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FRANCIS BACON’S LIFE AND WORKS – 1561-1626
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22 Jan. 1561
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Birth
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April 1573-1575
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Student at Trinity College, Cambridge
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June 1576
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Admitted de societate magistrorum of
Grays Inn
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Sept. 1576-1579
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Resident in France, with the French Court
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March 1579
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Entered Grays Inn to study law
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1581
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MP for Bassiney, Cornwall
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1581-2
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Travels in France, Italy, Spain
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1582
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O
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Notes on the State of Christendom
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June 1582
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Utter Barrister of Grays Inn
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March 1584
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Visit to Scotland
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1584
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MP for Melcome Regis, Dorset
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1585-6
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L
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Letter of Advice to the
Queen (issued in Burghley’s name)
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Feb. 1586
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Bencher of Grays Inn
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1586
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MP for Taunton
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1586-9
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L
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An Advertisement Touching the Controversies
of the Church of England
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Nov. 1587-Nov. 1588
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Reader of Grays Inn
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1587/8
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*O
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Dumb show in the Gray’s Inn Christmas Revels (1st play at Gray's
Inn since 1566)
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1588
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*O
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Misfortunes of Arthur (acted by students of Gray's Inn
before the Queen at Greenwich)
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1588
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*O
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A Comedy performed at Gray's Inn (attended by the dignitaries
of the Court)
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1589
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Dean of the Chapel of Grays Inn
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1589
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MP for Liverpool
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1589-90
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Ph
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New Method begun.
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1589-90
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*T
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Titus Andronicus
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1589-90
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*C
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The Taming of the Shrew
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1590
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*H
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King John
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1590
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*H
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1 Henry VI (Henry VI Part 1)
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1590
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*H
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2 Henry VI (The First Part of the Contention)
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1590-1
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*H
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3 Henry VI (Richard Duke of York)
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1591
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*H
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Richard III
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c.1591-2
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FB commanded by Queen to act as advisor to
Essex
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Feb. 1592
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Anthony Bacon returns to England – joins FB
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1592
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*O
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A Conference of Pleasure (Speeches composed for the Earl
of Essex for the Queen’s Accession Day Tilt, 17 Nov.): In Praise
of Knowledge, In Praise of Fortitude, In Praise of Love, In Praise
of Truth.
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1592
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L
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Certain Observations made upon a Libel
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1592-3
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*C
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona
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1593
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Theatres closed because of the plague
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1593
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*P
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Venus and Adonis
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1593
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Ph
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Temporis Partus Maximus (‘The Greatest Birth
of Time’)
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1593
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MP for Middlesex – FB fights for Parliament’s
rights
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1593-4
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FB in disgrace because of his stand as MP
against the Queen
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Jan. 1594
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FBR pleads his first case in the King’s Bench
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1594-1603
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Queen’s Counsel Extraordinary
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1594
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Co-Treasurer of Grays Inn
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July 1594
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Visit to Scotland
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1594
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L
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A True Report of the Detestable Treason intended
by Dr Roderigo Lopez
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1594
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*P
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The Rape of Lucrece
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1594
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*O
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The Device of the Indian Prince (Speeches composed for
the Earl of Essex for the Queen’s Accession Day Tilt, 17 Nov.):
Squire, Hermit, Soldier, Statesman.
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1594
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*C
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The Comedy of Errors (written for the 1594/5 Grays Inn
Revels)
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1594
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*C
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Love’s Labour’s Lost (prob. written for the conclusion
of the 1594/5 Gray’s Inn Revels)
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1594
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*C
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Love’s Labour’s Won (a lost play, also prob. written for
the conclusion of the 1594/5 Gray’s Inn Revels)
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1594-5
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*C
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream (prob. composed for the marriage
of Elizabeth Vere and William, Earl of Derby on 26 Jan. 1595 at
Greenwich)
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Dec. 1594-Feb 1595
- 28 Dec. 1594
- 3 Jan. 1595
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*O
*C
*O
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Gray’s Inn Christmas/New Year Revels: The High and Mighty
Prince Henry, Prince of Purpoole
- A Comedy of Errors
- The Honourable Order of the Knights of the Helmet
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1595
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*T
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Romeo and Juliet
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Aug. 1595
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Anthony Bacon ‘s services ‘knit’ to Essex
(at Essex House)
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1595
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*H
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Richard II
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1595
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*O
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The Sussex Speech (composed for the Earl of Sussex, probably
for the Queen’s Accession Day Tilt, 17 Nov.)
