LETTERS FIIOM BIHCII. 399 



friends, which I account as my own friends ; and so shewed 

 myself when they were in suit. The one, that to Sir Giles 

 Mompesson, touching the inns ; the second, to Mr. Chris 

 topher Villiers and Mr. Maule, touching the recognizances 

 for ale-houses; the third, to Mr. Lieutenant of the Tower, 

 touching the cask. These in duty could not be omitted, for 

 that, specially the two first of them, are more rumoured, both 

 by the vulgar and by the gentlemen, yea, and by the judges 

 themselves, than any other patents at this day. Therefore 

 I thought it appertained to the singular love and affection 

 which I bear you upon so many obligations, to wish and 

 advise that your lordship, whom God hath made in all 

 things so fit to be beloved, would put off the envy of these 

 things, which I think, in themselves, bear no great fruit, 

 and rather take the thanks for ceasing them, than the note 

 for maintaining them. But, howsoever, let me know your 

 mind, and your lordship shall find I will go your way. 



I cannot express how much comfort I take in the choice 

 which his majesty hath made of my Lord Chief Justice to 

 be Lord Treasurer ; not for his sake, nor for my sake, but 

 for the king s sake, hoping that now a number of counsels, 

 which I have given for the establishment of his majesty s 

 estate, and have lain dead and buried deeper than this 

 snow, may now spring up, and bear fruit ; the rather, for 

 that I persuade myself he and I shall run one way. And 

 yet I know well, that in this doubling world cor una et via 

 una is rare in one man, but more rare between two. And 

 therefore, if it please his majesty, according to his prudent 

 custom in such cases, to cast out, now at his coming down, 

 some words, which may the better knit us in conjunction 

 to do him service, I suppose it will be to no idle purpose. 



And as an old truant in the commission of the treasury, 

 let me put his majesty in remembrance of three things now 

 upon his entrance, which he is presently to go in hand 

 with : the first, to make Ireland to bear the charge thereof: 

 the second, to bring all accounts to one purse in the ex 

 chequer : the third, by all possible means to endeavour the 

 taking off the anticipations. There be a thousand things 

 more, but these being his majesty s last commands to the 

 commissioners of the treasury, with such as in his majesty s 

 princely judgment shall occur, will do well to season his 

 place. 



Your Lordship s most obliged Friend 



and faithful Servant, 



November 29, 1620. FR. VERULAM, Cane. 



