LETTERS FROM THE BACONIANA. 201 



The same in English by the Publisher. 



Seeing I am your son, and your disciple, it will much 

 please me to repose in your bosom the issue which I have 

 lately brought forth into the world ; for otherwise I should 

 look upon it as an exposed child. Let it not trouble you 

 that the way in which I go is new : such things will of ne 

 cessity happen in the revolutions of several ages. However, 

 the honour of the ancients is secured : that, I mean, which 

 is due to their wit. For faith is only due to the word of 

 God, and to experience. Now, for bringing back the 

 sciences to experience is not a thing to be done : but to 

 raise them anew from experience, is indeed a very difficult 

 and laborious, but not a hopeless undertaking. God pros 

 per you and your studies. 



Your most loving son, 



FRANCIS VERULAM, Chancel. 



A Letter of the Lord Bacon s, written to Trinity 

 College in Cambridge, upon his sending to them 

 his Book of the Advancement of Learning. 



Franc. Baro de Verulamio, Vice-comes Sancti Albani 

 percelebri Collegio Sanctae et Individuse Trinitatis in Can- 

 tabrigia, Salutem. 



Res omnes earumque progressus initiis suis debentur. 

 Itaque cum initia scientiarum, e fontibus vestris hauserim ; 

 incrementa ipsarum vobis rependenda existimavi. Spero 

 itidem fore, ut haec nostra apud vos, tanquam in solio 

 native, felicius succrescant Quamobrem et vos hortor, ut 

 salv& animi modestia, eterga veteres reverentia, ipsi quoque 

 scientiarum augmentis non desitis : verum ut post volumina 

 sacra verbi Dei et Scripturarum, secundo loco volumen illud 

 magnum operum Dei et creaturarum, strenue et prae omni 

 bus libris, qui pro commentariis tantum haberi debent, 

 evolvatis. Valete. 



