Leaping helped by weights in the hands,
i. 484
Learning, objections against it considered, i. 4, 20, its diseases, i. 28,
the dignity of learning, i. 40, public obstacles to it, i. 69, 70, 71,

72, 73, 74
Learning, concerning the advancement thereof in the universities,
iii. 392, &c.
Leases for years, how made, iv. 112, they go to the executors,
ibid. are forfeited by attainder, in treason, felony, præmunire, kil-
ling himself, for flying, for standing out against being tried by
the country, by conviction of felony, petty larceny, going beyond
sea without licence,
ibid. &c.
Leases for lives, how made, iv. 113, in what cases forfeitable, and to
whom they are so,

ibid.

Leaves nourish not, i. 266, 407, 457, how inlarged, i. 409, the
cause why they nourish not,
i. 457, 458
Leaves three cubits long and two broad, i. 452, plants without leaves,

i. 512

Lectures for philosophy, two erected in perpetuum of two hundred
pounds per annum, by our author, at the universities,
Lee, employed between Essex and Tyrone, iii. 144, his confession
relating to Essex's treason,

Lee, notes on his case,

Leet, court-leet, its institution was for three ends, iv. 310, the
power of this court,

Leets, stewards of leets and law-days, their authority,
Left side and right, senses alike strong on each side, limbs strongest
on the right, ii. 33, the cause of each,
Legacy, how property may be gained thereby, iv. 130, 131, what
debts must first be discharged before they are to be paid, iv. 131,
may be sold to pay debts upon any deficiency,

Leges, how far a union in them is desirable,

Legier ambassadors, what, iii. 448, their care and duty,
Leicester, ii. 407, earl of, had the lease of the alienation

Leigh, Barnaby,

Lemnos of old, dedicated to Vulcan,

Lenox, duke of, lord steward of the king's household, employed in
the inquiry into the poisoning of Sir Thomas Overbury, vi. 109,
sent to the lord chancellor, vi. 227, his letter to lord St. Alban,

Lepanto, victory of, iii. 474, put a hook into the nostrils of the Ma-
hometans,
ibid.
vi. 241

Lerma, duke of,

Lessee, cases wherein he has discovered damages in trees being cut
down, and yet no property is from thence proved to be in him,

Letters, an appendix of history,

Letters, when best for persons in business, ii. 369.
vour, so much out of the writers reputation,
Letter relating to the poisoning of queen Elizabeth,
deciphered,
Letters in the reign of queen Elizabeth. To a noble lord, v. 203,
to the queen, with a new year's gift, ibid. another on the same,

