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experience, and discretion ; what it pleases you I pray think 

 of me. I am one that know both mine own wants and other 

 men s ; and it may be, perchance, that mine may mend when 

 others stand at a stay : And surely, I may not in public 

 place endure to be wronged, without repelling the same to 

 my best advantage, to right myself. You are great, and 

 therefore have the more enviers, which would be glad to 

 have you paid at another s cost. Since the time I missed 

 the solicitor s place, the rather I think by your means, I 

 cannot expect that you and I shall ever serve as attorney 

 and solicitor together, but either to serve with another upon 

 your remove, or to step into some other course. So as I am 

 more free than ever I was from any occasion of unworthy 

 confirming myself to you, more than general good manners, 

 OP your particular good usage shall provoke ; and if you 

 had not been short-sighted in your own fortune, (as I 

 think) you might have had more use of me ; but that tide is 

 past. I write not this to shew any friends what a brave 

 letter , I have writ to Mr. Attorney, I have none of those 

 humours, but that I have written is to a good end, that is, to 

 the more decent carriage of my master s service, and to our 

 particular better understanding one another. This letter, if 

 it shall be answered by you in deed, and not in word I 

 suppose it will not be the worse for us both ; else it is but 

 a few lines lost, which for a much smaller matter I would 

 adventure. So this being to yourself, I for my part rest, 



Yours, etc. 



FR. BACON. 



Sir Francis Bacon to Sir Edward Coke, after Lord 



Chief Justice, and in Disgrace. 



[Inserted in Vol. VII. p. 296.] 



