256 SIR FRANCIS BACON S APOLOGY 



he asked mine opinion of the course that was taken 

 with him : I told him, My lord, Nubecula est 

 cito transibit; it is but a mist. But shall I tell 

 &quot; your lordship, it is as mists are : if it go upwards, 

 &quot; it may perhaps cause a shower : if downwards, it 

 &quot; will clear up. And therefore, good my lord, carry 

 &quot; it so, as you take away by all means all umbrages 

 &quot; and distastes from the queen ; and especially, if I 

 &quot; were worthy to advise you, as I have been by your- 

 &quot; self thought, and now your question imports the 

 &quot; continuance of that opinion, observe three points : 

 &quot; first, make not this cessation or peace, which is 

 &quot; concluded with Tyrone, as a service wherein you 

 &quot; glory, but as a shuffling up of a prosecution which 

 &quot; was not very fortunate. Next, represent not to 

 &quot; the queen any necessity of estate, whereby, as by 

 &quot; a coercion or wrench, she should think herself in- 

 &quot; forced to send you back into Ireland, but leave it 

 &quot; to her. Thirdly, seek access ( importune, opportune/ 

 &quot; seriously, sportingly, every way.&quot; I remember 

 my lord was willing to hear me, but spake very few 

 words, and shaked his head sometimes, as if he 

 thought I was in the wrong ; but sure I am, he did 

 just contrary in every one of these three points. Af 

 ter this, during the while since my lord was com 

 mitted to my lord keeper s, I came divers times to 

 the queen, as I had used to do, about causes of her 

 revenue and law business, as is well known ; by rea 

 son of which accesses, according to the ordinary cha 

 rities of court, it was given out, that I was one of 

 them that incensed the queen against my lord of Es- 



