The Works Of Francis Bacon Vol VI Author:Francis Bacon LORD BACON'S WORKS, VOLUME THE SIXTH. CONTAINING SPEECHES. CHARGES. PAPERS RELATINGTO THE EARL OF ESSEX. ADVICE TO SIR GEO. VILLIERS. . PREFACE. Page 1 . Touching Purveyors a 3 2. About Undertakers a . . 13 3. To the King upon the Grievances of the Commons a . Q3 4. On Wards and Tenurestf . 26 Declaration for the Master of the Wards a . . 3 On r... more »eceiving the s King Messages Concerning Impositions on Mer 39 1 chandizes a c . . 44 7. To grant supplies to the King a . 56 8. Relating to the Mint V . .58 9. To the Speaker s excuse . 65 10. On the Motion of a Subsidy a . 75 a Of the different tracts to which the letter a, is annexed there are MSS in the Lansdown collection in the British Mu seum. c Of this there is a MS in the Harleian collection. 11 PREFACE. Page II Charges. 1 . Commission for the Verge a 85 2. Of Subordinate Magistrates . 103 3. Against Duels . .108 Decree of Star Chamber against Duels . . .125 4. Against Mr. Oliver St. John . .138 5. Mr. Lumsden, c. a 6. Lord Sanquhar a b 7. Mr. Owen a . 154 . 167 . .172 8. Countess ofSomerset a 181 9. Earl of Somerset a 6 d. 20 1 Letter to the King . 219 To Sir G. Villiers . 22 1 To the King . . 228 To Sir G. Villiers . 233 OfSomerset s arraignment 235 To the King about Somer set s examination . 238 10. William Talbot a 452 III. Papers relating to the Earl of Essex. e 6 of Sir Francis Bacon . . 245 Apology The Proceedings of the Earl of Essex 277 Declarations of his Treasons . . 299 Arraignment of Blunt, Davis, c. . 357 Of this there is aMS in the Sloane collection. d Of this there is also a MS in the Hargrave collection. e There are MSS in the Sloane collection of the letters as from Anthony Bacon to the Queen. PREFACE. Page Arraignment of Cuffe . . .361 ofMerrick . . 363 Confession of Lee .... 364 ofKnowd . . .367 of Gorge . . .369 Confession of Sir J. Davis . . 373 Ill of Sir C. Davers . . 375 of Sir C. Blunt . . 378, 391 of Lord Sandys . . 388 of the Earl of Essex . 397 Declaration of Sir William Warren . 365 of Thomas Wood . . 336 of David Hethrington . 368 of The Lord Keeper , 382 Examination of Lord Rutland . . 335 of Lord Cromwell . . 390 of Lord Southampton . 392 Advice to Sir George Villiers . . 400« less