The apology of Sr. Francis Bacon, Kt
Subtitle: In certain imputations concerning the late Earl of Essex written to the Right Honourable his very good Lord the Earl of Devonshire, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Contributors: Devonshire, Charles Blount, Earl of, 1563-1606, dedicatee; Lee, William, active 1626?-1640, bookseller; Griffin, Sarah, printer; Griffin, Bennet, printer
Publisher: Printed by S.G. & B.G. [i.e. Sarah Griffin & Bennet Griffin] for William Lee, and are to be sold at the sign of the Turks-Head in Fleet-street, over against Fetter-Lane
Published: 1670
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 18
Subjects: Politics and government
Other titles: Lord Bacon's apology touching the late Earl of Essex.
Work titles: Apologie in certaine imputations concerning the late Earle of Essex
Notes: Printers' names from Wing, 2nd ed., 1998, v. 4.

ESTC (RLIN) reports 14 p. only (signatures A-B⁴); but presence of catchword on p. 14 ("THE") and signature of following pages (C1, C2) indicate the work is continuous to 18 p.

Signatures: A-B⁴ C².

Running title: The Lord Bacon's apology touching the late Earl of Essex.

Originally published under the title: Apologie in certaine imputations concerning the late Earle of Essex.

Includes additional works by Bacon: p. 15-18.

There were at least 3 booksellers by the name of William Lee or "Ley" at work in London at this time. One of these worked at the Turk's Head ca. 1627-1675. Cf. Plomer, H.R.A dict. of the booksellers and printers ... in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1641 to 1667, 1907.

Wing (2nd ed.), B268.

ESTC (RLIN), R027214.