Returns to Twickenham. Invents barometer and other instruments. Resumes his professional labours. Em- ployed by the Queen. Effort to secure a vacancy. M.A. of Cambridge. Work on Elements of the law. Essex appointed to command in Spain. The Essays. Sacred Meditations. Colours of Good and Evil. Proposal of marriage to Lady Hatton. Reading on Statute of Uses. Essex solicits command in Ireland. Interruption of inti- macy between Bacon and Essex. Bacon dissuades Essex from accepting the command. Essex appointed Lord Lieutenant. His rash conduct. Intercession by Bacon with the Queen. Return of Essex. His impri- sonment. Bacon's friendship. Private investigation in Star Chamber. Bacon's objection to this. Apology for Essex. Public proceeding against Essex. Bacon coun- sel against Essex. Reasons for this. Trial of Essex. His application to the Queen after the trial. Obloquy of Bacon. Imprudent conduct of partizans of Essex. Bacon's exertions with the Queen for Essex. Writes letters for him. Impropriety of this. Essex liberated. Monopoly of Sweet Wines. Essex's violence. Bacon's Bacon's prospects. Approach of the King. Parliament. ness of Britain. Extent of Territory. Compactness. Chapter II. From the publication of the Wisdom of the Marshalsea. Charter House. Death of the Prince. cli to assassinate the Chancellor. Law Reporters. Ordi- From the publication of the Novum Organum to his retirement from active life Resolution to publish Novum Organum. Literate Experience. Division of Instauratio Magna. Division of the Sciences. Novum Organum. Our powers. Defects of the Senses. Division of Idols. Idols of the Tribe: of the Market: of the Den: of the Theatre. Destruction of Idols. Our motives for acquiring know- ledge. Obstacles to acquiring knowledge. Want of time. Want of means. Right road. Formation of opinion. Affirmative table. Negative table. Table of comparisons. Table of results. Instances, solitary, travelling, journeying, constituent, patent, maxima, frontier, singular, divorced, deviating, crucial. Diffe- rences. Parliamentary proceedings. Charge of bribery. Decision against donors. Presents advised by counsel. Custom of receiving presents. Error of judging of past by present times. Presents made by men of emi- nence. Presents of furniture. Presents customary. No influence on judgment. Particular charges. Fears of the King and Buckingham. Advice of Williams. Inter- view with the King. Meeting of Parliament. King's speech. Letter to the Lords. Letter to the King. Sentence. His silence. Letter from the Tower. Letter Chapter IV. From his Fall to his Death ccclxxviii Imprisonment of Bacon. Liberation. Release of |