Copy of Maxims of the law, 1596 [manuscript], ca. 1600.

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Copy of Maxims of the law, 1596 [manuscript], ca. 1600.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/281847301

Maxims by Francis Bacon. Includes dedication to Queen Elizabeth dated January 8, 1596/7 and preface.

1 v.

Folger Shakespeare Library

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