The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-12-28

! IN the Sonnets. / give the first reason
able explanation that has ever been offered
Of that mysterious poem, attributed "a
Shakespeare. ca11ed The Phoenix and TN
Turtle and I 60 on To show the exist
ence- OF the cipher in the plays. show
that that combination Of words, which !
have already ,.raferred to--Francis Bacon,
Sir Nicholas Bacon's son. in Act H.. OF
First Henry WIS part Of the cipher mar
rat1ve. There are seven italicized words
on the first column of page So. II we
multiply 50 by we have 81 The s71st
word, counting from the top of the column
is the word Bacon, There are in the first
column of the Pext5 page. $50 IL italicized
words. and "a multiplied by IL makes GAS,
! and the 648th ~ofd on the page (53) is
Nicholas. l PROCEED to show that the text
| is SO curiously constructed that the words
! Francis Bacon, Sir Nicholas Bacon's son.
| are each of them the s71st and the 64sth
words showing that there are continuous
cipher narratives. in one of which 81 is
the cipher root-number that tells story,
and in the other 64S is a cipher root mum :
Der that tells another story. I show that
Bacon s brother is starting off for Scot
land to see King eJames, for there is a
great struggle between the Cecil and Essex
factions as to which shall control the king,
possession
throne, by reason of Elizabeths approach
ing death
Il would especially call the attention OF
the skeptical to page 2S7 and4the remain
der OF the chapter % of the book | think
they will satisfy anyone of the existence
of the cipher
BELIEF IN HIDDEN PROOF.
what about your belief that there may
pea deposit hidden in England, giving the
whole story, Mr.. Donnelly?"
I take the ground that where so much
labor was used. Inserting the cipher not
alone in one or two of~these plays. but
in all of them, that some steps must have
been taken for its final revelation. other
wise it might be labor thrown away" said
Mr.. Donnelly. II show that there is strong
reason to believe that the famous and mys-
FERROUS 'Rosicrucian Society was founded
hy Francis Bacon, and spread from St.
Alpans all over Europe; and that out of
inns developed speculative Masonry the
link of connection between the two So
cletles being found in the fact that the
highest order CT Free Masonry is the Rosie
cross the Rosicrucian) The Free Ma
sons have always claimed to possess some
wonderful secrets, hidden from the multi
tude 1t may be that in this upper branch.
the Roslecross degree, the pinnacle as il
We're OF Free Masonry-there may be a
select circle Of members to whom has been
confided this trust. with instructions for
the revelation Of it,, to be made in 300 or
500 years.
make no ATTACK upon Free Masonry.
II the trust was left in their hands they
are perfectly right 10 guard it by all rea
sonable means, and to resist any expos
ure of the secret prior TO the time fixed
by Lord Bacon.
. My book is now published 1t is meet |
ing generally with a kind reception, and !
is selling rapidly, and will spread all over
the country and4 over the world. Its facts
ana It's arguments are there; they cam
not be suppressed, ignored or obscured
Ihey will address themselves to thousands
OF minds If 1 am right they will carry
with them.
1T certainly can do not harm to fnd
out the truth. The great phi]osonhar ~
81. Adams will be a greater and nobler
parent for the immortal dramas than the
aisslpated, drunken play actor repeatedly
!" Aippeo by the town beadle for petty Of
enses and of whom not a single tradi-
Ion or writing refers to any scholarship
'r Industry upon his part He seems to
nave been shrewd money making ner
'onage. The only record we have Of him
S lot OF law suits for, malt sold. and
money loaned1iri some eases for sums as
small as two sshillings. The ostrich of
he plays could not have come out Of
omtits egg. The parent of these ire
nendous productions smnst have been as
'reat or greater than his progeny
All ask is that lhe skeptical shall read
ny book. and not decide upon is merits.
IS did late reviewer of one of the Min
leapols papers, without even pretending
o read it: His luminous Intelligence was
pscured by Anowledge aud enlightened by
ignorance.