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LETTERS FROM THE RESUSCITATIO.

A Letter to the Lord Treasurer Burghley, in excuse of his Speech in Parliament, against the Triple Subsidy.

[Inserted in this Vol. p. 28.]

A Letter to the Lord Treasurer Burghley, recommending his first Suit, touching the Solicitor's place.

[Inserted in this Vol. p. 3.]

A Letter to Queen Elizabeth, upon the sending of a New-year's Gift.

It may please your Majesty,

According to the ceremony of the time, I would not forget, in all humbleness, to present your majesty with a small New-year's gift: nothing to my mind. And therefore to supply it, I can but pray to God to give your majesty his New-year's Gift; that is, a New-year that shall be as no year to your body, and as a year with two harvests to your coffers; and every other way prosperous and gladsome. And so I remain.

A Letter to Queen Elizabeth, upon the sending of a New-year's Gift.

Most excellent sovereign Mistress,

The only New-year's Gift which I can give your majesty, is that which God hath given to me: which is, a mind, in all humbleness, to wait upon your commandments and business: wherein I would to God, that I were hooded, that I saw less; or that I could perform more: for now I am like a hawk, that bates, when I see occasion of service, but cannot fly because I am tied to another's fist. But meanwhile, I continue my presumption of making to your majesty, my poor oblation of a garment, as unworthy the wearing as his service that sends it: but the approach to your excellent person may give worth to both: which is all the happiness I aspire unto.

A Letter of Advice to the Earl of Essex, to take upon him the Care of Irish Causes, when Mr. Secretary Cecil was in France.

[Inserted in this Vol. p. 15.]

A Letter of Advice to the Earl of Essex, upon the first Treaty with Tyrone, 1598, before the Earl was nominated for the Charge of Ireland.

[Inserted in this Vol. p. 17.]

A Letter of Advice to my Lord of Essex, immediately before his going into Ireland.

[Inserted in this Vol. p. 20.]

A Letter to the Earl of Essex, in offer of his Service, when he was first enlarged to Essex-House. [Inserted in this Vol. p. 24.]

An Answer of my Lord of Essex, to the immediately preceding Letter of Mr. Bacon's.

Mr. Bacon,

I can neither expound, nor censure your late actions; being ignorant of all of them, save one; and having directed my sight inward only, to examine myself. You do pray me to believe, that you only aspire to the conscience and commendation, of "Bonus Civis," and " Bonus Vir;" and I do faithfully assure you, that while that is your ambition (though your course be active and mind contemplative) yet we shall, both, "Convenire in eodem Tertio;" and "Convenire inter nos ipsos." Your profession of affection, and offer of good offices, are welcome to me: For answer to them, I will say but this; that you have believed I have been kind to you; and you may believe that I cannot be other, either upon humour, or mine own election. I am a stranger to all poetical conceits, or else I should say somewhat of your poetical example. But this I must say; that I never flew with other wings than desire to merit; and confidence in my sovereign's favour; and when one of these wings failed me, I would light no where but at my sovereign's feet, though she suffered me to be bruised, with my fall. And till her majesty, that knows I was never bird of prey, finds it to agree with her will and her service, that my wings should be imped again, I have committed myself to the mue. No power, but my God's, and my sovereign's, can alter this resolution of

Your retired friend,

ESSEX.

Two Letters framed; the one, as from Mr. Anthony Bacon to the Earl of Essex; the other, as the Earl's Answer thereunto, delivered to Sir Francis

Bacon, with the advice of Mr. Anthony Bacon, his brother, to be shewed to the Queen, upon some fit occasion; as a mean to work her Majesty to receive the Earl again to favour and attendance at court: they were devised, whilst my lord remained prisoner, in his own house.

[Inserted in this Vol. p. 9.]

A Letter, framed as from the Earl; in answer of the former Letter.

[Inserted in this Vol. p. 13.]

A Letter to Mr. Secretary Cecil, after the defeating
of the Spanish Forces in Ireland; inciting him,
to embrace the care of reducing that kingdom to
civility, with some reasons sent enclosed.
[Inserted in this Vol. p. 27.]

Considerations, touching the Queen's service in
Ireland.

[Inserted in Vol. V. p. 187.]

A Letter of Recommendation of his Service, to the Earl of Northumberland, a few days before Queen Elizabeth's death.

[Inserted in this Vol. p. 24.]

A Letter of Offer of his service to his Majesty, upon his first coming in.

[Inserted in this Vol. p. 100.]

To Mr. Faules in Scotland, upon the Entrance of his Majesty's Reign.

[Inserted in this Vol. p. 26.]

A Letter commending his Love and Occasions to Sir Thomas Challoner then in Scotland, upon his Majesty's Entrance.

Sir,

:

you

For our money matters, I am assured you received no insatisfaction for you know my mind; and you know my means; which now the openness of the time, caused by this blessed consent and peace, will increase; and so our agreement according to your time be observed. For the present, according to the Roman adage (that one cluster of grapes ripeneth best beside another); I know you hold me not unworthy, whose mutual friendship you should cherish and I, for my part, conceive good hope that are likely to become an acceptable servant to the king our master. Not so much for any way made heretofore, (which in my judgement will make no great difference) as for the stuff and sufficiency, which I know to be in you; and whereof I know his majesty may reap great service. And therefore my general request is, that according to that industrious vivacity, which you use towards your friends, you will further his majesty's good conceit and inclination towards me; to whom words cannot make me known; neither mine own nor others; but time will, to no disadvantage of any that shall forerun his majesty's experience, by your testimony and commendation. And though occasion give you the precedence of doing me this special good office; yet, I hope no long time will intercede, before I shall have some means to requite your favour and acquit your report. More particularly, having thought good to make oblation of my most humble service to his majesty by a few lines, I do desire your loving care and help by yourself, or such means as I refer to your discretion, to deliver and present the same to his majesty's hands. Of which

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