Bacon, Francis, Sylva sylvarum : or, a natural history in ten centuries

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[31.] Poculaque admiſtis imitantur vitea Sorbis.
[32.] NATURAL HISTORY. Century VIII.
[33.] NATURAL HISTORY Century IX.
[34.] NATURAL HISTORY. Century X.
[35.] Neſcio quis teneros oculus mihi faſcinat Agnos:
[36.] ATABLE Of the chief Matters containedin the CENTURIES
[37.] His Lordſhips uſual Receipt for the Gout (to which, the Sixtieth Experiment hath reference) wasthis. Tobe taken in this order. 1. The Poultice.
[38.] 2. The Bath or Fomentation.
[39.] 3. The Plaiſter.
[40.] HISTORY Natural and Experimental OF LIFE & DEATH: OR, Of the Prolongation of LIFE. Written in Latin by the Right Honorable Francis Lord Verulam, Viſcount St. Albans.
[41.] LONDON, Printed for VVilliam Lee at the Turks-head in Fleetſtreet. 1669.
[42.] TO THE READER.
[43.] To the preſent Age and Poſterity, Greeting.
[44.] THE HISTORY OF Life and Death. The Preface.
[45.] THE Particular Topick Places; OR, ARTICLES of INQUISITION TOUCHING LIFE and DEATH.
[46.] Nature Durable, and not Durable. The History.
[47.] Obſervations.
[48.] The Hiſtory.
[49.] An Obſervation.
[50.] Deſiccation, Prohibiting of Deſiccation, and In-teneration of that which is deſiccated and dried. The Hiſtory.
[51.] Obſervations.
[52.] Length and Shortneß of Life in Living Creatures. The Hiſtory.
[53.] Obſervations.
[54.] Alimentation, or Nouriſhment: and the way of Nouriſhing. The History.
[55.] Length and Shortneſs of Life in Man. The Hiſt@ry.
[56.] Medicines for Long Life.
[57.] The Intentions.
[58.] The Operation upon the Spirits that they may remain Youthful, and renew their Vigour. The Hiſtory.
[59.] The Operation upon the Excluſion of the Air. 2. The Hiſtory.
[60.] The Operation upon the Bloud, and the Sanguifying Heat. 3. The Hiſtory.
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3414The Life of the Right Honorable
He died, on the 9th. Day of April, in the year 1626; In
4040[Handwritten note 40]4141[Handwritten note 41]4242[Handwritten note 42]4343[Handwritten note 43]4444[Handwritten note 44]4545[Handwritten note 45]4646[Handwritten note 46]4747[Handwritten note 47]4848[Handwritten note 48] the early Morning, of the Day then celebrated for our Savi-
4040[Handwritten note 40]4141[Handwritten note 41]4242[Handwritten note 42]4343[Handwritten note 43]4444[Handwritten note 44]4545[Handwritten note 45]4646[Handwritten note 46]4747[Handwritten note 47]4848[Handwritten note 48] ours Reſurrection, In the 66th. year of his Age;
at the
Earle
of Arundells Houſe in High-gate, near London;
4040[Handwritten note 40]4141[Handwritten note 41]4242[Handwritten note 42]4343[Handwritten note 43]4444[Handwritten note 44]4545[Handwritten note 45]4646[Handwritten note 46]4747[Handwritten note 47]4848[Handwritten note 48] To which Place, he caſually repaired, about a week before,
God
ſo ordaining, that he ſhould dye there, Of a Gentle Fea-
ver
, accidentally accompanied, with agreat Cold;
whereby
4040[Handwritten note 40]4141[Handwritten note 41]4242[Handwritten note 42]4343[Handwritten note 43]4444[Handwritten note 44]4545[Handwritten note 45]4646[Handwritten note 46]4747[Handwritten note 47]4848[Handwritten note 48] the Defluxion of Rheume, fell ſo plentifully upon his Breaſt,
that
he died by Suffocation:
And was buried, in Saint Mi-
chaels
Church, at Saint Albans;
Being the Place, deſigned
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Both be-
cauſe
the Body of his Mother was interred there;
And
becauſe
, it was the only Church, then remaining, within the
4040[Handwritten note 40]4141[Handwritten note 41]4242[Handwritten note 42]4343[Handwritten note 43]4444[Handwritten note 44]4545[Handwritten note 45]4646[Handwritten note 46]4747[Handwritten note 47]4848[Handwritten note 48] Precincts of old Verulam:
Where he hath a Monument,
erected
for him of White Marble;
(By the Care, and Gra-
titude
, of Sir Thomas Meautys, Knight, formerly his
4040[Handwritten note 40]4141[Handwritten note 41]4242[Handwritten note 42]4343[Handwritten note 43]4444[Handwritten note 44]4545[Handwritten note 45]4646[Handwritten note 46]4747[Handwritten note 47]4848[Handwritten note 48] Lordſhips Secretary;
After wards Clark of the Kings Ho-
nourable
Privy Gounſel, under two Kings:)
Repreſenting
his
full Pourtraiture in the Poſture of ſtudying;
with an
4040[Handwritten note 40]4141[Handwritten note 41]4242[Handwritten note 42]4343[Handwritten note 43]4444[Handwritten note 44]4545[Handwritten note 45]4646[Handwritten note 46]4747[Handwritten note 47]4848[Handwritten note 48] Inſcription compoſed by that Accompliſht Gentleman, and
Rare
Wit, Sir Henry Wotton.
But bowſoever his Body was Mortal; yet no doubt his
4040[Handwritten note 40]4141[Handwritten note 41]4242[Handwritten note 42]4343[Handwritten note 43]4444[Handwritten note 44]4545[Handwritten note 45]4646[Handwritten note 46]4747[Handwritten note 47]4848[Handwritten note 48] Memory and Works will live;
And will in all probability,
last
as long as the World laſteth.
In order to which, I have
endeavoured
, (after my poor Ability,) to do this Honour to his
Lordſhip
by way, of enducing to the ſame.

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