The works of Francis Bacon, lord chancellor of England.

338 APOLOGY CONCERNING THE EARL OF ESSEX.
was wounded upon his back, and that Justice of men of quality to be admitted: and then did
had her balance taken from her, which ever con- some principal counsellors send for us of the
sisted of an accusation and defence; with many learned counsel, and notify her majesty's pleasure
other quick and significant terms to that purpose: unto us; save that it was said to me openly by
insomuch, that, I remember, I said, that my lord, one of them, that her majesty was not yet
"in foro famie," was too hard for her: and, resolved whether she would have me forborne in
therefore, wished her, as I had done before, to the business or no. And hereupon might arise
wrap it up privately. And certainly I offended that other sinister and untrue speech, that, I hear,
her at that time, which was rare with me; for I is raised of me, how I was a suitor to be used
cail to mind, that both the Christmas, Lent, and against my Lord of Essex at that time: for it is
Easter term following, though I came divers very true, that I, that knew well what had passed
times to her upon law business, yet, methought between the queen and me, and what occasion I
her face and manner was not so clear and open had given her, both of distaste and distrust, in
to me, as it was at the first. And she did crossing her disposition, by standing steadfastly
directly charge me, that I was absent that day for my Lord of Essex, and suspecting it also to
at the Star Chamber, which was very true; but I be a stratagem arising from some particular emualleged some indisposition of body to excuse it: lation, I writ to her two or three words of comand during all the time aforesaid, there was pliment, signifying to her majesty, 6"That, if she
", altum silentium" from her to me, touching my would be pleased to spare me in my Lord of
Lord of Essex's causes. Essex's cause, out of the consideration she took
But towards the end of Easter term her majesty of my obligation towards him, I should reckon it
brake with me, and told me, That she had found for one of her greatest favours: but otherwise
mny words true; for that the proceedings in the desiring her majesty to think that I knew the
Star Chamber had done no good, but rather degrees of duties; and, that no particular obligakindled factious bruits, as she termed them, than tion whatsoever to any subject, could supplant,
quenched them; and, therefore, that she was or weaken that entireness of duty, that I did owe
determined now, for the satisfaction of the world, and bear to her and her service." And this was
to prdceed against my lord in the Star Chamber the goodly suit I made, being a respect no man
lby an information 6" ore tenus," and to have my that had his wits could have omitted: but, neverlord brought to his answer: howbeit, she said, theless, I had a farther reach in it; for, I judged
sihe would assure me, that whatsoever she did that day's work would be a full period of any
siould be towards my lord "6 ad castigationem, et bitterness, or harshness between the queen and
non ad destructionern;" as indeed she had often my lord: and, therefore, if I declared myself
repeated the same phrase before: whereunto I said, fully according to her mind at that time, which
to the end utterly to divert her, "Madam, if you could not do my lord any manner of prejudice, I
will have me speak to you in this argument, I should keep my credit with her ever after, wheren31mit speak to you as Friar Bacon's head spake, by to do my lord service. Hereupon the next
that said first,'rTime is,' and then Time was;' news that I heard, was, that we were all sent for
and, Time will never be:' for certainly, said I, it again; and, that her majesty's pleasure was, we
is now far too late, the matter is cold, and hath all should have parts in the business; and the
taken too much wind." Whereat she seemed lords falling into distribution of our parts, it was
again offended, and rose from me; and that reso- allotted to me, that I should set forth some undulution for a while continued: and, after, in the tiful carriage of my lord, in giving occasion and
beginning of midsummer term, I attending her, countenance to a seditious pamphlet, as it was
and finding her settled in that resolution, which I termed, which was dedicated unto him, which
heard of also otherwise, she falling upon the like was the book before-mentioned of King Henry
speech; it is true that, seeing no other remedy, I IV. Whereupon I replied to that allotment, and
said to her slightly, " Why, madam, if you will said to their lordships, That it was an old matter,
needs have a proceeding, you were best have it and had no manner of coherence with the rest of
in some such sort as Ovid spake of his mistress; the charge, being matters of Ireland: and, there-'est aliquid luce patente minus;' to make a fore, that I having been wronged by brnits before,
council-table matter of it, and there an end:" this would expose me to them more; and it would
which speech again she seemed to take in ill be said I gave in evidence mine own tales. It
part; but, yet, I think it did good at that time, was answered again with good show, That beand helped to divert that course of proceeding by cause it was considered how I stood tied to my
information in the Star Chamber. Nevertheless, Lord of Essex, therefore, that part was thought
afterwards it pleased her to make a more solemn fittest for me, which did him least hurt; for that,
mratter of the proceeding; and some few days whereas all the rest was matter of charge and;tfter, an order was given that the matter should accusation, this only was but matter of caveat and
Ie neard at York -louse, before an assembly of admonition. Wherewith, though I was in mine
oollnsell rs. peers, and judges, and some audience own mind little satisfied, because I knew well a