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LIFE OF BACON.

PART 1.- FROM THE BIRTH OF BACON TO

THE DEATH OF QUEEN ELIZABETH,

CHAPTER I.
From the Birth of Bacon to the Death of his

Father.

His Birth. The University. New Atlantis.

Paris. Death of his father. Return to Eng.

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con dissuades Essex from accepting the
command. Essex appointed Lord Lieu-
tenant. His rash conduct. Intercession by
Bacon with the Queen. Return of Essex.
His imprisonment. Bacon's friendship. Pri-
vate investigation in Star Chamber. Bacon's
objection to this. Apology for Essex. Pub-
lic proceeding against Essex. Bacon coun-

sel against Essex. Reasons for this. Trial

of Essex. His application to the Queen

after the trial. Obloquy of Bacon. Impru-

dent conduct of partisans of Essex. Bacon's

exertions with the Queen for Essex. Writes

letters for him. Impropriety of this. Essex
liberated. Monopoly of sweet wines. Es-

sex's violence. Bacon's interview with the

Queen. Treason of Essex. Bacon's diffi-

cult situation. Trial of Essex. His exe-

cution. Account of his treason. Death of

the Queen. Bacon's praise of the Queen. . XXV

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CHAPTER II.

From the Death of his father till he engaged

in active Life.

His admission at Gray's Inn. His occupations vi

PART II.-FROM THE DEATH OF ELIZABETH

TO THE DEATH OF Bacon.

CHAPTER III.

From his Entrance into Active Life till the

Death of Elizabeth.

Parties at court. Member for Middlesex. In

his first speech recommends improvement of

the law. Justitia Universalis. Speech as to

the subsidies, which offends the Queen. His

dignified conduct. Ben Jonson's description

of him as a speaker. Exertions to be Soli-

citor General. Applies to the Lord Keeper,

Lord Burleigh, Sir Robert Cecil. Essex's

exertions. Fleming appointed. Essex gives

hirn an estate at Twickenham. Returns to

Twickenham. Invents barometer and other

instruments. Resumes his professional la-

bours. Employed by the Queen. Effort to

secure a vacancy. M. A. of Cambridge.

Work on Elements of the Law. Essex ap-

pointed to command in Spain. The Essays.

Sacred Meditations. Colours of Good and

Evil

. Proposal of marriage to Lady Hat-

ton. Reading on Statute of Uses. Essex

solicits command in Ireland. Interruption

of intimacy between Bacon and Essex. Ba-

CHAPTER I.

From the Accession of James till the Publica-

tion of the Wisdom of the Ancients.

Bacon's prospects. Approach of the King.

Parliament. Visit to Eton. Letter to Sa-

ville. Education. Greatness of Britain.

Extent of Territory. Compactness. Mar-

tial valour. Riches. His parliamentary

exertions. Advancement of Learning. De-

cision. Dedication. Objections from Di-

vines. Politicians. Errors of learned men.

Study of words. Government. Posthu-

mous fame. Analysis of Science of Man.

Exertions in active life. Ireland. Scotland.

Church reform. Church controversies. Edi-

fication of the Church. Solicitor General.

Cogitata et Visa. Wisdom of the Ancients. xlvi

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CHAPTER II.

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stances, solitary, travelling, journeying, con-
'stituent, patent, maxima, frontier, singular,
divorced, deviating, crucial. Differences.
Parliamentary proceedings. Charge of bri-

bery. Decision against donors. Presents

advised by counsel. Custom of receiving

presents. Error of judging of past by pre-

sent times. Presents made by men of emi-

Presents of furniture. Presents

customary. No influence on judgment.

Particular charges. Fears of the king and

Buckingham. Advice of Williams. Inter-

view with the king. Meeting of Parliament.

King's speech. Letter to the Lords. Let-

ter to the king. Sentence. His silence.

Letter from the tower Letter to the king.

Lambeth library. His will. Silence of

friends. Tennison. Bushel. Williams,

Lord Keeper ...

from the publication of the Wisdom of the An-

cients to the publication of the Novum Or-

ganum.

Marshalsea. Charter House. Death of the

Prince. Essays. Prosecution of Lord San-

quhar. Confession of Faith. Attorney-Gene-

ral. Parliament of 1614. Duelling. Under-

takers. Benevolences. St. John. Peacham.

Consulting the Judges. Owen. Villiers.

Political advice to Villiers. Overbury.

Somerset. Disputes between King's Bench

and Chancery. Privy counsellor. Resig-

nation and death of Lord Brackley. Lord

Keeper. His pecuniary loss. Presents to

the monarch and officers of state. To the

Lord Keeper. To Judges. Abolition in

France of the Epices. King's journey to

Scotland. Takes his seat in Chancery. His

address. Jurisdiction. Patents. Delays.

Expense. Spanish match. Marriage of Sir

John Villiers. Finance. Civil list. Lord

Chancellor. Wrenham. Dulwich. Dutch

merchants. Lord Suffolk. Buckingham

receives £20,000 for the place of Lord Trea-

Bacon's judicial exertions. Buck-

ingham's interference. Slander of Wrayn-

ham. Presents in the case of Egerton and

Iigerton. In Aubrey and Bronker. From

grocers and apothecaries. Hody and Hody.

Lord Clifford threatens to assassinate the

Chancellor. Law reporters. Ordinances in

Chancery. Judges, character of Gardens,

Bacon's delight in. Lincoln's Inn Fields.

Ciorhambury. His philosophical house.

Alienation office. York house. His sixti-

eth birth-day. Ben Jonson's poem..... liii

surer.

CHAPTER III.

From the publication of the Novum Organum to

his retirement from active life.
Resolution to publish Novum Organum. Liter-

ate experience. Division of Instauratio
Magna. Division of the Sciences. Novum
Organum. Our powers. Defects of the
senses. Division of Idols.

Idols of the
Tribe: of the Market : of the Den: of the
Theatre. Destruction of Idols. Our mo-
tives for acquiring knowledge. Obstacles to
acquiring knowledge. Want of time. Want
of means. Right road. Formation of opi-
nion. Affirmative table. Negative table.
Table of comparisons. Table of results. In.