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plot_n with_o france_n which_o he_o deny_v but_o confess_v that_o he_o have_v be_v solicit_v thence_o and_o endeavour_v to_o escape_v thither_o at_o twice_o that_o the_o french_a agent_n come_v oft_o to_o he_o with_o commission_n from_o that_o king_n to_o he_o but_o he_o return_v the_o commission_n that_o he_o shall_v speak_v disloyal_o of_o the_o king_n his_o accuser_n he_o say_v be_v a_o base_a runagate_n frenchman_n and_o perfidious_a who_o he_o trust_v be_v swear_v to_o secrecy_n which_o he_o betray_v much_o he_o say_v in_o these_o particular_n which_o he_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o traverse_v so_o then_o there_o be_v other_o business_n of_o charge_n to_o which_o he_o be_v liable_a to_o a_o new_a trial_n but_o the_o prudence_n of_o the_o king_n will_v not_o hazard_v further_o proceed_n have_v a_o sufficient_a upon_o the_o old_a score_n 38._o pamp._n 38._o and_o now_o for_o that_o additional_a tale_n of_o the_o pamphleter_n concern_v sir_n welter_n recovery_n of_o queen_n anne_n for_o which_o he_o beg_v the_o boon_n viz._n for_o the_o examination_n of_o the_o lord_n cobham_n by_o 4._o earl_n and_o 2._o councelor_n i_o never_o hear_v nor_o read_v thereof_o before_o nor_o can_v believe_v it_o for_o this_o i_o know_v by_o several_a relation_n of_o those_o great_a lady_n of_o her_o bedchamber_n and_o of_o her_o chirurgeon_n and_o physician_n now_o live_v that_o she_o be_v never_o cure_v of_o her_o disease_n but_o by_o death_n that_o end_v all_o malady_n it_o follow_v in_o the_o pamphlet_n that_o after_o he_o have_v rant_v his_o story_n of_o mansell_n and_o monson_n and_o of_o the_o peace_n ratify_v and_o swear_v he_o make_v cecil_n the_o chief_a ringleader_n of_o the_o king_n by_o the_o nose_n but_o to_o say_v truth_n the_o king_n be_v always_o bring_v up_o to_o his_o ease_n though_o the_o forepart_n of_o his_o reign_n in_o scotland_n prove_v troublesome_a enough_o to_o his_o council_n and_o therefore_o now_o he_o be_v to_o follow_v his_o affair_n in_o peace_n and_o his_o own_o inclination_n in_o a_o sportful_a life_n the_o rather_o he_o be_v much_o subject_a to_o unwildine_n or_o weakness_n in_o his_o limb_n and_o which_o because_o of_o his_o extreme_a disaffection_n to_o physic_n he_o be_v advise_v to_o the_o best_a air_n most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o scotland_n fresh_a and_o bleak_a and_o for_o that_o end_n he_o choose_v roystan_n and_o newmarket_n without_o that_o scandalous_a intimation_n of_o leave_v his_o queen_n without_o any_o love_n or_o like_n we_o be_v force_v to_o fall_v upon_o one_o lake_n 54._o sir_n tho._n lake_n pamp._n 54._o who_o we_o find_v to_o be_v that_o learned_a gentleman_n sir_n thomas_n lake_n apt_v in_o his_o youth_n with_o rudiment_n of_o the_o book_n to_o attend_v sir_n francis_n walsingham_n that_o subtle_a secretary_n of_o state_n to_o queen_n elizebeth_n as_o amanuensis_fw-la to_o he_o and_o after_o good_a experience_n of_o his_o desert_n he_o be_v recommend_v to_o the_o queen_n and_o read_v to_o her_o french_a and_o latin_a in_o which_o tongue_n she_o will_v say_v that_o he_o surpass_v her_o secretary_n and_o be_v so_o employ_v to_o her_o death_n for_o he_o be_v read_v to_o she_o when_o the_o countess_n of_o warwick_z tell_v he_o that_o the_o queen_n be_v depart_v but_o not_o long_o before_o merit_n &_o merit_n she_o receive_v he_o clerk_n of_o her_o signet_n and_o he_o be_v choose_v by_o this_o state_n in_o that_o place_n to_o attend_v the_o king_n from_o barwick_n and_o so_o sufficient_a he_o be_v that_o the_o king_n make_v use_v of_o his_o present_a service_n in_o some_o french_a affair_n after_o he_o come_v into_o england_n which_o indeed_o secretary_n cecil_n have_v reason_n to_o resent_v as_o too_o much_o trench_v on_o his_o office_n and_o therefore_o
