There seemed to be some misunderstanding, for Cardinal de Foulques got the idea that the book was already written and asked to see it. Bacon saw this as his only chance to restart his scientific studies and be free from the Paris friary. However with no money, and by now his family in England were ruined through choosing the losing political side, he had little means to produce the required text.
May seemed na ang ilang mga hindi pagkakaunawaan, para sa Cardinal de Foulques got ang ideya na ang mga libro ay isinulat at hingin sa iyo na makita ang mga ito. Bacon nakakita na ito bilang kanyang lamang ng pagkakataon na muling simulan ang kanyang pang-agham at pag-aaral ay libre mula sa Paris seminaryo.