XXX LIFE OF BACON. 



to Sir Robert Cecil, and to his noble friend Lord Essex, to 

 further his suit. 



To the Lord Keeper Puckering he applied as to a lawyer, 

 having no sympathy with his pursuits or value for his 

 attainments, in the hope of preventing his opposition, rather 

 than from any expectation of his support ; (a) and he calcu 

 lated rightly upon the Lord Keeper s disposition towards 

 him, for, either hurt by Bacon s manner, of which he 

 appeared to have complained, (b) or from the usual anti 

 pathy of common minds to intellectual superiority, the 

 Lord Keeper represented to the Queen that two lawyers, 

 of the names of Brograve and Brathwayte, were more 

 meritorious candidates, (c) Of the conduct of the Lord 

 Keeper he felt and spoke indignantly. &quot; If,&quot; he says, &quot; it 

 please your lordship but to call to mind from whom I am 

 descended, and by whom, next to God, her Majesty, and 

 your own virtue, your lordship is ascended, I know you 

 will have a compunction of mind to do me any wrong.&quot; (d) 



To Lord Burleigh he applied as to his relation and 

 patron, and, as a motive to ensure his protection, he inti 

 mated his intention to devote himself to legal pursuits, an 

 intimation likely to be of more efficacy to this statesman 

 than the assurance that the completion of the Novum 

 Organum depended upon his success : (e) and he formed 

 a correct estimate of the Lord Treasurer, who strongly 

 interceded with the Queen, and kindly communicated to 

 Bacon the motives by which she was influenced against 



To Sir Robert Cecil he also applied, as to a kinsman ; 

 and, during the course of his solicitation, having suspected 

 that he had been bribed by his opponent, openly accused 



(a) See note H H at the end. (6) See note 1 1 at the end. 



(c) See note K K at the end. (d} See note L L at the end. 



(e) See note M M at the end. (./ ) See note N N at the end. 



