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I desired leave to answer it in writing ; not, I said, that I mistrusted his report, 

 but mine own wit; the copy of which answer I send. We parted in kindness 

 seciindum exterius. This copy you must needs return, for I have no other ; and 

 I wrote this by memory after the original was sent away. The Queen s speech 

 is after this sort. Why ? I have made no solicitor. Hath any body carried 

 a solicitor with him in his pocket? But he must have it in his own time (as if 

 it were but yesterday s nomination) or else I must be thought, to cast him away. 

 Then her majesty sweareth thus : &quot; If I continue this manner, she will seek all 

 England for a solicitor rather than take me. Yea, she will send for Ileuston 

 and Coventry to-morrow next/ as if she would swear them both. Again she 

 entereth into it, that &quot; she never deals so with any as with me (in hoc erratum 

 non est) she hath .pulled me over the bar (note the words, for they cannot be 

 her own) she hath used me in her greatest causes. But this is Essex, and she 

 is more angry with him than with me.&quot; And such like speeches, so strange, as 

 I should lose myself in it, but that I have cast off the care of it. My conceit 

 is, that I am the least part of mine own matter. But her majesty would have 

 a delay, and yet would not bear it herself. Therefore she giveth no way to me, 

 and she perceiveth her council giveth no way to others ; and so it sticketh as 

 she would have it. But what the secret of it is ocutas aquilte non penetravit. 

 My lord continueth on kindly and wisely a course worthy to obtain a better 

 effect than a delay, which to me is the most unwelcome condition. 



Now to return to you the part of a brother, and to render you the like kind 

 ness, advise you, whether it were not a good time to set in strongly with the 

 Queen to draw her to honour your travels. For in the course 1 anf like to take 

 it will be a great and necessary stay to me, besides the natural comfort I shall 

 receive. And if you will have me deal with my lord of Essex, or otherwise 

 break it by mean to the Queen, as that which shall give me full contentment, I 

 will do it as effectually, and with as much good discretion as I can. W herein 

 if you aid me with your direction, I shall observe it. This as I did ever account 

 it sure and certain to be accomplished, in case myself had been placed, and 

 therefore deferred it till then, as to the proper opportunity; so now that I see 

 such delay in mine own placing, I wish e* animo it should not expect. 



I pray you let me know what mine uncle Killigrew will do ; for I must be 

 more careful of my credit than ever, since 1 receive so little thence where I de 

 served best. And, to be plain with you, I mean even to make the best of those 

 small things I have with as much expedition, as may be without loss ; and so 

 sing a mass of requiem, I hope, abroad. For I know her majesty s nature, 

 that she neither careth though the whole surname of Bacons travelled, nor of 

 the Cecils neither. 



I have here an idle pen or two, specially one, that was cozened, thinking to 

 have got some money this term. I pray send me somewhat else for them to 

 write out besides your Irish collection, which is almost done. There is a col 

 lection of King James, of foreign states, largeliest of Flanders ; which, though 

 it be no great matter, yet I would be glad to have it. Thus I commend you to 

 God s good protection. Your entire loving Brother, Fr. BACON. 

 From my lodging, at Twickenham Park, 

 this 25th of January, 1594. 



To the right honourable my very good Lord, the Lord Keeper. 

 My Lord, I have, since I spake with your lordship, pleaded to the queen 

 against herself for the injury she doth Mr. Bacon, in delaying him so long, and 

 the unkmdness she doth me in granting no better expedition in a suit which I 

 have followed so long, and so affectionately. And though I find that she 

 makes some difficulty, to have the more thanks, yet I do assure myself she is 

 resolved to make him. I do write this, not to solicit your lordship to stand 

 firm in assisting me, because, I know, you hold yourself already tied by your 

 affection to Mr. Bacon, and by your promise to me ; but to acquaint your lord 

 ship of my resolution to rest, and employ my uttermost strength to get 

 him placed before the term : so as I beseech your lordship think of rfo tempo 

 rising course, for 1 shall think the Queen deals unkindly with me, if she do not 



