BACON.

Bacon, Francis-continued.

suit in the Earl Marshal's Court,
529.
Describes in a letter to Father

Fulgentio the progress of the
Instauratie, and his plans and
hopes regarding it, 530–532.
Sends to the Queen of Bohemia a
copy of his Considerations touch-
ing a War with Spain, 535, 536.
Sends to the Marquis D'Effiat a
copy of the new edition of his
Essays, 536.

Other literary work of the year
1625, 537.

Congratulates Buckingham on the
birth of a son and heir, and
hints that counsel might be of
use in his political projects, 538.
Is displeased with his wife for
something, 538. 545.

His last will and testament, 539-
545.

His correspondence with Bishop
Williams about a project for
founding a lecture for natural
philosophy in each University,
546-548.

Continues to press for a pardon of

the whole sentence and liberty
to use his writ for Parliament,
548, 549.

Does not succeed in obtaining his

pardon, but comes up to London,
and proceeds with his collection
of experiments in natural history,
549.

His last experiment, last illness,
and death, 549-551.
Difficulties and delays in executing
his will, 551, 552.

Issue of his two bequests to
posterity-1. His writings, 552,
553. 2. His name and memory,
553, 554.

Character of his offence; reasons
for not believing that he ever
gave an unjust judgment for the
sake of reward, 554-558. 560—
562.

His own judgment upon his own
case, 559, 560.

His decrees and orders entered in
the Registrar's book, 562.
His carelessness about money, 563
-565.

His careful husbandry of time and
health, 565-567.

His personal character and dis-
position, 567, 568.

His absence of self-assertion, 568.
His submissive attitude towards

Bacon, Francis-continued.

official superiors, how far a fault,
569.

His choice of a vocation-how far
and why he regretted it, 569—
573.

The failure of his labour in politics,
571, 572.

His waste of time upon impractic-
able projects in philosophy, 573,
574.

His true contribution to the pro-
gress of scientific discovery, 574,
575.

His moral character, 575-577.
Bacon, Sir Nicholas, called upon for an
old debt to the Crown, 451.
535.

Bagehot, Walter, on the function of the
Cabinet in the English Constitu.
tion, 510.

Balaam's Ass, discovery of the Author
of, 27.

Baltimore, evacuation of by the Spanish,
494.

Bangor, Dr. Lewis Bailey, Bishop of,
in trouble about some book, 39.
One of the committee to take
examinations in the case of Ed-
ward Lloyde, 277.

Baranzano, Father Redemptus, 374.
Letter from Bacon to, 375-377.
Barker, a suitor, 259.
Barnham, Sir Francis, Bacon's brother-
in-law, letter to, 513, 514.

One of the trustees of his fine,
543.

One of the executors of his last

Bavaria, 501.

Bayes, Old John, legacy to, 543.
Becher, Sir William, has a promise of
the Provostship of Eton, 407.
409, 410.

Otherwise satisfied, 451.
Beerehaven, evacuation of by the
Spanish, 494.

Belfast, Sir Arthur Chichester, Lord,
444. 446.

Bell, Robert, a witness in Bacon's case,
260.
Benbow, 324.

Bennet, Sir John, heard in the business
of wills, 122.

His offence and pardon, 519. 549.
Bergenroth, M., his calendar of Spanish
State papers, 303.

Bernard, St., his opinion of the war for
the Holy Land, 481.

Bingley, Sir John, Sub-Treasurer, sent
to prison, 1.

Character of his answer, 8.

His offences and sentence, 55. 57,
58, 59. 561.

Birch, Dr., editor of Bacon's works,
words misread by, 12. 213. 299.
327. 391. 443, 444.
Letter printed by, 140.

Errors as to the dates of letters,
189. 515.

Docket overlooked by, 212.
Notes by, 324, 325. 333. 535.
Sheet of memoranda misdated
by, and made obscure through
mistakes in the deciphering, 348.
Clause omitted by, 515.

Laud's diary quoted by, 538. 551.
Blackbourne's edition of Bacon's works,
papers printed in, 419. 552.
Last will and testament printed by,
539.

Blundell, Sir Francis, 115.

Blyth, Edmund, plaintiff in a Chancery
suit, 80.

Boëner, Peter, Bacon's domestic apothe-
cary, 365, 366.

