Sir Thomas Puckering knights and baronets
516
To the marquis of Buckingham ibid 219 To the lord chancellor
517
To the lord chancellor
518
To the marquis of Buckingham ibid 222 To the lord chancellor
520
To the marquis of Buckingham ibid 224 To the lord chancellor
521
To the marquis of Buckingham
522
To the marquis of Buckingham
523
To the marquis of Buckingham
524
To the marquis of Buckingham ibid
525
To the lord chancellor
526
To the marquis of Buckingham
527
To the king ibid 235 To the marquis of Buckingham
529
237 To the marquis of Buckingham
530
To the marquis of Buckingham
531
To the king ibid 240 To the marquis of Buckingham
532
To the lord chancellor
534
This letter was written with the kings own hand to my lord chancellor Verulam upon his lordships sending to his majesty his Novum Organum
535
To the marquis of Buckingham ibid 244 Draught of a proclamation for a parliament referred to in the preceding letter
536
To the lord chancellor
541
than he found it
543
To Mr Matthew owning his impatient atten tion to do him service
544
To the marquis of Buckingham ibid 252 To the marquis of Buckingham
546
To the lord chancellor
548
To the marquis of Buckingham ibid 256 To the king
549
To the king
550
To the kings most excellent majesty
551
To the prince of Wales
552
To the king
553
To the marquis of Buckingham
554
To the marquis of Buckingham
556
To the marquis of Buckingham
557
To the king
558
To the lord St Alban
559
To the lord St Alban
560
To the lord St Alban ibid 271 To the lord St Alban
561
To the marquis of Buckingham ibid 273 To the kings most excellent majesty
562
admiral of England
563
To the lord marquis of Buckingham high 275 To father Redempt Baranzan
564
To the king
566
To Mr Matthew employing him to do a good office with a great man
571
To the lord Digby on his going to Spain
572
An expostulation to the marquis of Buck ingham
573
To the lord St Alban
575
To the duke of Buckingham
577
To the duke of Buckingham
578
To the lord St Alban
579
To the lord St Alban
580
To the duke of Buckingham
581
To the lord treasurer Marlborough expostu lating about his unkindness and injustice
582
To the king ibid 295 In answer to the foregoing by king James
584
The bishops answer to the preceding letter
585
To the queen of Bohemia
587
A letter of the lord Bacon in French to the marquis Fiat
588

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