Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition

Sir Francis Bacon's MSS relating to Ireland

Author: Francis Bacon

Table of Contents

Background details and bibliographic information
Preamble
The CELT edition as a single file

Document 1

Letter of Francis Bacon to Anthony Bacon, 26 August 1594

Document 2

p.315

Letter of Francis Bacon to Sir Robert Cecil, ?February 1598

Document 3

p.165

Letter of Sir Francis Bacon to the Earl of Essex late Feb/early March 1598

Document 4

p.17

Letter of Sir Francis Bacon to the Earl of Essex late March/early April 1598

Document 5

p.??

Letter of Francis Bacon to the Earl of Essex, 1 November 1598

Document 6

p.??

Letter of Francis Bacon to Ed. Reynolds, 1598

Document 7

p.??

Letter of Francis Bacon to Sir Francis Allen, 20 December 1598

Document 8

p.265

Letter from Francis Bacon to the Earl of Essex, January/February/March 1599

Document 9

p.23

Letter of Francis Bacon to the Earl of Essex, September 1599

Document 10

p.156

The proceedings of the Earl of Essex, June 1600

Document 11

p.298

Sir Francis Bacon to Sir Robert Cecil, Summer 1602

Document 12

p.28

Considerations touching the Queen's Service in Ireland Summer 1602

Document 13

p.196

Letter of Francis Bacon to Sir John Davies, Attorney-General of Ireland, 26 December 1606

Document 14

p.47

Letter of Francis Bacon to Sir John Davies, Attorney General in Ireland, 23 October 1607

Document 15

p.6

Letter to Mr. Pierce, Secretary to the Deputy of Ireland between 1607 and 1612

Document 16

p.117

Letter of Sir Francis Bacon to King James, New Year 1609

Document 17

p.73

Certain considerations touching the Plantation in Ireland, New year 1609

Document 18

p.??

Letter of Sir Francis Bacon to King James, 2 July 1613.

Document 19

p.??

The charge of the party parliament in Ireland which brake and receded from parliament there assembled and after came to justify and excuse the same by Sir Francis Bacon, his Majesty's Solicitor, before his Majesty sitting in council, where the delinquents were convented.

Document 20

p.?? MS fo. 171r

Letter of Francis Bacon to King James, 13 August 1613

Document 21

p.?? MS fo. 171r

Answer to English Privy Council as to the administering the oath of allegiance to Irish delegates in England, 13 October 1613

Document 22

p.?? MS fo. 171r

The charge of Sir Francis Bacon knight his Majesty's Attorney General against William Talbot a counsellor at Law of Ireland in an information in the Star Chamber, ore tenus, for a writing under his hand, whereby the said William Talbot being demanded whether the doctrine of Suarez touching deposing and killing of kings excommunicated were true or no. He answered that he referred himself unto that which the Catholic Roman Church should thereof judge.

Document 23

p.?? MS fo. 171r

Letter of Francis Bacon to the King, ?February 1614

Document 24

p.?? MS fo. 171r

A direction or advice unto her Majesty's Attorney-General of Ireland, touching certain doubts in law, which may arise in the proceeding against the recusant corporations in Ireland

Document 25

p.?? MS fo. 171r

Mr Attorney's certificate touching the Patent for slitting Iron Bars, 27 January 1616

Document 26

p.?? MS fo. 171r

Letter of Francis Bacon to King James, 5 June 1616

Document 27

p.?? MS fo. 171r

Letter of Francis Bacon to Sir George Villiers, 1 July 1616

Document 28

p.375 MS fo. 171r

Letter of Francis Bacon to Sir George Villiers, 2 July 1616

Document 29

p.377 MS fo. 171r

Letter of Sir Francis Bacon to Sir George Villiers, of advice concerning Ireland, from Gorhambury to Windsor

Document 30

p.47 MS fo. 171r

Opinion of Attorney-General Bacon given to English Privy Council on export of Irish Wool, 22 July 1616

Document 31

p.?? MS fo. 171r

Answers to the questions sent into England by the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland, ?1617

Document 32

p.?? MS fo. 171r

Privy Council to Lord Deputy of Ireland, 16 March 1617

Document 33

p.?? MS fo. 171r

Lord Keeper Bacon to Dr George Downham, Bishop of Derry. 8 May 1617

Document 34

p.?? MS fo. 171r

Letter of Francis Bacon to George Villiers, Marquis of Buckingham, 25 May 1617

Document 35

p.208 MS fo. 171r

Letter of Francis Bacon to Thomas Jones, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, 15 April 1618

Document 36

p.352 MS fo. 171r

The speech used by Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, to Sir William Jones, upon his calling to be Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, 1617

Document 37

p.477 MS fo. 171r

Letter of Francis Bacon to William Jones, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, April 1618

Document 38

p.352 MS fo. 171r

Letter of Francis Bacon to George Villiers, Marquis of Buckingham, 27 July 1618

Document 39

p.360 MS fo. 171r

Letter of Francis Bacon to George Villiers, The Marquis of Buckingham, 12 November 1618

Document 40

p.360 MS fo. 171r

Letter of Francis Bacon to George Villiers, marquis of Buckingham, 6 May 1619