His error in supposing that Bacon
recovered his fortune after he
left him, 524.

His account of his character, 525.
Of his use of books, 566.

Of his diet and regimen of health,
566, 567.

Of his moral qualities, 576.
Boerhaave, on the obligations of Des
Cartes to Bacon, 309.
Bohemia, revolution in, 18. 21. 29. 41.
See Frederick.

James's attempt to mediate be-

tween the parties, 107. 170.
Right of the war, 471.

The Emperor in possession, 473.
Borough (or Burrows) John, Keeper
of the Records at the Tower,
324.

Bossu, Count of, 483.

Bosvile, Mr. (Sir W. Boswell) one of
Bacon's literary executors, 539.
Employs Isaac Grater to edit some
of Bacon's MSS., 552.
Bowes, Bacon's ancient servant, legacy
to, 543.

Braithwaite's "Honest Ghost" quoted,
539. 551.

Brest, quitted by Spain, 463. 497.
Bribery, Coke's Commentary on Fortes-
cue's definition of, 234.
Three degrees of, in a judge, 235,
236. 238.

State of the law regarding, not
inquired of the judges, 263.

Britaine, French, 479.
Brittany, 495.

Britten, Sir Henry, useful in bringing in
the fines, 74.

Bronchitis, the disease of which Bacon
died, 551.

Brook, Christopher, M.P. for York,
assists at the conference, 191.
John, a witness in Bacon's case,
252.

Brown, Henry, legacy to, 543.
Bruncker, Sir William, a suitor, 257.
Buckingham, Countess of, notes for
interview with, 389. 391, 392.
Relapses to Popery and is sent
away from Court, 392.
Bacon's letter to her, 392, 393.
Buckingham, George Villiers, Marquis,
afterwards Duke, of

Informs the Earl of Suffolk of the

proceedings intended against him
and his wife, 1—3.

Letters to Bacon from, in behalf
of suitors, 5-7. 11, 12. 30. 46.
54. 69. 83. 109. 111. 115. 121.
Letters to Bacon from, conveying
directions or answers from the
King, 11, 12. 14, 15. 34. 41. 43.
48, 49. 52, 53. 55. 64. 66. 68. 72.
75. 117. 128. 144. 154. 167.
521.

Letters to Bacon from, on personal
or private matters, 158. 305.310.
319. 328, 329. 426. 433. 437,
438.

How far concerned in the proceed-

ings against Sir T. Lake, 7, 8.
"The best of persons favoured,"
78.

Replaces Whitelocke (as deputy
for Roper's office) by a depen
dant of his own, 101.

His interest in certain patents re-
commended for revocation, 148.
Represents to Bacon the objections
to moving the King to grant him
the making of a baron, 157-
159.

Wished by Bacon to speak in

behalf of the Referees, being
"fortunate in that kind," 192.
Determination of the Commons to
find no fault in him, 199.
His good offices with the King

desired by Bacon when the Re-
ferees were threatened, 200; note.
Appealed to by Bacon for help

upon the first rumour of the
charge of corruption, 213. 225.
Delivers Bacon's first letter to the
House of Lords, 216.

In favour of accepting his submis.

BUCKINGHAM.

Buckingham, Marquis of-continued.
sion and sparing a formal
sentence, 248..

Speaks against the proposal to
bring him to the Bar, 249.
Reports him to be "so sick that he

cannot live long," 269.
Votes against the infliction of the
proposed punishments, 270. 294,
295.

Explains why he has not been sent

to the Tower, 279.

Is supposed to have procured his
pardon for the fine and im-
prisonment, ibid.; note.
Procures from the King a warrant
for his discharge from the Tower,
280, 281.

Falls under the influence of Dean
Williams, 291.

Obtains an audience of the King
for Meautys, 292.

Holds out hopes to Bacon of a
pardon and a considerable pen-
sion, 295. 316.

Informs Meautys of some report

as to the sum he must have re-
ceived in gifts since he was Chan-
cellor, 296.

Wishes to buy York House, and
takes offence at Bacon's un-
willingness to sell it, 304,

305.

