THE WORKS

OF

FRANCIS BACON. .

THE

WORKS

OF

FRANCIS BACON,

BARON OF VERULAM, VISCOUNT ST. ALBANS, AND

LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND.

Collected and edited

BY

JAMES SPEDDING, M. A.

OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE;

ROBERT LESLIE ELLIS, M. A.

LATE FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE;

AND

DOUGLAS DENON HEATH,
BARRISTER-AT-LAW; LATE FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

VOLUME XIII.

BEING

VOL. III. OF THE LITERARY AND PROFESSIONAL WORKS.

BA

BOSTON:
PUBLISHED BY BROWN AND TAGGARD.

MDCCC LX.

F.R.