Bacon, Francis-continued.

His speech in support of Towns-
hend's motion, 29, 30, 31.
His speech against motion for apo-
logetic message, 33 note.
Short notes of other speeches:

On the Merchants' Assurance
Bill, 34.

Against repealing the Statute of
Tillage, 34.

Against making a judicial ex-
position of a Statute part of
a Statute, 36.

Against committing to the Tower
for an assault on a member's
servant, 37.

Against repeal of Act relating

to Charitable Trusts, 37-39.
His excitement on the occasion,
Ibid.

His pecuniary embarrassments;
mortgage of Twickenham Park,
and account with Nicholas Trott,
40-44.

His Letter to Cecil after the defeat
of the Spaniards in Ireland;
with "Considerations touching
the Queen's Service" there, 45–
51.

His desire to be favourably re-
garded by the new King, 56.
Letters in recommendation of his
services:

To Michael Hickes, 57.
To the Earl of Northumber-
land, 51.

To David Foulis, 59. 64.

To Bruce, Abbott of Kinloss,
(sent by Toby Matthew)
60, 61.

To Sir Thomas Challoner, 63.
To Mr. Davys, 65.

To Dr. Morison, 66.

His idea of the advice which should
be given to the King, embodied
in the draft of a Proclamation
sent to the Earl of Northumber-
land, 66-71.

Is continued in the office of Learned
Counsel under the same con-
ditions as before, 72. 78.
His letter to Toby Matthew con-
cerning the first proceedings of
the King, 73.

His letter to Robert Kemp con-
cerning the state of things on
the death of the Queen, 74.
His relations with the Earl of
Southampton, and letter to him
upon his approaching liberation,
75, 76.
His personal interview with the
King, and letter to the Earl
of Northumberland describing

Bacon, Francis-continued.

his first impressions of him, 76,

77.

His official position and prospects,
78.
Receives help from Cecil in some
difficulty about money; and
writes a letter to him explaining
the state of his private affairs,
79-81.

His note of his debts, 82.
Is knighted, ibid.

Progress of his great philosophical
work on the Interpretation of
Nature, 82-84.

Translation of the Preface intended

for it, 84-87.

His probable motive in writing the
Advancement of Learning, 88.

His Discourse on the Union of
Kingdoms, 89-99.

His view of the dispute between
the High Churchmen and the
Puritans, 100-103.

His "Considerations touching the
better Pacification and Edifica-
tion of the Church of England,"
addressed to the King, 103-127.
His suggestions mostly adopted by
the King, 129.

Not employed in the investigation

of the Priests' plot, or the trial
of Ralegh, 133. 136.

His "Apology in certain imputa-
tions concerning the late Earl
of Essex" occasion and object
of the publication: why ad-
dressed to Lord Montjoy, 136—
160.

The vindication complete, if his
statements are to be believed,
161.

Reasons for believing them, 162.
Part taken by him on the pro-

ceedings upon Sir F. Goodwin's
case, 164, 165.

Advises the House to agree to a
conference with the Judges, 166,
167.

Is employed to deliver to the Lords
reasons against such Conference,
167.

Reports to the House what passed,
167, 168.

Is appointed spokesman at con-
ference with the Judges, and
called upon for a report, 169-
171.

His proceeding approved, 172.
His suggestion of a course for ter-
minating the dispute between
the Commons and the Warden
of the Fleet in the case of Sir
Thomas Shirley, 175 and note.

Bacon, Francis-continued.

Member of a subcommittee to re-
port upon the new edition of the
Book of Common Prayer, 177.
Reports resolutions of Committee
concerning Wardship, 178.
Reports conference with the Lords
concerning the same, 179, 180.
Chosen by the House to present to
the King their petition touching
Purveyors, 181.

His speech on the occasion, 181-

187.

His report of the King's answer,
187, 188.

His report of conference with the
Lords on the same subject, 189.
His advice to the House, 190.
His speech on the Union of the
two Kingdoms in name, 191.
His speech on preparations for
conference with the Lords, 192.
His report of the King's speech
to the Committees of both
Houses, 195.

His enumeration of the sorts of
objections to be avoided, 195,

196.

