The works of Francis Bacon, lord chancellor of England.

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The Marquis of Buckingham to the Lord St. Al- Mr. Francis Bacon to the Right Honourable his
ban.................................. 184 very good Lord, the Lord Keeper of the Great
Lord Bacon to the Marquis of Buckingham..... 185 Seal.................................. 192
The Marquis of Buckingham to the Lord St. Al- to the Right Honourable, &c., the Lord Keeper 192
ban................................. 185 Earl of Essex to the Lord Keeper Puckering. 193
to the Lord St. Alban.................... 185 Mr. Francis Bacon to the Right Honourable the
to the Lord St. Alban................... 18f5 Lord Keeper, &c....................... 193
Lord Bacon to the Marquis of Buckingham.-.... 185 to the Right Honourable the Lord Keeper, &c. 193
to the King........................... 186 to the Right Honourable his very good Lord,
to the Lord Digby........................ 186 the Lord Keeper, &c.............. 193
The Marquis of Buckingham to the Lord St. Al- to the Right Honourable the Lord Keeper, &c. 193
ban............................... 186 Sir Francis Bacon to Sir George Villiers....... 194
Lord Bacon to the Marquis of Buckingham..... 186 to the Marquis of Buckingham............. 194
to the Duke of Buckingham............... 187 Mr. Francis Bacon to the Right Honourable the
The Duke of Buckingham to the Lord St. Alban 187 Lord Keeper, &c........................ 19-1
to the Lord St. Alban....18.......... 187 to the Right Honourable the Lord Keeper, &c. 195
Lord Bacon to the Duke of Buckingham....... 1S8 to the Right Honourable the Lord Keeper, &c. 195
The Duke of Buckingham to the Lord St. Alban 188 to the Right Honourable the Lord Keeper, &c. 195
Lord Bacon to the Duke of Buckingham........ 188 to the Right Honourable, my good Lord, the
The Duke of Buckingham to the Lord St. Alban 188 Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of EngJo. Lincoln to the Lord St. Alban............. 188 land.................................. 195
LETTERS FROM MATTHEWS. to the Right Honourable the Lord Keeper, &c. 196
to the Right Honourable the Lord Keeper, &c. 196
Sir Francis Bacon desiring a friend to do him a
service................................ 189 The Earl of Essex to the Right Honourable the
service.189 Lord Keeper, &c.........;.... 196
to a friend about reading and giving judgment.upon his writings................ 189 to the Right Honourable the Lord Keeper, &c. 196
upon his writings.............-........ 189
to the same person upon the like subject; with Mr. Francis Bacon to Dr. Morrison, a Scottish
to the same person, upon the like subject; with
physician, upon his majesty's coming in... 197
an addition of condoling the death of a
to Mr. Murray, of the king's bedchamber.... 197
friend......DO..~.......cO*[email protected].. ~189
to Mr. Matthew.................... 197
tO a friend, in reflection upon some astroloto my Lady Packington, in answer to a mesgers in Italy.......................... 1 v90
sage by her sent........................ 197
The Lord of St. Albans, Bacon, to an humble ser-
to Sir Thomas Bodeley, after he had imparted
vant, my lord believing his own danger to
to him a writing, entitled Cogitata et Visa. 198
be much less than he found it............ 190
to the King.............................. 198
My Lord of St. Albans, Bacon, to the same humto King James.......................... 198
ble servant, employing him to do a good
to Sir George Villiers, on sending his bill for
office with another great man............ 190.
viscount............................... 199
The Lord of St. Albans to a most dear friend, in King James to our trusty and well-beloved ThoKing James to our trusty and well-beloved Thowhom he notes an entireness and impatient
mas Coventry, our attorney-general..... 200
attention to his service.................. 191
Mr. Francis Bacon to the Earl of Essex........ 200
to the Lord Treasurer Marlborough, expostuThe Earl of Essex to Mr. Francis Bacon....... 200
lating about his unkindness and injustice.. 191
lamng about hisunkindnessndinjustice..19 Lord Treasurer Burghley to Mr. Francis Bacon. 201
Sir Francis Bacon to a servant of his, in expresSir Robert Cecil to Mr. Francis Bacon......... 201
sion of great acknowledgment and kindness 191
Mr. Francis Bacon to the Queen............. 201
MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS. to Robert Kemp, of Gray's Inn, Esq,........ 201
The Lord Bacon, his letter to the most illustrious to the Earl of Essex................... 202
and most excellent Prince Charles, Prince The Earl of Essex to Mr. Francis Bacon....... 202
of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Earl of Ches- to Mr. Francis Bacon..................... 203
ter, &c................................ 191 Mr. Francis Bacon to the Earl of Essex........ 203
Mr. Francis Bacon to Mr. Robert Cecil......... 192 to Sir Robert Cecil........................ 203
to the Right Honourable his very good Lord, Sir Robert Cecil to Mr. Francis Bacon......... 204
the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, &c.... 192 The Earl of Essex to Mr. Francis Bacon....... 204
Earl of Essex to the Right Honourable my very to Mr. Francis Bacon..................... 204
good Lord, the Lord Keeper.............. 192 Foulke Grevill, Esq., to Mr. Francis Bacon.... 204