LETTERS FROM THE RESUSCITATJO. 179 



much for his faults as for because he bridles their s. And so 

 commending your good lordships to God s divine protection, 

 I rest 



At your Lordships commandment, 



ROBERT ESSEX. 



To my Lord of Essex, from Mr. Bacon. 

 My singular good Lord, 



I will no longer dissever part of that, which I meant to 

 have said to your lordship at Barnhelmes from the exor 

 dium, which 1 then made. Whereunto I will only add this; 

 that I humbly desire your lordship before you give access to 

 my poor advice, to look about, even jealously a little, if you 

 will, and to consider : First, whether I have not reason to 

 think that your fortune comprehendeth mine : Next, whether 

 I shift my counsel and do not &quot; constare mihi ;&quot; for I am 

 persuaded there arc some would give you the same counsel 

 now, which I shall, but that they should derogate from that 

 which they have said heretofore : Thirdly, whetheryou have 

 taken hurt at any time by my careful and devoted counsel. 

 For although I remember well your lordship once told me 

 that you having submitted upon my well-meant motion at 

 Nonsuch (the place where you renewed a treaty with her 

 majesty of obsequious kindness) she ha 1 taken advantage of 

 it ; yet I suppose you do since believe, that it did much at 

 temper a cold malignant humour then growing upon her 

 majesty toward your lordship, and hath done you good in 

 consequence. And for being against it, now lately, that 

 you should not estrange yourself, although I give place to 

 none in true gratulation, yet neither do I repent me of safe 

 counsel ; neither do I judge of the whole play by the first 

 act. But whether 1 &amp;lt; ounsel you the best, or for the best, 

 duty bmdeth me to offer to you my wishes. I said to your 

 lordship last time ; &quot; Martha, Martha, attendis ad plurima, 

 unum sufficit.&quot; Win the queen; if this be not the beginning, 



