The Life and Correspondence of Francis Bacon

Saunders, Otley, 1861 - 568 pages

CHAPTER I	1

CONTENTS	10

with a commentary thereupon	15

CHAPTER II	16

His duties in Queen Elizabeths first parliament	22

Its severity	28

Visits the Continent under Sir Amyas Paulet	34

Raleighs expedition	38

The desire of Job that his adversary would write a book	312

Bacon made SolicitorGeneral June 25 1607Publishes Wisdom	313

The death of Robert Cecil Earl of Salisbury	314

Helps the King to overawe the judges	320

Reasons for a great critics life of Bacon	324

CHAPTER XVI	326

The Commons affrighted at the Kings claims 332 532	333

Peacham innocent	339

His first begging letter to her Lord	40

Bacons appearance and habits	46

Francis Bacons brother Anthony	53

His messenger to propitiate her	59

Their alliance forsaken by the Bacons	65

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The respective claims of these great rivals to the honour	79

CHAPTER VI	99

The aptitude of a great reviewer in creating facts	102

Character of the hero impossible	108

Controversial and dedicated to the disinterested admirers	112

Of the Essex plot	114

CHAPTER VII	120

Sir Christopher Blount and Lady Leicester	126

His censors wisdom and his truth as shown in the narration	132

The value of the impeachment	138

The Queen displeased with Essexs advocacy	152

The entertainment at Essex HouseBacon writes speeches	177

Bacons letter in reply	183

The quarrel of Essex and Raleigh	189

Writes advice to Essex whose favour is waning at Court	195

Arrested for debt	201

His coconspirators	207

The interview of the judges with the conspirators	213

The blockade of Essex House	219

Walter Devereuxs bequest to Elizabeth	225

The splendour of the age	231

The peers and judges	238

Sir Edward Cokes speech	244

Robert Cecils counter attack	251

Waiting for the verdict	257

The prisoners defence	263

The influence of Robert Cecil on Essexs fall	269

Essexs ill health	277

CHAPTER XIV	285

Her extraordinary grief at Essexs death	291

Monopolies revoked	297

300	303

PAGE	342

Proceeds to tamper with the judges	345

Another example of Mr Dixons accuracyHis honourable	351

Peachams death vide also Appendix p 557	352

The superiority of the author of A Personal History c over	358

Oliver St Johns opposition to these exactions	364

The trial of Oliver St John	371

Bacon rides on the crest of the wave	378

As exemplified in his Essays	384

The Lives of the Chancellors	394

Coke sequestered from the Privy Council	396

Lord Bacons letter to his rival after his disgrace	402

The terms of his tenure	410

Sir John Villiers	421

The King angry at Bacons opposition	427

The Kings reprimand	433

The reconciliation	439

Villiers made wise by Bacons ingratitude to Essex and Somerset	443

Bacon received into favour	445

Bacons complicity in their frauds	452

Accumulating disorders 458 459	458

The projected torture of Peacock	464

The debate in Parliament on their acts	470

The coming flood	476

The thousand petitioners to Parliament	482

The confession a mere resource of policy	488

Villiers overreached by his servant	494

The bribery of a judge more criminal than that of a layman	497

Translation of The Advancement of Learning into Latin	503

Bacon greater than Napoleon after his fallThe philosopher	509

The luminaries of the	519

CONTENTS	533

The ventures of Essex Cumberland and Howard	539

The influence of Catholicism	545

APPENDIX	551

Note on Torture	557

Note on the Story of the Ring	566

Title	The Life and Correspondence of Francis Bacon
Author	J. F. Foard
Publisher	Saunders, Otley, 1861
Original from	The British Library
Digitized	31 Mar 2014
Length	568 pages

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