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1595
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*O
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The Philautia Device (Speeches composed for the Earl of
Essex, probably for the Queen’s Accession Day Tilt, 17 Nov.)
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1596
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L
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Maxims of the Law
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1596
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*H
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1 Henry IV
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1596
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*H
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2 Henry IV
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1597
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*C
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The Merry Wives of Windsor (composed for the election
of Lord Hunsdon, the new Lord Chamberlain, as Garter Knight on
23 April)
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1597
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Ph
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Essays (1st ed.) + The Colours
of Good and Evil + Meditationes Sacrae
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1597
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MP for Southampton & Ipswich
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1597-8
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Courtship with Elizabeth Hatton
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1597-8
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*C
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The Merchant of Venice
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Sept. 1598
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Arrested for debt
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1598
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*C
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Much Ado About Nothing
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1598
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*C
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As You Like It (poss. written for the marriage of the
Earl of Southampton to Elizabeth Vernon in 1598)
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1599
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*H
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Henry V (deliberately likens Essex to Henry V)
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Mar. 1599
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Essex leads military expedition to Ireland
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1599
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Interview with the Queen re Hayward’s book
& ‘Richard II’
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1599
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*T
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Julius Caesar (prob. written for the opening of the Globe
Theatre at midsummer)
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1599
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*P
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Shake-speare’s Sonnets
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Nov. 1599
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Double Reader of Grays Inn
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June 1600
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Essex arraigned before the Council
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Feb. 1601
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Essex’s Insurrection, Trial and Execution
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1601
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L
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Declaration of the Practices and Treasons
attempted and Committed by the late Earl of Essex
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May 1601
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Death of Anthony Bacon
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1601
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*T
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Hamlet
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1601
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*P
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The Phoenix and Turtle (publ. in Love’s Martyr)
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Feb. 1602
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*C
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Twelfth Night, or What You Will (1st recorded performance
on 2 Feb. at Middle Temple Hall as part of the Middle Temple Christmas/New
Year festivities.)
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1602-3
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*T
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Troilus and Cressida (prob. written for the Grays Inn
Christmas/New Year revels 1602/3)
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1593/1600
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*H
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Sir Thomas More
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Mar. 1603
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Queen Elizabeth I dies: King James I succeeds.
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July 1603
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*Knight
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1603
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Ph
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Valerius Terminus of the Interpretation of
Nature
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1603
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L
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A Brief Discourse touching the Happy Union
of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland
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July 1603-1604
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King’s Counsel Extraordinary
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1603-4
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*C
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All’s Well That Ends Well
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1604
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*C
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Measure for Measure
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1604
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*T
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Othello
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1604
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*T
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Timon of Athens
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1604
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Ph
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Cogitations de Natura Rerum (‘Thoughts on
the Nature of Things’)
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1604
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O
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Apologie concerning the late Earl of Essex
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1604
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L
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Certain Considerations touching the better
pacification and Edification of the Church of England
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Aug. 1604-1607
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King’s Counsel Learned
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1604
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MP for St Albans & Ipswich
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1604-5
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*T
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King Lear
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1605
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Ph
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The Advancement and Proficience of Learning
(2 Books)
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1605
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Ph
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Temporis Masculus Partus (‘The Masculine Birth
of Time’)
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1605-6
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*T
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Macbeth (prob. composed for James I and King Christian
of Denmark: perf. at Hampton Court, 7 Aug. 1606)
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1606
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Ph
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Filium Labyrinthi sive Formula Inquisitionis
(written in English)
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1606
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O
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In Felicem Memoriam Elizabethae (‘In Happy
Memory of Queen Elizabeth’)
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May 1606
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Marriage to Alice Barnham
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1606-7
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*T
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Anthony and Cleopatra
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early 1607
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Visit to Scotland
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1607
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*C
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Pericles
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1607
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Ph
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Cogitata et Visa de Interpetatione Naturae
(‘Thoughts and Conclusions on the Interpretation of Nature’)
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June 1607-1613
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Solicitor-General
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1608
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*T
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Coriolanus
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1608
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Ph
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Redargiutio Philosophiarum (‘The Refutation
of Philosophies’)
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Oct. 1608-1617
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Treasurer of Grays Inn
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1608
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Clerk to the Star Chamber
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1608-9
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L
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The Plantation of Ireland
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1609
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P3
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De Sapientia Veterum (‘Wisdom of the
Ancients’)
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May 1609
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First Charter of Government for the Virginia
Colony
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1609-10
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*T
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Cymbeline
