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

• Francis Bacon (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by E. Holt for Sam. Smith, and Benj. Walford, at the Princes-Arms in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1701.

Publication year

1701-1701

ESTC No.

T129859

Grub Street ID

179235

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; the register is continuous.

With a final contents leaf.

One of six imprint variants of this edition.

Uncontrolled note

The contents leaf was printed as U2 and properly belongs there