CONTENTS. Xlll 



The Earl of Buckingham to the Lord Keeper . . 319 



Sir Francis Bacon to the Lord Viscount Fenton . 319 



To the Lord Keeper, written from Scotland, June 28, 1618 320 



Sir Francis Bacon to the Earl of Buckingham . . 323 



The Earl of Buckingham to the Lord Keeper . . 323 



Sir Francis Bacon to the King . . . . 324 



The King to the Lord Keeper, in Answer to his Lordship s 



Letter from Gorhambury of July 25, 1617 . 327 



The Earl of Buckingham to the Lord Keeper 1 331 



Sir Henry Yelverton, Attorney-General, to the Lord Keeper 



Bacon . 331 



Sir Francis Bacon to the Earl of Buckingham --. &quot; . 333 



to the Earl of Buckingham . v . : v . 334 



The Earl of Buckingham to the Lord Keeper . . 335 



to the Lord Keeper 335 



Sir Francis Englefyld to the Lord Keeper . . 335 



The Earl of Buckingham to the Lord Keeper . Y . 336 



to the Lord Keeper . ^ . . .- 337 



to the Lord Keeper . . ... 337 



to the Lord Keeper . . . . . 337 



to the Lord Keeper 338 



Sir Francis Bacon to the Earl of Buckingham . . 338 



The Earl of Buckingham to the Lord Keeper . . 339 



to the Lord Keeper 339 



Sir Francis Bacon to the Earl of Buckingham . . 339 



The Earl of Buckingham to the Lord Keeper . . 341 



to the Lord Keeper, Sir Francis Bacon ., . 342 



to the Lord Keeper . . .. . . . 343 



to the Lord Keeper 344 



Sir Francis Bacon to the Earl of Buckingham . . 344 



to the Earl of Buckingham . . . 344 



to Sir James Fullerton . . . . 345 



The Earl of Buckingham to the Lord Chancellor . 345 



to the Lord Chamberlain . ... . * . 346 



to the Lord Chamberlain 346 



Sir Francis Bacon to Sir Henry Yelverton, Attorney-Ge 

 neral 347 



to the Marquis of Buckingham .... 348 



The Earl of Buckingham to the Lord Chancellor . 348 



to the Lord Chancellor 349 



to the Lord Chancellor ..... 349 



to the Lord Chancellor 349 



to the Lord Chancellor 350 



Sir Francis Bacon to the Marquis of Buckingham . 350 



The Marquis of Buckingham to the Lord Chancellor . 351 



to the Lord Chancellor . . . . . 351 



to the Lord Chancellor . 351 