v. 204, to the same, concerning a star-chamber cause, ibid. to the
same with a present, v. 205, to the same, in excuse of his ab-
senting from court, ibid. to lord treasurer Burghley, upon deter-
-mining his course of life, v. 206, to the same, thanking him for
a promise obtained from the queen, v. 208, another on the same,
v. 210, to the same, offering service, v. 211, to the same, in ex-
cuse of his speech in parliament against the triple subsidy, v. 213,
to the lord keeper Puckering, concerning the solicitorship, v. 214,
to the same, from lord Essex, upon the same subject, ibid. seven
more from Mr. Bacon, upon the same, v. 215, et seq. to the lord
treasurer Burghley, recommending his first suit for the solicitor's
place, v. 219, seven to the lord keeper, v. 221, et seq. to the
same from the earl of Essex, in favour of Mr. Bacon, v. 226, to the
earl of Essex, with advice how to behave himself towards the
queen, v. 227, to the same, upon the queen's refusal of the au-
thor's service, v. 233, to the same, concerning the author's mar-
riage, v. 234, to Sir John Stanhope, complaining of his neglect
of him, v. 235, three to the earl of Essex, v. 236, 237, from Es-
sex to the queen, about her usage of him, v. 238, to Sir Robert
Cecil, intimating suspicion of unfair practices, v. 239, to the
same, expostulating upon his conduct towards the author, v.
240, to Fulke Grevil, complaining of the queen's neglect, v. 241,
to lord Essex, desiring he would excuse to the queen his intention
of going abroad, v. 242, two to Sir Robert Cecil in France, v. 242,
243, of advice to Essex, to take upon him the care of Irish causes,
when Mr. Secretary Cecil was in France, v. 244, of advice to
Essex, upon the first treaty with Tyrone, before the earl was no-
minated for the charge of Ireland, v. 246, of advice to Essex, im-
mediately before his going into Ireland, v. 248, to Essex, v. 252,
to the same, offering his service when he was first enlarged to Es-
sex-house, ibid. answer of Essex to the preceding letter of Mr.
Bacon, v. 253, to Essex, upon his being reconciled to the queen,
v. 254, to the same, ibid. to Sir Robert Cecil, clearing himself
of aspersions in the case of the earl of Essex, v. 255, to the lord
Henry Howard, on the same subject, v. 256, two letters framed,
the one as from Mr. Anthony Bacon to the earl of Essex, the other
as the earl's answer thereunto, to be shewn to the queen in order
to induce her to receive Essex again into favour, v. 257, 261, to Se-
cretary Cecil, after the defeating of the Spanish forces in Ireland,
inciting him to embrace the care of reducing that kingdom to civi
lity, v. 262, considerations touching the queen's service in Ireland,
v. 264, to my lord of Canterbury, v. 270, to Sir Thomas Lucy,
thanking him for his assistance to his kinsman, ibid. to the earl of
Northumberland, a few days before queen Elizabeth's death, ten-
dering service,.
Letters in the reign of king James, v. 272, to Mr. Fowlys, desiring
his acquaintance, ibid. to the same, on the king's, coming in, v.
273, to Sir Thomas Chaloner, then in Scotland, before the king's
entrance, desiring recommendation to his majesty, v. 274, to the
king, offering service upon his first coming, v. 275, to the lord
Kinloss, upon the king's entrance, desiring recommendation to
him, v. 277, to Dr. Morison, on the same subject, v. 278, to Mr.
Davis, gone to meet the king, on the same subject, ibid. to Mr.

v. 271

Kempe, of the situation of affairs upon the death of the queen, v.
279, to the earl of Northumberland, recommending a proclama-
tion to be made by the king at his entrance, v. 280, to the earl
of Southampton, upon the king's coming in, v. 281, to Mr. Mat-
thew, signifying the proceedings of king James at his first entrance,
v. 282, to the earl of Northumberland, giving some character of the
king at his arrival, v. 284, to Mr. Murray, of the king's bed-
chamber, about knighting a gentleman, v. 285, to Mr. Pierce, se-
cretary to the lord deputy of Ireland, desiring an account of the
Irish affairs, ibid. to the earl of Northampton, desiring him to pre-
sent the Advancement of Learning to the king, v. 286, to Sir Tho-
mas Bodley, upon sending his book of Advancement of Learning,
v. 287, to the earl of Salisbury upon the same, v. 288, to the
lord treasurer Buckhurst, on the same subject, v. 289, to the lord
chancellor Egerton, on the same subject, v. 290, to Mr. Mat-
thew on the same subject, ibid. to Dr. Playfere desiring him to
translate the Advancement into Latin, v. 291, to the lord chancel-
lor, touching the History of Britain, v. 293, to the king, touching
the History of his Times, v. 296, of expostulation to Sir Edward
Coke, v. 297, to the earl of Salisbury, concerning the solicitor's
place, v. 298, another to him, suing for the solicitor's place, v.
299, to the lord chancellor, about the same, v. 300, to my
lady Packington, in answer to a message by her sent, v. 301, to
the king, touching the solicitor's place, v. 302, to the earl of Salis-
bury, upon a new year's tide, v. 303, to Mr. Matthew, imprisoned
for religion, v. 304, to Mr. Matthew, with some of his writings,
v. 305, to Sir George Carew, on sending him the treatise, In fe-
licem memoriam Elizabethæ, v. 306, to the king, upon presenting the
Discourse touching the Plantation of Ireland, v. 307, to the bishop
of Ely, upon sending his writing intitled, Cogitata et Visa, v. 308,
to Sir Thomas Bodley, desiring him to return the Cogitata et Visa,
V. 310, Sir Thomas Bodley's letter to Sir Francis Bacon, about his
Cogitata et Visa, v. 311, to Mr. Matthew, upon sending to him
a part of Instauratio magna, v. 318, to Mr. Matthew, concerning
his treatise of the felicities of queen Elizabeth, and the Instauratio
magna, v. 319, to the same, with a memorial of queen Elizabeth,
v. 320, to the same, upon sending his book, De sapientia veterum,
v. 321, to the king, asking a promise to succeed to the attorney's
place, v. 322, another on the same subject, v. 323, to the prince
of Wales, dedicating his Essays to him, v. 324, to the earl of Salis-
bury, requesting a place, v. 325, to the lord mayor of London,
complaining of his usage of Mr. Bernard, ibid. to Sir Vincent Skin-
ner, complaining of his non-payment of some monies, v. 327, to Sir
Henry Saville, concerning a discourse upon the intellectual pow-
ers, v. 328, to Mr. Matthew, about his writings, and the death
of a friend, v. 335, two to the king, concerning Peacham, v.
338, et seq. to the king, concerning the lord chancellor's recovery,
342, to the king, touching Peacham, &c. v. 343, to the king,
touching my lord chancellor's amendment, &c. v. 350, to the
king, concerning Owen's cause, &c. v. 351, to the king, with
lord Coke's answers, concerning Peacham's
's case, v. 351, to the
king, about Peacham's papers, v. 354, another on the same sub-
ject, v. 355, to the king about his majesty's revenue, v. 360, to the

