The works of Francis Bacon, lord chancellor of England.

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Of the compression of liquors............. 119 Considerations touching the queen's service
Of the nature of air................... 119 in Ireland.................... 188
Of the working of water upon air contiguous 119 Letters to Sir Geo. Villiers............... 190
Of the eyes and sight.................... 119 TRACTS RELATING TO SPAIN.
Of the colour of the sea or other water..... 120
Of shell-fish....................120 Report of the Spanish grievances......... 193
Notes of a speech concerning a war with
Of the right side and the left............. 121
Of frictions...................... 121 Spain.............. 199
Of globes appearing flat at distance.... Considerations touching a war with Spain. 201
Of globes appearing flat at distance........ 121
Of shadows121 Miscellaneous tracts..................... 214
Of the rolling and breaking of the seas..... 121 Report of Lopez's treason.21
Of the dulcoration of salt-water........... 121 TRACTS RELATING TO ENGLAND.
Of the return of saltness in pits upon the seaOf the true greatness of Britain.. 222
shore............................... 121
Of attraction by similitude of substance.... 121 Proposition touching the amendment of the.Proposition touching the amendment of the
Of attraction.. 121 lw229
Of attraction........................... 1lw...........21921
Of heat under earth.1................... 1~22 Offer of digest of the laws................ 233
Certificate touching the penal laws........ 236
Of flying in the air...................... 122
Of the scarlet dye....................... 122 Advice touching the charter-house........ 239
Observations on a libel................. 212
Of maleficiating........................ 122
Of the rise of water by means of flame..... 122 SPEECHES.
Of the influences of the moon............. 122 Touching purveyors.266
Of vinegar............................ 123 About undertakers.................. 69
Of creatures that sleep all winter.......... 123 To he king upon the grievances of the ComOf the generating of creatures by copulation, mons.272
and by putrefaction................... 123 On wards and tenures................... 273
CENTURY X. Declaration for the master of the wards.... 274
Of the transmission and influx of immateri- On receiving the king's messages.......... 276
ate virtues, and the force of imagination.. 124 Concerning impositions on merchandises... 278
Of the transmission of spirits, and the force To grant supplies to the king............. 281
of imagination........................ 124 Relating to the mint..................... 282
Of the emission of spirits in vapour, or exha- To the speaker's excuse.................. 284
lation, odour-like..................... 126 On the motion of a subsidy............. 286
Of emission of spiritual species which affect
the senses.....1...................... 128
Of emissions of immateriate virtues, from the Commission for the verge................ 289
minds and spirits of men, by affections, Of subordinate magistrates............... 294
imagination, or other impressions....... 129 Against duels........................ 295
Of the secret virtue of sympathy and antipa- Decree of Star-Chamber against duels...... 300
thy.................................. 129 Against Mr. Oliver St. John.............. 303
Of secret virtues and proprieties.......... 136 Mr. Lumsden, &c............... 307
Of the general sympathy of men's spirits... 137 Lord Sanquhar.................. 311
Mr, Owen....................... 313
TRACTS RELATING TO SCOTLAND. Countess of Somerset.........315, 319
A discourse of the happy union........... 138 Earl of Somerset................ 321
Articles touching the union.............. 142 Letter to the king............. 326
Certificate of the commissioners........... 149 To Sir G. Villiers............. 326
Naturalization of the Scottish nation....... 150 To the king................. 328
Union of laws.......................... 158 To Sir G. Villiers............. 330
Proposition towards the union of laws..... 160 Of Somerset's arraignment..... 330
The post-llati........................... 166 To the king, about Somerset's
examination................ 331
TRACTS RELATING TO IRELAND. To Sir G. Villiers, about Lady
Considerations touching the plantation..... 183 Somerset's pardon.......... 331
Letter to Mr. Secretary Cecil............. 187 William Talbot................. 389