The essaies of Sr Francis Bacon knight, the Kings Atturney Generall
Subtitle: his Religious meditations ; Places of perswasion and disswasion ; seene and allowed
Publisher: For Iohn Iaggard, [i.e. John Beale] dwelling at the Hand and Starre betweene the two Temple gates
Published: 1617
Place of publication: Printed at London
Language: eng
Translated from: lat
Number of pages: 232
Work titles: Essays
Notes: Signatures: A-O⁸ P⁴.

First and last leaf are blank.

The imprint is false, in fact a counterfeit edition printed by John Beale ca. 1617. --STC.

The genuine edition published by Jaggard in 1613 (STC 1142) has "Atturny" on line 5 of title page; a later counterfeit by Beale, published ca. 1620 (STC 1144) has "Atturney".

With initials, head-pieces.

"Of the colours of good and euill" [i.e. Places of perswasion and disswasion] has a separate dated title page; register is continuous.

The "Essays" were originally published in 1597, containing 10 essays; an enlarged edition in 1612 contained 38 and the final edition in 1625, 58.

With table of contents to the essays: p. [7]-[8].

STC (2nd ed.), 1143

Gibson, R.W. Francis Bacon, 9