V.

king, with an account of Mr. St. John's trial, v. 361, to the
king, concerning the new company, v. 363, to Sir George Vil-
liers, about Roper's place, v. 366, to the king, concerning Mur-
ray, ibid. to the king, against the new company, v. 369, to the
king, touching the chancellor's sickness, v. 371, to the king, re-
lating to the chancellor's place, ibid. to the king, of the chancel
lor's amendment, and the difference begun between the chancery
and king's bench, v. 374, to Sir George Villiers, on the same sub-
ject, v. 376, to Sir George Villiers, about swearing him into the
privy council, v. 377, to the king, concerning the præmunire in
the king's bench against the chancery, v. 378, to the king, on the
breach of the new company, v. 383, to Sir George Villiers, soli-
citing to be sworn of the privy council, v. 87, to his majesty,
about the earl of Somerset, ibid. to his majesty, about the chan-
cellor's place, v. 389, two to Sir George Villiers, about the earl of
ee Somerset, v. 391, et seq. a letter to the king, relating to Somer-
set's trial, with his majesty's observation upon it, v. 395, to Sir
George Villiers, about the earl of Somerset, v. 398, to Sir George
Villiers, of Somerset's arraignment, 400, to the king, about Somer-
set's examination, v. 402, an expostulation to the lord chief justice
Coke, v. 403, to Sir George Villiers, putting him in mind of a
former suit, v. 411, to the king, about the commendams, v. 412, to
Sir George Villiers, upon accepting a place in council, v. 420, to
the same, concerning the affair of the commendams, v. 421, two
weto Sir George Villiers, about restoring Dr. Burgess to preach, v.
435, 436, to the same, of lady Somerset's pardon, v. 437, to the
same, recommending a gentleman to be solicitor in Ireland, v.
438, to the same, about Irish affairs, ibid. to the king, with the
preface of Sir George Villiers's patent, v. 441, to Sir George
Villiers, on sending his bill for viscount, v. 442, to the same, on
sending his patent, v. 443, to the king, of Sir George Villiers's
patent, v. 445, to Sir George Villiers, on sending his patent sealed,
v. 446, to the same, acknowledging the king's favour, v. 447,
to the king, of the cloathing business, ibid. to the lord viscount
Villiers, on the same subject, v. 448, to the lord viscount Villiers,
concerning the patent for licensing inns, v. 451, to the same, with
Bertram's case, v. 452, to Sir Francis Bacon, from Lord Villiers,
concerning Bertram, v. 453, to the lord viscount Villiers, of the
improving his lands and the revenues of his places, v. 455, to the
same about duels, v. 459, to the saine, concerning the farmer's
cause, v. 462, to the earl of Buckingham, on the author's being
a declared lord keeper of the great seal, ibid. to the same, concerning
the queen's household, v. 463, to the university of Cambridge, in
answer to their congratulation, v. 464, to the earl of Buckingham,
of lord Brackley's patent, v. 465, to the same, concerning the
queen's business, v. 466, to Mr. Matthew, censuring some
astronomers in Italy, ibid. to the king, about the Spanish match,
ov. 467, to the earl of Buckingham, of his taking his place in
chancery, v. 469, the earl of Buckingham's answer, v. 475, to
the earl of Buckingham, recommending Mr. Lowder to be one of
so the barons in Ireland, v. 476, to the same, dissuading the match
between his brother and lord Coke's daughter, v. 476, 481, to the
oking, on the same subject, v. 478, 482, to the earl of Backing-

