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tained upon this man s impeaching, in whom there is 

 no truth. Notwithstanding, that farther inquiry be 

 made of this other Peacham, and that information 

 and light be taken from Mr. Poulet* and his servants, 

 I hold it, as things are, necessary. God preserve 

 your majesty. 



Your Majesty s most humble 



and devoted subject and servant, 



Fn. BACON. 



March 12, 1614. 



* 



SUPPLEMENT OF TWO PASSAGES OMITTED IN THE EDI 

 TION OF SIR FRANCIS BACON*S SPEECH IN THE KING S 

 BENCH, AGAINST OWEN f , AS PRINTED IN HIS WORKS. 

 AFTER THE WORDS [iT IS BOTTOMLESS] IN THE PARA 

 GRAPH BEGINNING [FOR THE TREASON ITSELF, WHICH 

 IS THE SECOND POINT, ETC.] ADD 



[I said in the beginning, that this treason in the 



ginning of March, 1614-5, with Mr. Peacham, about certain 

 speeches, which had formerly passed between them. MS. letter 

 of Mr. Chamberlain to Sir Dudley Carleton, from London, 

 March 2, 1614-5. 



* John Poulet, Esq. ; knight of the shire for the county of 

 Somerset in the parliament, which met April 5, 1614. He was 

 created lord Poulet of Henton St. George, June 23, 1627, 



t He was of the family of that name ai Godstow, in Oxford 

 shire 1. [Camdeni Annales Regis Jacobil. p. 12.] He was a 

 young man, who had been in Spain ; and was condemned at the 

 King s Bench, on Wednesday, May 17, 1615, for divers most 

 vile and traiterous speeches confessed and subscribed with his 

 I See ante Vol. VI, p. 174. 



