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A28082
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A collection of apophthegms, new and old by Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulum, Viscount St. Alban.
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Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.
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1674
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Wing B278; ESTC R25903
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Privilege of Holy Church and taken his Son The King sent his Embassage to him and sent withal the Armour wherein the Bishop was taken and this only in writing Vide num hae sit Vestis Filij tui Know now whether this be thy Sons Coat 132. Sir Amyas Pawlet when he saw too much hast made in any matter was wont to say Stay a while that we may make an end the sooner 133. A Master of the Requests to Queen Elizabeth had divers times moved for audience and been put off At last he came to the Queen in a Progress and had on a new pair of Boots The Queen who loved not the smell of new Leather said to him Fye sloven thy new Boots stink Madam said he It is not my new Boots that stink but my stalâ— Bills that I have kept so long 134. At an Act of Commencement the Answerer gave for his Question That Aristocracy was better than Monarchy The Replyer who was a dissolute man did tax him that being a private bred man he would give a Question of State The Answerer said that the Replyer did much wrong the Priviledge of Scholars who would be much streightned if they should give Questions of nothing but such things wherein they are practised and added We have heard your self dispute of Virtue which no man shall say you have put much in practise 135. Queen Isabella of Spain used to say Whosoever hath a good Presence and a good Fashion carries continual Letters of Recommendation 136. Alonso of Aragon was wont to say in commendation of Age that Age appeared to be best in four things Old Wood best to burn Old Wine to drink Old Friends to trust and old Authors to read 137. It was said of Augustus and afterward the like was said of Septimius Severus Both which did infinite mischief in their beginnings and infinite good toward their ends That they should either have never been born or never died 138. Constantine the Great in a kind of Envy himself being a great Builder as Trajan likewise was would call Trajan Parietaria Wall flower because his name was upon so many Walls 139. Alonso of Aragon was wont to say of himself That he was a great Necromancer for that he used to ask Counsel of the dead meaning of Books 140. Ethelwold Bishop of Winchester in a Famine sold all the rich Vessels and Ornaments of the Church to relieve the Poor with Bread and said There was no reason that the Dead Temples of God should be sumptuously furnished and the living Temples suffer peâ—â—â—ry 141. Many Men especially such as affect gravity have a mâ—â—ner after other mens speech to shake their heads A gâ—eat Officer of this Land would say it was as men shâ—ke a bottle to see if there we â— any wit in their Heads or no 142. After a great Fight there came to the Camp of Consalvo the great Captain a Gentleman proudly horsed and armed Diego de Mendoza asked the great Captain who 's this who aâ—swered It is Saint Ermin who never appears but after the storm 143. There was one that died greatly in Debt when it was reported in some Company where divers of his Creditors casually were that he was dead One began to say Well if he be gone then â—e hath carried 500 Duckets of mine with him into the other world And another said and 200 of mine And a third spake of great summes of his Whereupon one that was amongst them said I perceive now that though a Man cannot carry any of his own with him into the next world yet he may carry away that which is another Mans. 144. Francis Carâ—ajal that was the great Captain of the Rebels of Peru had often given the Chace to Diego Centeno a principal Commander of the Emperors party He was afterwards taken by the Emperors Lieutenant Gasca And committed to the custody of Diego Centeâ—o who used him with all possible courtesie insomuch as Carvajal asked him I pray Sir who are you that use me with this courtesie Centeno said Do you not know Diego Centeno Carvajal answered Truly Sir I have been so used to see your back as I knew not your Face 145. Goâ—domar would say Love without ends hath no end Meaning that if it were begun not upon particular ends it would last 146. There was a Merchant died that was very far in Debt his Goods and Housholdstuff were â—et forth to sale A stranger would needs buy a Pillow there saying This Pillow sure is good to sleep upon since he could sleep that owed so many Debts 147. A Lover met his Lady in a close Chair she thinking to have gone unknown he came and spake to her she asked him how did you know me he said Because my wounds bleed afresh Alluding to the common Tradition that the wounds of a Body slain will bleed afresh upon the approach of the Murtherer 148. A Gentleman brought Musick to his Ladies window She hated him and had warned him often away And when he would not desist she threw stones at him whereupon a Gentleman said unto him that was in his company What greater Honour can you have to your Musick then that stones come about you as they did to Orpheus 149. Coranus the Spaniard at a Table at Dinner fell into an extolling of his own Father saying If he could have wished of God he could not have chosen amongst men a better Father Sir Henry Savil said what not Abraham Now Coranus was doubted to descend of a Race of Jews 150. Consalvo would say that the Honour of a Souldier ought to be a good strong Webb meaning that if should not be so fine and curious as for every small disgrace to catch and stick in it 151. Preâ—quet Iester to Francis the first of France did keep a Kalendar of Fools wherewith he did use to make the King sport telling him ever the Reason why he put any one into his Kalendar When Charles the fifth Emperor upon confidence of the noble nature of Francis passed through France for the appeasing of the Rebellion of Gaunt Brisquet put him into his Kalendar The King asked him the cause he answered Because you having suffered at the hands of Charles the greatest bitterness that ever Prince did from another nevertheless he would trust his person into your hands Why Bresquet said the King what wilt thou say if thou seest him pass back in as great safety as if he marched through the midst of Spain saith Bresquet why then I will put him out and put in you 152. Archbishop Grindal was wont to say That the Physicians here in England were not good at the Cure of particular Diseases but had only the power of the Church to bind and loose 153. Cosmus Duke of Florence was wont to say of persidious Friends Tâ—at we râ—â—â—d that we ought to forgive our Enemies but we do not read that we ought our friends 154. A Papist being opposed by a Protestant that they had no Scripture