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")
• Francis Bacon (Author)
• Richard Chiswell ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed by E. Holt for Richard Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1701.

Publication year

1701

ESTC No.

N9112

Grub Street ID

54001

Description

[8],167,[9],21,[11],17-98,[2],99-114p. ; 8°.

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

One of six imprint variants of this edition.