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July 1610
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Report to the Virginia Company Council of
the shipwreck
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1610
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*C
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The Tempest
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1611
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*C
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The Winter’s Tale
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1611
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Judge of the Marshal’s Court
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1611
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President of the Court of the Verge
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1612
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Ph
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Descriptio Globi Intellectualis (‘A Description
of the Intellectual Globe’)
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1612
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Ph
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Thema Coeli (‘Theory of the Heavens’)
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1612
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Ph
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Essays (2nd edition –38 essays)
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1612-13
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*H
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Henry VIII (All Is True) (last complete Shakespeare play:
poss. written for the marriage of Princess Elizabeth to Prince
Frederick, Elector Palatine, on 14 Feb. 1613)
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1612-13
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*H
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The History of Cardenio (a lost play) (co-authored by
Fletcher)
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Feb. 1613
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*O
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Marriage of the River Thames to the Rhine (masque performed
by Gray's Inn and Inner Temple lawyers on the river and in Westminster
Hall in celebration of the marriage of Princess Elizabeth to Prince
Frederick, Elector Palatine)
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1613
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*C
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The Two Noble Kinsmen (co-authored by and title-paged
to Fletcher)
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Oct. 1613-1617
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Attorney General
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1614
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L
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Charge…touching Duels
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1614
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*O
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The Masque of Flowers (performed by Gray's Inn before
the King at Whitehall to honour the marriage of the Earl of Somerset
to Frances Howard, Countess of Essex)
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1614
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MP for St Albans, Ipswich & Cambridge
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Jun. 1616-1621
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Privy Councillor
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Mar. 1617-1621
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Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
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Jan. 1618-1621
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Lord High Chancellor
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July 1618
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*Baron Verulam of Verulam
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1620
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P2
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Novum Organum Scientiarum (‘New Method’)
– Books 1 & 2
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Feb. 1621
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*Viscount St. Albans
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March 1621
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Impeachment (+ Banishment from London, June
1621 – March 1622)
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1622
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Historia Naturalis (‘Natural History’)
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P3
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Introduction to six Natural Histories
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P3
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Historia Ventorum (‘History of Winds’)
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1622
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P3
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History of the Reign of King Henry VII
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1622
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Ph
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Abcedarium Naturae
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1623
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P4
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Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories & Tragedies (First
Folio)
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1623
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P1
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De Augmentis Scientiarum (9 Books)
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1623
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P3
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Historia Vitae et Mortis (‘History
of Life and Death’)
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1623
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P3
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Historia Densi et Rari (‘History of Density
and Rarity’)
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1623
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P3
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Historia Gravis et Levis (‘History of Gravity
and Levity’)
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1623
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P3
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History of the Sympathy and Antipathy of Things
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1623
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P3
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History of Sulphur, Salt and Mercury
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1623
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L
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A Discourse of a War with Spain
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1623
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L
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A Dialogue touching an Holy War
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1623
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*O
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The Fable of the New Atlantis
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1623
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L
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A Digest of the Laws of England
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1623
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P3
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History of the Reign of King Henry VIII (unfinished)
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1624
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Ph
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Cogitationes de Natura Rerum (‘Thoughts on
the Nature of Things’)
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1624
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Ph
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De Fluxu et Refluxu Maris (‘Of the Ebb and
Flow of the Sea’)
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1625
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P3
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Essays, or Counsels Civil and Moral
(3rd/final edition – 58 essays)
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1625
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P3
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Apothegms New and Old
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1625
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*O
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Translation of Certain Psalms into English Verse
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1625
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P3
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Translation into Latin of the History of King
Henry VII
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1625
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P3
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Translation into Latin of Counsels Civil and
Moral, or Essays
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1625
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L
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Translation into Latin of the Dialogue of
the Holy War
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1625
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*O
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Translation into Latin of the Fable of the
New Atlantis
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1625
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P3
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Revision of De Sapientia Veterum (‘Wisdom
of the Ancients’)
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1625
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P3
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Inquisitio de Magnete (‘Enquiries into Magnetism’)
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1625
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P3
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Topica Inquisitionis de Luce et Lumine (‘Topical
Inquisitions into Light and Luminosity’)
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1626
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P3
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Sylva Sylvarum, or Natural History
(publ. after FB’s death)
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9 April 1626
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Death (Easter Day)
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FRANCIS BACON’S WORKS PUBLISHED
AFTER HIS DEATH
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1626/7
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P3/O
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Sylva Sylvarum
and
New Atlantis
published together by Rawley
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1629
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Certain Miscellany Works
(publ. by Rawley):-
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L
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Considerations touching War with Spain
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L
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An Advertisement touching an Holy War
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L
