14. Copies of two letters from Mr. Francis Bacon, the former to Lady Burghley, to speak for him to her Lord; the other to Lord Burghley, to recommend him to the Queen for some place suitable to his study of the common law: dated Grey's Inn, Sept. 16, 1580.
15. William Herle, to Lord Burghley; with a letter inclosed of one Vincent Murphyn, a prisoner in the Poultry Compter, who wants to reveal some plot to his Lordship: Herle proposes also to show his Lordship the charter of the Abbey of Wigmore, which proves rights belonging to the Queen, though u...
16. A copy of Mr. Francis Bacon's letter to Lord Burghley; showing his thankfulness to the Queen for ber gracious notice of him, as well as for his Lordship's favours, Oct. 18, 1580.
19. John Stubbs, from the Tower, to Mr. Michael Hicks; to stir in behalf of a man likely to be condemned to die, Dec. 1, 1580. N. B. An indorsement to this letter says it was written with Stubb's left hand, his right being cut off. See Strype's Annals, Vol. III. p. 609.