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THE
WORKS
OF
FRANCIS BACON,
Lord Chancellor of England.
WITH A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR
BY
BASIL MONTAGU, ESQUIRE.
IN TIIREE VOLUMES.
VOL. III.
PHILADELPHIA: M. MU R P II Y.
1887.
CONTENTS OF VOL. III.
5
Page
IUTTENS FROM THE CABALA.
inclination of his majesty's, signified to
Sir 'auris Bacon to the Lord Treasurer, con-
him, for the chancellor's place...... 14
cerning the suiicitor's place......
1 Lord Chancellor Bacon to Sir George Villiers, of
to the Lord Treasurer Burghley..
1 advice concerning Ireland, from Gorham-
to the Lord Treasurer Burghley.
2 bury to Windsor....
15
Mr. Anthony Bacon to the Earl of Essex..
3 to the Earl of Northumberland.
16
The Earl of Essex's answer......
4 to the King......
Sir Francis Bacon to the Earl of Salisbury, con- Sir Francis Bacon, the king's attorney, returned
cerning the solicitor's place.......
5 with postils of the king's own hand..... 18
to the Earl of Essex, when Sir Robert Cecil
to the Master of the Horse, upon the sending
was in France.....
of his bill for viscount, sc.......
19
to the Earl of Essex, concerning the Earl of
to Sir George Villiers, upon the sending his
Tyrone...
6 patent for Viscount Villiers to be signed.. 20
to the Earl, before his going to Ireland..
6 to the King, about a certificate of my Lord
to the Earl of Essex, after his enlargement... 8
Coke's...
20
in recommendation of his service to the Earl
to Mr. Toby Matthew...
21
of Northumberland, a few days before Queen
to the Earl of Salisbury
Elizabeth's death...
8
to the King..
to Mr. Robert Kempe, upon the death of Queen
22
Elizabeth
9 to the King.....
tc Mr. David Foules in Scotland, upon the en-
to the King, upon the sending unto him a
trance of his majesty's reign...
9
beginning of a History of His Majesty's
w Sir Robert Cecil, after defeat of the Spa-
Time.......
23
niards in Ireland, for reducing that kingdum
to the Lord Chancellor, touching the History
to civility, with some reasons enclosed.... 9
of Britain ....
to the Lord Treasurer, touching his speech in to the King, about the pardon of the Parlia.
Parliament.
ment's sentence.
to Mr. Matthew, upon sending his book De
to the King, upon presenting his discourse
Sapientia Veterum ...
touching the plantation of Ireland. ...... 24
to the King, touching matter of revenue and
to the Earl of Salisbury, upon sending him
profit.
10
one of his Books of Advancement of Learn.
to the King, touching the lord chancellor's
ing....
25
place
10 The Lord Chancellor Bacon to the Lords..... 25
to the King, of my lord chancellor's amend-
to the Duke......
26
ment, and the difference begun between the Sir Francis Bacon to the Lord Treasurer Buck
Chancery and King's Bench....... 11 hurst, upon the same occasion, of sending
to Sir George Villiers, touching the difference
his book of Advancement of Learning... 26
between the Courts of Chancery and King's
of the like argument, to the Lord Chan
Bench ...
12
cellor .....
to the King, concerning the premunire in the
of the like argument, to the Earl of North-
King's Bench against the Chancery.... 12
ampton, with request to present the book
Lord Chancellor Bacon to the King, upon some
to his majesty.....
27
24
Sir Francis Bacon's letter of request to Doctor
Playfer, to translate the Book of Advance-
ment of Learning into Latin......
to Sir Thomas Bodley, upon sending him his
Book of the Advancement of Learning.... 27
Sir Thomas Bodley to Sir Francis Bacon, upon
his new philosophy ...
28
Sir Francis Bacon to the Bishop of Ely, upon
sending his writing intituled, Cogitata et
Visa......
30
to Sir Thomas Bodley, after he had imparted
to him a writing intituled, Cogitata et Visa 31
" Mr. Matthew, upon sending him part of
Instauratio Magna.....
31
to Mr. Matthew, touching Instauratio Magna 31
to the King, touching the solicitor's place... 32
to the King, his suit to succeed in the attor.
ney's place ..
32
to Sir George Cary in France, upon sending
him his writing ; " In felicem Memoriam
Elizabethæe".
33
to the Lord Kinloss, upon the entrance of King
James
34
to the Earl of Northumberland, concerning a
proclamation upon the king's entry.... 34
to Sir Edward Coke, expostulatory...
to Sir Vincent Skinner, expostulatory..
35
to the Lord Chancellor.
to the King.....
36
Lord Bacon to my Lord Mayor, apon a proceed-
ing in a private cause......
39
to my Lord Treasurer Salisbury, upon a new-
year's tide.......
40
to his Majesty, concerning Peacham's cause,
January 21, 1614.....
to the King, touching Peacham's cause, Janu-
ary 27, 1614
reporting the state of my lord chancellor's health, January 29, 1614......
41
to the King, giving him an account of Peach-
am's business, and some others, January
31, 1614.....
42
to the King, touching my lord chancellor's
amendment, and the putting off I. S. his
cause, February 7, 1614...
43
to the King, of account of Owen's cause, etc.
11 February, 1614......
44
to the King, reporting the day of hearing of
I. S. his cause, in the Star Chamber. 29
April, 1615...
to the King, concerning the New Company,
August 12, 1615...
45
to Sir George Villiers, touching Roper's place.
January 22, 1615
to the King, advising how tɔ break off with the
New Company. February 3, 1615....... 46
sickness, February 9, 1615.....
