The Letters and the Life of Francis Bacon Including All His Occasional Works

THE LETTERS AND THE LIFE

OF

FRANCIS BACON

INCLUDING ALL HIS

OCCASIONAL WORKS

NAMELY

LETTERS SPEECHES TRACTS STATE PAPERS MEMORIALS DEVICES
AND ALL AUTHENTIC WRITINGS NOT ALREADY PRINTED AMONG HIS
PHILOSOPHICAL LITERARY OR PROFESSIONAL WORKS

NEWLY COLLECTED AND SET FORTH

IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

WITH A

COMMENTARY BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL

BY

JAMES SPEDDING

VOL. II.

LONDON

LONGMAN, GREEN, LONGMAN, AND ROBERTS

1862

CONTENTS

OF THE SECOND VOLUME.

BOOK II.

CHAPTER I.

A.D. 1595-6. ETAT. 35.

1. Literary work: Formularies and Elegancies,'' Essays,' etc.

2. Letters of Advice from the Earl of Essex to the Earl of Rutland.

Traces of them among Bacon's papers

3. Reasons for suspecting Bacon's hand in them

4. TO THE EARL OF RUTLAND ON HIS TRAVELS.

5. LETTER OF ADVICE FROM THE EARL OF ESSEX TO SIR

FOULKE GREVILLE ON HIS STUDIES

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LETTER TO MR. MAYNARD AND MR. HICKS, 12th of March,

1595

28

2. Projected attack on the Spanish fleet and coasts. Qualifications

of the Earl of Essex for command

28

3. Death of Lord Keeper Puckering. Egerton made Lord Keeper

LETTER TO THE EARL OF ESSEX

30

LETTER TO ANTHONY BACON, 15th of May, 1596

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Letters from the Earl of Essex recommending Bacon for Master

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LETTER TO THE EARL OF ESSEX

LETTER TO ANTHONY BACON

4. LETTER TO MR. R. CECIL, ABROAD

5. Expedition against Spain.

land. Capture of Cadiz.

LETTER TO THE EARL OF ESSEX

Essex commander of the forces by

Position of Essex

Occupations.Maxims of the Law,' Essays,' Colours of Good

Law,'Essays,'

and Evil,' Meditationes Sacræ'

LETTER TO MR. THOMAS HESKET, 22nd of December, 1596 . 46

CHAPTER III.

A.D. 1597. ÆTAT. 37.

1. Essex at Court. Quarrels and reconciliations. Made Master of

the Ordnance. Mastership of the Rolls still vacant. Some

arrangement proposed to make a place for Bacon

LETTER TO LORD BURGHLEY

LETTER TO SIR JOHN STANHOPE

2. Death of Sir William Hatton. Bacon's project of marriage with
his widow. Another expedition against Spain. Essex com-
mander-in-chief both by land and sea

LETTER TO THE EARL OF ESSEX

3. Inquiry concerning the fees exacted by Mr. Mill, Clerk of the

Star Chamber

THE HUMBLE MOTION AND ALLEGATIONS OF FR. BACON

CONCERNING CERTAIN FEES RESTRAINED BY THE RIGHT

HONOURABLE THE LORD KEEPER, etc.

LETTER TO LORD KEEPER EGERTON

4. Mr. Mill threatened with other charges. Bacon's interest in the

matter

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.

LETTER TO LORD KEEPER EGERTON, 12th of November, 1597

5. Further proceedings against Mr. Mill

LETTER TO THE LORD KEEPER, 22nd of January, 1597.

LETTER TO THE QUEEN

6. The Island Voyage. Plan and conduct of the expedition; causes

of failure. Why Essex took the fleet to St. Michael's when

his business was to intercept the passage to Terceira; and why

the capture of Fayal by Ralegh was not mentioned in the

official report of the voyage. The English coast in danger.

The Spanish fleet in the Channel dispersed and disabled by a

storm. Return of the English fleet. Essex's grievances

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CHAPTER IV.

A.D. 1597-8. ÆTAT. 37.

1. A new Parliament. Decorous and dignified proceeding of the
Government. Postponement of motion for Supply till all the
principal Commonwealth measures had been introduced.

of the poor. Maintenance of husbandry

SPEECH AGAINST ENCLOSURES

2. Grant of three subsidies payable in three years, passed without a