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The Works of Francis Bacon: Lord High Chancellor of England, Volume 2

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A. Hart, 1851

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Page	1

CENTURY	3

CENTURY	7

Of contraction of bodies in bulk	13

72	19

Of turning air into water	20

188	34

Of nourishment of young creatures in the egg	39

Of flying in the	236

Of maleficiating	242

Of vinegar	266

124	278

Of the emission of spirits in vapour or exha	285

Of subordinate magistrates	294

Decree of StarChamber against duels	300

A discourse of the happy union	321

Of maturation and the accelerating thereof	48

Of preserving the smell and colour in rose	55

Legal questions for the judges	72

CENTURY V	91

Of the eyes and sight	119

Considerations touching a war with Spain	201

TRACTS RELATING TO ENGLAND	222

Of attraction	229

Articles touching the union	328

PAPERS RELATING TO THE EARL	333

The proceedings of the Earl of Essex	342

187	389

Questions of convenience	516

To the lord chancellor	522

MISCELLANEOUS TRACTS Translated	528

Description of the Intellectual Globe	571

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Bibliographic information

Title	The Works of Francis Bacon: Lord High Chancellor of England, Volume 2 The Works of Francis Bacon: Lord High Chancellor of England, Basil Montagu
Author	Francis Bacon
Editor	Basil Montagu
Publisher	A. Hart, 1851
Original from	University of Chicago
Digitized	17 Nov 2015

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