Sends him the King's warrant for

a general pardon, parliamentary
sentence excepted, 305.
His correspondence with Lord
Keeper Williams as to the stay
of the pardon, 309–312.
Rumour abroad as to his motive

for not furthering Bacon's peti-
tion for liberty of the verge,

312.
Fails to meet him for an expected
tonference, 312--314.
Bacon's appeal to him to explain
the cause of the cooling of his
friendship, 314–317.

Consents to explain himself, 319.
Negotiations to appease him, 320.
323-326. 339-344.

Provides himself with another
house, 327-330.

Promises to move the King to
release Bacon from his restraint,
329, 330.

Insists upon York House being
sold to Cranfield, and upon that
condition uses his influence for
Bacon, 334.

Proposal to offer Gorhambury to
him, 335-338.

Buckingham, Marquis of-continued.
His nature to love to do things un-
expected, 345.

Procures reference to Cranfield of
Bacon's debts, 346, 347.

Gets his warrant for liberty of the
verge signed at last, 354-356.
Communicates to the Lord Keeper
Bacon's intelligence of the
Titulary Roman Catholic Bishop,
379.
Purchases Newhall in Essex, 390,
391.

Sends a warrant signed by the
King, and promise of a personal
interview, 393.

Forwards Bacon's memorial to the
Lord Treasurer, 395.

Brings him to kiss the King's
hands, 399.

Goes to Madrid with the Prince,
401.

Is made Duke, 426.

Quarrels with Gondomar, 429.
Returns to England, 432.

Promises to do what he can for
Bacon, 432, 433.

Can do nothing for him in the
matter of the Provostship of
Eton, having engaged himself
for another, 438.

Acknowledges the De Augmentis,
437, 438.

His position on his return, 440,
441. 459.

Narrates his proceedings to the
Council, 441.

Bacon's notes for advice to him,
441-451.

Recommends Bacon's suit for a
grant of his brother's debt,

452.

Is commissioned to explain to the
Houses the state of the Spanish
negotiations, 460.
Regarded by the popular party in
the new House of Commons as
the

common enemy, whose
interest in the success of the
war cooled their zeal in it, 509.
Reports the King's answer to
Bacon's petition, 521.

Has been hitherto "a spectacle of
prosperity," 522.

Sent over to Paris to bring the
royal bride, 526.
Professes himself as friendly to
Bacon as ever, ibid.
Has a son and heir, 538.
Applies himself to pull down
the Spanish monarchy without
Bacon's help, ibid.

Augustus, 361.

Cæsar, Sir Julius, Master of the Rolls, 33.
His sentence on the Earl and
Countess of Suffolk, 59.
Appointed by the King to treat
with Bacon's creditors, 394.
Named as one of the supervisors of
his last will, 545.

Calais, quitted by Spain, 463. 497.
Cales (Cadiz) expedition against, 462.
491, 492.

Defence of, 472,
Callisthenes, 362, 363.
Calvert, Sir George, Secretary of State,
his sentence on the Earl and
Countess of Suffolk, 59.
Appointed to speak with the
Countess of Exeter, 66.
Cambridge, University, letter to, with
copy of Novum Organum, 135,
136.

Do. with copy of the De Augmentis
Scientiarum, 438, 439.

- Mayor and Corporation of,
appeal to Bacon as their High
Steward, 520.

Camden, William, his note of the
thanksgiving sermon for the
King's recovery, 9.

His note of the punishment of
Traske, 67.

His note of the punishment of
Peacock, 76, 78.

His note of the punishment of

Edward Lloyde, 277.

Is consulted about the arrange-
ments for Bacon's investiture,

166.

Campbell, Lord, quoted, 264.

Canon law, Henry 8th's attempt to
purge, 362.

Carew, Sir George, President of Mun-
ster, 493.

Carleton, Sir Dudley, on the policy of
England in the Bohemian quar-
rel, 44.

Letter to, from Bacon, 421.

Carlile, 485.

Caroline, the Bull, 505.
Caron, Sir Noel, 12.
Carr, Sir Robert, 428.
Carthagena, capture of, 485.

Cask, the, a patent which concerned Sir
Allan Apsley, 148.

Castlehaven, evacuation of by the
Spanish, 494.

Catholic League and Protestant Union,
treaty between, 108.

Cavendish, Lord, Bacon's bequest to,
228, 542.

Cecil, Sir Edward, one of a Committee
to set down the judgment against
Edward Lloyde, 273.

