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which I send is more full, and hath more of the nar 

 rative ; and farther hath one part that I think will not be 

 disagreeable, either to you, or that place, being the true 

 tracts of her proceeding towards the catholics, which are in 

 finitely mistaken. And though I do not imagine they will 

 pass allowance there, yet they will gain upon excuse. I find 

 Mr. Lezure to use you well, (I mean his tongue, of you,) 

 which shews you either honest or wise. But this I speak 

 merely ; for in good faith, I conceive hope, that you will so 

 govern yourself, as we may take you as assuredly for a good 

 subject, and patriot, as you take yourself for a good Chris 

 tian ; and so we may enjoy your company, and you your 

 conscience, if it may no otherwise be. For my part, assure 

 yourself, that (as we say in the law) &quot; Mutatis mutandis,&quot; 

 my love and good wishes to you are diminished. And so I 

 remain. 



Sir Francis Bacon to Mr. Savill. 

 [Inserted in Vol. I. p. 337.] 



Sir Francis Bacon to the King, touching the 

 Solicitor s place. 



How honestly ready I have been (most gracious sove 

 reign) to do your majesty bumble service to the best of 

 my power, and in a manner beyond my power, (as I now 

 stand,) I am not so unfortunate, but your majesty knoweth. 

 For both in the commission of union (the labour whereof, 

 for men of my profession, rested most upon my hand,) and 

 this last parliament in the bill of the subsidy, (both body, 

 and preamble,) in the bill of attainders of Tresham, and the 

 rest, in the matter of purveyance, in the ecclesiastical 

 petitions, in the grievances, and the like ; as I was ever 

 careful, (and not without good success) sometimes to put 

 forward that which was good, sometimes to keep back that 

 which was not so good ; so your majesty was pleased to 



