NOTES TTT J J J. 



NOTE TTT. 



Pro eodem Francisco Bacon Milite. &quot;Rex omnibus ad quos, &c. Salutem. 

 Rymer, Tom. xvi. page 596. 



Sciatis quod nos, tarn in consideratione boni fidelis et acceptabilis servitii, 

 per nuper dilectum nostrum Anlonium Bacon Armigerum defunctum, fratrem 

 germanum Francisci Bacon militis servientis nostri, ac etiam per dilectum 

 serviensem nostrum praedictum Franciscum Bacon militem praestiti et impensi, 

 quam pro deversis aliis causis et considerationibus ad noc nos specialiter 

 moventibus. 



De gratia nostra speciali, ac ex certa scientia et mero motu nostris, dedimus 

 et concessimus, ac per przesentes, pro nobis haeredibus et successoribus nostris, 

 damus et concedimus praefato Francisco Bacon quandam annualem pensionem 

 sexaginta librarum bonae et legalis monetae angliae per annum, solvendam annu- 

 atim eidem Francisco Bacon ad festa sancti Michaelis Archangeli et paschae per 

 aequales portiones. de thesauro nostro haeredum et successorum nostrorum, per 

 manus thesaurarii et camerarionum ibidem pro tempore existentium, prima 

 solutione inde incipienda ad testum testorum praedictorum proxiinum postdatam 

 praesentium. 



Habendam et tenendam gaudendam et percipiendam annualem pensionem 

 praedictam, duranti vita naturali praedicti Francisci Bacon. 



In cujus rei, &c. Teste Rege apud Harfeild vicesimo quinto die Augusti. 

 Per breve de private sigillo. 



NOTE JJJ. 



The following are passages from the king s speech. 

 As to the union. 



Hath not God first united these two kingdoms, both in language and religion, 

 and similitude of manners 1 yea, hath he not made us all in one island, com 

 passed with one sea, and of itself by nature so indivisible, as almost those that 

 were borderers themselves on the late borders, cannot distinguish, nor know, or 

 discern their own limits? these two countries being separated neither by sea, nor 

 great river, mountain, nor other strength of nature, but only by little small brooks, 

 or demolished little walls, so as rather they were divided in apprehension, than 

 in effect ; and now in the end and fulness of time united, the right and title of 

 both in my person, alike lineally descended of both the crowns, whereby it is now 

 become a little world within itself. 



As to Religion. 



Nay, my mind was ever so free from persecution, or inthralling of my subjects 

 in matters of conscience, as I hope those of that profession within this kingdom 

 have a proof since my coming, that I was so far from increasing their burthens 

 with Rehoboam, as I have so much as either time, occasion, or law could permit, 

 lightened them. And even now at this time, have I been careful to revise and 

 consider deeply upon the laws made against them, that some overture might be 

 made to the present parliament for clearing these laws by reason (which is the soul 

 of the law) in case they have been in times past, further, or more rigorously ex 

 tended by judges, than the meaning of the law was, or might. And this sort of 

 people, 1 would be sorry to punish their bodies for the error of their minds, the 

 reformation whereof must only come of God and the true spirit. And here I have 

 occasion to speak to you, my lords the bishops ; for as you my lord of Durham, 

 said very learnedly to day in your sermon, correction without instruction is but 

 tyranny : so ought you, and all the clergy under you, to be more careful, vigilant 

 and careful than you have been, to win souls to God, as well by your exemplary 

 life, as doctrine. And since you see how careful they are, sparing neither 

 labour, pains, nor extreme peril of their persons, to pervert (the devil is so 



