XXXll LFFE OF BACON. 



To the Queen, Bacon applied by a letter worthy of 

 them both. He addressed her respectfully, but with a 

 full consciousness that he deserved the appointment, and 

 that he had not deserved the reprimand he had received 

 from her Majesty, for the honest exercise of his duty in 

 parliament. Apologizing for his boldness and plainness, 

 he told the Queen, &quot; that his mind turned upon other 

 wheels than those of profit ; that he sought no great matter, 

 but a place in his profession, often given to younger men ; 

 that he had never sought her but by her own desire, and 

 that he would not wrong himself by doing it at that time, 

 when it might be thought he did it for profit ; and that if 

 her majesty found other and abler men, he should be glad 

 there was such choice of them, (a) This letter, according 

 to the custom of the times, he accompanied by a present of 

 a jewel, (f) When the Queen, with the usual property 

 of royalty, not to forget, mentioned his speech in parlia 

 ment which yet rankled in her mind, (6) and with an 

 antipathy, unworthy of her love of letters, said, &quot; he was 

 rather a man of study, than of practice and experience;&quot; 

 he reminded her of his father, who was made solicitor of 

 the Augmentation Office when he was only twenty-seven 

 years old, and had never practised, and that Mr. Brograve, 



soliciting mine own friends. Upon me the labour must lie of his estab 

 lishment, and upon me the disgrace will light of his being refused. There 

 fore I pray your lordship, now account me not as a solicitor only of my 

 friend s cause, but as a party interested in this ; and employ all your lord 

 ship s favour to me, or strength for me, in procuring a short and speedy 

 end. For though I know it will never be carried any other way, yet I 

 hold both my friend and myself disgraced by this protraction. More I 

 would write, but that I know to so honourable and kind a friend, this 

 which I have said is enough. And so I commend youf lordship to God s 

 best protection, resting, at your Lordship s commandment, ESSEX. 

 (a) See note Q Q at the end. (6) See note S S at the end. 



(/) See note RR at the end. 