46
to Sir George Villiers, touching a motion to
swear him councillor. February 21, 1615 47
to the King, of advice upon the breach of the
New Company, February 25, 1615....... 47
swear him councillor. February 27, 1615 48
to Sir George Villiers, touching his swearing
councillor. May 30, 1616......
48
to Sir George Villiers, upon the choice his
majesty gave him, whether he would be sworn councillor, or have assurance to suc-
ceed the chancellor. June 3, 1616....... 19
to his very honourable good friend, Sir George
Villiers, Master of the Horse to his Majesty,
and of the most noble Order of the Garter.
June 12, 1616.....
to Sir George Villiers, for the restoring of
Doctor Burgis to preach. June 12, 16 in. 49
to the King, touching Sir George Villiers's
patent for Baron of Bletchley and Viscount
Villiers. August 12, 1616.......
49
to Sir George Villiers, upon the sending of his
patent for the creation of viscount. Sealed
August 20, 1616.......
50
to Sir George Villiers, acknowledging thu
LETTERS FROM THE RESUSCITATIO. soord Bacon to Queen Elizabeth, upon the send- ing of a new-year's gift......
37 to Queen Elizabeth, upon the sending of a new-year's gift...
37
Answer of my Lord of Essex to the letter of Mr.
Bacon, p. 8.....
Lord Bacon, commending his love and occasions to
Sir Thomas Challoner, then in Scotland,
upon his majesty's entrance...
to Mr. Davis, then gone to the king, at his
first entrance
38
to Mr. Faules, 28 Martii, 1603..
to the Earl of Southampton, upon the king's
coming in....
to the Earl of Northumberland, after he had
been with the king......
lo Mr. Pierce, Secretary to the Deputy of Ire-
land..
to the Earl of Salisbury, of courtesy upon a
new-year’s tide......
of thanks to the king, upon Mr. Attorney's
sickness...
his essays .
51
Pago
king's favour in granting some suit of his, Lord Bacon to Dr. Williams, then Loru Bishop of
August 22, 1616.......
Lincoln, concerning his speeches, etc...... 64
Torul Bacon to the University of Cambridge, in in Latin, to Father Fulgentio, the Venetian,
answer of their congratulation at his first
concerning his writings; and now trans-
coming to that place......
lated into English by the publisher....... 64
King James to his Lordship, when he was lord in French, to the Marquess Fiat, relating to
chancellor, with his majesty's own hand,
65
upon the sending to him his Book of Instau- From the University of Oxford to the Lord Bacon,
ratio Magna, then newly published.... 50
upon bis sending to them his book De Aug.
Sir Francis Bacon to my Lord of Essex... 51
mentis Scientiarum.....
to my Lord of Essex..
51 Dr. Roger Maynwaring to Dr. Rawley, concern.
ing the Lord Bacon's Confession of Faith. 66
to Sir Robert Cecil..
51 Dr. Rawley to Monsieur Deodate, concerning his
to Sir John Stanhope..
publishing of the Lord Bacon's works.... 67
52 Monsieur Ælius Deodate, to Dr. Rawley, in an-
to the Lord Treasurer.
52
swer to his of March the 9th, 1632, touch-
to Foulk Grevil...
ing his publishing ihe Lord Bacon's works 67
to the Lord 'Treasurer Burghley..
53 Mr. Isaac Gruter, to Dr. Rawley, concerning the
to my Lord of Essex....
53
MSS. of the Lord Bacon....
68
to Sir Thomas Lucy...
to Dr. Rawley, concerning the writings of the
to Sir Robert Cecil, at his being in France... 54 Lord Bacon....
69
to the Queen..
54
to Sir Robert Cecil.
55 Lord Bacon....
70
Earl of Essex to the Queen, written by Mr. Bacon 55
Mr. Bacon to my Lord of Essex....
55
LETTERS FROM STEPHENS.
55 From Sir Francis Bacon, to Mr. Matthew...... 70
to the Queen
56 to Mr. Matthew...
71
to my Lord Hen. Howard..
56
to Sir Henry Saville
Farl of Essex to the Council, at his embarking for
to Sir George Villiers.
72
Spain. June, 1596...
56 to the King.......
Mr. Bacon to my Lord of Essex.
59 to the Lord Viscount Villiers..
73
61 to the Lord Viscount Villiers..
to my Lord of Essex.....
61 to the Lord Viscount Villiers...
62 to the Lord Viscount Villiers...
74
to my Lord of Canterbury.
62
to the Lord Viscount Villiers.
75
62 to the Earl of Buckingham, on the same day
Sir Francis Bacon was made lord keeper of
LETTERS FROM THE BACONIANA.
the great seal...
Lord Bacon to the University of Cambridge..... 63 to the Earl of Buckingham....
76
to the University of Cambridge, when he was
to the Earl of Buckingham..
sworn of the privy council to the king.... 191 to the King..
to the Queen of Bohemia, in answer to one
to the Earl of Buckingham...
77
from her majesty, and upon sending to her
his book about a war with Spain....... 63 to the King......
78
w the University of Cambridge, upon his send-
to the Earl of Buckingham.
79
ing to their public library his book of the
to the Earl of Bristol....
Advancement of Learning.....
.... 63
to the University of Cambridge, upon his send-
to the Marquis of Buckingham.
ing to their public library his Novum Or-' to the Earl of Buckingham..
ganum....
64 to the Earl of Buckingham..
80
to the Trinity College in Cambridge, upon his
to the Earl of Buckingham....
sending to them his book of the Advance-
81
men of Learning....
to