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- 040-002109732
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Miscellaneous treatises of Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans, Lord Chancellor, in various hands; 17th-18th centt. Artt. 1-11 are printed in The Works of Francis Bacon, 14 vols., 1857-1874, edited by James Spedding and others.
(1) The use of the Law; early 17th cent. Spedding, vii, p. 453. ff. 1-55.
(2) 'The Arguments of Lawe . . . in certaine great and difficulte cases', with corrections in Bacon's hand; early 17th cent. Spedding, vii, p. 519. ff. 56-101.
(3) 'A short view of Great Brittayne and Spayne'; circ. 1641. Spedding, xiv, p. 22. ff. 102-105.
(4) 'A breife Discourse touchinge the happy union of the Kingdomes of England and Scotland'; circa 1641. Spedding, x, p. 90. ff. 106-109.
(5) 'A Prayer of Psalme'; circa 1641. Spedding, xiv, p. 229. ff. 110.
(6) 'A confession of ye Faith'; 17th cent. Spedding, vii, p. 215. ff. 111-115.
(7) 'The Lo. Chan. Bacon's submission to the Parliament'; 22 April 1621. Spedding, xiv, p. 242. ff. 116-117.
(8) 'A Discourse of an Holy Warre'; 1622. Spedding, vii, 3. ff. 118-124.
(9) 'An Advertisement touchinge the controversyes of the Church of England'; circa 1641. Spedding, viii, p. 74. ff. 125-134.
(10) 'Certaine considerations touchinge the bette rpacification and edification of the church of England'; circa 1641. Spedding, x, p. 103. ff. 135-144.
(11) 'Observations made upon a Libell published this present yeare 1592 intituled A Declaration of the true causes of the great troubles ... against the Realme of England'; circ. 1641. Spedding, viii, p. 144. ff. 145-166.
(12) Another copy of art. 10 with the beginning of a third copy; 17th cent. ff. 167-186, 187-189.
(13) Collection of legal forms and precedents, beginning 'A president for a Bill in Chancery'; 17th cent. On the flyleaf are a few 'Chancery Fees' and 'Kings Bench fees'. ff. 190-199.
(14) Advice to Sir George Villiers, afterwards Duke of Buckingham, when he became favourite to King James; early 18th cent. Printed in the Works of Francis Bacon, 1765, ii, p. 257. ff. 200-225. Paper: ff. 225. Folio. XVII-XVIII centt.
Political Tracts: F. Bacon: political tracts: 16th-17th centt.: Copies.
Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Collected treatises: 17th cent.
includes:
- ff. 1-101, 190-199 Law OF ENGLAND: Treatises, etc., on, by F. Bacon: 17th cent.
- f. 110 Prayers: 'A prayer or psalme' by Sir F. Bacon: 17th cent.
- f. 116 England; Parliament: Letters to the Lords, from Lord St. Albans: 1621.
- f. 116 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Letters to the House of Lords: 1621.
- ff. 125-134, 135-144 England, Ecclesiastical History: Two treatises on the Church of England by Sir F. Bacon: 17th cent.
- ff. 200-225 George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham: Correspondence with Sir F. Bacon: 1616-1624.: Mainly copies.
- ff. 200-225 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Correspondence with the Duke of Buckingham: 1616-1624.: Mainly copies.
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036-002109725
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- Add MS 4101-4478 : Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was…
Add MS 4258-4263 : BIRCH'S FRANCIS BACON COLLECTIONS
Add MS 4263 : Miscellaneous treatises of Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans, Lord Chancellor, in various hands; 17th-18th centt. Artt. 1-11 are… - Hierarchy:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 17th century-18th century
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- CE
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- Names:
- Bacon, Francis, Viscount St Albans,, Lord Chancellor, politician and philosopher, 1561-1626
Henry VIII, King of England and Ireland, 1491-1547,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122586127
Parliament
Villiers, George, 1st Duke of Buckingham, 1592-1628,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121403704