Sat as member for +1606. Partis Instaurationis Secundæ Delineatio et Argumentum (1653). Double Reader at Gray's Inn. 1600-1. Feb. 19. Trial of Essex and Southampton. 1601. A Declaration of the Practises and Treasons attempted and committed by Robert late Earl of Essex, &c., drawn up by Bacon. Oct. 27. Returned to parliament as member for Ipswich (1653). 1607. June 25. Made Solicitor Gen touching the Compiling and Amendment of the Laws of England. 1606. May 10. Francis Bacon mar- †1616. De Fluxu et Refluxu Maris ried Alice Barnham. (1653). +1616. De Principiis atque Originibus | 1624. Considerations touching a War with Spain (1629). New Atlantis (1627). Magnalia Naturæ (1627). Dec. Apophthegms. (1653). lam. 1620. Oct. Novum Organum published with Parasceve ad Historiam Naturalem et Experimentalem. 1620-1. Jan. 27. St. Alban. Translation of the Psalms. 1625. Third edition of the Essays. 1626. Apr. 9. Bacon died at High gate. Created Viscount composition is doubtful: 1621 May 3. Sentenced by the House of Lords. 1621-6. In this interval were com posed Abecedarium Naturæ (lost except a fragment published by Tenison, 1679); Inquisitio de Magnete (1658); Topica inquisitionis de luce et lumine (1653); Sylva Sylvarum (1627); Offer of a Digest to be made of the Laws of England (1629). 1622. History of Henry VII; Historia Naturalis et Experimentalis ; Advertisement touching an Holy War (1629). 1623. De Augmentis Scientiarum libri ix.; Historia Vitæ et Mortis; History of the reign of Henry VIII (1629). Of the following works the date of Phænomena Universi (1653); Scala Intellectus and Prodromi (1653); Cogitationes de Scientia Humana (1653); De Interpretatione Natura Sententiæ xii (1653); Short Notes for Civil Conversation (1648); Confession of Faith (1641); Prayers (1648, 1679); Imago Civilis Julii Cæsaris (1658); Imago Civilis Augusti Cæsaris (1658); Additions to Camden's Annales (1717); In Henricum Principem Wallia Elogium (1763); Physiological and Medical Remains (1679). Between 1596 and 1604 Bacon wrote the Letter and Discourse to Sir Henry Savill, touching Helps for the Intellectual Powers (1657); and, after July 1608, Redargutio Philosophiarum (1653). KNOWLEDGE, the defects of the same. ture of their studies (iii. 1-10). (2). and methods (v. 4). La (v. 5). is (v. 7). II). e Apostles (13), the Fathers (14), the Jesuits (15) (vii. 2). peace; e. g. the Roman Emperors (vii. 4-9), Q. Elizabeth (vii. 10). war (vii. 10); e. g. Alexander (vii. 11-21), Cæsar (vii. 22-29), Xenophon (vii. 30). 3). [To face Page 1.] THE FIRST BOOK OF FRANCIS BACON ; I. OF THE PROFICIENCE AND ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING, THERE DIVINE AND HUMAN. To the King. `HERE were under the law, excellent King, both daily sacrifices and freewill offerings; the one proceeding upon ordinary observance, the other upon a devout cheerfulness: in like manner there belongeth to kings from their servants both tribute of duty and presents of affection. In the former of these I hope I shall not live to be wanting, according to my most humble duty, and the good pleasure of your Majesty's employments: for the latter, I thought it more respective to make choice of some oblation, which might rather refer to the propriety and excellency of your individual person, than to the business of your crown and state. 2. Wherefore, representing your Majesty many times unto my mind, and beholding you not with the inquisitive eye of presumption, to discover that which the Scripture telleth me is inscrutable, but with the observant eye of duty and admiration; leaving aside the other parts of your virtue and fortune, I have been touched, yea, and possessed with an extreme wonder at those your virtues |