THE

ESSAYES OR COVNSELS

CIVILL AND MORALL®

OF

FRANCIS BACON,

LO: VERVLAM,

VISCOVNT ST. ALBAN.

First published in 1597,

Newly written in 1625.

And now Edited by WALTER WORRALL

With an Introduction by

OLIPHANT SMEATON.

NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO.

LONDON: J. M. DENT & CO.

MCM.

Printed by BALlantyne, HansON & Co.

At the Ballantyne Press

AMBORLIAD

A3

1900 MAIN

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THE RIGHT HONORABLE

MY VERY GOOD LO.

THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM

HIS GRACE, LO. HIGH ADMIRALL

OF ENGLAND.

EXCELLENT Lo.

ALOMON saies; A good Name is as a precious oyntment; And I assure my selfe, such wil your Graces Name bee, with Posteritie. For your Fortune, and Merit both, have beene Eminent. And you

have planted Things, that are like to last. I doe now publish my Essayes; which of all my other workes, have beene most Currant: For that, as it seemes, they come home, to Mens Businesse, and Bosomes. I have enlarged them, both in Number, and Weight; So that they are indeed a New Worke. I thought it therefore agreeable, to my Affection, and Obligation to your Grace, to prefix your Name

The Epistle Dedicatoric

before them, both in English, and in Latine. Fo.
I doe conceive, that the Latine Volume of them,
(being in the Universall Language) may last, as
long as Bookes last. My Instauration, I dedicated
to the King: My Historie of HENRY the Seven
(which I have now also translated into Latine) and
my Portions of Naturall History, to the Prince: And
these I dedicate to your Grace; Being of the best
Fruits, that by the good Encrease, which God gives
to my Pen and Labours, I could yeeld. God leade
your Grace by the Hand.

Your Graces most Obliged and
faithfull Servant,

FR. ST. ALBAN.

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