Copy of letter from Francis Bacon to Lord Henry Howard, Spring 1600? [manuscript], before 1642?

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Copy of letter from Francis Bacon to Lord Henry Howard, Spring 1600? [manuscript], before 1642?

Bacon's views on the Earl of Essex, denying false rumors.

Leaf 8-8v.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7471992

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Northampton, Henry Howard, Earl of, 1540-1614

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Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565-1601

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Frederick of Mömpelgard (d. 1608) became the Duke of Württemberg in 1593. Robert, Earl of Essex (1586-1601) was a favorite of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, and occupied a variety of military posts. However, after his failure as Lord Lieutenant and his defiance of the Queen, he was tried for treason and executed in 1601. From the description of [Letter] 1597 Feb. 22 [to Dom. Friderico Duci Wirtembergensi] / Essex. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 212211253 Essex's Azor...

Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626

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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, 1561-1626, English philosopher, statesman and essayist best known for theories on scientific experimentation; knighted in 1603, created Baron Verulam in 1618, and created Viscount St Alban in 1621; Lord Chancellor, 1618; died 1626. From the guide to the A Coppy of a letter Conceived to bee writt to the late Duke of Buckingham..., c1650-1700, (Senate House Library, University of London) ...