of_o a_o decrepit_a old_a man_n to_o a_o proper_a young_a lord_n and_o strengthen_v with_o the_o ability_n of_o a_o experience_a assistant_n 124._o pamph._n 124._o without_o deserve_v the_o least_o quarrel_a item_n of_o our_o carp_a pamphleter_n the_o next_o in_o our_o way_n egerton_n chancellor_n egerton_n be_v that_o of_o the_o lord_n egerton_n he_o be_v chancellor_n of_o england_n a_o man_n very_o age_a and_o now_o with_o sickness_n fall_v on_o his_o aeath-bed_n 125._o pamph._n 125._o the_o term_n come_v and_o the_o scal_fw-mi to_o be_v dispose_v in_o order_n thereunto_o the_o king_n send_v secretary_n winwood_n not_o bacon_n for_o the_o seal_n with_o this_o message_n that_o himself_o will_v be_v his_o under_o keeper_n and_o not_o to_o dispose_v it_o whilst_o he_o live_v to_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o chancellor_n nor_o do_v any_o receive_v the_o seal_n out_o of_o the_o king_n sight_n till_o egerton_n be_v dead_a which_o follow_v soon_o after_o sir_n francis_n bacon_n succeed_v he_o in_o the_o chancery_n bacon_n chancellor_n bacon_n he_o be_v attorney_n general_n and_o as_o other_o by_o that_o place_n and_o the_o usual_a way_n of_o preferment_n time_n without_o memory_n come_v to_o high_a office_n of_o judicature_n either_o in_o chancery_n or_o to_o the_o other_o bench_n so_o do_v he_o rise_v he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o excellent_a part_n of_o all_o other_o learning_n as_o of_o that_o of_o the_o law_n and_o as_o proper_a for_o that_o place_n as_o any_o man_n of_o the_o gown_n his_o merit_n make_v he_o so_o then_o which_o in_o after_o time_n his_o vice_n blemish_v and_o he_o just_o remove_v to_o his_o private_a study_n which_o render_v he_o to_o the_o world_n full_a of_o worth_n and_o with_o the_o small_a charity_n of_o our_o author_n may_v merit_v the_o bay_n before_o any_o man_n of_o that_o age_n and_o so_o we_o shall_v spare_v our_o labour_n to_o observe_v his_o entrance_n into_o that_o honour_n by_o the_o idle_a message_n from_o buckingham_n 127._o pamph._n 127._o make_v up_o only_o by_o our_o author_n mouth_n who_o tell_v we_o of_o his_o growing_n height_n and_o pride_n particular_o intimate_v afterward_o to_o the_o king_n in_o scotland_n 131._o pamph._n 131._o by_o letter_n from_o winwood_n which_o the_o king_n read_v unto_o our_o author_n at_o which_o he_o say_v they_o be_v very_o merry_a good_a god_n the_o king_n open_v his_o bosom_n to_o he_o at_o that_o instant_n not_o usual_a to_o any_o of_o the_o green-cloth_n when_o this_o man_n so_o vile_o study_v and_o plot_v his_o sovereign_n and_o that_o kingdom_n dishonour_n preface_n vide_fw-la preface_n for_o which_o he_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o the_o court._n be_v the_o king_n so_o gracious_a to_o he_o &_o he_o so_o graceless_a then_o and_o since_o in_o the_o pamphlet_n to_o defame_v