The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England: From the revolution of 1688, to the death of Lord Chancellor Thurlow, in 1806. 2v

Bacon's Letter to Lord Chancellor Ellesmere, 326. His Letter to the
King, 327. Bacon, Solicitor General, 328. His Speech in favour of the Union
with Scotland, $29.
Trial of Lord Sanquhar for Murder, 329. Cogitata et

Visa," 330.

Bacon's Letter to the King, asking Promotion, 330. Another

325.

Letter to the King respecting Office of Attorney General, 332. Intrigue for

removing Sir E Coke from being Chief Justice of the Common Pleas to be

Chief Justice of the King's Bench, 333. Bacon, Attorney General, 334. Dia-

logue between Mr. Attorney and Chief Justice Coke, 335. Influence of Bacon

in the Administration of the Government, 335.

Question whether he could be

re-elected to the House of Commons, being Attorney General? 335. Speech as

Attorney General for a Supply, 336. Raising of "Benevolences," 337. Bacon

defends "Benevolences," 337. Bacon's atrocious Conduct in the Prosecution of

Peacham for Treason, 338. Tampers with the Judges, 338. Puts Peacham to

the Torture, 339.

Letter to the King about the torturing of Peacham, 339.

Bacon announces his Resolution to the King to go to the Tower to see the

Torture inflicted on Peacham, 339. His Report of the torturing, 340. Peacham

brought to Trial and convicted, 340. Public Indignation, 340. Death of

Peacham, 340. Improper Attempts to palliate Bacon's Misconduct, 340. Bacon

cultivates George Villiers, James's new Favourite, 341. His excellent Advice

to Villiers, 341.

Illness of Lord Ellesmere, 342. Bacon's Letter to King So.

liciting Chancellor's Place, 342. Second Letter to King, pressing for the Ap-
pointment, 343. Profits of Offices he would give up, 343. Arguments against

making Sir E. Coke Chancellor, 344. Retainer of Serjeant Yaxley in the Reign

of Henry VII., 344. Bacon's own Fitness, 345. Preparations for Transfer of

Great Seal, 345. Lord Chancellor recovers, 346. Bacon's pretended Joy, 346.

Bacon solicits to be made Privy Councillor, 346. He is offered Promise of

Great Seal, or to be made Privy Councillor, 347. He prefers being a Privy

Councillor, 347. Sworn a Privy Councillor, 348. Gives up private Practice at

the Bar, 348. His Proposal for "the Amendment of the Law," 348. His wise

Views of Law Reform, 348. Prosecution for a Libel in the Star Chamber on

Murderers of Overbury, 349. Bacon's Part in Prosecution of the Somersets,

349. Proceedings against Sir E. Coke, 350. Sir E. Coke obnoxious for resisting a

Job, 351. Merits of Coke as a Lawyer, 351. Foolish Charge against him, 352.

He is ordered to revise his Reports, 352. Bacon's insulting Letter to Coke, 352.

Coke is summoned before the Privy Council, 355. Bacon presses for his Dis-

missal, 355. Coke is dismissed, 355. Bacon, Chancellor of Duchy of Corn-

wall, 355.

CHAPTER LV.

CONTINUATION OF THE LIFE OF LORD BACON FROM HIS APPOINTMENT AS

CHANCELLOR TILL HIS FALL.

Great Seal delivered to Bacon as Lord Keeper, 356. His Delight, 357. His

Letter of Thanks to Buckingham, 357. King's Visit to Scotland, 358. Bacon's

Installation as Lord Keeper, 359. His inaugural Address, 360.

His Account

of the Ceremony, 362. King's Approbation of his Address, 362. The Lord

Keeper's great Despatch in the Court of Chancery, 363. His Letter announcing

that there were no Arrears in the Court, 363. He gives Dinners to the Judges

and the Bar, 364. Tampers with the Judges about High Commission Court,

365. Bacon indiscreetly opposes Marriage between Buckingham's Brother and

Sir E. Coke's Daughter, 365. His Letter to Buckingham dissuading the Match,

366. His Letter to King on same Subject, 366.
He directs Prosecution

against Sir E. Coke for rescuing his Daughter, 367. Rage of the King and

Buckingham, 367. Bacon's Alarm and Contrition, 367. King's vituperative

Letter to Bacon, 368. Bacon's abject Apology to the King, 369. His Servility

to Buckingham, 369. He is pardoned, 369. He defends Monopolies, 370.

Buckingham's Interference in Suits of Chancery, 370. Bacon made Lord Chan-

cellor and a Peer, 371. Bacon's Danger from a Maniac Peer, 371. Execution

of Sir Walter Raleigh, 372. Censure on Bacon for his Concurrence in Death of

Raleigh, 373. Prosecution for Exportation of Bullion, 373. Prosecution of

Earl of Suffolk for trafficking with public Money, 374. Prosecution for Libel

on the Chancellor, 374. Prosecution of Yelverton, the Attorney General, for

improperly granting a Charter, 375. Publication of NOVUM ORGANUM, 376.