His reports from the Committee,

of objections to be urged at con-
ference with the Lords against
the change of name, 196. 197-
200.

His speech at the conference, and
report of the same, 201, 202.
His reports of subsequent confer-
ences, 202-204.

Delivers in the draft of an Act for

the authorising of Commissioners,
etc., 204-206.

Chosen by the Commons for one of

the Commissioners,
Deprecates proposed address of
satisfaction to the King, 208.
note.

Reports conference touching the
Bishop of Bristol's book, 208,
209.
Reports conference concerning the
Bill of Subsidy of Tonnage and
Poundage, 214.

Supports motion for Committee to
consider of some gratuity to be
offered to the King, 215. note.
Letter to Toby Matthew, desiring
his help in preparing some re-
port, 216.

Receives a grant by patent of the

office of Learned Counsel; also
a pension for life of 60., 217.
Desires a conference with Sir
Robert Cotton about the Union,
ibid.

"Certain Articles or Considera-

His employments as one of the
Commissioners of the Union,
240, 241.

Prepares a preface to the report,
which was not adopted: its
value, 242-245.

Passed over on a vacancy in the
Solicitor Generalship, 247.
Publishes the "Advancement of
Learning," 248.

Recommends the Lord Chancellor
to take measures for getting a
history of Great Britain com-
piled, 248-252.

Letters to Northampton, Bodley,
Salisbury, Buckhurst, the Lord
Chancellor, and Toby Matthew,
with copies of the "Advance-
ment of Learning," 252-256.
His relations with Bishop An-
drews, 256.

Again passed over on a legal va-
cancy occurring, 257.
Examination of a man who had

heard another express sympathy
for the Gunpowder Plot, 257,

258.

A Letter to Sir Michael Hickes,
259.

Not prominent in Parliament dur-

ing the session of 1605-6, 260.
His supplementary report of the

conference touching Recusants,
261-263.

His report of conference concern-
ing Ecclesiastical grievances,
265.

Is selected with others to conduct
the argument on behalf the
Commons in a conference con-
cerning Purveyors, 267.
Reports the proceedings, 267-268.
Speaks in favour of composition,
269, 270.

Carries up the Bill against Pur-
veyors, 271.

His approval of the proceedings of
the House with regard to the
Subsidy Bill, 273.

Letters to Salisbury on the subject,
275. 277.

Report from the Committee, 276.
Appointed to read the collection of
grievances to the King, 282.
His report of the King's speech in
reply, ibid.

His reply to an objection that

Bacon, Francis-continued.

members of the House, being of
the Learned Counsel, could not
be witnesses for the Crown, 283.
His objections to a bill for the re-
gulation of fees, 285-287.
Letter to Salisbury upon a rumour
of the intended promotion of the
Attorney General, 288-290.
His marriage, 290-292.
His letters to the King, the Lord
Chancellor, and the Earl of
Salisbury on occasion of Sir H.
Hobart being made Attorney
General, 293-297.

His letter to Sir T. Hobby on the
death of his friend Bettenham,
297-299.

His memorial and inscription to
Bettenham in Gray's Inn Gar-
dens, 299.

Proposes to Dr. Playfere to trans-

late the Advancement of Learning
into Latin, 299-302.

His advice to the House how to
proceed with the Instrument of
Union, 303, 304.

His Speech in favour of general

Naturalization, 307-325.
His reports of conferences on the
question of Law as affecting
Naturalization, 327–332.
His speech against the motion for
Union of Laws, 335-341.
Chairman of Committee upon the
Bill for abolishing hostile laws,
343.

His difficulties in getting the pre-
amble accepted, 344.
His report of the speeches of
Salisbury and Northampton on
the Merchants' petition for re-
dress of wrongs from Spain,
347-361.

Made Solicitor-General, 362.
Final settlement of his plan of the

Great Instauration, 363-365.
Correspondence with Bodley on
the subject, 365, 366.
Relations with Salisbury, 367.
Part taken by him upon the ques-
tion of the Jurisdiction of the
Council of Wales. 368.

His "View of the Differences in
question betwixt the King's
Bench and the Council in the
Marches," 368----384.
Suggestion for settling the dispute,
384, 385.

