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good:-but these expectations may be the illusions of a lover; and it is not given to man to love and to be wise.--There are, however, pleasures of which nothing can bereave me; the consciousness that I have endeavoured to render some assistance to science and to the profession, the noble, intellectual profession of which I am a member. How deeply, how gratefully do I feel; with what a lofty spirit and sweet content do I think of the constant kindness of my many, many friends! And now, for the last time, I use the words of Lord Bacon: "Being at some pause, looking back into that I have passed through, this writing seemeth to me, 'si nunquam fallit imago,' as far as a man can judge of his own work, not much better than the noise or sound which musicians make while they are tuning their instruments, which is nothing pleasant to hear, but yet is a cause why the music is sweeter afterwards: so have I been content to tune the instruments of the muses, that they may play that have better hands."

To posterity and distant ages Bacon bequeathed his good name, and posterity and distant ages will do him ample justice. Wisdom herself has suffered in his disgrace, but year after year brings to light proof of the arts that worked Bacon's downfall, and covered his character with obloquy. He will find some future historian who, assisted by the patient labours of the present editor, with all his zeal and tenfold his ability; with power equal to the work, and leisure to pursue it, will dig the statue from the rubbish which may yet deface it; and, obliterating one by one the paltry libels scrawled upon its base, will place it, to the honour of true science, in a temple worthy of his greatness.

November 17, 1834.

B. MONTAGU.

CONTENTS OF VOL. I.

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con dissuades Essex from accepting the

command. Essex appointed Lord Lieu-
tenant. His rash conduct. Intercession by
Bacon with the Queen. Return of Essex.
His imprisonment. Bacon's friendship. Pri-
vate investigation in Star Chamber. Bacon's
objection to this. Apology for Essex. Pub-
lic proceeding against Essex. Bacon coun-
sel against Essex. Reasons for this. Trial
of Essex. His application to the Queen
after the trial. Obloquy of Bacon. Impru-
dent conduct of partisans of Essex. Bacon's
exertions with the Queen for Essex. Writes
letters for him. Impropriety of this. Essex
liberated. Monopoly of sweet wines. Es-
sex's violence. Bacon's interview with the
Queen. Treason of Essex. Bacon's diffi-
cult situation. Trial of Essex.

cution. Account of his treason.

His exe-

Death of

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From the publication of the Wisdom of the An-

cients to the publication of the Novum Or-

ganum.

Marshalsea. Charter House. Death of the
Prince. Essays. Prosecution of Lord San-
quhar. Confession of Faith. Attorney-Gene-
ral. Parliament of 1614. Duelling. Under-
takers. Benevolences. St. John. Peacham.
Consulting the Judges. Owen. Villiers.
Political advice to Villiers. Overbury.
Somerset. Disputes between King's Bench
and Chancery. Privy counsellor. Resig-
nation and death of Lord Brackley. Lord
Keeper. His pecuniary loss. Presents to
the monarch and officers of state. To the
Lord Keeper. To Judges. Abolition in
France of the Epices. King's journey to
Scotland. Takes his seat in Chancery. His
address. Jurisdiction. Patents. Delays.
Expense. Spanish match. Marriage of Sir
John Villiers. Finance. Civil list.
Chancellor. Wrenham. Dulwich. Dutch
merchants. Lord Suffolk. Buckingham
receives £20,000 for the place of Lord Trea-
surer. Bacon's judicial exertions. Buck-
ingham's interference. Slander of Wrayn-
ham. Presents in the case of Egerton and
ligerton. In Aubrey and Bronker. From
grocers and apothecaries. Hody and Hody.
Lord Clifford threatens to assassinate the
Chancellor. Law reporters. Ordinances in
Chancery. Judges, character of. Gardens,
Bacon's delight in. Lincoln's Inn Fields.
Clorhambury. His philosophical house.
Alienation office. York house. His sixti-
eth birth-day. Ben Jonson's poem..

Liberation. Re-

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