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duty_n i_o owe_v his_o majesty_n for_o his_o singular_a favour_n past_a and_o present_a supply_v all_o with_o love_n and_o prayer_n i_o rest_v your_o true_a friend_n and_o devote_a servant_n april_n 13._o 1616._o sir_n francis_n bacon_n the_o king_n attorney_n give_v account_n of_o a_o examination_n take_v of_o somerset_n at_o the_o tower_n sir_n i_o receive_v from_o you_o a_o letter_n of_o very_a brief_a and_o clear_a direction_n and_o i_o think_v it_o a_o great_a blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o i_o and_o my_o labour_n that_o my_o direction_n come_v by_o so_o clear_a a_o conduit_n as_o they_o receive_v no_o tincture_n in_o the_o passage_n yesterday_o my_o lord_n chancellor_n the_o duke_n of_o lenox_n and_o myself_o spend_v the_o whole_a afternoon_n at_o the_o tower_n in_o the_o examination_n of_o somerset_n upon_o the_o article_n send_v from_o his_o majesty_n and_o some_o other_o additional_o which_o be_v in_o effect_n contain_v in_o the_o former_a but_o extend_v to_o more_o 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