THE

WORKS

OF

FRANCIS BACON,

BARON OF VERULAM, VISCOUNT ST. ALBANS, AND

LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND,

Tollected and edited

BY

JAMES SPEDDING, M.A.

OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE;
ROBERT LESLIE ELLIS, M.A.

LATE FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE;

AND

DOUGLAS RENON HEATH,,,,
BARRISTER-AT-LAV;; ÇATE FEDLOW PZ TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

YOLUME XI.

BEN?

VOL. I. OF THE LITERARY AND PROFESSIONAL WORKS.