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An Offer to our Late Sovereign King James
of a Digest to be made of the Laws of England
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P3
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The History of the Reign of King Henry VIII
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1629
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L
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Use of the Law
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1629
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L
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Elements of the Common Laws
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1638
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Operum Moralium et Civilium
(publ. by Rawley):-
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P3
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Historiam Regni Henrici Septimi, Regis Angliae
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P3
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Sermones Fideles, sive Interiora Rerum
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P3
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De Sapientia Veterum
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O
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Dialogum de Bello Sacro
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*O
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Novam Atlantidem
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P1
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De Augmentis Scientiarum
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P3
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Historia Ventorum
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P3
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Historia Vitae et Mortis
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1641
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L
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Cases of Treason
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1641
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O
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Confession of Faith
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1641
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L
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Speech concerning Naturalisation
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1641
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L
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Office of Constables
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1641
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L
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Three Speeches: 1) Post-Nati; 2) Naturalisation;
3) Union of England & Scotland
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1641
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L
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Discourse concerning Church Affairs
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1642
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L
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An Essay of a King
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1642
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L
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The Learned Reading of Sir Francis Bacon (to
Gray’s Inn)
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1642
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L
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Ordinances
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1648
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The Remains of the right honorable Francis
Lord Verulam:-
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O
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Letters
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O
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Confession of Faith
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1651
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L
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Relation of the Poisoning of Overbury.
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1653
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Scripta in Naturali et Universali Philosophia
(publ. by Isaac Gruter):-
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An important collection of Bacon’s minor writings
including:-
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P4
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Scala Intellectus sive Filum Labyrinthi (Intro.
to Part 4)
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P5
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Prodromi sive Anticipationes Philosophiae
Secundae (Intro. to Part 5)
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1653
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Ph
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Cogitationes de Natura Rerum
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1653
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Ph
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De Fluxu et Refluxu Maris
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1656
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The Mirror of State and Eloquence
(= Remains)
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1657
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Rescuscitatio Part
1 (publ. by Rawley):-
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The Life of the Honourable Author
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O
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Speeches in Parliament
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O
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Certain Treatises written or referring to Queen
Elizabeth’s times
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O
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Certain Letters
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P3
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Fragment of an Essay Of Fame
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O
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Confession of Faith
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1658
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Opuscula Varia Posthuma, Philosophica,
Civilia et Theologia (publ. by Rawley):-
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O
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In Felicem Memoriam Elizabethae
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O
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Imago Civilis Iulii Caesaris
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O
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Imago Civilis Augusti Caesaris
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O
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Confessio Fidei
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1661
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O
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Letter of Advice to the Duke of Buckingham
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1662
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L
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Charge given for the Verge
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1663
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Opuscula Varia Posthuma, Philosophica,
Civilia et Theologia (publ. by Rawley):-
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O
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In Felicem Memoriam Elizabethae
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O
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Imago Civilis Iulii Caesaris
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O
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Imago Civilis Augusti Caesaris
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O
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Confessio Fidei
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L
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Dialogus de Bello Sacro
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1665
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Opera Omnia:-
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P1
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De Dignitate et Augmentis Scientiarum
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P2
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Novum Organum Scientiarum, cum Parasceve ad
Historiam Naturalem & Experimentalem
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P3
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Historia Ventorum
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P3
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Historia Vitae et Mortis
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P5
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Scripta de Naturali & Universali Philosophia
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P3
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Sylva Sylvarum, sive Historia Naturalis
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*O
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Nova Atlantis
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P3
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Historiam Regni Henrici VII, Regis Angliae
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P3
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Sermones Fideles, sive Interiora Rerum
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P3
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De Sapientia Veterum
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O
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Dialogus de Bello Sacro
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O
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Opus Illustre in felicem memoriam Elisabethae
Reginae
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O
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Imago Civilis Iulij Caesaris
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O
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Imago Civilis Augusti Caesaris
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1670
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Rescuscitatio Part
2 (publ. by Rawley):-
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The Life of the Honourable Author
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O
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Speeches in Parliament
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O
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Certain Treatises written or referring to Queen
Elizabeth’s times
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O
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Certain Letters
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P5
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Fragment of an Essay Of Fame
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O
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Confession of Faith
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1679
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Baconiana (publ. by Archbishop
Tennison):-
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Ph
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incl. Abcedarium Naturae, or a Metaphysical
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