Scrinia sacra; secrets of empire, in letters of illustrious persons. A supplement of the Cabala. In which business of the same quality and grandeur is contained: with many famous passages of the late reigns of K. Henry 8. Q. Elizabeth, K. James, and K. Charls.

To the Lord Treasurer, concerning the Solli∣citors place.

AFter the remembrance of my humble duty, though I know by late experience how mindfull your Lordship vouchsafeth to be of me and my poor fortune; and since it pleased your Lordship during your indisposition, when her Majesty came to visit your Lordship, to make mention of me for my imployment and preferment: yet being now in the Country, I do presume that your Lordship, who of your self had an honorable care of the matter, will not think it a trouble to be sollicited therein. My hope is this, that whereas your Lordship told me her Majesty was somwhat gravelled upon the offence she took at my Speech in Par∣liament, your Lordships favourable endeavour, who hath assured me that for your own part you construe that I spake to the best, will be as a good tide to remove her from that shelf: And it is not unknown un∣to your good Lordship, that I was the first of the ordinary sort of the lower House that spake for the Subsidie; and that which I after spake in difference, was but in circumstance of time, which methinks was no great matter, since there is variety allowed in Councel as a Discord in Musick to make it more perfect.

But I may justly doubt her Majesties impression upon this particular, as her conceipt otherwise of my insufficiencie and unworthiness: which though I acknowledge to be great, yet it will be the less, because I pur∣pose not to divide my self between her Majesty and the causes of other men, as others have done, but to attend her business only; hoping that a whole man meanly able, may do as well as half a man better able: And if her Majesty thinketh that she shall make an adveuture in using

one that is rather a man of study then of practice and experience, surely I may remember to have heard that my Father (an example I confess rather ready then like) was made Sollicitor of the Augmen∣tation (a Court of much business) when he had never practised, and was but 27 years old: And Mr. Brograve was now in my time called Attorney of the Dutchy, when he had practised little or nothing, and yet hath discharged his place with great sufficiencie. But those and the like things are as her Majesty shall be made capable of them: wherein knowing what authority your Lordships commendations hath with her Majesty, I conclude with my self that the substance of strength which I may receive will be from your Lordship. It is true, my life hath been so private, as I have had no means to do your Lordship service: but yet, as your Lordship knoweth, I have made offer of such as I could yield. For as God hath given me a mind to love the publique, so inci∣dently I have ever had your Lordship in singular admiration, whose happy ability her Majesty hath so long used to her great honour and yours. Besides, that amendment of state or countenance which I have received hath been from your Lordship: And therefore if your Lordship shall stand a good friend to your poor Ally, you shall but tueri opus which you have begun; and your Lordship shall bellow your be∣nefit upon one that hath more sense of obligation, then of self∣love.

Thus humbly desiring pardon of so long a Letter, I wish your Lord∣ship all happiness.

Your Lordships in all humbleness to be commanded, FR. BACON

June 6. 1595.