CONFESSION OF FAITH. cllil 



to whom it was intended to be dedicated, he inscribed to 

 his brother, (a) 



In this year he, as Solicitor General, appeared on behalf 

 of the crown, upon the prosecution of the Lord Sanquhar, 

 a Scottish nobleman, for murder ; and his speech, which 

 has been preserved, is a specimen of the mildness ever 

 attendant upon knowledge, (b) After having clearly stated 

 the case, he thus concludes : &quot; I will conclude toward you, 

 my lord, that though your offence hath been great, yet 

 your confession hath been free, and your behaviour and 

 speech full of discretion ; and this shews, that though you 

 could not resist the tempter, yet you bear a Christian and 

 generous mind, answerable to the noble family of which 

 you are descended, (c) 



(a) To my loving Brother, Sir John Constable, Knight.* 



My last essays I dedicated to my dear brother, Master 

 Anthony Bacon, who is with God. Looking amongst my 

 papers this vacation, I found others of the same nature; 

 which, if I myself shall not suffer to be lost, it seemeth the 

 world will not, by the often printing of the former. Missing 

 my brother, I found you next, in respect of bond both of 

 near alliance and of straight friendship and society, and 

 particularly of communication in studies, wherein I must 

 acknowledge myself beholding to you ; for as my business 

 found rest in my contemplations, so my contemplations 

 ever found rest in your loving conference and judgment. 

 So wishing you all good, I remain 



Your loving brother and friend, FRA. BAcoN.f 

 See the dedication to Goldsmith s Traveller. 



(6) See note (c), next page. 



(c) He was executed before Westminster Hall-gate. The reader, for his 

 fuller information in this story of the Lord Sanquhar, is desired to peruse 



* Brother to Lady Bacon. f See note 3 I at the end. 