Service of, at the battle of New-
port, 493.

Robert, did not think it wrong to
receive a sum of money for pro-
curing his father's favour to a
party in a just cause, 561,
Chamberlain, Sir Thomas, Chief
Justice of Chester, transferred to
the King's Bench, 102. 118.
One of the trustees of Bacon's fine,
543.

Chancellor, Lord, his fees and allow-
ances, 266.
Chancery, a Frenchman having a suit
in, recommended for despatch,

53.

Place of Remembrancer in, for set-
ting down causes, 100.
Bacon's decrees in, not known to
have been reversed on appeal,
511.555. 559.

Modes of proceeding for revisal of
decrees in, 557.

Registrar's book of Decrees and
Örders in, 562.

Channon Row, House in, offered to

CHANNON.

Channon Row, House in-continued.
Bacon by the Duke of Lenox,
327.

Charles V., Emperor, arrest of greatness
of, 443. 446. 463. 498.
Provident policy of, 477.
Avoided long sieges, 502.

Actions of, against the Pope, 503.
Charles IX. of France, moved by Co-
ligni to make war on Flanders,
478.

Charles, Prince of Wales, 32.

Leads the subscription for defence
of the Palatinate, with offer of
£10,000, 118.

Enquires after the business of the
Duchy and the Registrarship of
Wills, 121. (See Wills).

His writ of summons to Parlia-
ment, 143, 144.

His consultation with Bacon and
Montagu, 190.

His remark on Bacon and his
retinue, 227.

Bequest to, 228.

Against requiring Bacon to an-
swer in person to the charges of
corruption, 249.

Moves a message to be sent, 250.
His part in the debate on Bacon's
punishment, 268, 269.

Presents the sentence to the King,
271.

His services to Bacon during the
impeachment, 287.

His private visit to Madrid, 401.
His character, 445.

His part in the negotiations at
Madrid, 459.

His reception on his return, 459.
His zeal for the recovery of the
Palatinate, and hopes from the
House of Commons, 506.
Calls a new Parliament on coming

to the throne, 526.

Marries Henrietta Maria of France,
ibid.

Result of his appeal to the new

House of Commons for support
in a war for recovery of the
Palatinate, 526, 527.
Chaworth, Sir George, a suitor for the
place of Remembrancer in Chan-
cery, for the setting down of
causes, 100.

His connection with Bacon and
the farm of the Petty Writs,
390.
Chief Baron, Lord, his fees and allow-
ances, 266.

Child, John, a witness in Bacon's case,

260.

COKE.

Church, the Protestant, in danger from
the Kings of Spain, 461.

Church Music, 290.
Churchill, John, Registrar in Chancery,
removed from his office, 209.
Makes a confession to the Com-
mittee of Grievances, ibid.
Examined by the Lords, 224.
Instructions furnished by, ibid.
Cases proved by, 253.

Cicero, behaviour of, in exile, 372.

Preserved both his orations and his
epistles, 546.

Cinque Ports, Lord Warden of the,
Bacon's letter to, 40.

Clarendon, Lord, his opinion of the

Star Chamber, and account of the
causes which led to its over-
throw, 94, 95.

On the sentence against the Earl of
Middlesex, 270, 271.
Clarke, Mr., 425.

Clarkson, John, of Knowington, Co.,
Warwick, accused of conjura-
tion.

Clifford, Lady, daughter of the Robert
Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, Letter
to, 5.

Coals, business of, not settled, 110.
Coke, Sir Edward, earnest and forward
in the prosecution of the Dutch
merchants, 47.
Receives thanks from the King for

the success of the ore tenus, 49.
His sentence in Star Chamber
upon the Earl of Suffolk, 55,
58.

Attends the Council when the

main cause against the Dutch
merchants was entered into, but
"in his night-cap," being un-
well, 61.

"On foot "again, and engaged with
Bacon in the examination of Pea-
cock, 77.79.

Concurs with the rest of the
Council, in signing a warrant
for applying torture, 78.
Conditions under which he held
torture to be legal, 79.

His opinion of the Star Chamber
as a political institution, 92,

93.

Joins in the advice of the Council
to proceed against Yelverton
in the Star Chamber, 99.
The "part touching the elections,"
in Bacon's proposed proclama-