before; " Bacon continued as unsworn counsel; the King con-
fers knighthood on 300 gentlemen, who pay for it; Bacon one of
them; his letter to Sir Robert Cecil: "I have found an alder-
man's daughter, a handsome maiden to my liking;" Bacon not
employed in beginning of the new reign; writes on the "Better
Pacification and Edification of the Church of England;" his
apology for prosecuting Essex; trial of Raleigh for participation
in the Arabella Stuart fiasco; Coke's cruel and coarse conduct at
the trial; Bacon in James' first parliament; wins favor with King
and people; appointed King's counsel; salary and pension;
"Advancement of Learning" published; its reception; May 10,
1606, marries Alice Barnham; contemporary writer on the wed-
ding; promotion of Coke and appointment of Hobart; Bacon
again disappointed; finally succeeds; made Solicitor-General
June 25, 1607; activity in behalf of naturalization act; case of the
post-nati; leisure hours devoted to philosophy-" Cogita et visa ;”
Wisdom of the Ancients; parliament of A. D. 1609; Bacon and
the prerogative; impositions; new edition of Essays, 1612; writes
to the King for refusal of the Attorney-Generalship; Coke trans-
ferred from Common Pleas to King's Bench through Bacon's
influence; Hobart succeeds Coke and Bacon is made Attorney-
General; the Sutton will case; Robert Cecil, Earl of Salis
bury, dies, May 24, 1612; Bacon's abuse of his dead cousin;
Jamesacking in wise counsellors; Bacon's opportunity; contem-
poraneous fear that Bacon would become a "dangerous instru-
ment;" parliamentary opposition to his taking his seat; imposi-
tions; quarrel between King and Commons; dissolution, June,
1614; "benevolences;" Oliver St. John's protest; his prosecution,
submission and pardon; Peacham examined "before torture,
during torture, between tortures and after torture;" Bacon's
opinion; letter to the King touching Peacock's candidacy for the
rack; poisoning of Sir Thomas Overbery; Earl and Countess of
Somerset; Bacon's gentle conduct towards both; appearance of
Villiers on the stage; his rise; Bacon's intimacy with him; his
letter of advice to the favorite; Lord Chancellor Ellsmere's
illness; Bacon's correspondence with the King; the Lord Chan-
cellor disappoints Bacon by recovering; they weep together;
Bacon, in letter to the King, contrasts himself with his rivals, to
their disadvantage; Coke and the judges assailed; courage of