Bacon's Letter presenting this Work to the King, 377. The King's Answer,

377. Presentation Copy to Sir E. Coke, 378. Bacon at the Height of his

Prosperity, 378. His Mode of Living, $79. Made Viscount St. Alban's, 379.

His sudden Fall, 380. He advises the Calling of a Parliament, 380.

Parlia-

ment meets, 380. His Address to the King, 380. Proceedings in Parliament,

381. Sir E. Coke, Leader of Opposition, 381. Committee to inquire into

Monopolies, 381. Scene in the House of Lords when Sir E. Coke demanded a

Conference, 381. Committee to inquire into Abuses in Courts of Justice, 382.

Williams, Dean of Westminster, afterwards Lord Keeper, becomes Adviser of

the Court, 383. Measures recommended by him, 383. Conference between the

two Houses, 383. Bacon irregularly defends himself, 383. He is censured,

Charge of Corruption against the Chancellor, 384. He at first treats the

Charge with scorn, 385. His last Appearance in the House of Lords, 385. His

dread of a Message from the Commons to impeach him, 385. He suddenly

adjourns the House, and takes to his Bed, 385. The Chief Justice of the King's

Bench appointed Speaker of the House of Lords, 386. Commons demand a

Conference on Charges against the Chancellor, 386. Bacon's Letter to the

384.

Peers, 386.

Answer of the Peers, 387. King's Message to the Commons, 388.

Fresh Charges of Bribery against the Chancellor, 388. Bacon's Behaviour under

the Accusation, 389. His Letter to the King, 389. His private Interview with

the King, 390. King wishes to dissolve Parliament, 391.

Is dissuaded by

Williams, 391. Impeachment proceeds, 391. Bacon's Confession, 391. Con-

fession voted insufficient, 394. Articles of Impeachment, 394. Full Confession,

394. Deputation of Peers to Bacon to verify the Confession, 394. The Great

Seal is taken from him, 395. He is summoned to hear Judgment, 395. Last

attempt to move the King in his favour, 396. Sentence is pronounced, 396.

Justice of the Sentence, 397. Bacon's modern Defenders, 397. Reason for his

pleading Guilty, 397. Whether Bacon subject to Imputation of moral Guilt?

397. Standard by which he is to be tried, 398. Judicial Bribery considered

infamous in his own Age, 398. Though without public or personal Enemies,

unanimous opinion against him, 398. His Case contrasted with that of Sir

Thomas More's, 398. Hugh Latimer on judicial Bribery, 398.

Bacon's own

Opinion of judicial Bribery, 399. Futility of Arguments in his favour, 399,

Atonement by his subsequent Conduct, 400.

CHAPTER LVI.

CONCLUSION OF THE LIFE OF LORD BACON.

Bacon's severe Illness, 401. He is committed to the Tower in Execution of his

Sentence, 401. His Letter to Buckingham, praying that he may be liberated,

402. Humane Interposition of Prince Charles, 402. Bacon is liberated, 402.

Goes to a Villa at Parson's Green, 402. He is annoyed by his Creditors, 403.

He retires to Gorhambury, 403. His Petition to House of Lords, 403. His

Penury, 404. Settlement of his Affairs, 404. Qualified Pardon granted to him,

405. Bacon ill-used by Lord Keeper Williams, 405. His Hopes of being

reinstated, 405. He resumes his literary Labours, 405. His History of Henry VII.,

406. He returns to Philosophy, 407. Publication of " De Augmentis," 407.

"Historia Vitæ et Mortis," &c., 407. His continuing Love of Show, 408. His

Want of Money and Credit, 408. Candidate for Provostship of Eton, 408. His

Firmness when disappointed, 409. Has an Interview with the King, 409. He is

disappointed in the Hope of being again employed, 410. His Congratulation on

Buckingham's Return from Spain, 410. His Exclusion from Parliament, 411.

Full Pardon granted

His literary Labours,

413.

His Letter to the King praying for a full Pardon, 411.
to him, 412. His Health and Strength decline, 412.
He compiles a Jest Book, 413. He commences Digest of Laws, and

History of Henry VIII., 413. Death of James I., 414. Bacon's Hopes at

Commencement of new Reign disappointed, 414. He renounces Politics and

public Life, 414. Transfer of Great Seal from Williams to Coventry, 415.

Bacon makes his last Will, 415. Solicits Williams to edit his Letters and

Speeches, 415. His Translation of Psalms, 416. He returns to Gray's Inn,

417. His last Experiment, 418. His sudden Illness, 418. He is carried to

Lord Arundel's at Highgate, 418. He is visited by Sir Julius Cæsar, 419. His
Letter to Lord Arundel, 419. His Death, 419. His Judgment in the Court
of Chancery, 420. Great Merit of his Orders," 420. His Lesson to King
James to hear both Sides of a Cause, 421. His Addresses to the Judges in the
Exchequer Chamber, 421. His excellent Advice to a Judge, 422. His Feeling

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