C. Baldwin, Printer,

New Bridge-street, London.

OF THE

FIFTH VOLUME.

WRITINGS HISTORICAL

THE History of the reign of king Henry the

seventh,
Page 5

History of the reign of king Henry the eighth, 194

The beginning of the history of Great Britain, 196

LETTERS.

Letters in the reign of Queen ELIZABETH.

1. To a noble lord,

203

queen

Elizabeth, upon

ibid.

2. A letter of ceremony to

the sending of a new year's gift,

3. A letter of ceremony to queen Elizabeth, upon

the sending of a new year's gift,

204

4. To the queen,

ibid.

5. To the queen,

205

6. To the queen,

ibid.

7. To my lord treasurer Burghley,

206

8. To the lord treasurer Burghley,

208

9. To the lord treasurer Burghley,

10. To the lord treasurer Burghley,

11. To the lord treasurer Burghley, in excuse of

the author's speech in parliament against the

triple subsidy,

210

211

213

12. To the lord keeper of the great seal,

21. To the lord keeper,

22. A letter to the lord treasurer Burghley, recom-

mending his first suit, touching the Solicitor's

place,

219

23. To the lord keeper,

24. To the lord keeper,

221

222

25. To the lord keeper,

26. To the lord keeper,

27. To the lord-keeper,

28. To the lord keeper,

29. To the lord keeper,

30. To the lord keeper,

31. To the lord keeper,

ibid.

223

224

225

ibid.

226

227

32. To my lord of Essex,

ibid.

44. To Sir Robert Cecil, at his being in France, ibid.

45. To Sir Robert Cecil,

243

46. A letter of advice to the earl of Essex, to take

upon him the care of Irish causes, when Mr.

secretary Cecil was in France,

47. A letter of advice to the earl of Essex, upon the

244

first treaty with Tyrone, before the earl was

nominated for the charge of Ireland,

246

48. A letter of advice to my lord of Essex, immedi-

ately before his going into Ireland,

50. A letter to the earl of Essex, in uffer of his.

service when he was first enlarged to Essex

252

51. An answer of my lord of Essex to the preceding

letter of Mr. Bacon,

52. To my lord of Essex,

53. To my lord of Essex,

54. To Sir Robert Cecil,

55. To my lord Henry Howard,

253

254

ibid.

255

256

56. Two letters framed, the one as from Mr. An-

thony Bacon, to the earl of Essex; the other,

as the earl's answer thereunto,

257

57. A letter framed as from the earl; in answer to

the former letter,
261.

58. A letter to Mr. secretary Cecil, after the defeat-

ing of the Spanish forces in Ireland; inciting

him to embrace the care of reducing that king-

dom to civility, with some reasons sent inclosed,

262

Considerations touching the queen's service in Ire-

land,

59. To my lord of Canterbury,

60. To Sir Thomas Lucy,

264

270

ibid.

61. A letter of recommendation of his service to the

earl of Northumberland, a few days before

queen Elizabeth's death,

Letters in the reign of King JAMES.

62. To Mr. Fowlys,

63. To Mr. Fowlys,

271

272

273

64. To Sir Thomas Chaloner, then in Scotland, be-

fore his majesty's entrance,

274

65. An offer of service to the king, upon his first

coming in,

275

66. A letter to the lord of Kinlosse, upon his ma-

jesty's entrance,

277

67. A letter to Dr. Morison, a Scottish physician,

upon his majesty's coming in,

278

68. To Mr. Davies, gone to meet the king, ibid.

69. To Mr. Robert Kempe, upon the death of queen

Elizabeth,

279

70. To the earl of Northumberland, recommending

a proclamation to be made by the king at his

entrance,

280

281

71. To the earl of Southampton, upon the king's

coming in,

72. To Mr. Matthew, signifying the proceedings of

king James, at his first entrance into England,

73. To the earl of Northumberland,

282

284

285

74. A letter to Mr. Murray of the king's bed-

chamber,

75. To Mr. Pierce, secretary to the lord deputy of

Ireland

ibid.

76. To the earl of Northampton, desiring him to

present the Advancement of Learning to the

king,
286

77. To Sir Thomas Bodeley, upon sending his book of

Advancement of Learning,

287

78. To the earl of Salisbury, upon sending the Ad-

vancement of Learning,

288

79. To the lord treasurer Buckhurst, on the same

subject,

289

80. To the lord chancellor Egerton, on the same

subject,

81. To Mr. Matthew,

290

ibid.

82. To Mr. Playfere, desiring him to translate the

Advancement into Latin,

291

83. To the lord chancellor, touching the History of

Britain,

293

84. To the king, touching the History of his Times,
296

85. A letter of expostulation to Sir Edward Coke,

attorney general,

297

86. To the earl of Salisbury, concerning the solici-

tor's place,

298

87. Another letter to the earl of Salisbury, touch-

90. To the king, touching the solicitor's place, 302