Resuscitatio or, bringing into publick light several pieces of the works, civil, historical, philosophical, and theological, hitherto sleeping of the right honourable Francis Bacon : Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban. In two parts. The third edition, according to the best corrected copies, together with his Lordships life. / By William Rawley, doctor in divinity, his lordships first and last Chaplain. And lately his Majesties Chaplain in Ordinary.

Francis Bacon

Date:: Anno Domini 1671

Credit: Resuscitatio or, bringing into publick light several pieces of the works, civil, historical, philosophical, and theological, hitherto sleeping of the right honourable Francis Bacon : Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban. In two parts. The third edition, according to the best corrected copies, together with his Lordships life. / By William Rawley, doctor in divinity, his lordships first and last Chaplain. And lately his Majesties Chaplain in Ordinary. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$a AChcirge irAoi Cittzem ^ to the number of 19. who found^uera^ yet ne- the Star- Svcrthelefs at thefirft flood mute. But after feme dayes intermillioiu it plea- Chamber a- (cd God to Saji out the Dumb Dez;il.Sind that he did put himfclf upon his gatnjhy.L, 'Xry^l And was by a Jiiryalfo of great value upon his ConfcfTion, and ind othert. other 'Xedimonks^tfou-ad gudtj. So as 51. (urdeknt fur ours have palfcd up- 'on him > whereupon Judgment and Execution, was awarded aaainfl him. i After this , being in preparation for another , be i'cntki St. Thomas Ovrburies Father ^ and falling down upon his knees, with great Remorce ,1 [and Compundfion, asked him forgivenefs. Afterwards again, of his own! 'Motion, defired to have his like prayer of forgivenefs, recommended to I his A-iother \^\\o wasabfent. And at both times, cuf'^f tv.Q abundance of hLs\ Heart') Confelfcd that he was to die juffly, and thac he was vvorthy of ' And after again at his Execution ( which is a kind of feaiing time of Con-j feili'ons) even at the point of Death (although tltcre were Tempters about! him, as you fl’ialJ hear by andby) yet he did again, confirm pubiickly, that] his Examinations ^<it^ truc> and that he had been jiifily , and honourably! dealt with. Here is the Narrative, which cnduceth the Tiie C/^.-rreej itfelf is this. ' i AT, L. Whofc Offence Rands alone fingle C the Ojferce of the other two being inconfort; and yet all three meeting in their End and* Center, which was to interrupt or deface this Excellent piece of police) M. L. (ifiy ) niean while, between Wepns ffanding mute, and his Tryal , takes upon i him to make a moft falfc. Odious, and Libf Ilicus R'eluion , containing as r many Untruths, as Lines , and fets it down in writing vvich his own tiand ; And delivers it to Mr, Henry Gibb, of the Fed-chamber ,to be put into the Kings Hand.,In which writing , he doth falfifie and pervert, all that was done the firft day , at the Arraignment of Welhn > Turning the Pike, and Point of his Imputations , prirxipally, upon my Lord Chief Jupce of England. V\ hofe Name ( thus occurring) I cannot pa-fs by , and yet I cannot skill to flatter. But this I will fjy of him, and I would fay as much to Ages, If I fhould write a Rory: That never mans perfon and his place, nere Utter met in a Bufinefs^ then mj Lord Cook and m\ Lord Chief '^u<fice m the Ca'ufe of Overbury. • ' * ■' ^ Now myi Lords,^ inthisOjfenceof AT, L. For the particulars of k\e{e(lande- rous Ha ticks, I wil oblerve them unro you when the Writings and Examina-. tions^te read. For I do notloverofccrhe G/oJV before the fexr. Butin ge¬ neral I note to your, FiiR the cfM. L. I Vnow he is d.Scottijh Gentleman , and thereby more ignorant of our Lavfes a.nd Formes. But I can¬ not tell, whether this doth extenuate his Fatih in refpcdf of Ignorance ^ Or, aggravate it much inrelpe6tof Prefumption i That he would meddle in that] that he underRood not i But 1 doubt, it came not out of his Quivers Some | other Mans Cunning wrought upon this Mans Foldnejje. Secondly 1 may | note unto you the Greatnefs of the (aufe, Wherein he be ing a private mean I Gentleman did prclumc to deal. M. L could nor bur know to what great,and ‘ grave Commiffmers the King had committed this Caufe: And that his Majc- Wifedome, would cxpcdl return of all things, ftom them to whofe truR he had committed this BuRnefs. For it is the part of Commifjioners, as well to report the Bufinefs as to mannage thcBufinefs j and then bisMa/efy, midit have been furc to have had all things well weighed and truly informed: j And therefore it (Eould have been far from M. L.^rohave prefumed , to have! put forth his Hand, to fohigh, and tender a Bufinefs > which vvas not to be touched, but by Employed Hands. Thirdly, I note to your Lorafhips, that$

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