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Letters and Remains of the Lord Chancellor Bacon, Collected by R. Stephens [ed. by J. Locker].
Letters and Remains of the Lord Chancellor Bacon Collected by R Stephens - ed. by J. Locker Author:Francis Bacon General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1734 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: Of the true greatnefs of the Kingdom of Britaine, to King James. THE greatnefs of Kingdoms and Dominions in bulk 'and terrkorie, doth fall under meafure and demonftration that cannot erne: but the juft meafure and eftimate of the forces and power of an Eftate, is a matter than the which, there is nothing among civil affaires more fubject: to error, nor that error more fubjedT: to perilous confequence. For hence tnay proceede many inconfide- rate attempts and infoferit provocations in States that have too high an imagination of their own forces: and hence may proceed on the other fide, a toleration of many grievaunces and indignities, and a lofs of many fair opportunities, in States that are not fenfible enough of their owne ftrength. Therefore that it may the better appear what greatnefs your Majeftie hath obtained of God, and what greatnefs this Ifland hath obtained by you, and what greatnefs it is, that by the gracious pleafure of Almighty God, you mall leave and tranfmit to your Children and generations as the firft founder : I have thought good as far as I can comprehend, to make a true furvey and reprefentation of the greatnefs of this your Kingdom of Britfaine, being for mine own part perfwaded, that the iuppofed prediction Video folem orient em in occidente, may be no lefle true a Vifion applyed to Britfaine than to any other Kingdom of Europe, and being out of doubt that none of the great Monarchies, which in the memory of times have rifen in the habitable world, had fo faire feeds and beginnings as hath this your eftate and king- C c dome, dome, whatfoever the event fhall be, which muft depe...« less