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his perfection, that which he thinks himself to be born for : whereas his desire 

 to obtain this thing of you, is but a sustentation.&quot; 



The following anecdote mentioned by Bacon, in his observations upon Alex 

 ander, seems to be another manifestation of this species of sensibility : For 

 matter of policy, weigh that significant distinction, so much in all ages embraced, 

 that he made between his two friends, Hephaestion and Craterus, when he said, 

 &quot; That the one loved Alexander, and the other loved the king :&quot; describing the 

 principal difference of princes best servants, that some in affection love their 

 person, and others in duty love their crown. 



3 V. Life, p. Iv. 



The following is the title from a copy published in 1603 : An Apology of the 

 Earl of Essex against those which Jealously and Maliciously tax him to be the 

 Hinderer of the Peace and Quiet of his Country. Penned by himself in anno 

 1598. Imprinted at London 6i/ Rich. Bradocke, 1603. 



The Tract thus opens : &quot;He that either thinketh he hath or wisheth to have 

 an excellent face, no sooner is told of any spot or uncomeliness in his counte 

 nance than he hyes to shew himself to a glass, that the glass may shew again 

 his true likeness unto him ; the same curiosity moves me, that desires to have a 

 fair minde, to shew the true face and state of my mind to my true friend ; that 

 he like a true glass without injury or flattery may tell me whether nature or acci 

 dent have set so foul a blemish in it as my accusers pretend. 



&quot; I am charged that either in affection or opinion or both, I prefer war before 

 peace, and so consequently that all my counsels, actions, and endeavours, doe 

 tend to keep the state of England in continual wars, especially at this time 

 when some say peace may be had and I only impugn it. But both my heart 

 disclaims from so barbarous an affection, and my judgment from so absurd an 

 opinion. The reputation of a most faithful subject and zealous patriot (which 

 with hazard of my life, and decay of my estate, I have sought to purchase) must 

 not suffer this ugly and odious aspersion, that my actions have caused, main 

 tained, or increased the wars, or had ever any such scope or intent. 



&quot; First, for my affection in nature it was indifferent to books and to arms, and 

 was more inflamed with the love of knowledge than with the love of fame ; wit 

 ness my contemplative retiredness in Wales, and my bookishness from my 

 very childhood. And now if time, reason, or experience, have taught me to 

 wish that to myself which is best for myself, what should I not wish rather than 

 martial employment, in which I have impaired my state, lost my dear and only 

 brother, the half arch of my house, buried many of my dearest and nearest 

 friends, and subjected myself to the rage of seas, violence, general plagues, 

 famine, and all kinds of wants, discontentment of undisciplined and unruly 

 multitudes, and acceptation of all events. And as my affection neither in truth 

 is, nor, if I regard myself, in reason ought to be set on these courses of the wars : 

 so in judgment I have ever thought wars the disease and sickness ; and peace, the 

 true, natural, and healthful temper, of all states.&quot; 



3W. Life, p. Iviii. 



The motive for this proceeding is thus stated in the opening of the case against 

 him. &quot; Few days after my lord was removed to further liberty in his own 

 house, her majesty hoping that these bruits and malicious imputations would of 

 themselves wax old and vanish : but finding it otherwise in proof, upon taste 

 taken by some intermission of time, and especially beholding the humour of the 

 time in a letter presumed to be written to her majesty herself by a lady, to 

 whom, though nearest in blood to my lord, it appertained little to intermeddle 

 in matters of this nature, otherwise than in course of humility to have solicited 

 her grace and mercy ; in which letter, in a certain violent and mineral spirit of 

 bitterness, remonstrance and representation is made to her majesty, as if my 

 lord suffered under passion and faction, and not under justice mixed with mercy ; 

 which letter, though written to her sacred majesty, and therefore unfit to pass in 



