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 XV.

BEING

VOL. V. OF THE LITERARY AND PROFESSIONAL WORKS.

BT

BOSTON:
PUBLISHED BY BROWN AND TAGGARD.

MDCCC LXI.