Cabala sive Scrinia sacra; mysteries of state and government: in letters of illustrious persons and great ministers of state. As well forreign as domestick, in the reigns of King Henry the Eight, Q: Elizabeth, K: James, and K: Charles: wherein such secrets of empire, and publick affairs, as were then in agitation, are clearly represented... To which is added several choice letters and negotiations, no where else published.

Date:
1663
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Credit: Cabala sive Scrinia sacra; mysteries of state and government: in letters of illustrious persons and great ministers of state. As well forreign as domestick, in the reigns of King Henry the Eight, Q: Elizabeth, K: James, and K: Charles: wherein such secrets of empire, and publick affairs, as were then in agitation, are clearly represented... To which is added several choice letters and negotiations, no where else published. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Sir Francis Bacon to Mr. Robert Kempe, upon the death of Queen Elizabeth. ^ & M r. Kempe, This alteration is To great, as you might juftly conceive fome coldnefs of , fVj myaffedion towards you,ifyou fhould hear nothing from me, I living in this place. It is in vain to tell you,with what a wonderful Hill and calme this wheel is turned round, which whether it be a remnant of her felicity that is gone, or a fruit of his reputation that is coming, I will not determine ^ for I cannot but divide my felf, between her memory and his name. Yet we account it but as a fair morn before Sun rifing, before his Majellies prefence- though, for my part, I fee not whence any weather fhould arife. The Pa pills are conteined with fear enough, and hope too much. The Trench is thought to turn his pradice upon procuring fome difturbance in Scotland, where Crowns may do wonders. But this day is lb welcome to the Nation, and the time fo Ihort, as I do not fear the effed. My Lord of Southampton expedeth releafe by the next difpatch, and is already much vilited, and much well wilhed. There is continual Polling, by men of good quality, towards the King, the rather, I think, becaufe this Spring time it is but a kinde of fport. It is hoped, that as the State here hath performed the part of good Attorneys, to deliver the King quiet poffeflion of his Kingdom -? fo the King will re-deliver them quiet poffeflion of their pla¬ ces, rather filling places void, then removing men placed. So, &c. Sir Francis Bacon to Mr. David Foules in Scotland, upon the entrance of His Majeflies Reign. IR, The occafion awaketh in me the remembrance of the conflantand mutud good Theoccalion awaketn in me tne remembrance ot tfte conitantana mutual good O offices which palfed between my good brother and your felf- whereunto, as you know, I was not altogether a llranger, though the time and defign (as between brethren) made me more referved. But well do I bear in minde the great opinion which my brother (whole Judgement I much reverence) would often exprefs to me of the extraordinary jfufficiency, Dexterity, and temper, which he had found in you, in the bufinefs and ferviceofthe King our Sovereign Lord. This latter bred in me an eledion, as the for¬ mer gave an inducement, forme toaddrefs my felf to you, and to make this fignificatiofi of my delire, towards a mutual entertainment of good affedion, and correfponclence be¬ tween us i hoping that fome good effed: my refult of it, towards the Kings fervice ^ and that, for our particulars, though occafion give you the precedence, of furthering my being known by good note unto the King- fo no long time will intercede, before I, on my part,fhall have fome means given to requite your favours, and to verifie your commendation. And fo with my loving commendations (good Mr Foules) I leave you to Gods goodnels. From Grates Innethis 25 h of March. Sir Francis Bacon to Sir Robert Cecil, after defeat of the Spaniards in Ireland, for reducing that Kingdom to civility, with Jt may pleafe your Honour, AS one that wilbeth you all increafe of honour, and as one that cannot leave to love the State, what interell foever I have, or may come to have in it, and as one that now this dead Vacation time have fome leifure adaliudagendum. I will prefume to propound unto you that which though you cannot but fee, yet I know not whether you apprehend and efteem it in fo high a degree, that is, for the bell adion of importation to your felf, of found honour and merit to her Majefly,& this Crown,without ventofity or popularity ,that the riches of any occafion, or the tide of any opportunity can poflibly minifter or offer. And that is, the Caufes of Ireland, if they be taken by the right handle: For if the wound be not ripped up again,and come to a feflered fenfe, by new forreign fuccours, I think that no Phyfitian will go on much with letting blood in declinatlcne morbi, but will intend to purge and corroborate. To which purpofej fend you mine opinio^without labour of words in the inclofed-andfure I anqthat if