The essays, or councils, civil and moral, of Sir. Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban. With a table of the colours of good and evil. And a discourse of the wisdom of the ancients. To this edition is added the character of Queen Elizabeth; never before printed in English.

People / Organizations

• E. Holt ("printed by")
• Rich. Wellington ("printed for")
• Francis Bacon (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by E. Holt; for Rich. Wellington at the Dolphin and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and Edm. Rumbald at the Post-House in Covent Garden, 1701.

Publication year

1701-1701

ESTC No.

N9449

Grub Street ID

54317

Description

[8],167,[9],21,[11],17-114,[2]p. ; 8⁰

Note

The 'Table of the colours' has separate pagination; 'The wisdom of the ancients,' which is translated by Sir Arthur Gorges, has separate pagination and titlepage; register is continuous.

With a final contents leaf, which was printed as U2 and properly belongs there.

One of six imprint variants of this edition.