ham, of his brother's match, v. 483, a letter of thanks to the earl
of Buckingham, v. 486, to the same, with the certificate touching
the enrollment of apprentices, v. 487, four to the same, of re-
trenching the expenses of the king's household, v. 488, to the
king, from the lords of the council, on the same subject, v. 493,
to Mr. Matthew, desiring his judgment of his writings, v. 496, to
the marquis of Buckingham, of different affairs, ibid. the marquis's
answer, v. 499, to the king, asking his directions concerning
the charge to be given the judges before the circuits, ibid. to the
lord chancellor, from Buckingham, concerning the treatment of
the papists, v, 500, to the marquis of Buckingham, concerning
lord Clifton's traducing the author, v. 501, to the same, concern-
ing the revenue, v. 502, to the same, of staying two grants at the
scal, and of the commission of wards in Ireland, v. 503, to the
same, of his mother's patent, v. 504, to the same,of staying a patent
at the seal, v. 505, to the same, of the navy, v. 507, to the same,
soliciting the farm of the profits of the alienations, v. 508, to the
same, concerning the affair of the Dutch merchants, who had ex-
ported immense quantities of gold and silver, v. 508, Buckingham's
answer, v. 510, two to the marquis of Buckingham, concerning
the revenue, v. 511, 512, to the king, concerning the gold and
silver thread business, v. 512, to the same, proposing to regulate
his finances, v. 513, to the marquis of Buckingham, giving him
an account of several matters, v. 514, Buckingham's answer,
515, Buckingham to the lord chancellor, ibid. to Sir Thomas
Leigh and Sir Thomas Puckeridge, in favour of a man whose
house was burnt down, v. 516, to the marquis of Buckingham,
concerning the pursuivants, ibid. two from Buckingham to the
lord chancellor, v. 517, 518, to the marquis of Buckingham, con-
cerning the ore tenus against the Dutch, v. 518, Buckingham's
answer, v. 520, to the marquis of Buckingham, concerning the
earl of Suffolk's submission, v. 520, Buckingham's answer, v. 521,
to the marquis of Buckingham, of Suffolk's sentence, v. 522, to
the same, of the Dutchmen's cause, v. 523, to the same, concern-
ing the revenue, v. 524, to the same, with Sir Thomas Lake's
submission, v. 525, Buckingham's answer, ibid. to the marquis of
Buckingham, concerning the Dutch cause, ibid. Buckingham's
answer, v. 526, to the marquis of Buckingham, of justice Coke's
death, v. 527, to the same, of the revenue business, ibid. to the
marquis of Buckingham, of a remembrancer in chancery, v. 529,
to the king, of preparing for a parliament, v. 531, to the marquis
of Buckingham, of the parliament business, v. 532, Buckingham's
answer, v. 534, from the king to my lord chancellor, upon his
lordship's sending to his majesty his Novum Organum, v. 535, to
the marquis of Buckingham, with a draught of a proclamation for
a parliament, ibid. Buckingham's answer, v. 541, to Sir Henry
Wotton, with his Novum Organum, v. 541, 542, to Mr. Mat-
thew, believing his danger less than he found it, v. 543, to the
same, expressing great acknowledgment and kindness, v. 543, to
the same, owning his impatient attention to do him service, v. 544,
to the marquis of Buckingham, of summoning the prince to par-
liament, ibid. to the same, of parliament business, v. 546, Buck-
ingham to the lord chancellor, approving the proclamation for a