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O the Difcredits of Learning, and the

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Anfwer Of the Difcredits of Learning from the Obje Etions of Politicians, &c.

Of the Difcredits of Learning from Learned
Men's Fortunes
Of the Difcredits of Learning from Learned
Men's Studies, &c..
Peccant Humours in Learning
Of the Dignity of Learning

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Of Human Proofs and Arguments. 1176 The Influence of Learning in Military Affairs 88 The Influence of Learning in Moral Virtue 101 Of the Power and Sovereignty, and Pleasures of Learning

106

Of the Acts of Merit towards Learning 114 Of Defects in these Acts

Of the History of Learning

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127

Of the Dignity and Difficulty of Civil Hi

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LIFE

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Written in Latin by his Lordship's Chaplain Dr. WILLIAM RAWLEY, and thus Tranflated.

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RANCIS BACON, the Glory
of his Age and Nation
Adorner, and Ornament of
Learning, was Born in York-
Place, in the Street called the
Strand, on the twenty-fecond

of January, in the Year of our Lord, 1560. His Father was that famous Counfellor to VOL. IL

Queen

for that End fent him over into France, in the Retinue of Sir Amyas Paulet, then defign'd Ambaffador in ordinary to the French King By whom he was, after a while, held fit to be fent back into England with a Meffage to the Queen. Which' Affair having perform'd, not without Thanks from Her Majefty, he return'd a fecond Time into France, with Intention not to fee England again for fome Years. During his Travels in France, his Father, the Lord-Keeper, died ; leaving (as I have heard of knowing Perfons) a confiderable Sum of Money, collected with Intention to have made a Purchase of Land for the ufe of this his youngest Son ; (who was the only one unprovided for after his Father's Death; and tho' he had the least Part of his Father's Eftate, he had a principal Share in his Affection) but this Purchase being defign'd only whilft his Father was alive, and not accomplish'd, there came no greater Share to him than his fingle Part, and Portion of the Money dividable among five Brethren ; which was the Caufe of his living in fome Straits and Neceflities in his younger Years. For as for that noble and pleasant Manour of Gorhambury, he came not to it, till many Years after, namely, by the Death of his dearest Brother, Mr. Anthony Bacon, a celebrated Gentleman, and perfectly well vers'd in foreign Courts, equal to hisErother in height of Wit, but inferiour to