GO MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS. 



To the Right Honourable the Lord Keeper, c.* 

 My Lord, 



In my last conference with your lordship, I did en 

 treat you both to forbear hurting of Mr. Fr. Bacon s cause, 

 and to suspend your judgment of his mind towards your 

 lordship, till I had spoken with him. I went since that 

 time to Twickenham Park to confer with him, and had sig 

 nified the effect of our conference by letter ere this, if I had 

 not hoped to have met with your lordship, and so to have 

 delivered it by speech. I told your lordship when I last 

 saw you, that this manner of his was only a natural free 

 dom, and plainness, which he had used with me, and in 

 my knowledge with some other of his best friends, than 

 any want of reverence towards your lordship ; and there 

 fore I was more curious to look into the moving cause of 

 his style, than into the form of it ; which now I find to be 

 only a diffidence of your lordship s favour and love towards 

 him, and no alienation of that dutiful mind which he hath 

 borne towards your lordship. And therefore I am fully 

 persuaded, that if your lordship would please to send for 

 him, there would grow so good satisfaction, as hereafter he 

 should enjoy your lordship s honourable favour, in as great 

 a measure as ever, and your lordship have the use of his 

 service, \vho, I assure your Lordship, is as strong in his 

 kindness, as you find him in his jealousy. I will use no 

 argument to persuade your lordship, that I should be glad 

 of his being restored to your lordship s wonted favour; 

 since your lordship both knoweth how much my credit is 

 engaged in his fortune, and may easily judge how sorry I 

 should be, that a gentleman whom I love so much, should 

 lack the favour of a person whom I honour so much. 

 And thus commending your lordship to God s best protec 

 tion, I rest 



Your Lordship s very assured, 



ESSEX. 



Indorsed 31 August, 95. My Lord of Essex to have me 

 send for Mr. Bacon, for he will satisfy me. 

 In my Lord Keeper s own hand. 



To the Right Honourable the Lord Keeper, &c.f 

 My very good Lord, 



The want of assistance from them which should be 

 Mr. Fr. Bacon s friends, makes [me] the more industrious 

 myself, and the more earnest in soliciting mine own friends. 



* Hail. MSS. vol. 6997, No. 47. f Ibid. No. 100. 



