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Sir Francis Bacon, the King s Attorney, to the 

 King, giving some account touching the Com- 

 mendams. 



[Inserted in Vol. VII. p. 307.] 



Sir Francis Bacon his Advertisement touching an 

 Holy War to the Right Reverend Father in God, 

 Lancelot Andrews, Lord Bishop of Winchester, 

 and Counsellor of Estate to His Majesty. 

 [Inserted in Vol. VII. p. 



Sir Francis Bacon to King James, of a Digest to be 



made of the Laws of England. 



[Inserted in Vol. V. p. 353.] 



Sir Francis Bacon to the Right Honourable his very 

 good Lord, the Earl of Devonshire, Lord Lieu 

 tenant of Ireland; 



[Inserted in Vol. VI. p. 242.] 



Sir Francis Bacon, to the King. 



May it please your most excellent Majesty, 

 It is observed, upon a place in the Canticles by some, 

 &quot; Ego sum Flos Campi, et Lilium Convallium ;&quot; that it is 

 not said, &quot; Ego sum flos horti, et lilium montium :&quot; because 

 the majesty of that person is not inclosed for a few, nor 

 appropriate to the great. And yet, notwithstanding, this 

 royal virtue of access, which nature and judgment hath 

 placed in your majesty s mind, as the portal of all the rest, 

 could not of itself (my imperfections considered) have 

 animated to me have made oblation of myself immediately 

 to your majesty, had it not been joined to a habit of like 

 liberty which I enjoyed with my late dear sovereign mis- 