Draft of Proclamation touching
the Marches, 385-388.
Draft of Proclamation for James,
389-392.
Bacon, Friar, 153.

Barker, Mr. Serjeant, 5.

Barkley, Sir Maurice. See Berkely.
Barnham, Alderman, father of Bacon's
wife, 290.

Barnham, Alice, married to Bacon,

290.

Her character and conditions, 291.
Beard, one, "suspected for a papist and
practiser," 257.

Examination of his bootmaker's
servant, 258.

Bedford, Earl of, fine imposed on, for
complicity in Essex's plot, 14.
Beeston, Sir Hugh, a guest at Bacon's
wedding feast, 291 note A.
Berkely, Barklay, Barkley, Sir Mau-
rice, part taken in the conference
on the Scottish union by, 192,
200, 344.

Seconds a motion for a Committee
of Supply, 274.

Berwick "endued with the liberty of
a Staple" for commerce between
English and Scottish traders,

220.
Question of erecting there a court
of justice for the Borders, 221.
Bettenham, Jeremiah, Reader of Gray's
Inn, death of, 297.

His claim on Sir T. Hobby, 298.
Inscription to his memory by
Bacon, 299.

Bingley, a colonist turned pirate, 353.
Birch, Editor of Bacon's works, 2. 4. 79.
His treatment of Anthony Bacon's
correspondence, 6.
Bishops, circumstances in the govern-
ment of, 108-114.

King James's Conference with
them at Hampton Court, 127-
129.

See 210. 264, 265. Bristol, Bishop
of. Church. Convocation.
Black, Mr. John, "a beardless boy,"
his views of conformity, 127.
Blackbourn, Editor of Bacon, 320 note.
323 note.

Board of Green Cloth, 270. 272. 273.
Bodley, Sir Thomas, letter to him from
Bacon, with copy of the "Ad-
vancement of Learning, 253.
His correspondence with Bacon
respecting the 'Cogitata et
Visa," 365, 366.

66

Bowyer, Mr., "my L. Treasurer's
man," in Committee on Hostile
Laws, 344.

Brabant, Duke of, answer of F

to a petition of the
concerning him

Bracton on the po

Breach of Pri

Arrest

Breach of Privilege-continued.
Assault on a member's servant, 36,
37.

Sir F. Goodwin's case, 163-172.
See Goodwin.

Arrest of Sir Thomas Shirley, at
the suit of a goldsmith, and
detention of him by the Warden
of the Fleet, 173-176.

Bristol (Bristowe), Bishop of; com-
plaint of the Commons against
his book, 200.

Bacon's report of a conference
thereon, 208, 209.

Submission and apology of the
Bishop, 209 note.
Britain or Great Britany, discussion as
to application of the name to
England and Scotland united,
191. 195. 197-200, 225. 239.
Britton on the king's jurisdiction, 373.
Bruce, Edward, Abbot of Kinloss, a
friend of Anthony Bacon, 59.

note.

Canterbury, Archbishop of, at Q. Eliz.
death bed, 55.

Heads of his speech in the con-
ference on ecclesiastical griev-
ances, 265.

Report from Committee on ques-
tion of composition for Purvey-
ances, 271.
Canterbury, Dean of, on Q. Eliz. last
illness, 55.

Carew, Sir George, 45 note. 75 note.
Carey, Sir George, Master of Chan-
cery, 200.

Carleton, Dudley, on the character of

Sir Henry Wotton, 10.

Reference to his paper on the
Scottish Union conference, 190
note.
His notes and abstracts of Bacon's
speeches and reports, and also of
theg's speech thereon, 191.
95. 201. 326. 327.329.
siastical conference,

C.

Carlisle, question of erecting there a
Court of Justice for the Border,
221.

Cartakers. See Purveyors.

Cary, Sir Robert, Queen Elizabeth's
death announced to king James
by, 60.

Castlehaven harbour, destruction of
Spanish ships in, 44.

Catesby fined for his complicity in
Essex's plot, and a share of the
fine allotted to Bacon, 14. 41.
Cecil, Sir Robert, afterwards Lord
Cecil, Viscount Cranbourne, and
Earl of Salisbury (Mr. Secre-
tary) letter from Bacon to, con-
eerning his altercation with
Coke, 2, 3.

