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THE EPISTLE DEDICATORIE.

[1597.]

TO M. ANTHONY BACON,

HIS DEARE BROTHER.

LOUING and beloued brother, I do nowe like some that haue an orcharde ill-neighbored, that gather their fruit before it is ripe, to preuent stealing. These fragments of my conceites were going to print: to labour the staie of them had bin troublesome, and subject to interpretation: to let them passe had beene to adventure the wrong they mought receiue by untrue coppies, or by some garnishment which it mought please any one that should set them forth to bestow vpon them; therefore I held it best discreation to publish them myselfe, as they passed long agoe from my pen, without any further disgrace then the weaknesse of the author. And as I did euer hold, there mought be as great a vanitie in retiring and withdrawing men's conceites (except they bee of some nature) from the world, as in obtruding them: so in these particulars I have played myselfe the inquisitor, and find nothing to my vnderstanding in them contrarie or infectious to the state of Religion or Manners, but rather (as I suppose) medicinable. Only I disliked now to put them out, because they will bee like the late new halfe-pence, which though the siluer were good, yet the peices were small. But since they would not stay with their Master, but would needes trauaile abroade, I haue preferred them to you that are next myselfe; Dedicating them, such as they are, to our loue, in the depth whereof (I assure you) I sometimes wish your infirmities translated upon myselfe, that her Majestie mought haue the seruice of so active and able a mind; and I mought be with excuse confined to these contemplations and studies, for which I am fittest: so commend I you to the preseruation of the Diuine Majestie. From my chamber at Graies Inne, this 30th of Januarie, 1597.

Your entire louing brother,

FRAN. BACON.

TO MY LOUING BROTHER,

SIR JOHN CONSTABLE, KNIGHT.

My last Essaies I dedicated to my deare brother Master Anthony Bacon, who is with God. Looking amongst my papers this vacation, I found others of the same nature: which if I myselfe shall not suffer to be lost, it seemeth the world will not; by the often printing of the former. Missing my brother, I found you next; in respect of bond, both of neare alliance, and of straight friendship and societie, and particularly of communication in studies; wherein Í must acknowledge myselfe beholding to you. For as my business found rest in my contemplations, so my contemplations ever found rest in your louing conference and judgment. So wishing you all good, I remaine

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HIS GRACE, LO. HIGH ADMIRAL OF ENGLAND.

EXCELLENT Lo.

SALOMON saies, a good name is as a precious oyntment; and I assure myselfe such will your Grace's name bee with Posteritie. For your Fortune and Merit both haue been Eminent. And you haue planted Things that are like to last. I doe now publish my Essayes; which of all my other workes, haue beene most Currant; for that, as it seemes they come home to Men's Businesse and Bosomes. I haue enlarged them both in number and weight, so that they are indeed a New Worke. I thought it, therefore, agreeable to my Affection, and Obligation to your Grace, to prefix your name before them both in English and in Latine. For I doe conceiue, that the Latine Volume of

them (being in the Vniuersall Language) may last as long as Bookes last. My Instauration I dedicated to the King; my Historie of Henry the Seventh (which I haue now translated into Latine) and my Portions of Naturall History, to the Prince; and these I dedicate to your Grace; Being of the best Fruits, that, by the good Encrease which God gives to my Pen and Labours, I could yeeld. God lead your Grace by the Hand.

Your Grace's most obliged and faithfull Seruant,

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FR. ST. ALBAN.

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