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Francis Lord Bacon. 
into France ; By whom, he was; after awhile, beld fit to be en- 
| truftedy with _fome Meflage, or Advertifement,: to: the 
| Queen ; which baying performed with great Approbation, he 
returned back into France again; with intention to continue, 
a for fome years, there. Inbis abjence, in France, bis Father, 
\ the Lord Keeper; died , Having collected, ( as I have heard, 
lof Knowing Pexfons ) a confderable fum of Money, Wich 
hehad feparated, with Intention, to bave made acompetent 
—|Purchafe of Land; for the Lively. hood of this his youngelt 
Son ;. ( who was onely unprovided for; andthough be was 
3 esomec in yearss yethe was notthe lowefts in bis Fathers| . 
affeétion .) But ibe [aid Purchale, being unaccomplilbed, at 
his Fathers Death, there came no greater [bare +o him; than his 
fiegle Part, and Portion, of the Money , dicvidable among ft 
| five Brethren ; “By which means, be lived, in fome ftreits , 
and Neceffiti ities, in bis younger years. For as for that pleaf ant 
| Scite, and Mannor of Gorhambuty, :be came not toit, vill 
| many years after, bythe Death, of bis Deareft Brother, Mr. 
Anthony Bacen ; 4 Gentleman, equal to bimy in Height of 
Wit 5, Though inferiour to him; in the Endowments of Lear- 
; ning and Knowledge ; Onto whom be was, molt nearly con- 
jomnedin affection; They two being the efole Male. iffue 2A a fen 
cond Venter. 
Being returned en Travail, be applied bimfelf, 10 the 
Study of the Common-Law; which be took upon bimto be 
\bis Profeffion. In which, he obtained to great Excellency. 
i, Though he made that, ( as bimfalf faid ) but as an accelfary, 
‘\and not as his Principal fiudy. He wrote feveral Txactates, 
\upow that Subjeét. wherein , though fome. great Malters, 
ofthe Law did out-gohimin Bulk, and, Particularities of 
b Cafes ; yet, inthe Science, of the Grounds, and My fkeries, 
Of the | Law, he was winetaed by none... Inthis ways hewas af- 
tera while, foorn, of tbe Queens Counfel, Learneds, Ex- 
traordinary., s agraces (if Lerre not). fearce known before. 
He [eated himfelf for. the commodity of bis (Pudiess and Pra- 
Sir Amyas Paulet, shen Employed Ambafladour. Lieger, 
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Eife; amongft. tbe Honourable Society, of Greyes-Inn 5| 
Of which Houle ; he Wasa Member, ; where be, Eretteds 
that\ 