he_o and_o his_o posterity_n he_o that_o eat_v of_o his_o bread_n lift_v up_o his_o hand_n to_o destroy_v he_o and_o afterward_o we_o be_v tell_v his_o downfall_n which_o he_o say_v at_o last_o humble_v he_o to_o a_o horse_n boy_n he_o do_v as_o become_v he_o to_o do_v to_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n prostrate_v himself_o and_o sin_n which_o ingenious_o he_o acknowledge_v crave_v pardon_n of_o god_n and_o they_o promise_v with_o god_n mercy_n to_o amend_v his_o life_n which_o he_o make_v good_a to_o the_o world_n eye_n those_o excellent_a work_n contrive_v in_o his_o retirement_n d_o you_o manifest_v and_o let_v i_o give_v this_o light_n to_o his_o better_a character_n from_o a_o observation_n of_o the_o late_a king_n than_o prince_n return_v from_o hunt_v he_o espy_v a_o coach_n attend_v with_o a_o goodly_a troop_n of_o horseman_n who_o it_o seem_v be_v gather_v together_o to_o wait_v upon_o the_o chancellor_n to_o his_o house_n at_o gorembury_n at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o declension_n at_o which_o the_o prince_n smile_v well!_o do_v we_o what_o we_o can_v say_v he_o this_o man_n scorn_v to_o go_v out_o like_o a_o snuff_n commend_v his_o undaunted_a spirit_n and_o excellent_a part_n not_o without_o some_o regrett_n that_o such_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v fall_v off_o and_o all_o this_o much_o differ_v from_o our_o author_n character_n of_o he_o those_o time_n be_v complain_v of_o 129._o pamph._n 129._o what_o base_a course_n our_o favourite_n take_v to_o raise_v money_n for_o advance_v of_o his_o beggarly_a kindred_n heretofore_o we_o be_v tell_v that_o the_o great_a man_n master_v all_o &_o now_o the_o affair_n be_v manage_v with_o beggarly_a fellow_n &_o conclude_v against_o himself_o that_o riches_n make_v man_n coward_n and_o poverty_n valiant_a it_o be_v true_a plenty_n make_v man_n proud_a and_o industry_n bring_v a_o man_n to_o honour_n have_v our_o author_n live_v to_o these_o our_o day_n and_o observe_v as_o much_o now_o as_o he_o pry_v into_o then_o he_o must_v have_v speak_v other_o language_n unless_o as_o likely_a he_o can_v hold_v with_o the_o hare_n and_o run_v with_o the_o hound_n we_o all_o know_v the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n have_v many_o kindred_n for_o his_o family_n be_v antient._n and_o disperse_v by_o time_n into_o several_a match_n with_o the_o gentry_n who_o no_o doubt_n do_v address_v to_o the_o favourite_n for_o preferment_n and_o what_o strange_a or_o new_a device_n be_v it_o in_o he_o to_o raise_v they_o that_o be_v near_o in_o blood_n by_o noble_a and_o worthy_a way_n as_o he_o do_v and_o if_o our_o author_n have_v like_v to_o lick_v after_o the_o kitchen-maid_n have_v it_o be_v handsome_a for_o a_o kinsman_n to_o have_v kick_v at_o his_o kindness_n 130._o pamph._n 129_o 130._o good_a god_n what_o a_o summary_n bead-roll_n of_o pensioner_n be_v list_v in_o our_o author_n account_n sure_o he_o become_v register_n to_o the_o revenue_n of_o that_o rabble_n chancellor_n attorney_n dean_n bishop_n treasurer_n rich_a and_o poor_a rake_v upon_o the_o rate_n of_o office_n bishopric_n deanery_n with_o fine_n and_o pension_n otherwise_o he_o say_v it_o have_v be_v impossible_a that_o three_o kingdom_n can_v have_v maintain_v 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