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.

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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.