Explains to the Commons the
causes of their meeting, 17.
Speaks for government on Subsidy
Bill, 21.

His proceedings on the monopoly
question, 23. 24. 26. 28. 30-33.
Leading man at the English Coun-
cil board, 44.

Letter to him from Bacon on the
state of Ireland, 45.

His instructions to Montjoy with
regard to Tyrone, 53.

Courted by Bacon as a means of
introduction to the King, 56, 57.
Origin of his secret correspondence
with K. James, 59.

Keeps his lead in Council, 78.
Helps Bacon in some difficulty,

79. 290.

Cecil-continued.

Letters of thanks from Bacon,

with account of his private af-
fairs, 79. 81.

His advice to Bacon in reference to
Essex, 148.

His account of the dispute concern-
ing the election of Sir Francis
Goodwin,'163 note.

On the opinion of the Judges as
to the effect of changing the
name of the kingdom, 200.
Project from the King produced by
him, 202.

His speech at the conference touch-
ing the Bishop of Bristol's book,
208, 209.

Created Baron Essendon and Vis-
count Cranbourne, 241 note.
His share in the preamble to the
articles of Union, 242.
Letter to him from Bacon, with a
copy of the "Advancement of
Learning," 253.

Letter from the same with an ex-
amination bearing on the Gun-
powder Plot, 257.

His hint about Supply in confer-
ence, concerning Recusants, 262.
Warns the Commons of the fate of
the Purveyance Bill, 268.
His huckstering system, 270.
His endeavour to keep back the
Purveyance Bill, 271.

Letters to him from Bacon about
the Subsidy Bill, 275. 277.
Shows an interest in Bacon's for-
tunes: letter from Bacon upon
a rumour of the promotion of
Coke, 288, 289.

Reason for doubting the sincerity
of his professed desire to advance
Bacon, 292.

Letter from Bacon "touching the
Solicitor's place," 296.
Suspected of secretly furthering
the dispute about Escuage, 305.
Avoids an inconvenient debate by
advising the Speaker to be too
ill to go to the House, 334 and

Chadderton, Mr., one in the Hampton
Court conference, 129.

Challoner, Sir Thomas, 61.

Letter to, from Bacon, bespeaking
his services with the King, 63.
Chamberlain, John, Dudley Carleton's
correspondent:

On Barker being made Sergeant, 5.
On the death of Anthony Bacon,
ibid.

On the character of Sir Henry
Wotton, 10.

On the fines laid on Essex's asso-
ciates, 14.

On the Spaniards at Kinsale, 20.
On the progress of Parliament
business, 21.

On Queen Elizabeth's last illness,
54..

Notice of the publication of the
"Advancement of Learning,"

255.

On Lady Packington, 290.
See 291 note.

Chancellor of England, never made a
deputy, 111.

Despatches the suits in Equity of
the whole kingdom, 122.
See 230. Ellesmere.

Chancery, Court of, 35. 38.

Jurisdiction of, in matter of Elec-
tion returns, 164. 165. 171.
Charitable Trusts Act, altercation in
the Commons about the, 37-39.
Chepstow bridge, question as to juris-
diction concerning, 379.
Chichester, Bishop of. See Andrews.
Chichester, Dean of, 55.
Church, bill against pluralities of be-
nefices, 21.

Bill against wilful absence from,

25.

Diversity of rites in. 97, 337.
Dispute between High Churchmen
and Puritans, 98-102.
Considerations touching pacifica-
tion and edification of, 103-
127.
Conference at Hampton Court,

128-132.

Protest from the Convocation
House against the pretensions
of the House of Commons to
deal in matters of religion, 210.
Proceedings and conferences rela-
tive to heresies and popish
recusants and ecclesiastical
grievances, 262--265.
Cicero, of Cæsar, 251.
Clergy. See Church.

Cobham, Lord, his plot; Ralegh's con-
nexion with it, 134, 135.

Cogitata et Visa; Correspondence with
Bodley concerning, 365, 366.